Ean Begg

The Cult of the Black Virgin

192 pages, ISBN 1-888602-39-2 / 978-1-888602-39-5, Chiron

Why are so many of the world’s images of the Madonna ’black’ or ’dark’? Why are they so little known? A resurfacing of the powerful pagan goddesses of sexulatiy, the underworld and earth-wisdom, the Black Virgins are symbols of power and majesty.