The mysteries of life and love and the supernatural have often been explained in story, myth, and legend and through the charcters who've flourished from them. Many of these ancient myths were once religion. They were the explanations for the journey of life and its power and effect on humanity. Love, being both an internal and external force in nature, was portrayed through numorous love gods and goddesses throughout history and changing cultures. Focusing in on love and beauty, here are my top picks of mythological love goddesses in the history of love~
1. Aphrodite~ The Greek mythological goddess of love and beauty awarded the apple of discord by theTrojan Paris as the most beautiful of all. She had many of affairs with many men but was married to the ugliest of the gods Hephaestus.
2. Venus~ Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty originally the Italic goddess of vegetation. Venus is the daughter of Jupiter and mother of Cupid. She has been closely associated to Aphrodite and has followed similar patterns as with her marriage to Vulcan and affairs such as that with Mars.
3. Freya~ The Vanir Norse goddess called upon to help in matters of love and was the goddess of magic, love and divination. She was loved by many men, dwarfs, and giants.
4. Isis~The Egyptian goddess of magic, fertility and motherhood. She was the daughter of the earth god and the sky goddess. She was sister and wife to Osirus and mother of Horus.
5. Branwyn~ The Celtic goddess of love, sexuality and the sea. She is known as the Venus of the Northern Sea and one of the three matriachs of Britain. In the Mabinogion she was the wife and the central figure wed to the Irish King Mathowch.
6. Inanna~ The oldest of the Mesopotamian love goddesses.Although she is represented as a virgin, she is known as the goddess of sexual love, procreation and fertility.
7. Hathor~ The African Egyptian goddess of love, music, motherhood, and joy from the predynastic times. Hathor is commonly depicted with two horns as the cow goddess.
As the goddesses of myth and legend remain our historical foremothers of love, and live on in the hearts of us today, make sure to take the time to celebrate your inner living love goddess!
By Jennifer H. McGee
Monday, February 14, 2011
Venus and Aphrodite~
Top Two Love Goddesses~
~Venus and Aphrodite~
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
All About Desire ~ Natural Aphrodisiacs to Light the Lovefire
Want to spice up the lovefire in your romance? Here are five natural aphrodisiacs to light the spell of love in your relationship. These five aphrodisiacs are the natural way to spark your desire and drive. Many of these foods, herbs and ingredients contain the hormones, chemicals and compounds to spark functions in your brain that produce the extra blood flow to various parts of your body and get your heart pumping.
1. Chocolate~ Who would have guessed? Wink*. The King and/or Queen of natural aphrodisiacs. Chocolate is notorious for its "feel good" properties. Anandamide is the pyschoactive compound found in chocolate that releases the feel good quality. PEA, or phenylethylamine, also found in chocolate is known as the chemical of love that produces the feeling of euphoria and attraction . PEA releases dopamine which is at the pleasure center of the brain. No wonder we all have our own secret love affair with chocolate!
2.. Asparagus~ Believe it or not three courses of these tender spears of love were given to bridesgrooms in ninteenth century France at prenuptial dinners to boost their sex drive. Herbalists for hundreds of years have suggested this green vegetable stirs up lust in both women and men. Thiamin and folic acid boosts histamine production necessary for a satisfying sex drive.
3. Peppermint~ This herb is all about stimulation. Seventy percent of peppermint is made up of menthol, a major source of stimulation, skin cooling, and mind alerting. Peppermint helps focus the mind and facilitates the power of concentration necessary during arousal.
4..Almonds~ Does anyone else love the smell of almonds like I do? In myth the almond has been the symbol of fertility, the aroma said to have arousal qualities in females.
5. Oysters~Long considered the food of love, oysters carry a hefty dose of zinc— zinc being linked to male fertility, sex drive and sperm production. In Legend, Casanova was known to eat oysters to seduce virgins by slipping oysters from his tongue!
With Happy Hearts Day right around the corner, why not try to to light the love fire the natural way?!
By jennifer H McGee
1. Chocolate~ Who would have guessed? Wink*. The King and/or Queen of natural aphrodisiacs. Chocolate is notorious for its "feel good" properties. Anandamide is the pyschoactive compound found in chocolate that releases the feel good quality. PEA, or phenylethylamine, also found in chocolate is known as the chemical of love that produces the feeling of euphoria and attraction . PEA releases dopamine which is at the pleasure center of the brain. No wonder we all have our own secret love affair with chocolate!
2.. Asparagus~ Believe it or not three courses of these tender spears of love were given to bridesgrooms in ninteenth century France at prenuptial dinners to boost their sex drive. Herbalists for hundreds of years have suggested this green vegetable stirs up lust in both women and men. Thiamin and folic acid boosts histamine production necessary for a satisfying sex drive.
3. Peppermint~ This herb is all about stimulation. Seventy percent of peppermint is made up of menthol, a major source of stimulation, skin cooling, and mind alerting. Peppermint helps focus the mind and facilitates the power of concentration necessary during arousal.
4..Almonds~ Does anyone else love the smell of almonds like I do? In myth the almond has been the symbol of fertility, the aroma said to have arousal qualities in females.
5. Oysters~Long considered the food of love, oysters carry a hefty dose of zinc— zinc being linked to male fertility, sex drive and sperm production. In Legend, Casanova was known to eat oysters to seduce virgins by slipping oysters from his tongue!
With Happy Hearts Day right around the corner, why not try to to light the love fire the natural way?!
By jennifer H McGee
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