Unfortunately, I ultimately found the four archetypes offered by Weber to be somewhat limiting, in that they all seemed to define a woman in terms…
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WomanChrist (5 of 8)
I found myself wondering, in fact, just how much abuse women were supposed to put up with. When was the pain supposed to stop? When…
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Myths and victims Mythically speaking, this revelation holds true as well, at least in the stories I know of. The entire saga of the Old…
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Myths and archetypes Weber clearly understands the power and beauty of myth and dream, which is a subject I too very much appreciate pondering: “The…
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I am still cautiously exploring esotericism, so I also loved her comment about science being what we can know about the Mystery, but that “Mystery…
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I recently finished reading Womanchrist: A New Vision of Feminist Spirituality, a book which has left me quite perplexed. The author, Christin Lore Weber, is…
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It’s a Sunday morning at about 9:30am as I write this, and I’m at a local mall. I’m helping a friend with writing some papers…
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I did find myself rather raising an eyebrow at some of the symbolism, however, with its emphasis on white clothing and long white veils for…
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Now a bit more rambling about the “Hidden In Plain Sight” conference. As I’ve mentioned previously, it lasted for four days: Thursday through Sunday. The…
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I’m back from Hidden in Plain Sight, the Rosicrucian Museum’s lovely four-day conference on esotericism. Not only did I have a wonderfully mentally stimulating time,…
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