| In the beginning, everything began, as it
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| | the women. They began to kill the women.
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| always does, with birth. The Great Mother
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| | They bound women's feet for this pain
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| of All gave birth, and the Earth began to
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| | gave men pleasure.They burned women at
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| breathe. Again, and again, and again, the
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| | the stake for how dare any woman pretend
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| Great Mother gave birth. And the plants
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| | to know the healing ways of the plants.
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| began to breathe and the animals began to
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| | They stoned women to death for it
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| breathe and the two-legged ones began to
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| | frightened them to see even the smallest
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| breathe. All forms of life began to
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| | bit of her holy flesh. They cut out the
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| breathe. To breathe, to live. In the air,
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| | pleasure parts from between her legs for
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| on the land, in the water, and even in
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| | here was a power that seemed
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| the fires of deep sulfurous vents where
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| | uncontrollable. And they told her, again
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| light never shines, all forms of life
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| | and again, until she began to believe it
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| began to breathe. And they were all very
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| | was true, that she was not sacred, that
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| hungry."What shall we eat?" they asked
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| | she was not made in the image of God.The
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| the Great Mother. "You eat me," she said
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| | men told each other that women were
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| with a smile. And they did. They ate of
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| | inferior, that the animals were inferior,
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| Her body. The plants sent their roots
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| | and that the plants were inferior. Soon,
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| down into the earth and they ate of Her
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| | puffed up with false pride, the men began
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| flesh and Her bones. The plants drank Her
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| | to devise ways to use the women and the
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| clear blood. From her deep springs, from
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| | animals and the plants without respect
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| her flowing waters, the plants ate. And
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| | for their power, without respect for
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| they grew strong. And they gave birth.
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| | their sacredness. The men began to
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| The grasses multiplied and rippled in the
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| | believe that their view of the world was
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| wind. Roots grew fat and juicy. And
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| | the only view of the world.From one side
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| everywhere there were amazingly-shaped
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| | of the Earth to the other, they abused
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| leaves, and flowers of many colors, and
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| | the women and the plants and the animals.
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| fruits wondrous to behold.The animals ate
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| | They used them without regard and kept
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| Her. They did not eat Her flesh and Her
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| | them locked away. They ignored the cries
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| bones as the plants did. They could not
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| | of pain. They came to believe that women
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| send their roots into Her, for they had
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| | and plants and animals actually enjoyed
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| legs and they moved about on the face of
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| | being hurt. They confused some women so
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| the Earth. Some of the animals ate of the
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| | terribly that these women began to
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| grasses that grew from the Mother. Some
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| | believe that they actually were dirty and
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| of the two-legged ones ate the seeds of
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| | in need of punishment. They tortured so
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| the grasses and the roots of the plants
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| | many women that the wisdom of the women
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| and their leaves. They ate and they ate
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| | seemed to be the lie, and the lies of the
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| and they ate. They began to give birth,
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| | men took on the trappings of truth.But
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| too. Soon there were many, many mouths
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| | the Great Mother lives in every woman. In
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| eating the Mother. There were many, many
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| | every place and every time, the Great
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| feet stirring up the red dust of the
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| | Mother shows herself in the form of every
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| Mother. There were many mouths to praise
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| | living woman. "Eat me." she whispers in
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| her abundance. And many mouths to feed."I
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| | the dreams of the woman. And the woman
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| am you and you are me. I am here for you
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| | throws off the bed covers and walks
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| to eat. Now eat me. Eat all of me." she
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| | barefoot into the moonlit night. She is
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| urged them. And some of the animals ate
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| | yearning. She feels a deep stirring in
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| Her flesh and Her bones in the form of
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| | her belly. She looks at the moon and she
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| the other animals. And some of the
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| | fancies that she hears the moon speaking
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| two-legged ones ate Her flesh and Her
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| | to her. "You are sacred. You are the
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| bones in the form of the animals. And her
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| | beginning and the end of all existence. I
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| clear blood became red. And this red
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| | am you and you are me. Keep sacred the
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| blood flowed in the bodies of the animals
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| | days of your bleeding and I will share
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| and the bodies of the two-leggeds who ate
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| | with you the wisdom of the plants and the
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| of the animals who ate of the plants who
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| | animals and the very Earth."Can she
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| ate of Her. And the Great Mother was well
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| | believe it is true? Dare she believe the
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| pleased.Now this red blood flowed in the
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| | truth of the words she seems to hear? All
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| bodies of the two-legged ones. It flowed
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| | her life she has been told that she is
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| in their bodies and it sang to them. This
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| | not pretty enough, nor smart enough, not
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| red blood sang to them of the endless
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| | strong enough. Everything seems to tell
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| wisdom of the Great Mother, and the
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| | her that she is too round, too emotional,
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| endless dance of the moon, and the
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| | too sensitive. And not sacred, in fact,
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| endless spiral of birth and life and
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| | the complete opposite of sacred. All the
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| death. And the ones who were round and
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| | days of her life she has heard the
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| full like the Mother felt the blood
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| | stories of the wonders of man, the
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| stirring in their bellies. The good red
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| | creator. She has heard it so often that
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| blood moved in their bellies and they
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| | it has the sound of truth: God is a man.
