Mother Mary Art Print

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This piece, called Rewilding Mariam, is a visual journey into the ancient animist roots of Mother Mary and Mary Magdalen. Marian devotion—the veneration of Mary— is believed to be connected to the ancient worship of the great Mother Goddess. Some scholars see her veneration as a revival of ancient Goddess worship. One of Mary’s titles, Queen of Heaven, was for centuries before used as an epithet for ancient mother goddesses—Isis, Astarte, Ishtar, Nut and Ashtoreth. Through an animist lens, Mary embodies reverence for nature and the Mother.

This divine feminine art print can be used as an altar piece or as part of a sacred space, to invoke the healing power and blessings of Mary.

• Multiple sizes available
• Paper: High-quality coated paper (160 g/m2)
• Finish: Matte
• Frame is not included in purchase. Find a framed option here.

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This piece, called Rewilding Mariam, is a visual journey into the ancient animist roots of Mother Mary and Mary Magdalen. Marian devotion—the veneration of Mary— is believed to be connected to the ancient worship of the great Mother Goddess. Some scholars see her veneration as a revival of ancient Goddess worship. One of Mary’s titles, Queen of Heaven, was for centuries before used as an epithet for ancient mother goddesses—Isis, Astarte, Ishtar, Nut and Ashtoreth. Through an animist lens, Mary embodies reverence for nature and the Mother.

This divine feminine art print can be used as an altar piece or as part of a sacred space, to invoke the healing power and blessings of Mary.

• Multiple sizes available
• Paper: High-quality coated paper (160 g/m2)
• Finish: Matte
• Frame is not included in purchase. Find a framed option here.

Similar to ancient earth-based goddesses such as Diana, Astarte, and Artemis, Mary is often symbolized by the moon. The Virgin of Guadalupe—the apparition of Mary revered in Mexico—assimilates indigenous nature-based imagery that carry layers of meaning for indigenous people. The Virgin of Guadalupe is believed to have been derived from the Aztec fertility and earth goddess Tonantzin (Nahuatl for “our sacred mother”).

Within Marian devotion, Mary is celebrated for her involvement in human affairs and her relatability as an ordinary woman concerned with domestic matters. She was the great and powerful Queen of Heaven as well as the approachable Everywoman, attentive to the daily needs of ordinary people, much like prehistoric goddesses. Women turn to Mary during childbirth, just like her mother goddess predecessors.

Mary’s core place in the natural processes of procreation, her connection to social engagement, her identification with nature imagery, and her status as a spiritual mother, embed her within a relational, social and ecological consciousness.

Marian devotion has preserved a feminine presence and recognition of feminine power within a predominantly male-dominated structure. The infinite compassion, devotional love and spiritual power of the ancient Mother Goddess survives within Mary.