How difficult it is in this
world even now to be truly an independent woman, actually just a real woman one
should say. This type of ladies has inspired both fear and attraction in
people’s psyche through all History.
“Sekhmet, the lionhead goddess
presided over divine order. She was the goddess of wrath and peace. Her name
meant ‘the powerful’.
In the famous Sekhmet myth,
humans conspire to overthrow the gods and take over their power. The god Ra
sends Sekhmet to punish the evil plotters. Sekhmet, similarly to the Indian
goddess Kali, goes on a slaughtering rampage, feasting on human flesh. She gets
intoxicated on her rage and blood and cannot be restrained. Gods have to
prepare a magical mind-altering potion to calm her down. In the end, Sekhmet is
welcome back by Ra, who addresses her as the One Who Comes in Peace. Clearly,
the myth seems to show that at times peace can only be achieved through a
period of destruction and righteous anger that can redress all the wrongdoing.”
(Symbol Reader, The Dark Face
of the Goddess)
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