Papers Presented

Cristina Biaggi has presented provocative papers on a variety of subjects at scholarly conferences around the world. Four of her recent papers appear here:

"My Goddess Journey in Art," Paper presented at the Society of Dakini Women, Warsaw, Poland.
    I've been an artist since I was 13 years old.... (Read full text.)

"The Dark Goddess: She Who Is Now at the Forefront," Paper presented at the Goddess Conversations Forum, Ephesus, Turkey.
    The Dark Goddess, found in all cultures, is the transformative aspect of the Primordial Goddess from whence everything emerges and to whom all returns.... (Read full text.)

"The Roots of Patriarchy in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; (or) Why Did the Kurgans Become Warlike," Paper presented at The Liguria Study Center, Bogliasco, Italy.
    I believe human beings are by nature peaceful, that aggression is not inborn.... (Real full text.)

"The Web: The Pattern that Connects -- Its Paleolithic and Neolithic Manifestations and Its Importance Today," Paper presented at The Third Archaeomythology Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria.
    The web, a powerful ancient archetypal symbol derived from nature, is found in Paleolithic and Neolithic art in various forms -- the net, the meander, and the so-called macaroni.... (Read full text.)