The Goddess Dictionary of Words and Phrases: Introducing a New Core Vocabulary for the Women's Spirituality Movement (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780982770030)

The Goddess Dictionary of Words and Phrases, by award-winning author and historian Colonel Lochlainn Seabrook, is a female empowering, educational compendium of vital information regarding the universal deity known for thousands of years around the globe as "Goddess."

The author begins his exploration with the view that both the language of the Bible and modern English are androcentric in nature. In an effort to correct this imbalance, he invites us to include old and new feminine terms in our lexicon. As such, this unique spiritual work focuses specifically on various male-dominant or patriarchal words, expressions, and maxims, from ancient to modern times.

Col. Seabrook has taken these and feminized them, a process that has created a new core vocabulary of feministic Goddess-oriented words and phrases. His intellectual word play and verbal inventions comprise what could rightfully be called "new old" words and phrases. That is, he has taken the God-based wording of our current male-dominant vocabulary and simply returned it to its probable original prehistoric feminine form. As chronicled in the archaeological record, after the Patriarchal Takeover (which began c. 4300 B.C.), misogynistic priests masculinized them, suppressing the original female versions.

The Goddess Dictionary of Words and Phrases allows these ancient silenced expressions, dedicated to the Great Mother - known in Syria as Mari, in Greece as Myrrha, in ancient Rome as Maria, in early Egypt as Meri, in Babylonia as Marratu, in Israel as Marah, in India as Kel-Mari, in Buddhism as Mara, in Scandinavia as Maerin, in the British Isles as Maid Marian, and in Christianity as Mary - to be brought back to life. For those interested in comparative religion and myth, the author includes copious material on the relationships between numerous Judeo-Christian and Pagan figures, doctrines, myths, symbols, and rituals.

This is an important scholarly reference book for anyone interested in thealogy (feminine spirituality), matriarchal and patriarchal language, and prehistoric religion. This heavily illustrated work also includes an exhaustive index, a comprehensive bibliography, and a detailed introduction that briefly covers the history of the Matriarchate and the rise of the Patriarchate. Available in paperback and hardcover.

Acclaimed neo-Victorian scholar Lochlainn Seabrook, 40th great-grandson of the iconic Celto-British warrioress Queen Boudicca, is one of the most prolific and popular writer-historians in the world today, with titles ranging from astronomy to zoology. Known by literary critics as the"Southern Joseph Campbell," the "American Robert Graves," and the "new Shelby Foote," the Sons of Confederate Veterans member is a Kentucky Colonel, a recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal, and the author and editor of nearly 100 educationally enlightening books (currently) for all ages. Described by his readers as "game changers" and "life-altering," his voluminous body of work has introduced hundreds of thousands to vital facts that have been left out of our mainstream books. A 7th generation Kentuckian of Appalachian heritage, the 6th great-grandson of the Earl of Oxford, and the 21st great-grandson of King Edward I, Col. Seabrook has a 45-year background in history and religion, and is the author of the bestselling reference book, Seabrook's Bible Dictionary of Traditional and Mystical Christian Doctrines.

A specialist in comparative religion, comparative mythology, his other works include: Jesus and the Gospel of Q; Jesus and the Law of Attraction; Christ Is All and In All; Britannia Rules: Goddess-Worship in Ancient Anglo-Celtic Society; Princess Diana: Modern Day Moon-Goddess; Aphrodite's Trade: The Hidden History of Prostitution Unveiled; UFOs and Aliens: The Complete Guidebook.