The language of the goddess : unearthing the hidden symbols of western civilization
(Book)

I. Life-giving: Chevron and V as bird goddess symbols

Zig-zag and M sign

Meander and waterbirds

Breasts of the bird goddess

Streams

Eyes of the goddess

Open mouth/beak of the goddess

Giver of crafts: associations with spinning, weaving, metallurgy, and musical instrumets

The ram, animal of the bird goddess

Net motif

Tri-line and power of three

Vulva and birth

Deer and bear as Primeval mothers

Snake

II. The renewing and eternal earth: Earth mother

Power of twos

Male gods and daimones

III. Death and regeneration: Symbols of death

Egg

Columns of life

Regenerative vulva: triangle, hourglass and bird's claws

Ship of renewal

Frog, hedgehog, and fish

Bull, bee, and betterfly

IV. Energy and unfolding: :Spiral, Lunar cycle, snake coil, hook and axe

Opposed spirals, whirls, comb, brush, and arimal whirls

Hands and feet of the goddess

Standing stones and circles

Conclusions: The place and function of the goddess

Continuity and transformation of the goddess in the Indo-European and Christian eras

The world view of the culture of the goddess

Glossary of symbols

Tyhpes of goddesses and gods

Summary of functions and images of the Neolithic Great Goddess

Chronologies

Maps.