Your Goddess Archetype is Arachne

Goddesses and Personal Archetypes

Archetypes are inner images that embody universal characteristics and experiences. They are responsible for the persistent themes we see surfacing in our own lives. Myths and fairy tales, many artistic images, and many of the characters we encounter in our dreams are expressions of these archetypes. As inner guides that exist in your personality, the goddess archetypes influence how you behave, how you think and feel, and how you relate to others. Since the goddess stories that are passed on in the mythology of human cultures embody the expression of female character, they provide us with a rich and fascinating way to gain access to the personal archetypes that are active in our lives.

How to Use Your Personal Goddess Type:

The interpretation of your goddess quiz begins on the next page. Each section starts with a brief guide to understanding the information, followed by your personal results. Before you begin to study it, take a few minutes to review a few basic concepts that will help you use the goddess report to:

• Understand/accept yourself as the unique goddess you are meant to be.

• Learn how to use the guide on the goddess path to personal fulfillment.

The results of your goddess assessment can be used in several different ways. One is to treat your report simply as interesting reading to be enjoyed. As the 100-year-old woman answered, ‘ Sure, Sonny, I believe in horoscopes. At my age I believe in anything that makes life more interesting!’ Have fun with the report. Use it, and information available at the website, as an entrance to the fascinating world of mythology and personality type. Learn to recognize patterns of behavior among your family, friends, and coworkers while you gain a better picture of your own strengths, abilities, and vulnerabilities.

A second approach is to use your results to learn to relax and accept yourself for who you really are. Recognizing the strength and beauty of your own personal goddess type can be a deeply empowering experience. If your goddess type is not one that is valued highly by society, your sense of self-esteem will almost certainly have been threatened. Take comfort from learning about the richness of your goddess type and realize that, even if it seems you are often ‘marching to the beat of a different drummer’, you share your type with many others and don’t have to try to force yourself into the mold of a more socially acceptable type. You are not alone.

The third approach is to use the report as a guide on your path to personal growth. It can help you see and understand the underlying reasons for the patterns of your life. Each goddess type has both strengths and weaknesses. Knowing about your goddess type, you can capitalize upon those strengths (and guard against the weaknesses) while you begin to work on your underdeveloped traits. The more you function within your inherent goddess type, the stronger and more confident you will become, the more control you have over your life, and the better prepared you are to make the choices that create the life you want. You can enlist the help of other, less well-developed goddess types, thereby enlarging your repertoire of attitudes, feelings, and behaviors. You will be less rigid and more flexible, better able to meet the wide variety of challenges and demands that your life may present. Your report highlights ways you can assist this process of ‘becoming’.

Your Personal Goddess Type:

Her Story and Her Symbols

Each one of us is born with an inherent temperament that predisposes us to develop as one of a number of goddess types. These ‘goddess gifts’ reveal themselves at an early age and remain fairly constant throughout our lives. They influence how you learn and think, how you decide and act, who you select as friends and mates, even where your talents lie, in short, everything that makes you unique and guides the direction of your life. This gift, your personal goddess type, is your favored, most trusted style in dealing with the outer world.

Arachne

The Greek Goddess Who Spoke the Truth

 

Arachne was the daughter of a shepherd famous for the beautiful wools that he dyed purple. Gifted in the art of weaving, Arachne studied for a while with Athena who was a masterful weaver and potter.

After her studies Arachne returned to her home in the countryside of Lydia and perfected her skill in weaving beautiful fabrics with intricate designs. Word of her talents spread and nymphs from the forests and rivers came from afar to watch her weave.

One of the nymphs asked Arachne if her incredible talent was a gift from the Greek Goddess Athena. Arachne, who now felt her work was every bit as fine as Athena’s, was too proud to admit she had ever needed a teacher. Instead she replied, “There is none in heaven or earth whose weaving could compete with mine. Just let Athena come, if she will, and we’ll see whose work is best!”

Word soon reached Athena’s ears, and Athena was offended. Disguised as an old woman, the goddess appeared at Arachne’s door, ready to give the young woman a chance to apologize.

“Age and experience bring wisdom, you must be careful not to offend the gods,” she advised. “You should recognize the power of the goddess for she helps those who honor her. No human work is so perfect that it cannot be improved.”

But Arachne told the crone to save her breath, saying “What do you know? You’re so old you’re probably senile. I don’t need your advice or Athena’s. Why she even shrinks from taking me up on my challenge to see who is really best!”

“Arachne, you’ve gone too far!”, a voice rang out. The old woman suddenly disappeared and the beautiful Athena stood in her place. “I accept your challenge and, to reassure you that it’s a fair contest, the goddess Envy will be the judge.” Two looms were set up and they both worked furiously, their fingers flying back and forth as they wove the tapestries.

For her design Athena chose to present all the gods and goddesses in their glory. She showed the gods seated in the majesty of the Acropolis, Poseidon striking the rock with his trident to create a stream, and other fine devices.

Surrounding the center figures, she wove various scenes of mortals behaving foolishly, including a warning to the arrogant Arachne – a scene that featured girls being changed into chickens. A wreath of olive branches, representing the olive tree that Athena’s fine gift to the city of Athens, framed the gorgeous design.

Arachne, refusing to be humbled, decided to depict stories that showed the deities in the poorest light – Zeus engaged in his many marital infidelities, a drunken Dionysius, and even the revered Apollo as a lowly shepherd. She surrounded the work with a beautiful border of ivy and various flowers. Envy reported that she was unable to declare a winner, that both works were beautiful and flawless.

Seeing Arachne’s work, Athena was so enraged with her insolence and disrespect that she slapped her face and tore her tapestry into shreds. Arachne, realizing what she had done, grew so depressed that she hung herself.

Athena was a superbly rational goddess but was often out of touch with her own feelings and often unmoved by the emotional states of others. Consequently she was surprised by Arachne’s suicide. It upset her greatly for she had not meant for things to go that far.

Athena took pity on poor Arachne and decided to bestow upon her the gift of immortality, but Arachne not as a human. Athena sprinkled Arachne’s limp body with the juice of the herb called Monkshead and watched as she was transformed into a spider. Arachne’s head began to shrink, her hair fell out, and her nimble fingers grew into long, thin legs.

“I’ve let you live, but for being so vain”, Athena said, “you will hang and spin forever”.

Arachne and her story teach us to be mindful of the risks women, even extraordinarily talented women, take when they speak out against the established order, the patriarchy in particular.

