Virgin Mary: the Paradoxical Divine Connection

By request, we are looking at the Virgin Mary in this week's podcast, in particular the "dark Feminine" elements of her mythology. An exploration into Mary (or Maryam), mother of Jesus reveals various layers of her myth and the doctrines surrounding her. This includes the myth of the dying and resurrecting vegetation god, some striking parallels with Semele, mother of Dionysus, the heroic myth of the Virgin Birth and the Divine Child, and the social implications of her role in the Bible and other texts from the early Church to the medieval period.

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Virgin Mary: the Paradoxical Divine Connection is an episode from Chthonia by Brigid Burke.

This episode is 68:18 long.

This episode was published on Sep 15, 2025.

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