EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF THE DIVINE FEMININE IN CIVILIZATIONAL THOUGHT

Abstract

The Divine Feminine, a theological and metaphysical construct present across various world religions and spiritual traditions, has significantly shaped civilizational thought. This paper explores how concepts of the Divine Feminine—goddesses, maternal deities, and feminine spiritual archetypes—have contributed to philosophical, cultural, and moral developments throughout history. Drawing from ancient Eastern and Western traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and indigenous cosmologies, the study investigates how reverence for the feminine divine influenced societal structures, ethics, governance, and gender roles. The research emphasizes the historical transformation of the Divine Feminine's image from creator and nurturer to suppressed or symbolically marginalized forms under patriarchal dominance, and suggests pathways for re-integrating feminine spiritual wisdom into modern civilizational discourse.