We are reminded to speak the truth, not out of pride or in an effort to “get ahead”, but in the spirit of concern and love.

Arachne’s Symbols

General: Web, spindle, spinning wheel, threads, and tapestries  

Animals:

Spiders, porcupines, all animals living in the forest.  

Plants:

Monkshead, geranium (pelagorium), oak, ivy, daisies, and aconite.  

Perfume/Scents:

Myrhh, honeysuckle, and any light (gossamer) scent.  

Gems and Metals:

 

Opal and any opalescent gem, silver, hematite, obsidian, and garnet.

 

Colors:

 

Black, blood red, white, and forest green..

The Arachne Archetype

Every woman’s personality is actually influenced by numerous different goddesses (traits that exist in her personality, or roles that function in her life). One goddess, however, predominates. It is this goddess, your personal goddess type, that is detailed in this report because she represents the core part of your personality that establishes your identity and most influences how you express it to the outer world. Think of it as your own personal ‘comfort zone’ . . . your personal goddess type represents your basic, in-born core, the way you ‘really’ are. When you are functioning within the boundaries of your goddess type, you feel ‘at home with yourself’. Anxieties will be dissolved, priorities clearer, and you will feel energized, resilient, and capable. If your circumstances are well matched to your goddess type, your normal coping mechanisms will work well, and you will feel a sense of control over your destiny.

Arachne Characteristics

The Arachne woman is a pillar of strength in her family and community. She is decisive when it comes to practical affairs, dependable and responsible. Whether at home or at work, an Arachne is quiet and serious, with incredible tenacity. The thought of not following through on a promise offends her deeply. When she gives her word, others can count on it.

Her appearance says a great deal about her. An Arachne is usually well groomed, but not flashy. Her clothing is chosen more for its quality and comfort than for its stylishness. Her ‘look’ could be described as conservative and classic. She may view her clothes as investments and keep them for a long time, but they are always in good repair.

Arachnes usually have a wide circle of friends, and they are usually friends for life. An Arachne is quick to go to bat for her friends, but if one betrays her trust she may be cut out of the Arachne’s life forever.

Arachne’s reverence for truth and fairness shone clearly in her myths. When a woman has a strong Arachne, she enjoys the righteousness of her struggles to make sure that justice is upheld and usually the weaker members of the community are well-served and protected.

Outgoing and friendly, an Arachne’s speech is clear and direct; she seldom sends people double messages. They can be sure that what she said is what she meant. They don’t mind having a good argument, and are experts at debate. Social traditions, especially those that involve tradition or ritual, give special pleasure; she enjoys opportunities to see friends, coworkers, and relatives at social functions.

In keeping with her myths, an Arachne can be quite heroic for she is not the least fainthearted or squeamish. She can function efficiently and bravely in dangerous situations without being fearful or horrified. She is able to keep her ‘cool’ in the middle of a crisis or emergency situation. Many Arachne types are athletic and enjoy the rough-and-tumble of competitive sports, participating as player or fan.

A woman with Arachne as the dominant archetype is outstanding at devising procedures and detailing rules and regulations. An Arachne is always curious about new devices and procedures, always looking for a better way of doing things. She is always punctual and expects others to be also. A bit of a perfectionist, she likes to see things done correctly and can sometimes be impatient with those she feels don’t pay enough attention to detail.

An Arachne may not always be as responsive other’s points of view or their expression of emotions. At times, she may have a tendency to jump to conclusions too quickly and to be a bit impatient with individuals who take too long to develop or present their viewpoint or proposals. She is especially vulnerable to this tendency when she occupies a position of authority. Arachne types should make an extra effort to remain open to input from those who are dependent upon them, whether it is their children, their spouse, or their employees.

In the workplace, an Arachne is often found in management. She is a natural leader, quick, decisive, and hard working. She is comfortable evaluating others and in judging their performance in terms of standard procedure. However, her realistic, matter-of-fact approach may be somewhat abrupt at times, hurting the feelings of others who are more people-oriented than she is.

Sometimes the quality of an Arachne’s work propels her toward rapid success (sometimes so quickly that even she is mystified about how it happened), and she usually finds that she enjoys being ‘the boss’. Arachnes are tireless in their devotion to their work, and may neglect other parts of their life for the sake of work. An Arachne’s tendency to discount the importance of socializing and personal feelings may lead some co-workers (especially females) to think of her as overly ambitious, cold and unfeeling. An Arachne is more bound to the institution than to her colleagues and does not feel particularly obligated to go out of her way to ‘give them a hand up’. Because of the natural ease with which she moved into a position of authority, she just assumes that others will find it equally simple if only they will work as hard, or efficiently, as she did.

If fortunate, she is able early in her career to find a senior colleague who will play a similar role by serving as her mentor/sponsor. She usually has little difficulty in avoiding romantic entanglements with her male colleagues, since an Arachne is often able to be a companion or confidante without developing erotic feelings. However, once her “apprenticeship” is once she feels has outgrown the mentor/protege relationship by feeling comfortable (or even superior)in her own skills, the relationship may be abandoned, sometimes with ill will on both sides as portrayed in the story of the relationship of Athena and Arachne.

Otherwise, an Arachne is generally loyal to her place of work (as she is to family and community). Her natural affinity is for the established, the time-honored institutions and their ways. Generally comfortable with the routine, and she often finds it difficult to understand those who wish to radically change or abandon the traditional approach. However, she can be a formidable opponent and doesn’t hesitate to force change should the right issue arise.

It’s not surprising that Arachnes often rise to positions of responsibility at her work, at her church, and in the various civic clubs and committees with which she’s involved. She is steady in attendance, and loaded with valuable skills.

Your Personal Characteristics

Like the Arachne that you are, you are extroverted, friendly and sociable. You enjoy being with other people and find that it energizes you, heightening your natural enthusiasm for life and all its possibilities. Exuberant, optimistic, and energetic, you are at your best in a social situation.

Like Arachne, you enjoy being with people, are full of energy, and tend to be enthusiastic. You genuinely like other
people and openly demonstrate your positive feelings toward them. It is easy for you to form close relationships,
and you tend to make friends quickly.

Like other Arachnes, you usually find the company of others pleasantly energizing and enjoy the company of others
and the excitement of crowds, needing little privacy and time for yourself.

Like your goddess Arachne, you at times you may seesaw between adhering to the traditional and the unorthodox, the
practical and the idealistic, you are by nature rather independent . . . imaginative, creative, and somewhat
individualistic.

