Matriotic Musings on Jefferson, Kucinich and The Divine Feminine
Meryl Ann Butler
OpEdNews.Com
As the Easter season blooms, and April of 2004 emerges as the month with the greatest loss of American lives since the Iraq war began, two of Thomas Jefferson’s quotes invite reflection:
A little rebellion now and then is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.
Jefferson, America’s third president, was born April thirteenth, 1743. The number thirteen[1] has figured prominently in American symbolism. In the original flag, the thirteen colonies were represented by thirteen stars forming a circle. Our current flag has thirteen stripes.
On both the obverse and reverse of the Great Seal of the United States, (which can be seen on the back of a one dollar bill) the number thirteen is seen in abundance. There are thirteen stars in the crest, thirteen stripes in the shield, thirteen letters in Annuit Coeptis, thirteen letters in E Pluribus Unum and thirteen courses of stone in the pyramid. The eagle holds an olive branch with thirteen leaves and thirteen olives in its right talon (representing peace, and the feminine), and thirteen arrows in the left (representing war, and the masculine). The gaze of the eagle, however, is firmly upon the olive branches, indicating America’s focus and destiny toward peace.
Thirteen is also the number traditionally associated with the Divine Feminine. In ancient times there were thirteen “moonths” in a year, since there are thirteen full moons, and therefore thirteen menstrual cycles annually. The thirteenth letter of the alphabet is “M,” a letter associated with many things feminine, including mother, mom, mama, mammary glands, menstruation and one of the most powerful feminine archetypes in the world, the Virgin Mary.
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