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# The Language of the Goddess

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Review: An Amazing Book - I'm glad I got the hardback version. The images are just beautiful, but actually the most impressive element is the organization and presentation. There is a lot of material here. Marija organizes it into categories that are easy to wrap one's mind around, even just leafing through it (all I've been able to do right now). For example, it is exciting to learn that the snake coil was possibly used for time reckoning in the 4th millenia B.C. Ireland, when I know that on the walls of the Fajada Butte in Chaco Canyon, USA, there is a snake coil that is most definitely used for time reckoning by the ancient people who lived there. At Chaco, you can watch the slivers of light follow the wandering cycles of the Moom, precisely, as well as the more direct yearly cycle of the Sun. (see [...] ). As another example, Marija shows us a snake design on the side of a vase that coils in but then turns around and uncoils back out. It looks like it symbolizes regeneration. This pattern is also an ancient folk dance from Europe where you hold belts in a line, coil in and then uncoil out so as to be looking at the people on the end still coiling in. We still do that dance today. Interestingly, it always had a feel akin to regeneration or rebirth as you come out of the coil; that without having any idea of this kind of symbology. Discovery is always fun, and I expect I will be enjoying that for years from this book. Thank you, Marija.
Review: beautiful collection of ancient European images and symbols. - "The Language of the Goddess" is a must-have for anyone interested in symbolism and imagery, as it presents some of the oldest decorative markings ever scratched into stone, bone, and wood. Most of the images, reproduced in line drawings and black-and-white photos, are taken from Neolithic European village sites dating back as far as 7,000 B.C. Thus they are, for the most part, a product of agricultural cultures. However, there is a striking similarity between some of these marks and those found on relics from Paleolithic hunter-gatherer sites, examples of which appear in this book. The link between the images from Neolithic and Paleolithic sites arises at least in part from those cultures' shared worship of the Goddess. In the text accompanying the images, Gimbutas tries to reconstruct the world-view of the European Goddess-centered people. She works by inference, looking at various found objects and their markings--not just in their historical context but also in relation to each other. For instance, in her chapter entitled "Net Motif," she writes, "Signs associated with the framed net -- parallel lines, zig-zags, tri-lines, M's, and chevrons -- place it within the aquatic symbol family. . .the framed net also appears with symbols of becoming: egg, vulva, uterus, fish bladder forms, and plant leaves. This implies that the net is linked with aqua-cosmogony, the life source, and the birth of human, animal, and plant life. . .in other words, it must have been a symbol of the "water of life" well known to us from myths. The net design. . .probably emphasizes the life-giving power of the Goddess." It is interesting that we still speak of "the web of life," and the "interconnectedness of all beings." The web is an ancient image, and just one of many in the book that readers can recognize as still resonating for us now. Some other images which Gimbutas presents are Meander and Water Birds, Streams, Tri-Line and Power of Three, and Deer and Bear as Primeval Mothers. This book is wonderful for textile artists, potters, painters, or poets - indeed for anyone interested in drawing inspiration from the furthest reaches of human history. These are powerful symbols for study, which come alive when given careful attention.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,128,447 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #604 in New Age Goddesses (Books) #1,559 in Archaeology (Books) #1,896 in Folklore & Mythology Studies |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (122) |
| Dimensions  | 9.13 x 7.36 x 0.71 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 0500282498 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0500282496 |
| Item Weight  | 1.85 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 424 pages |
| Publication date  | February 1, 2001 |
| Publisher  | Thames & Hudson |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Amazing Book
*by L***W on October 26, 2011*

I'm glad I got the hardback version. The images are just beautiful, but actually the most impressive element is the organization and presentation. There is a lot of material here. Marija organizes it into categories that are easy to wrap one's mind around, even just leafing through it (all I've been able to do right now). For example, it is exciting to learn that the snake coil was possibly used for time reckoning in the 4th millenia B.C. Ireland, when I know that on the walls of the Fajada Butte in Chaco Canyon, USA, there is a snake coil that is most definitely used for time reckoning by the ancient people who lived there. At Chaco, you can watch the slivers of light follow the wandering cycles of the Moom, precisely, as well as the more direct yearly cycle of the Sun. (see [...] ). As another example, Marija shows us a snake design on the side of a vase that coils in but then turns around and uncoils back out. It looks like it symbolizes regeneration. This pattern is also an ancient folk dance from Europe where you hold belts in a line, coil in and then uncoil out so as to be looking at the people on the end still coiling in. We still do that dance today. Interestingly, it always had a feel akin to regeneration or rebirth as you come out of the coil; that without having any idea of this kind of symbology. Discovery is always fun, and I expect I will be enjoying that for years from this book. Thank you, Marija.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ beautiful collection of ancient European images and symbols.
*by R***N on September 26, 2000*

"The Language of the Goddess" is a must-have for anyone interested in symbolism and imagery, as it presents some of the oldest decorative markings ever scratched into stone, bone, and wood. Most of the images, reproduced in line drawings and black-and-white photos, are taken from Neolithic European village sites dating back as far as 7,000 B.C. Thus they are, for the most part, a product of agricultural cultures. However, there is a striking similarity between some of these marks and those found on relics from Paleolithic hunter-gatherer sites, examples of which appear in this book. The link between the images from Neolithic and Paleolithic sites arises at least in part from those cultures' shared worship of the Goddess. In the text accompanying the images, Gimbutas tries to reconstruct the world-view of the European Goddess-centered people. She works by inference, looking at various found objects and their markings--not just in their historical context but also in relation to each other. For instance, in her chapter entitled "Net Motif," she writes, "Signs associated with the framed net -- parallel lines, zig-zags, tri-lines, M's, and chevrons -- place it within the aquatic symbol family. . .the framed net also appears with symbols of becoming: egg, vulva, uterus, fish bladder forms, and plant leaves. This implies that the net is linked with aqua-cosmogony, the life source, and the birth of human, animal, and plant life. . .in other words, it must have been a symbol of the "water of life" well known to us from myths. The net design. . .probably emphasizes the life-giving power of the Goddess." It is interesting that we still speak of "the web of life," and the "interconnectedness of all beings." The web is an ancient image, and just one of many in the book that readers can recognize as still resonating for us now. Some other images which Gimbutas presents are Meander and Water Birds, Streams, Tri-Line and Power of Three, and Deer and Bear as Primeval Mothers. This book is wonderful for textile artists, potters, painters, or poets - indeed for anyone interested in drawing inspiration from the furthest reaches of human history. These are powerful symbols for study, which come alive when given careful attention.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Small print. Fantastic information
*by P***N on February 12, 2024*

Very good read. Important book to read if you are into accent history.

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