Tolerant and broadminded, you have considerable impact on the people you encounter, even though you seldom may
recognize it. Your tendency to be freedom-loving and somewhat independent leads you to insist upon living your own
life as you see fit, even if that means ignoring convention.

You think in broad terms, are forward-looking, and progressive. You have a natural facility for thinking in symbols
and abstractions and may be greatly moved by music and the visual and performing arts as well as the raw beauty of
nature. Undisturbed by complexity, ambiguity, or subtlety, you can enjoy novelty, variety, and change. You usually
have several different ‘projects’ underway at the same time, though you may leave some of them incomplete when you
abandon them for newer interests.

You, like Arachne, are likely to be seen as someone whose ‘heart rules her head’, for you have good access to your
feelings and find it relatively easy to express them openly. Sometimes you do so even though it would be wiser not
to. Though it may leave you vulnerable at times wearing your heart on your sleeve usually makes others feel
comfortable in talking to you about their feelings and in sharing confidences with you.

Like Arachne, your needs are fairly simple, and you are not usually difficult to please. You have a moderately
strong desire for stability and peace. Although you may enjoy occasional travel or the adventure of new experiences,
you do not require constant excitement to feel fulfilled like Arachne did. Instead, you are comfortable with
familiarity and routine and do not find them intrinsically boring, consequently you are not compelled to seek
thrills or adventure at every turn.

Like Arachne, your levels of excitement- and thrill-seeking are average, indicating you have neither a tendency
toward either high or low levels of risk-taking behavior.

Unlike Arachne, you are moderate (or average) in your preference for the security and stability brought by
conformity to tradition. You aren’t particularly prone to challenging authority, convention or traditional values.
But neither do you demand a safe, predictable routine to feel secure. You are also average in the extent to which
you experience ambiguity, chaos, and disorder as stressful.

The legends of Arachne recount stories that demonstrate her conscientiousness and willing to work at her craft for
hours on end. Highly conscientious, Arachne was able to achieve success through her purposeful planning and her
persistence. Until her fateful decision to challenge the aurthority of Athena she, like most Arachne women, avoided
impulsive behavior that would diminish her effectiveness and subject her to undesirable consequences.

This ability to foresee the likely outcomes of one’s behavior is a hallmark of intelligence. The ability to
contemplate long-range goals, to plan and organize routes to these goals, and a willingness to persist in their
efforts even when they would rather be doing something else, is one of an Arachne’s goddess gifts, one that gives
you the ability to successfully undertake projects that require organized effort in sequenced steps or stages.
Consequently, Arachne women are often regarded as being intelligent and reliable.

On the negative side, some women of the Arachne type can become compulsive perfectionists and workaholics who set
high (sometimes unrealistically high) standards of performance for themselves and others. Furthermore, Arachne types
are sometimes so focused on their goals that they find it difficult to relax, not to mention play. Acting
spontaneously and impulsively in play can be fun. Others usually see spontaneous people as colorful, wacky, and fun
to be with. Give yourself permission to act in a carefree and careless manner every once in a while-at least no one
will accuse you of being stuffy or boring.

In her myths Arachne is usually depicted as someone who is confident in her ability to accomplish her goals, someone
who believes she has the common sense, the drive, and the self-control to overcome the obstacles in her path. Your
level of confidence in your ability to succeed, like hers, is high.

You are well organized and like to live according to routines and schedules, your attention keenly focused on what
you have to accomplish. But short of spontaneity, sometimes you may be so bound up in your lists of ‘Things To Do’
that you overlook valuable opportunities to enrich your life.

Arachne was widely known for having a strong sense of duty and moral obligation. Like hers, your sense of obligation
is fairly high. You honor your commitments and do not find contracts, rules and regulations overly confining.

Arachne usually thought things through carefully before she sprang into action. She was deliberate and cautious when making decisions. Like Arachne, you tend to take your time before deciding and seldom do or say the first thing that comes to mind without deliberating your alternatives and their probable consequences. The goddess Arachne was seldom impulsive. Your level of impulsiveness is low, like hers. You usually take your time before speaking or making decisions, considering your alternatives and carefully weighing the consequences of your actions. Impulses are not inherently bad; acting on our impulses can be an effective response in situations requiring snap decisions. Additionally, acting spontaneously and impulsively makes play possible. People who are impulsive are often seen as being colorful, exciting, and fun. Nonetheless, excessive impulsivity can lead to trouble – examples include using illicit drugs that eventually destroy one’s health, responding with an insult during an argument leading to the destruction of an important relationship, or excessive socializing that results in being fired from one’s job.

How An Arachne’s Mind Works

Your goddess type is largely determined by the neurological hard-wiring you received at birth. It governs the way you
think and learn. Unfortunately, most of us have been exposed to a ‘one-size-fits-all’ educational system that fails
to take into account that not everyone has the same style of learning. Understanding how you think and learn best
can help you be more productive at work or in school.

Arachne is generally portrayed as being a realistic, practical, and down-to earth type who was also quite
imaginative and inventive. Your quiz reveals that you are also imaginative and creative. Your quiz reveals that you
are oriented both to facts and fantasy. You are also able to use your imagination, and keen sense of what is
possible, to create a richer, more interesting world.

True to your nature as an Arachne, you are open-minded to new and unusual ideas and like to play with ideas and
debate intellectual issues. You probably enjoy riddles, puzzles and brainteasers. Like her, your level of ability
and comfort in thinking abstractly is high.

Self-discipline or will power was a prominent feature of the goddess Arachne’s personality. Your level of
self-discipline is also high. You are able to overcome any reluctance to begin a task (even a disagreeable one) and
to stay on track despite distractions. You seem to find it easy to persist at difficult or unpleasant tasks, seeing
them through to completion.

It is not surprising that most Arachnes like you do well in traditional classrooms. After all, an Arachne is a
down-to-earth woman who has a firm grasp on reality. The organization of concrete facts is her forte; she generally
respects traditional institutions such as schools, and is responsible and dependable. She is comfortable with
predominately teacher-to-student interactions such as lectures and assignments. Arachnes appreciate practicality and
flourishes in classroom settings that foster consistency, cooperation, and hard work.

n Arachne tends to have effective study habits. Because she seeks the ‘right way’ of doing things, she is usually
anxious to conform to a teacher’s expectations and often wants to please the instructor. She works best in
situations in which the teacher’s expectations are clear and when specific instructions for accomplishing assigned
tasks are given. She finds abstract or unstructured lessons frustrating, but is not disturbed by memorization,
drills, workbook exercises, and logical step-by-step presentations that deal with concrete facts. For a subject to
seem worthwhile to an Arachne, it must be realistic and practical. They need to see the usefulness of information.

