Ishtar looks at the moral censorship of bellydance costume.Cultural and anthropological factors are observed. The question of 'authenticity' and fantasy are discussed.

For thousands of years people have been dancing the myth of Ishtar. The motivation and spiritual discourse for modern dancers is looked at and a personal perspective is explained.

A selection of Goddesses known for their association with belly dance are described.

Bellydance is a healing dance, this aricle explaines the processess involved that make it so.

Everyone has their own unique relationship with bellydance. Ishtar interweaves her own personal philosphy with her dancing.

We create our own reality from the inside out, bellydance is a dance of joy and exhuberance .It defines the pleasure that is really our birthright.

This peice describes what a shaman is. Ishtar looks at modern urban shamans and how they compare with their counterparts from the past and from more traditional cultures.

Eradicated by mainstream male dominated religion, this peice defines who the Goddess is and what role she has to play in modern culture.

*Guest Author Maureen Pemberton*

There are many female Arabic poets. Maureen Pemeberton gives us a detailed introduction and cites examples of thier work. a very considered and informative peice.

*Guest Author Maureen Pemberton*

Bellydancers come from a variety of religious backgrounds. Maureen Pemberton explains how bellydance features in Christianity .

Bellydance has its self appointed police force who take it apon themselves to pass judgment on dancers that they see as not following the 'rules'. Read the outrageous but true story concerning a campaign focusing on the genitals of the bellydancer they call ISHTAR. A variety of philosphies are used that explain how judgment of any one depicts a lack of evolved conciousness and awareness of collective identity.

*Guest Author Maureen Pemberton*

Bellydance has many influences that has made it the dance that we see today. Find out the origins of bellydance in this article.

This work looks at how mainstream religion has systematically made pagan deities into devils and created a philosphy that disempowers women . The work looks at how the Marxist Freidreich Engels, examined the demise of female power and spirituality. The piece presents evidence that monotheism has lied in its 'books' to sustain the interests of explotative social systems.

How does the archaic Goddess interface with modern technology? Modern science has done much to prove many occult principles. This is a description of an actual performance multimedia project and the contemporary philosphy that defined the work.

*Guest Author Guinivere*

Poems from the Goddess. Guinivere has recently got a publishing deal for her beautiful poetry.

*Guest Author Steve Szeghi*

Wrote to honour the Goddess and crtique the religiouns that dishonour her.

*Guest Author Steve Szeghi*

With his connection to animals and his respect of women this christian saint has some interesting pagan connections. Professor Steve Szeghi looks at the live and philosphy of this interesting man.