Hi, I just wanted to add my two cents about the mother goddess topic. I didn't get a chance to read all the posts cos there are just so many, but here is my view:
Back in the day (paleolithic/neolithic) people viewed the Earth as feminine because it produced and sustained all of life- hence, Mother Earth, Mother Goddess.
If bellydance originated from this ideology, I personally have no problem with it. When I dance I feel connected to the Earth and all of life. Is it religious? Is it worship? Or just spiritual? Who cares? Each to her (or his) own perception of their experience.
Simple fact of the matter is the high I get from dancing is unlike anything else I have ever experienced and I love it for all it is to me, all it is to everyone else who dances, and all it ever was to our ancestors who danced long before us.
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