As an Arachne you are probably at a disadvantage on timed tests and could profit from a course that will help you
develop test-taking skills. Even though they often can read an exam question once and provide the correct answer,
many Arachnes second-guess themselves . . . going back to reread the question to be sure they understood it. In a
timed test this usually works to their disadvantage.

Arachne At Work

Just as your inborn goddess type impacts the way you think and learn, it also greatly influences your life at work.
When your goddess-given strengths and patterns of behavior have become habitual, certain jobs or careers will be
more ‘natural’ for you. When your job allows you to capitalize on your goddess type, it is interesting and
energizing, almost fun. So if you’re about to enter the job market, use you knowledge of your goddess type as a
guide to selecting an ideal position that is a good match for your goddess type.

None of this means you can’t be happy in other fields. Lots of other factors influence job satisfaction, your boss
and coworkers, the pay, the dress code, for example. Most people manage to adapt, to develop and strengthen their
less developed skills and interests when working in a job, unless other factors introduce too many problems in the
setting.

Finally, if you aren’t satisfied at work or don’t feel you’re very effective, you can use what you learn about your
goddess’ strengths to examine the match between your goddess type and your current job and career.

You, like the goddess Arachne, are high in your quest for achievement. Those with a drive to be recognized as
successful often have a strong sense of direction in their lives and strive hard to achieve excellence in their
chosen pursuits. Taken to the extremes, high achievement-seeking may result in an individual who is too
single-minded and obsessed with her work. At the other extreme, is an individual content to get by with only a
minimal amount of work, even if it means being seen by others as lazy. Your level of achievement striving is high.

 

Arachne at work tends to be:

 

Accountable

Organized

Assertive

Outspoken

Conventional

Productive

Decisive

Rational

Efficient

Realistic

Friendly

Sensible

Hard working

Serious

 

Like Arachne, you pay great attention to facts, valuing what has been proven by experience. You can usually be counted on to be accurate. You like to do tasks that you’ve learned to do well and to see the results of your work quickly. You may excel at jobs that require paying a lot of attention to detail.

As an Arachne, you probably enjoy setting up systems that improve how a process works and like to proceed in a logical step-by-step fashion, following established procedures so that everything runs smoothly. You seldom mind having to repeat a task or use a skill once you’ve mastered it. Boredom is rarely a major issue for you in your job.

An Arachne type like you is usually well organized and likely to be a bit lost without her list of ‘Things To Do’. Very aware of time, you value punctuality and tend to be very productive, planning your work schedule down to 15-minute time slots to get the most done. With a tendency to be a ‘workaholic’, you’ve probably accumulated more annual leave time than you’re ever likely to use.

You work more effectively when you’re allowed to work on one project at a time, seeing it through to completion. You like for your work environment to be fairly predictable. You probably try to maintain a tidy workspace (or at least have a system that helps you find your ‘stuff’ even if it is all in a pile!) You work better when you have clearly defined goals and systems already worked out.

Like Arachne you rarely procrastinate and feel comfortable making decisions fairly quickly. You will be happiest in jobs that give you a lot of control over how you go about getting your work done You don’t mind working at a rapid pace, moving quickly from one task to another.

Solitary work is not for an Arachne like you. For one thing, you tend to ‘think out loud’ and may actually need to talk to be able to do your best thinking. Brainstorming sessions and committee meetings are often where you have your best ideas. It’s as if a thought forms in your head but becomes ‘fleshed out’ as you discuss it with others.

Your business-like demeanor and professional approach often inspires others to look to you for leadership. You tend to be fairly assertive, matter of fact, and impersonal , getting right to the point without a lot of chitchat. As a result, some of your coworkers or customers may think you are blunt, or even tactless. Your natural abilities in logical analysis and objective decision-making allow you succeed in a competitive environment.

 

Arachne Women Often Find Careers in these Fields Rewarding:

Administrator

Home management

Attorney, corporate

Information officer

Auditor

Insurance agent

Banking

Medical assistant

Budget analyst

Military Service

Caterer/food services

Nurse

Chef/cook

Nutritionist/dietitian

Civil Service employee

Office manager

Compliance officer

Paralegal

Computer analyst

Pharmaceutical sales

Concierge 

Pharmacist

Credit analyst

Project manager

Credit counselor

Public relations

Database manager

Realtor

Dentist

Receptionist

Electrical engineer

Sales

Factory supervisor

Stockbroker

Funeral director

Teacher: technical, trade

Health care administrator

Technician, health care

 

Arachne’s Relationships

When we encounter people whose god or goddess type matches our own, people who have similar traits, we are usually attracted to them and often make them a part of our social circle. This is not surprising for they tend to think like you, have similar interests, treat you as you treat others, and are easy for you to communicate with. You feel comfortable and energized when you are with them. When you spend much time with someone of an opposite type, you may feel drained of energy if it becomes a struggle to find common ground. Other types truly see the world through different eyes and approach life from a very different perspective. Depending on the situation in which you find yourselves, you may be able to recognize your differences and essentially ‘agree to disagree’.

Try to learn more and use your understanding about different god and goddess types, remembering that even though they differ, each type has its unique strengths and beauty. After all, it is the incredible diversity that makes life so colorful!

Like the goddess Arachne, you are less concerned with issues of pleasing others, or being popular, than you are with upholding your own personal values or in reaching your own goals. You are not very emotionally demanding of others and may find it difficult, if not actually unpleasant, to try to understand and deal with what you see as the emotional ‘neediness of others. You are not easily distracted from your pursuits by concern for the well being of others and aren’t particularly likely to extend yourself for others solely out of a sense of ‘ought to’.

Since you rely considerably on your rational judgment, you do not naively trust others to have good intentions and to behave honorably; hence you are unlikely to find yourself being frequently ‘victimized’ by others.

You usually take a friendly, cooperative approach rather than a forceful ‘we-should-do-it-like this’ position.
You’re more likely to use your charm in an understated, non-combative fashion to try to reach your objectives. But
if all else fails (or if the stakes are high or you’ve just been pushed-too-far, like the goddess Arachne you are
perfectly capable of being assertive since your quiz reveals that your assertiveness level is high.

