Aletheia by Scan The World

Description

This sculpture is a copy of the real version by Marino Gropelli. Greek Goddess, Aletheia in mythology was a daughter of Zeus who personified the ideals of Truth and Sincerity. Her Roman counterpart is Veritas. Aletheia is a Greek word variously translated as “unclosedness”, “unconcealedness”, “disclosure” or “truth”. The literal meaning of the word ἀ–λήθεια is “the state of not being hidden; the state of being evident” and it also implies sincerity, as well as factuality or reality. A combination of chatter, consultations of numerology and an openness to see which Goddess would show up brought us (myself and Tracey – Co-Founder of the MotherHouse of the Goddess) to Aletheia and upon further exploration, the deft hand of the Goddess was revealed. Truth is Aletheia, but also wound into the meaning and etymology of the word Aletheia are the concepts of remembering and the state of being unhidden. Implication is that the journey, that which we are seeking, needs to be “remembered” and “unhidden” to connect fully with the Goddess Aletheia. Truth, the Goddess Aletheia, simply is. The laws of the Gods, universal laws, the rhythms of nature simply are. Perception filters, the laws of man, life experiences, interpretation of information are where the experience of Truth become human. Each human may see Truth differently (really interpret the Truth differently) but it doesn’t change Truth itself. Rather, it reflects who we are and all of the attendant baggage that we carry. Women are…