...to apprehend in a sudden brine-clear though trembling like the tiny, orbed, endangered egg-sac of a new world: This is what she was to me, and this is how I can love myself as only a woman can love me... ' From Transcendental etudes by Adrienne Rich The feminist critique of the Adam and Eve … Continue reading Fall – two
theology
Fall – one
One of the most significant scriptural biblical concepts and one of the most influential ideas around which so much of Western civilization has chosen to base itself, is the story of the fall … it is significant I think that this concept, the idea of humanity’s fall away from the grace of God, is unique … Continue reading Fall – one
To partake in wilderness (1st Lent)
Psychological or spiritual development always requires a greater capacity in us for the toleration of anxiety and ambiguity. The capacity to accept this troubled state, abide it, and commit to life, is the moral measure of our maturity. James Hollis What happens if we accept this challenge of stepping out of the known into the … Continue reading To partake in wilderness (1st Lent)
A Space of possibility 