Beware of your tendency to become too impersonal and too intellectual at times. Deep empathy doesn’t come easily for many Arachnes. They are more apt to think, analyze, and respond rationally in emotionally charged situations where others are apt to lose their heads. This “coolheadedness” is very useful in situations requiring tough or objective decisions, but it can make it difficult to develop intimacy with others. You may need to learn that logic and reason, valuable as they are, are only part of the story-that the subjective and emotional (sometimes even the irrational) are often equal in importance as the pure “facts” of the matter.

Other people tend to see Arachnes as strong and decisive women and are attracted by this quality, seeking to make them leaders, sometimes conferring upon them a responsibility that they may not wish to have. An Arachne’s tendency to be so task-oriented that her impatience to reach the goal may unwittingly trample on the feelings of others. On the positive side, an Arachne’s levelheaded, logical approach is often exactly what is needed to help others find solutions to their problems. It is important, though, that Arachnes be cautious with this power and try to be sensitive to the possibility that what other’s want and need from them may simply be a sympathetic audience and not an actual solution to their problems.

Arachne was not one of the goddesses who were well known for being altruistic, always helping others in times of
need. Unlike her, you find helping other people genuinely rewarding and have a strong need to be of service to
others. For you, helping others is a form of self-fulfillment rather than sacrifice. Your level of altruism is high.

Arachne was not noted for her agreeableness, her desire to participate in group efforts. Nor did she mind facing
conflict or confrontation. Realistic and pragmatic, she tended to be an excellent strategist who attained success by
relying on her tactical strengths rather than on tact and charm. Unlike her you are very concerned with getting
along well with others. You have a pleasing, agreeable manner that others find appealing. You greatly dislike any
kind of confrontation. Much of the time you seem perfectly willing to deny your own needs in order to get along with
others.

You are more tenderhearted than your personal goddess type Arachne who was seldom strongly affected by the suffering
of others. Unlike her, you sense the pain and neediness of others and are fairly easily moved to compassion.
Strongly affected by human suffering, sometimes you may lose your objectivity and impartiality.

Arachne As a Child

What you were like as a child and the messages you received from your parents have undoubtedly influenced your development, for better or worse. Lucky for you if your family enjoyed and encouraged you to develop naturally as the Arachne that you are. Chances are you felt good about yourself and got a big head start in developing all your Arachne strengths.

Sometimes, however, having ‘too much’ family support can cause a problem. When parents give their little goddess unlimited approval for the traits of her natural goddess type to the exclusion of helping her develop the helpful traits of the other goddesses that exist as potential in her personality, she can grow up too one-sided. Take, for example, the young Artemis who is a natural athlete and fierce competitor. While her parents are busy applauding her for all her trophies and carting her to competitions, they may forget to similarly encourage her to keep up with her assignments and she fails to sufficiently develop her intellectual skills.

Also unfortunate is the girl whose goddess type meets with her parents’ disapproval. Their opposition won’t change her inborn type; it just leaves her feeling bad about herself for being who she is, feeling inauthentic if she tries to conform to their expectations by pretending to be ‘the other girl’ that she sensed they would have preferred, or even making her rebellious.

Naturally curious, a little Arachne is constantly seeking information and trying to figure out how things work. Your room was probably full of books, and it’s not at all unusual for an Arachne child to learn to read long before her playmates do. It’s a lucky little Arachne whose father (or father figure) welcomes her to “his” world, for she’s not usually as intrigued with the stereotypical ‘womanly arts of baking, housekeeping, or even dressing up. Unless it requires her to use her intellect or logic, once she’s mastered the task, she’s no longer interested in it.

As an Arachne child you were probably very hard working, responsible, and reliable, although at times you could be impatient and even a bit ‘bossy’. Major changes in your life could be difficult for you to handle, and you were often reluctant to try new things. Even at a young age your logical nature was making its presence known. You probably frequently tested your parents’ patience by repeatedly asking ‘Why?’ A calm and logical child, you probably did very well in school for you had a strong drive for competence. Hopefully your parents recognized your efforts to become the responsible child that you were.

Remember that your parents, like most, probably assumed that you, their child, were pretty much like them. All parents have a different view of the ‘right way’ to rear a child, one that reflects their own god or goddess type.

Arachne As a Parent

Armed with your new understanding of how the goddess types work, you will not be surprised to hear that one other factor, the goddess or god-type of your child, will play a big part in how well you will fare in your role as a parent. Bear in mind that, whichever little gods or goddesses reside in your pantheon, the wise goddess avoids trying to reshape them and allows them to grow into their true goddess-given selves with her understanding and support.

Loyal, caring, and involved in the lives of her children, the Arachne mother can sometimes be overprotective. Some Arachne mothers have been described as ‘hover mothers’, arriving at school with the lunchbox the child left on the table, long before the child has even realized he’s forgotten it!

Arachne’s children have little doubt about who is in charge. They know what is expected of them and will be expected to obey. Some Arachne mothers can be a bit rigid and demanding or controlling of their children, but rather than making an angry or tearful scene that provokes guilt in the child, the Arachne mother is likely to issue a low-key, but firm reprimand which she expects to be followed without hesitation.

The children (and partner) of an Arachne may frequently find her ‘absent’, emotionally if not physically. Her job or career often takes precedence to family life. Even if she decides to make ‘quality time’ with her family, her mind and spirit may keep wandering back to the office. An Arachne does not find it easy to rest or play.

Arachne and Her Mates

Is there one perfect match for your goddess type? Some types may be naturally better suited than others. After all, the more similar two types are, the more they understand each other for the more values and interests they have in common, the easier they can communicate, and the less work they have to do to get along. They may, however, have to make an extra effort to stay interesting to each other.

But what about opposites? Opposites may attract, but too often they don’t manage to stay together. When a person from a very different type comes into a romantic relationship with you, you may find yourself drawn to them because you are intrigued by their difference. (Sometimes this may be a sign that they have a quality or strength you admire that isn’t a part of your goddess type and that you need to develop in your self.) Too soon the magical courtship stage is over and you begin to notice that the differences between you are less appealing, maybe even a source of annoyance and conflict. Perhaps you start seeing signs that there isn’t good chemistry between you, or that you need to pull back and not invest so much of yourself. If you think there is enough positive about the relationship and can thoughtfully examine the differences objectively, you may decide to live with the differences between you. Sometimes, though, the differences are just too great to overcome or do not justify the amount of energy it takes to maintain the relationship. If you choose not to deal with the differences, it is wise to move on and find other mates who are more compatible with your goddess type.

