"Lilith has been described as a demon and as
goddess-Eve's shadow side and Eve's feminine side. She is said to have preceded
Eve as the defiant first Mrs. Adam, leaving after refusing to submit to
him--specifically to lay under him for sex. She has been used as a tool of
patriarchy and to justify male ascendancy - as in :"Wives obey your
husbands or get out of town." Likewise, she has been used by feminists as
a tool of liberation-as in: "I will not submit to your authority just
because you're a man...
Lilith lurks in the shadows of women's religious history as
a mysterious and presence--haunting the minds of biblical commentators and
those who comb through ancient texts looking for names that have l's....Since
men have had the pen for the last 6000 years, Lilith seems to personify the
deep fear they have of women, particularly their unbridled
sexuality." ~Mary Faulker, Women's Spirituality: Power and Grace
Painting by Elisabeth Slettness
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