Embodying God the Mother, When You’re Not a Mom

By Kathleen Joan | Do we all embody the mother archetype? What is it to embody the divine feminine? Is it a part of all of us? Does conditioning and stereotypes define our identities?

This past Mother’s Day, my husband and I went shopping before going to see my mom. As we wandered through the store, not one but two store employees looked directly at me and wished me “Happy Mother’s Day!”

I was confused since we don’t have children of our own and certainly didn’t have any kids with us in the store. Why would these men assume that I was…