But if you’re already deeply invested in such a relationship, or if you simply like a challenge, much can be gained in a mating of opposites. Rather than unintentionally turning your differences into a source of frustration and dissatisfaction, you can learn to celebrate them. Unfortunately, the tendency is to instinctively follow the path of the Pygmalion archetype. In this legend the sculptor Pygmalion, unable to love any of the women he met, carved a statue . . . a perfect and beautiful image of his ‘ideal woman’. Over the course of his labors he grew madly in love with her, but fell into despair because, as a lifeless statue, she could not love him in return.

Like Pygmalion, we (in ways subtle, and not so subtle) try to make our partners change, to become more like us. Chipping away at our loves and marriages with constant tension, criticism, and complaints, we try to pull our partners out of their own god- or goddess- types. Such efforts are destined to fail. Even if it could be successful, it would extinguish their personality, leaving them as lifeless and cold as a statue. Although Aphrodite took pity on the poor sculptor and brought his statue to life in the legend, we must make our own miracles . . . by understanding our differences and seeing them not as problems but as incredible opportunities to breathe life into our own relationships.

This section will guide you to a general understanding of how your goddess archetype exerts a profound influence on the course of your love life. Perhaps the most important aspect of this report is the recognition that the very same differences that attract a woman and her mate to each other can also be the cause of most of the conflict between them, and that it is how these differences are handled that really matters.

Casual, superficial relationships don’t interest an Arachne at all. You are cautious and serious about love and really desire a deep, genuine, lasting love. You are old-fashioned about courtship and love, and will remain faithful to your loved one in good times and in bad.

In love, an Arachne is most interested in a person’s sense of humor and intelligence. She likes a partner who is mentally lively and who keeps her guessing a little bit for she becomes restless and bored with someone who never asks questions, never changes or surprises her. Talking, sharing ideas, going places together, and learning new things together are very important to her happiness. She needs lots of social stimulation and likes to have many friends of both sexes. A possessive, jealous partner is very stifling for her.

Arachne’s commitment is lifelong. Loyal and faithful, she takes her wifely responsibilities seriously. Duty is her motto, so understandably she is a steady, dependable partner. An Arachne is usually an excellent companion . . . an independent type, helpful and interesting but never clinging and seldom critical or nagging. At the very worst, she might seem too emotionally distant, after all has so many fish to fry!

The successful type who can attract an Arachne’s romantic attention usually has a good position at work and an adequate income. Conflict can occur if her partner is threatened by her financial independence or success, especially if there is an expectation that she sacrifice her career to become a housewife.

The home of an Arachne woman is usually a pleasant place for she has a way of promoting harmony. Fortunately, this couple seldom has to manage on a ‘shoestring’ since the Arachne woman expects her home to be attractive, well-organized, and in good repair and meals served punctually. Much of this is accomplished through the execution of well-organized routines. The employment of a housekeeper, if at all possible, is ideal lest the competent Arachne exhaust her self attempting to manage all her various roles while adhering to her usual high standards.

Arachnes love tradition and take particular delight in festive occasions, especially if there is ritual involved. She can be counted on to create new family traditions as well as adhere to the ones she inherited.

With a strong need to be in charge and to have her home organized, an Arachne partner can be rather overwhelming. Although she likes to confront problems immediately so that they can be resolved and allow her to move on, she tends to be impatient and unwilling to take the time to listen patiently and give her partner the chance to fully express their viewpoint. In addition, many Arachnes are uncomfortable dealing with emotions so they may dismiss their partner’s feelings when they do not seem logical.

For the Arachne woman to feel successful, it is important for her to reach her over-arching goal of creating a harmonious family system that supports a devoted and companionable relationship with her mate and provides a setting where her children can be raised to be healthy and productive.

Visit the reference section at www.goddessgift.com to find valuable resources that will help you ‘love the one you’re with’, getting past the ancient conflicts and behavior patterns that have the power to destroy relationships. Learn to appreciate, even honor, each other’s complementary, but differing, ways of being. By developing insight into the ways the god and goddess archetypes interact, you can learn how to make your differences complement one another as intensely as they might otherwise clash.

Arachne Under Stress

Your goddess type impacts every aspect of your life, including your health and sense of well-being. In fact, recent research suggests a direct link between personality and illness. Your goddess type represents the orderly arrangement of your personality that helps you deal with life. If your life is highly compatible with your goddess type, all is well. If, however, your circumstances force you to function largely outside your personal type, you will view your life from a negative perspective and experience stress and emotional discomfort. Our thoughts and emotions are deeply intertwined. Negative thoughts provoke negative feelings that rob the body of the energy it needs to remain in healthy balance, leaving us susceptible to illness.

Consider this example: Amy’s goddess type is one that finds it very difficult to say ‘no’ to anyone. Consequently, she is always trying to do too much and is frequently behind schedule. Missing deadlines and being late for appointments causes her to feel guilty, so every time she is late creates additional stress for her. That stress results in a negative chemical reaction in her body, which, if continued over a long period of time, can ‘wear down’ her body’s natural defenses, leaving her accident prone and vulnerable to infections and a number of other stress-related illnesses.

Another body of fascinating research suggests that each personality type is linked to its own specific areas of vulnerability, or ‘weak sites’, within the body . . . an Achilles’ heel, so to speak. It is thought that these particular areas may be more sensitive to stress-related chemical imbalance.

This section will help you identify:

• Typical ways your type functions under stress

• Characteristic negative thoughts (fears and anxieties) that produce stress

• Vulnerable areas of the body and major health issues for your goddess type

• Behavior patterns that may put you ‘at risk of developing a specific health problem

As an Arachne you tend to work hard, continually pushing yourself, often to the point of exhaustion. Consequently your health behaviors may be less than adequate – skipping meals, ignoring the need to stretch or empty your bladder, finding it hard to fall asleep with so many thoughts in your head. You probably even find it to relax when you’re on vacation!

Your anxieties center around fears that you may not be able to make things happen the way you need them to in order for you to achieve success. Arachnes feel a strong need to earn their in society and are prompted to make considerable efforts to prevent and control disorder.

Sometimes, in an effort to make things run smoothly, you experience frustration at what you see as the less than responsible behavior of others. At such times these people may feel you aren’t considering their points of view and are jumping to conclusions, or even judging them unfairly. When you feel your intentions are misperceived, any insecurities you might have may suddenly surface, although an Arachne usually is untroubled by self-doubt and projects as strong sense of self.

