Reading Notes: Seven Secrets of the Goddess, Part D
One way to take the ideas in these videos quite literally would be to write about a female character capable of altering the material realities of our world. This woman would be able to control things with her mind, both by moving objects and creating material items out of thin air. The opposing side of this would be a male character able to control the minds of those around him. As a couple, these beings would be unstoppable and very much in control of the world. They would use these powers for both good and bad things. She might produce money for the poor while he might manipulate someone's mind into doing favors for him.
A story that piqued my interest was the one of Brahma trying to be with his own daughter. This would've been horrible for her. I'd like to write about a girl becoming a woman and discovering that her father lusts after her and intends to marry her. He'd be some sort of highly respected figure in the community, perhaps a religious figure or police officer. So, despite many knowing of his intentions, no one would stand up to him due to his societal role. Of course, some brave soul would come along and rescue this girl from her situation before anything bad happened. He'd face criticism from the society and the two could run away together.
I'm considering writing a sort of modern day version of part of Ganesha's birth story. A couple might have disagreements about having children. From this point I have two ideas. First, she adopts a child without his knowledge (not very realistic) and he find this random child in his home and is very confused and angry. The second option would be that the woman intentionally becomes pregnant without her husband's knowledge by quitting her birth control or poking holes in condoms. When he finds that she is pregnant, he is also very angry, but has no control over the situation. The child, in either scenario, will not be killed by the man. But, the child might have extraordinarily large ears to connect with the imagery of Ganesha's elephant head.
Bibliography: 7 Secrets of the Goddess by Devdutt Pattanaik
Image Information: Ganesha, Source: Wikimedia Commons
A story that piqued my interest was the one of Brahma trying to be with his own daughter. This would've been horrible for her. I'd like to write about a girl becoming a woman and discovering that her father lusts after her and intends to marry her. He'd be some sort of highly respected figure in the community, perhaps a religious figure or police officer. So, despite many knowing of his intentions, no one would stand up to him due to his societal role. Of course, some brave soul would come along and rescue this girl from her situation before anything bad happened. He'd face criticism from the society and the two could run away together.
I'm considering writing a sort of modern day version of part of Ganesha's birth story. A couple might have disagreements about having children. From this point I have two ideas. First, she adopts a child without his knowledge (not very realistic) and he find this random child in his home and is very confused and angry. The second option would be that the woman intentionally becomes pregnant without her husband's knowledge by quitting her birth control or poking holes in condoms. When he finds that she is pregnant, he is also very angry, but has no control over the situation. The child, in either scenario, will not be killed by the man. But, the child might have extraordinarily large ears to connect with the imagery of Ganesha's elephant head.
Bibliography: 7 Secrets of the Goddess by Devdutt Pattanaik
Image Information: Ganesha, Source: Wikimedia Commons
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