Green Goddess Earth

http://www.greengoddessearth.co.uk/ Blessed Be! Green Goddess Earth is a small, family-run business based in Kent, UK. We sell fairtrade, sustainable and carefully-sourced gifts and and artwork, and offer complimentary therapy, including massages, hopi ear candles, reiki and reflexology. Tarot readings and crystal healing therapy also available.

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Minoo Park, Osaka, Japan | by Sergio A. S.

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One of the finest examples of early human art: Venus of Willendorf.

Created 25,000 years ago in the Upper Palaeolithic, Venus of Willendorf is considered one of the most beautiful female statuettes of prehistoric art history. The name, however, is misleading. Archaeologists dubbed such Paleolithic statuettes found ‘Venuses,’ after the Greek/ Roman goddess of love and beauty, who was most often depicted nude. Found in Austria in 1908, this 11cm intact limestone figurine was originally coated with red ochre. 

Interpreting prehistoric art, especially of this age, remains problematic. One must always be careful not to enforce their own ideas or views onto the creators of the art, who lived in a very distant period of history we know little about. The extensive anatomical exaggeration of the depicted women has led many to suggest that these statuettes served as some form of fertility image. Like others, Venus of Willendorf is depicted with no facial features. Whatever the exact purpose was of these figurines, their sculptors do not seem to be depicting a specific woman, rather the female form.

Photos taken by myself, this artefact is courtesy of, and can be viewed at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria.

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Fjaðrárgljúfur. South Iceland.

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Green Man mug now new and for sale on Green Goddess Earth. £9.99, including postage and packaging. 

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Werifesteria

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Liska drinking (by Tambako the Jaguar)

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A Sun Goddess for Sunday

Beiwe

A fanciful interpretation of the Saami goddess Beiwe derived from this description:

"The Saami, indigenous people of Finland, Sweden and Norway, worship Beiwe, the sun-goddess of fertility and sanity. She travels through the sky in a structure made of reindeer bones with her daughter, Beiwe-Neia, to herald back the greenery on which the reindeer feed. On the winter solstice, her worshipers sacrifice white female animals, and with the meat, thread and sticks, bed into rings with ribbons [sic]. They also cover their doorposts with butter so Beiwe can eat it and begin her journey once again."

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This Imbolc, handmade Brigid's crosses for sale! Prices vary, and include postage and packaging. 

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Hello February. Imbolc is almost here. Imbolc is celebrated on February 2nd. It is a Pagan celebration of the dawning of Spring. It is a time when even though the earth is still cold and baron, underground tells a different story, seeds are getting ready to sprout, animals are stirring from hibernation, trees are starting to bud leaves, the Sun is gaining strength and getting warmer and days are getting longer.

May this be a magical month for you.

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Chilled by Stian Klo

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Pink Snow by markus.kiili on Flickr.

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New and for sale on Green Goddess Earth! Beautiful Anne Stokes canvas of a dragon and fairy, measuring 19 x 25cm. £16.99, including postage and packaging. 

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Barn Owl - MGL9761 by nigel pye on Flickr.

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Brand new this week on Green Goddess Earth! Stunning Oak King Canvas print by Anne Stokes, 19 x 25cm. £20.00, including postage and packaging.  http://www.greengoddessearth.co.uk/

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