Once upon a time, Mother’s Day was not just another retail marketing blitz. Its founders would be aghast to see that it has become one of the biggest consumer holidays each year, prodding us to spend on perfume, flowers, cars, jewelry, even office supplies. Don’t get me wrong … I love that this is still … Read more
A group of women is walking the entire length of the Mississippi River, in order to bless and heal the waters. The Mississippi River Water Walk began on March 1 at Lake Itasca, which is the river’s source, located in north-central Minnesota. The lake was frozen, but Sharon Day filled a copper bucket with the … Read more
A gathering to promote the rights of girls and education for all in Barrod village of Rajasthan’s Alwar district (2012). Photo: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh Chandok Today is International Women’s Day. Observed since the early 1900s, it is a legal holiday in almost thirty countries, and is celebrated to honor women and our roles in society. … Read more
Hail Juno, for whom this month is named! Our story begins, not with Juno, but with the Goddess Hera. Once upon a time, before the warring patriarchal tribes of the north invaded, the Goddess Hera was the highest Greek divinity. A Queen of the Skies, Her name simply meant, “Our Lady,” and may not have … Read more
While I am out of town, I am offering this beautiful essay from astrologer Rhea Wolf. Consider it a belated Happy International Woman’s Day gift, as well as my regular Goddess Sunday feature. I am sure this is not the only time this year that, instead of highlighting a conventional, historic Goddess, I’ll be holding … Read more
History has been made. While they still can’t drive, or leave the country unaccompanied, and many other demeaning restrictions remain for now, the women of Saudi Arabia will at last be given the right to vote and hold public office. You can read more about it here. Let us welcome and bless our hard-pressed sisters. … Read more
The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source. ~Lucretia Mott (1793-1880) Quaker, abolitionist, first to organize for women’s rights Today is the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. Stand up and show your support for … Read more
Kopis’taya (A Gathering Of Spirits) by Paula Gunn Allen Because we live in the browning season the heavy air blocking our breath, and in this time when living is only survival, we doubt the voices that come shadowed on the air, that weave within our brains certain thoughts, a motion that is soft, imperceptible, a … Read more