and just like that .... a thought

I was just thinking of god and mother gods and the whole parthenon of these entities.
Its always seemed curious to me that god has the appearance of an elderly, sometimes friendly, often cantankerous grandfather type.

Such a patriarchal image must relate to what we both want and fear from our fathers. perhaps, in a culture which denies many men avenues for the gentle expression of love, a loving father is a dream and wish rather than an everyday experience. ((I apologise to those of you who are loving fathers but this is not about the particular))

Perhaps in the matriarchal culture which created the  mother goddess - things were similar but different. perhaps the image of a loving and nurturing mother was the dream in the presence of strong and powerful women.

perhaps matriarchal rule is similar to patriarchal to most subjects - a ruler is a ruler is a ruler.

We posit a very real difference because we want there to be one