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Today is a special episode in honor of Sheela Na Gig on Sheela's day. I am interviewing Starr Goode, who is a literature teacher, producer and moderator of the tv series "The Goddess in Art" and author of the book, "Sheela Na Gig: The Dark Goddess of Sacred Power." Today we are discussing Sheela Na Gig and the Vulva. We talk about who Sheela was, plus the iconography, history and symbolism of the Vulva, and why it is the cosmological center of human imagination. We also discuss: How the imagery of Sheela endured through patriarchal times Why Sheela is returning to the human consciousness now Why the icon of the vulva is a way for women to know their true heritage Show Notes: 9:50—The Vulva symbolism in the Paleolithic cave art 40,000+ years ago 12:40—Why Sheela Na Gig is an image that gives contemporary women what they need 17:56—The Symbolism of the Vulva + how the Sheela arrived through history 24:00—How Sheela is guiding us out of patriarchal times 42:00—Why Sheela Na Gig is the Comological Center of the Human Imagination 50:00—The secret of the Sheela's 58:40—Celebrating Sheela's day Starr Goodes http://www.starrgoode.com/ (website) | https://www.amazon.com/Sheela-gig-Goddess-Sacred-Power/dp/1620555956/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sheela+na+gig&qid=1647635827&sprefix=sheela+na+gig%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-1 (book) | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWR4EhSjmRAq-mFertgI3x06DD8_-aMiE (tv series). Read http://www.starrgoode.com/PDFs/GoodeArcheomythology.pdf ("The Icon of the Vulva, a Basis of Civilization" )by Starr Goode Mentioned by Starre Goode: Botticelli's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus (The Birth of Venus), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf (Venus of Willendorf), https://www.amazon.com/Civilization-Goddess-World-Old-Europe/dp/0062508040/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AP8FYNXX13CR&keywords=the+civilization+of+the+goddess&qid=1647636079&sprefix=the+civilization+of+the+goddes%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1 (The Civilization of the Goddess), https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062512439/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2 (The Language of the Goddess) by Marija Gimbutus