The Divine Feminine in Ghent - Standing before the Mystic Lamb (part 1)

In this episode, I travel alone to the Belgian city of Ghent to visit one of the world’s greatest artistic treasures: The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb.Drawn there by years of reading and reflection around Mary Magdalene, the divine feminine, and women’s place within spiritual history, I approach the Ghent Altarpiece not as an art historian, but as a woman searching for meaning.Standing before Van Eyck’s extraordinary masterpiece, I explore my emotional and spiritual response to its imagery — Eve’s power, nature’s overwhelming presence, institutional religion, feminine symbolism, and the tension between authority and spirituality.This is a personal exploration of art, faith, symbolism, and the enduring question of where women belong within sacred stories. Get full access to Ada Gardener - women's writes at adagardener.substack.com/subscribe