When an Arachne is ‘stressed out’ or overly tired, she can become emotionally overwhelmed, even to the point of becoming distraught. In this state you may literally feel unable to think clearly and barely able to cope. You may become repetitious in what you say, or even blaming of others for what you see as their ‘failure’ to pick up their share of the load. In this frame of mind you may begin to nag them, succeeding only in driving them to further withdraw when what you actually need at this time is their reassurance and support.

If stress is not quickly resolved, it is not uncommon for an Arachne to feel fatigued, beset by unusual and unpleasant sensations in their bodies, or even to succumb to an illness. When incapacitated, even for a brief time by a minor illness, an Arachne usually begins to feel increasingly left out and unappreciated. Feeling ‘powerless’ and ‘out of control’ is very stressful and uncomfortable for an Arachne like you.

An Arachne’s weak sites include her pelvic area, digestive and circulatory systems, and her immune system, particularly the adrenal glands. Health issues likely to be of special importance to her include: frequent colds and viral infections, urinary tract infections, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, low back pain, leg cramps or sciatica, gastroesophageal reflux (symptoms of heartburn), indigestion, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety disorders or panic attacks, alcohol abuse, and insomnia. It is important for you, as an Arachne type, to recognize the extent to which your goddess type may be encouraging you to neglect your own health needs and to consciously attempt to remedy this situation.

Situations most likely to trigger an Arachne’s level of stress are those that evoke:

• fear of being rejected or criticized

• fear of failure

• frustration at feeling restricted, controlled or otherwise manipulated

• feeling entrapped in a relationship that is emotionally complex or ‘needy’.

Major stressors that arise in the lives of an Arachne are often related to her:

• tendency to expect perfection from herself and others

• attempts to resist regulations and control over her behavior, which she experiences as a loss of freedom, and

• tendency to be single-minded and focused, living little time or energy for relaxation or other people.

Arachne’s Personal Goddess Path

While your goddess type is the strongest, most developed, preferred, and ‘natural’ to you, you potentially have aspects (or traits) of all the goddesses in your personality. They are willing to come to your rescue if needed. As your life unfolds over time, you will be presented with different challenges that are not in your goddess’ ‘area of expertise’, challenges that another goddess would be better equipped to handle. You can recognize when this occurs because you may feel drained of energy, ‘mentally fuzzy’, and less sure of your ability to cope. Your life may feel out of control, or you may even have a strong sense of being ‘numbed’ or detached from what is going on around you. Here is where those other goddesses can come to your rescue.

Arachne’s Allies

Artemis and Hera are your allies. Already present in your personality, they can be called into play to help you adapt and grow. Which goddess is active at any given time depends on a combination of factors that interact-how many (and which) goddesses are in your repertoire and your predisposition to use them. The situation you find yourself coping with and the roles it calls forth in you, even your hormones, and your stage of life are also important factors.

Think of your life as an improvisational play with several actresses in the cast, each with a different role. One actress (your personal goddess type, Arachne) will play the lead and be on-stage most of the time since she is your strongest, most experienced performer. However, the others will be called on-stage occasionally when the play takes a direction that calls for their ‘special’ skills or attributes.

You can also activate a goddess archetype intentionally, by consciously focusing on her (through study, meditations, rituals) or by ‘doing’ those activities with which she is associated, such as taking a college course to ‘activate’ the logical Athena. All you need do is honor her and consciously invite her presence – a process called ‘invoking’ a goddess. This section identifies the other goddesses in your makeup and some of the ways you can summon, or invoke, these goddesses in your life-to solicit their aid during times of crisis or to strengthen their impact and increase your psychological flexibility.

Like you, your ally Artemis is self-reliant and capable who greatly values her independence. But she can offer an Arachne help in learning to let go of her highly structured, logical, and well-organized ‘by the book’ approach when the situation calls for a more intuitive or spontaneous style. She can help an Arachne begin to trust her impressions more instead of relying on facts and details as she usually does in forming her decisions. When activated, the Artemis archetype can also help an Arachne become more flexible, relaxed, and feeling less of a need to be in control of her relationships and her environment.

Without meaning to, when they are so task-focused that they don’t slow down to consider how other people feel about an issue or a decision, Arachnes sometimes act insensitively, failing to notice the emotional impact they have on others. Since an Arachne is extraordinarily strong-willed and focused on problem solving, she can be quite intimidating. Once Hera’s presence is invoked, an Arachne develops more patience in dealing with the feelings of others and can find it easier to improve communication and develop genuine intimacy.

To develop a healthy balance you need to integrate characteristics of each of the goddesses into your life. By so doing, you can recognize needs you’ve left unfulfilled. Then by attending to those needs, you can become happier and more self-confident. Visit the website again (www.goddessgift.com) to learn more about the different goddesses and to learn specific ways to strengthen their presence in your life.

Recognizing Your ‘Missing Goddess’

Just as your goddess type is dominant in your makeup, there is also one specific goddess that will be the weakest in you. Persephone is your missing goddess. Recognizing this goddess, and honoring her presence, is critical to your well-being because, if she remains neglected, she is apt to appear at the most unexpected time to create havoc in your life.

Most of us have witnessed, at one time or another, an acquaintance who, in the face of some seemingly trivial irritation, explodes into a tirade, ready to ‘take the skin off’ the offender. Normally a sweet-natured, compliant and somewhat self-effacing type, she pays for ignoring her missing goddess (in this case one who is more demanding or judgmental than her own goddess type). Had she acknowledged these needs within herself and developed a few simple assertiveness skills, she would have been spared this embarrassment.

You’ve probably encountered the motif of the ‘uninvited guest’ that appears in many fairy tales and legends. Usually the story begins with a celebration to which everyone in the kingdom is invited, everyone that is except for one certain person (often a witch or a troll who is disliked because they seem ugly or evil). This uninvited guest, understandably miffed at having been excluded, invariably shows up anyway and places a terrible curse on the hosts, the infant who is being christened, or even on the entire kingdom! The terms ‘uninvited guest’ or ‘missing goddess’ refer to the neglected or rejected side of our selves we’ve forced out of our conscious awareness. In Jungian psychology, these disowned aspects of the self, forced to reside in the darkness of the unconscious mind, are called the ‘shadow’. It is the part of our self that we feel least comfortable with and have rejected as not being a part of ‘who we really are’.

