![]() Lilith is not a dark demon but an aspect of the Great Goddess worshipped in antiquity under many names. Like Medusa, Lilith was wounded with injustice and became a dark creature: a demon, witch, vampire, and seductress. ![]() Lilith was demonised, like so many woman in myth and history that challenged patriarchy, either directly or indirectly simply through their independence and power. Lilith has sometimes been portrayed as the Serpent in the Garden of Eden, the one who guided Eve to partake from the Tree of Knowledge. She left the Garden of Eden due to Adam’s refusal to accept her as an equal. Lilith refused to be subservient to Adam and in particular she refused to lie underneath him during sex. ![]() Adam and Lilith were created at the same time, from the same clay, unlike Eve, who according to legend was created from one of Adam’s ribs. Lilith was Adam’s first consort, not Eve. Lilith, the first woman according to Hebrew lore. Black Moon Lilith is the latest work by collage artist Teresa Goodin and part of her ongoing exploration of feminine archetypes through the lens of mythology, astrology and esoteric wisdom. Black Moon Lilith celebrates the Wild Woman archetype and the reclamation of primal feminine power. ![]()
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