In a brilliantly re-creative intellectual thread, in 1993 feminist lesbian poet Judy Grahn re-members and reclaims the sacrality of women and menstruation in her Blood,…
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Aikido & Art as a Spiritual Path & a Beautiful Necessity
The first movements into spiritually inspired re-embodiment which I discovered came (unsurprisingly) from men, and originated outside the United States. Morihei Ueshiba, the now-deceased creator…
Continue ReadingEcofeminism results! & book list
SQUEEEEEEE! Got good news on my Ecofeminism Comprehensive Exam results — woohooo! ;) This is such a relief, too. I know everyone tells me it’s…
Continue ReadingInfographic perfection
I have found the perfect infographic to express my feelings on research! :)
Continue ReadingComing down to the wire at a gallop…
On schoolwork Only two and a half weeks left in the semester, and my comprehensive essay is coming together nicely — thank goodness. I’ve got…
Continue ReadingSpiritual Transformation & Non-Violent Feminist Practice, pt. 2
Reflecting on spirituality vs. ethics, I was fascinated to realize I’d made one of the mistakes the author notes: considering non-violence as equivalent to passive…
Continue ReadingSpiritual Transformation & Non-Violent Feminist Practice, pt. 1
This is a review of Leela Fernandes’ Transforming Feminist Practice: Non-Violence, Social Justice, & the Possibilities of a Spiritualized Feminism. The title of the book…
Continue ReadingThe “Goddess Array” in Wolf’s Vagina: A New Biography, pt. 3
I apologize that, due to Wolf’s writing resonating powerfully for me, I’m falling back on massive quotes more than I would like to. In my…
Continue ReadingThe “Goddess Array” in Wolf’s Vagina: A New Biography, pt. 2
In my last posting on Vagina: A New Biography, I closed with the virulently damaging effects of rape — physically, sensually, and emotionally — for…
Continue ReadingThe “Goddess Array” in Wolf’s Vagina: A New Biography, pt. 1
In an instant, I realized that original sin did not, as the Judeo-Christian tradition has it, originate in human sexuality. Our species’ original sin…
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