{"id":4287,"date":"2026-01-29T12:11:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedivinefeminineapp.com\/blog\/?p=4287"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:28:01","slug":"in-memory-and-honor-barbara-walker-foremother-of-womens-spirituality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedivinefeminineapp.com\/blog\/in-memory-and-honor-barbara-walker-foremother-of-womens-spirituality\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memory and Honor: Barbara Walker Foremother of Women’s Spirituality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Barbara Walker, 95, has passed away. The New York Times memoralized her <\/a>here as a great knitter and way down buried in the article, they mention that “at various times, she probed feminism, religion (she was a perfervid atheist), the occult and spirituality, writing widely on some of those topics.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She worked 25 years on the Woman’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time for the other side of history … herstory.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Karen Tate’s 2009 interview meet Barbara Walker, Foremother of the Goddess Spirituality Movement, author of Women’s Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, Feminist Fairy Tales, The Crone, Secrets of the Tarot – just to name a few. Discussing the Movement, her new book, how she rejected patriarchal religion, the warlike nature of patriarchal societies and Western civilization. She is in good company being listed in the prestigious publication, “Who’s Who in Hell” for exposing the lies and sexism behind patriarchal religions. – from Karen Tate’s November 18, 2009 interview with Barbara Walker, Sacred Feminine Networ<\/a>k<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fairly certain Barbara did more than ‘occasionally probing’ …<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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