What Does Menstruation Mean To Us?

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Aug 212011
 
What Does Menstruation Mean To Us?

This question is so big that I have been putting off writing about it for fear of not fitting everything I want into a single post. Volumes upon volumes of poetry and prose have sought to explain it. Artists in every medium and scientists of every persuasion have sought to reveal it. How could I possibly sum it up succinctly? The realization finally came that of course I don’t need to get it all in here! I’ll be writing about this for years to come – so I’m releasing my unnecessary fear, comfortable knowing I [...read more...]

Moving Through Midsummer

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Jun 232011
 
Moving Through Midsummer

So we’ve passed through Midsummer into the half of the year where the daylight will steadily wane until Midwinter… even as temperatures rise for the next few months! When we sink a bit into the meaning of Solstice…we can find the seed of darkness within the brightest light, and also the seed of light within the deepest dark. We are reminded of the spinning dynamic motion of the planet in its arc around the sun, and the inherent cyclicality of all of life, and we can breathe it all through. Actually, it can be a [...read more...]