The Ideal Body
Statue of Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and craftsmanship
This next week I am going to talk about health, body type, and obesity myths. I am going to begin with a series of photos today because I think that is worth more by way of introduction than all the things I could say here. Women place a high amount of pressure on themselves to look a certain way, needlessly expending huge amounts of energy towards self-hatred of their bodies. Imagine how many commercial industries would fail if women were satisfied with their natural beauty.
Photo Credits:
Aphrodite: http://www.123rf.com/photo_4224366_statue-of-venus-aprhrodite-greek-roman-goddess-of-love.html
Athena: http://www.123rf.com/photo_8684634_athena-statue.html
Cambodian goddess: http://www.123rf.com/photo_9802873_rock-sculpture-of-a-smiling-goddess-at-angkor-cambodia.html
Durga: http://www.123rf.com/photo_7795492_hindu-goddess-durga-on-lion-with-trident-in-temple.html
Kuanyin: http://www.123rf.com/photo_13231007_guanyin-the-goddess-of-mercy-god-sanya-hainan-worship-nanshan-temple.html
Lakshmi http://www.123rf.com/photo_13055031_lakshmi-hindu-goddess-image-statue-in-devi-jagadamba-temple-khajuraho-india.html
Model Drawing: http://www.123rf.com/photo_15306968_fashion-sketch-of-beautiful-slim-nude-woman-silhouette-walking-on-the-catwalk.html
Saraswati (golden:) http://www.123rf.com/photo_10237600_close-up-of-a-figurine-of-goddess-saraswati.html
Saraswati (multicolor): http://www.123rf.com/photo_13595163_hindu-goddess-saraswathi.html
Stone Age Mother Goddess and Venus of Willendorf: LaMotte, A.K.(2006)
‘Images of the divine feminine’. Your World Religions http://yourworldreligions.blogspot.com/2009/10/images-of-divine-feminine-western.html
Aphrodite: http://www.123rf.com/photo_4224366_statue-of-venus-aprhrodite-greek-roman-goddess-of-love.html
Athena: http://www.123rf.com/photo_8684634_athena-statue.html
Cambodian goddess: http://www.123rf.com/photo_9802873_rock-sculpture-of-a-smiling-goddess-at-angkor-cambodia.html
Durga: http://www.123rf.com/photo_7795492_hindu-goddess-durga-on-lion-with-trident-in-temple.html
Kuanyin: http://www.123rf.com/photo_13231007_guanyin-the-goddess-of-mercy-god-sanya-hainan-worship-nanshan-temple.html
Lakshmi http://www.123rf.com/photo_13055031_lakshmi-hindu-goddess-image-statue-in-devi-jagadamba-temple-khajuraho-india.html
Model Drawing: http://www.123rf.com/photo_15306968_fashion-sketch-of-beautiful-slim-nude-woman-silhouette-walking-on-the-catwalk.html
Saraswati (golden:) http://www.123rf.com/photo_10237600_close-up-of-a-figurine-of-goddess-saraswati.html
Saraswati (multicolor): http://www.123rf.com/photo_13595163_hindu-goddess-saraswathi.html
Stone Age Mother Goddess and Venus of Willendorf: LaMotte, A.K.(2006)
‘Images of the divine feminine’. Your World Religions http://yourworldreligions.blogspot.com/2009/10/images-of-divine-feminine-western.html