The Roman Goddess Minerva is the Goddess of Arts and Wisdom.  She has many qualities which all relate to the Arts, Wisdom, and the Intellect.  These are the three qualities we will focus on.  She was originally Etruscan, which is the region of Southern Italy and modern dayTuscany.  Her Etruscan name was Menrva, and many believe it is the root for the Latin mens meaning mind, reason, and intellect as she rules all things that relate to the intellect and the mind.  She was the patron Goddess to artist and students as well as doctors and scientist.  If it was of the mind and the proper use of the intellect, it fell under Minerva’s domain. 

Minerva was an important Etruscan Goddess.  She was part of the trinity of Uni, the Earth Mother, and Tinia, the Sky Father.  When she was assimilated byRome, she again formed the Holy Trinity with Jupiter and Juno.

Minerva was considered one of the three Virgin Goddess and formed the second Holy Trinity with Diana (Artemis) and Vesta (Hestia).  A Virgin Goddess does not mean she was asexual and never had sex.  The original meaning of a virgin was an independent woman, who held authority and respect on her own.

It was only when Minerva became Roman did the Goddess of the arts, wisdom, and peace become a Goddess of war.  From the information I have received from both Athena and Minerva, it wasn’t until they reachedRomeand its imperialistic nature did they rule war.  Minerva’s battle armor is to defend the intellect and learning that turns a group of people into a civilization.  She is willing to fight to defend that which is important – commerce, the arts, science, learning, healing, and the arts.  She does not fight for acquiring new territory or imposing one people’s ways upon another.

Minerva as the Goddess of Intellect rules learning and knowledge.  These are related and are a natural progression that we go through from our initial learning an idea or concept and fully integrating that in our lives and obtaining wisdom.  Wisdom comes from fully integrating the knowledge we have learned and making it ours.  We all have different experiences and perceive the world differently, even from our siblings and parents.  When we look through our unique lens of perception, we make what we’ve learned ours.  We know we’ve made it ours when we can share it from our unique perspective with others.  This is when knowledge changes into wisdom. 

The self-study guide includes:

• An introduction to the Goddess;
• Her Qualities and how they relate to our lives;
• Ways to connect to the Goddess;
• A message from the Goddess;
• Thought-provoking questions;
• Activities;
• Ceremony to connect to the Goddess and her qualities, with variations for the new moon, full moon and dark moon.  This can be done either solitary or with a group.

The Minerva Attunement Products™ were specially created to work with this course and will help you attune and align your energies with Minerva and her qualities of Wisdom, Intellect, and The Arts