(“The Warrior Women”) by Monique Wittig translated by David Le Vay (first reviewed April 2005) Wittig’s book, quite frankly, puzzles me — or perhaps it’s…
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The Sweat Lodge Weekend (pt. 2)
I’ve never been in such a super-heated, sensuously rich feeling, thick- and heavy-aired place before; nor have I ever literally poured off sweat like this…
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[Fair warning: many parts of the sweat lodge ceremony are a sensory blur of memory to me; I’m writing the mental images I recall, but…
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In the Mountain’s Shadow Drum-making & sweat lodge were simply amazing! A side note: this is mostly about me because I’m trying to be very…
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October the fifth is my birthday, but since I love birthdays and parties with friends, I tend to celebrate for the entire month. I try…
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Well, that was clumsy of me. Not only did I forget I had another posting scheduled, but of course, right after I get through chastising…
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So in quick synopsis, as far as I can tell, people stick with harmful doctrines (such as religions which label you guilty simply on the…
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I have been asked why I put so much time and thought into my critique of WomanChrist. As one friend put it, at least the…
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I emphatically do not understand this. How can a woman on the one hand lyrically proclaim not just the equality, but the apparent spiritual supremacy…
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Perhaps most dramatically for me: why does Weber wish to stay with a Church which effectively defiles her sacred nature, when she is so clearly…
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