Talking with male friends, the general consensus I hear seems to be that manhood is more about taking care of yourself so others do not…
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“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 3
What’s even more weirdly interesting is that we’ve seen this sort of social upheaval in gender roles happen before — though we didn’t recognize it…
Continue Reading“The End of Men: & the Rise of Women” by H. Rosin, part 2
Why did I find this book so disturbing? In some ways I completely agree with the author: “the picture emerging is a mirror image of…
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Required classes are over for me now — apparently I am now officially EBTD (Everything But The Dissertation) or ABD (All But Dissertation), depending on…
Continue ReadingSoft pleasures that come on little cat feet
Thinking of yesterday’s wonderfully sensuous embodiment… As I was getting dressed the other morning, something lightly tickled against my hip. Since I’ve been letting my…
Continue ReadingDeepening thoughts on Griffin, women, & Nature
I’ve had another professor write to me about the Ecofeminism independent study class I took last semester. Her comments were regarding my review of Griffin’s…
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Is it just me, or is it always easier to remember the disparaging things you’ve heard about yourself? For that matter, why is it always…
Continue ReadingHappy new world!
Here it is the first day of the newest and most recent world cycle, on the turning of the circular Mayan calendar. We get to…
Continue ReadingGaia’s Gift: Earth, Ourselves and God after Copernicus by Anne Primavesi
This book was both a surprise and a delight; I very much enjoyed the reading. Gaia’s Gift is ordinarily presented as simply an analysis of…
Continue Reading“The Earth Path” by Starhawk
I had to work my way slowly through Starhawk’s The Earth Path: Grounding Your Spirit in the Rhythms of Nature; I find myself wishing this…
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