The Kalko's Cry
The First Independent News Source of the Shrailleeni Empire
March, 1291 (2015)
National News
New Revelation From Mother Goddess!
Temple Demands End to Feudal System
Ancient City, Shrailleen - In a statement that has sent shockwaves throughout all of Shrailleeni society, the High Priestess of the Temple of the Mother Goddess has announced the reception of a new divine revelation from the Mother Goddess Herself, may Her Light guide all of Her Children. During an extraordinary gathering of the Temple Sisterhood, in which Priestesses and Priests from every Temple order and sect were present, the Mother Goddess spoke to the Most Enlightened Assembly to reveal a new Enlightened Path for Her people: an end to the traditional monarchist system and a radical redefinition of Enlightened Rule.
The announcement was made nearly simultaneously throughout the Enlightened World this morning, with local Priestesses and Priests giving the news of Divine Revelation to their respective congregations outside of the temples and shrines under their care. This included temples across the archipelago and the Greater Kurungarran Queendom, as well as temples and shrines in southern Dengali, the fledgling temple in Tritonsberg, and to the faithful in aid camps across the region. According to the Temple leadership, the revelation took some time to disseminate to all of the faithful, but the gravity of the news required an organized announcement.
In the ancient city of Shrailleen, home to the High Priestess of the Temple Sisterhood and spiritual heart of Mother Goddess Worship, the announcement was made to a large congregation which gathered to hear the High Priestess speak. The High Priestess does not often lead prayer sessions or give speeches, and only addresses crowds of this size on matters of supreme religious importance. It is noted that the last time a Revelation was revealed from the Mother Goddess was five hundred years ago, at the beginning of the Enlightenment Movement.
For our readers who have not already heard the news from their local Priestess or Priest, and for the benefit of our foreign readers, the Cry has summarized the key points of the Mother Goddess's message as revealed to Her Temple:
- That the Children of the Mother Goddess, as a result of the Mother Goddess's Will, have benefitted from universal primary education for the past several generations and have an overwhelming capacity for multilingual literacy, arithmetic, and philosophy.
- That the creation of an Enlightened, well-educated populace has placed into the hands of the Children of the Mother Goddess the capability to ably and responsibly govern their own affairs on Earth in a fashion consistent with the teachings of the Goddess.
- That the ruling nobility, who have been entrusted by the Goddess to rule Her Children justly and wisely by virtue of their formerly superior education and abilities, have failed Her trust in recent decades.
- That the recent spread of unrest and violence abhorrent to the Mother Goddess has been caused as a direct result of the Enlightened Principles held by the Children of the Mother Goddess coming into conflict with the now-archaic rule of the nobility.
- That it is the will of the Mother Goddess that Her Child the Mother Empress, being the ultimate expression of Enlightened Will, must hear this Revelation and bring peace back to the Children of the Mother Goddess by following Her Divine Will.
- That the families of the nobility, having now been revealed the Will of the Mother of All, must comply with the Divine Revelation of the Mother Goddess and work with the Mother Empress to achieve Her new vision for Her Children.
Reactions to this Revelation have yet to be fully interviewed, but the general reception among the Shrailleeni people seems to be highly positive. Many see this Revelation as proof that the Mother Goddess can provide a path to address their grievances without having to adopt the increasingly violent tactics of the Republican Movement.
There has yet to be any response from the Republican rebels holding Muldera and assaulting other cities across the islands, nor from the nobility or the Shrailleeni government.