A Goddess in the White House
by Tabby Biddle
Vice President Elect Kamala Harris delivers acceptance speech in Wilmington, Delaware. November 7, 2020.
Five years ago, I contributed a chapter titled “What Does the Goddess Have to Do with Politics?” to an anthology featuring the voices of women spiritual leaders. My thesis was that if more women and girls knew about pre-patriarchal history and religion, aka “the Goddess times,” perhaps we would hold ourselves in higher esteem and feel more in our rightful authority as leaders.
Would we be proud of our bodies, proud of our voices, and self-confident simply because we were female? Would we speak out more, trust our instincts, and inhabit more space in the halls of power? And how might men and boys in the United States perceive women and girls if they grew up pledging allegiance to “One nation under Goddess with liberty and justice for all.”
My dream was to some day have a woman in the White House. A woman who understands and embraces the feminine. Not a woman who totes the patriarchal norms. A woman who holds the feminine and masculine within her in equality — honoring the import of each.
Last night an Indian friend wrote to me excited about Kamala Harris’ ascent to Vice President elect of the United States of America. She said “I do believe it was necessary for the Divine Feminine to come out into the open and rise.” She then enlightened me that Kamala’s middle name is Devi, which means Goddess. Kamala Devi Harris. I somehow missed that all this time.
It’s a new day for America. Kamala Devi Harris will not only be the first female, first Black woman, and first woman of Indian heritage to hold the office of the Vice President of the United States, she will be the first Goddess.
What once might have seemed a bit “woo-woo” or “out there,” is now reality.
Tabby Biddle, M.S. Ed. works at the intersection of women’s leadership, feminine spirituality and social change. She is the co-founder of 50 Women Can Change the World in Media & Entertainment, the bestselling author of Find Your Voice: A Woman’s Call to Action, and an internationally celebrated women’s leadership coach, educator, strategist, and group facilitator for her unique approach to activating women’s leadership. Learn more.