An Arachne can easily become a tyrannical ‘control freak’, needing to control her relationships and her environment. Persephone can help you to become, like her, more of a ‘free-spirit’, allowing you to more graciously accept your dependence on others and turn you towards strengthening your self while resisting the impulse to control others.

Approaching the Triple Goddess

Before the Titans and the Olympians (the gods and goddesses with their very human-like traits and personalities) appeared in Greek mythology, and long before the 5,000 year reign of male deities, people recognized a Triple Goddess who symbolized the three faces of the original Great Goddess. Often depicted in association with the changing phases of the moon, the Triple Goddess moves between her many roles with the changing seasons of her life. In Greek mythology her three faces are described as the:

Maiden/Virgin            Skilled,self-defining, achieving, and focused

Mother/Matriarch       Relationship-oriented,nurturing, loving, generous

Wisewoman/Crone     Contemplative,spiritual, compassionate, able to                                laugh,an agent of transformative change in society

In Native American mythology the Triple Goddess was represented by the benevolent Changing Woman who could change back and forth from an infant to a young or old woman at will. She reminds us that a full life is rooted in our own nature as well as the seasons of our particular stage of life. Although recent social changes such as our ability to control the timing of childbearing have loosened the ties of the various stages to a woman’s chronological age, it is still common for most women to develop psychologically following this age-old sequence.

The major developmental task of the young woman, in her maiden stage, typically is to claim and embrace her own personal goddess and to fully develop and strengthen the character of her personal goddess type. Having done so, at mid-life (the phase of the mother/matron), her personal growth is enhanced by nurturing the presence and the strengths of the other goddesses who have remained less developed in her personality. With her primary goddess now strong and experienced, she can now afford to attend to the areas of her life she has heretofore neglected. And in the third phase of her life, generally occurring when she is postmenopausal, she reaches the stage of the wisewoman or crone. Her task at this stage is to pull back some from the more external and active involvement of her earlier years, to integrate all that she has learned, and to draw inward, finding her own voice and purpose. She emerges more spontaneous and less restrained by convention, more contemplative, more compassionate and self-accepting. She can be quite outspoken, in touch with her anger on behalf of herself and others. She is fully capable of forcing social changes that are needed. Using the wisdom she has gained, she now is able to weave her unique perspective into a tapestry that is a full expression of the sacred feminine.

Ways to Grow

As an Arachne it is likely that you have developed the side of you which is independent and goal-focused at some sacrifice of the more tender, nurturing qualities that are considered to be ‘traditionally feminine’ traits. Your journey toward completeness will center on the need to develop your potential for emotional awareness and give additional priority to your relationships.

Other Recommendations:

• You are unusually able to accurately sense other people’s needs. Sometimes your “giftedness” in this area can be overwhelming to others. So, rather than jumping right in to help them solve their problems, it is often better to ask them what they really want first. Express your desire to help, communicate how you think you could help, but be willing to accept a “No Thanks”. They may just want a sympathetic audience, not someone to “fix” the problem.

• Given your ambition and desire for self-development, you can drive yourself and others to exhaustion in your relentless pursuit of your goals. Be sure to take rest periods in which you refresh and reconnect with yourself more deeply. Sometimes taking a few deep breaths is all it takes to recharge your batteries and improve your outlook on life.

• Desiring to be admired by others, some Arachne women adapt themselves so much to the expectations of others that they lose touch with what they are really feeling in a situation. It is important that you resist being a “people pleaser” at the expense of discovering your own core beliefs and values.

• You have much to teach others and are probably a good teacher, but you may expect too much of others. Some will agree with you in theory, but for various reasons (perhaps they’re not as self-disciplined as you) do not find it easy to change right away. Your words and your example probably do more good than you realize, but you need to be patient with those who do not move as quickly as you.

• Learn to relax, taking some time for yourself. Saving the world does not depend on you alone, even though you may often feel that it does.

• Remember that your true power lies in your ability to uplift and inspire people, not in asserting your will upon them. You are at your best when you are taking charge and helping everyone through a crisis, and you will do more to win the loyalty and devotion of others by showing the size of your heart than you ever can by wielding raw power.

• Arachnes occasionally find it difficult to yield to others. Learn to evaluate the situation you find yourself in. Frequently there will be  very little at stake, and you can allow others to have their way without sacrificing your need to stay in control.

• It is likely that many people in your life really care about you and admire you, but you may not always make this easy for them since you may often feel that the entire world is against you. Try to accept affection more readily by taking stock of your allies and letting them know that you appreciate them.

• Getting in touch with her own feelings is not always an easy thing for an Arachne, because she tends to spend so much time “in her head”. It is important for you to be aware of your feelings, especially any that you may find uncomfortable, including sexual and aggressive ones. You might find it helpful to keep a journal. Or group work might be beneficial since it can both to help develop your emotional side and learn that others will not think less of you for having needs and limitations like the rest of the human race.

• Arachne women pride themselves on their independence and self-reliance. But in truth, no one is truly independent. Acknowledge that you, like everyone else, must depend on others. Use your strong capacity for leadership to develop cooperative relationships, at home and at work, and learn to let others “share their part of the load”.

Closing the Circle: Finding Completion on the Goddess Path

Even before the appearance of the Triple Goddess, humankind recognized the existence of a ‘Oneness’, a creator, a ‘giver of life’, a spiritual presence who was complete, in and of herself. She was known by many names, among them the Great Goddess, Ishtar, Gaia (Mother Earth). All powerful, she was life energy itself, and a goddess unafraid to venture into the underworld, the symbol for the soul. She reminds us that we must ground ourselves in the reality of our nature and incorporate all sides of ourselves, whether they be light and pleasant or dark and wrathful. She demanded that we connect to the inner wisdom inside our selves and that we manifest that wisdom in the world.

A Final Note

Although in contemporary times we are more likely to speak of mental health, self-actualization, or even spiritual enlightenment, the quest remains the same – growth that leads to personal authenticity. Recognizing and nurturing your goddesses within is a good beginning. As you continue on the goddess path in your quest for a meaningful life, we at Goddessgift wish you good luck and . . . well, Goddess-speed!

We wish to gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Dr. John A. Johnson for allowing the use of comments he authored concerning the description of personality traits measured by the IPIP items contained in the goddess quiz, and to Steven E. Brenner who authored the original IPIP analysis program on which our program is based..