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| were full of wonder, and they said to the
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| | God is all-powerful, so men are
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| Mother: "What shall we do with the red
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| | all-powerful (and women are weak). God is
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| blood that moves so strongly in our
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| | clean, so men are clean (and women are
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| bellies, Mother?" And she replied: "Give
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| | dirty). God is pure, so men are pure (and
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| it to me. Return this blood to me.
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| | women are filth). God never bleeds from
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| Nourish me. Allow me to replenish myself
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| | between his legs and men never bleed from
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| from your blood." And so they did.Each
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| | between their legs (so the flowing blood
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| month when the moon grew dark and
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| | of women is a sickness, a curse, a
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| disappeared, the blood began to flow from
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| | punishment). How can she believe that her
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| between the legs of some of the
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| | blood is sacred? How can she allow
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| two-legged ones. From the wombs of the
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| | herself to feel pleasure, to name it
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| two-legged ones, the blood flowed: red
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| | good, to name it holy? How can she dare
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| and rich and nourishing. The red blood
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| | to believe that she is the Goddess?Yes,
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| flowed into Her and she said: "You are me
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| | the Goddess! The Goddess who is alive in
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| and I am you. Your blood is my blood. And
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| | every woman, in every place, in every
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| my blood is yours. Forever and forever,
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| | time. The Goddess who whispers in our
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| we will nourish each other. And if you
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| | dreams. The Goddess who smiles in our
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| will keep holy the days of your bleeding,
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| | lives. The Goddess who stirs the blood in
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| I will teach you all the secrets of the
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| | our bellies. The Goddess who knows that
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| plants and the animals. And if you will
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| | every woman is wise and powerful and
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| keep holy the days of your bleeding, I
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| | sacred. The Goddess who calls to us:
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| will teach you all the secrets of Heaven
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| | "Keep the days of your bleeding sacred.
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| and Earth." And so the women kept holy
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| | Remember that your blood is the blood of
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| the days of their bleeding, and they grew
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| | life, the blood of peace. Feed me your
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| wise in the ways of the plants, the ways
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| | blood, your moon-time blood, oh my
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| of the animals, and the ways of Heaven
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| | daughter, my lover. Feed me, for I hunger
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| and Earth.And so it was for many, many
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| | and I thirst for you."Return to me.
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| turns of the Earth around the Sun. Until
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| | Return to yourself. Remember yourself.
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| the change. No one really knows where it
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| | Remember me. I am the Great Mother. I am
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| started. Like a small fire, at first it
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| | the Goddess. I am the Wise Woman. Listen
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| seemed harmless. The women were wise and
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| | to my words. Listen to my song. I am in
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| they thought no harm could come to them.
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| | you, thus I can never be lost. My story
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| Were they not the very Earth herself? To
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| | is your story. And it is the true story
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| harm a woman, was it not the same as
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| | of birth and life and death. Eat me. Feed
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| harming the Mother? And who would be so
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| | me. You are woman and so am I. Through
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| foolish as to harm their own Mother? To
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| | me, you exist; through you, I exist. We
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| harm the source of nourishment and
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| | are the ones who create. We are the ones
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| comfort and strength?Yet there were those
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| | who nourish. We are the ones who open the
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| who were so foolish. Deluded, they grew
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| | gates between the worlds. We are the ones
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| arrogant, and began to tell the story of
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| | who must reclaim ourselves, who must
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| creation in a strange way. They began to
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| | reweave ourselves."Oh sister, dear
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| believe that a man gave birth to the
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| | sister, the threads are thin, the song is
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| Earth and to humans! They said that man
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| | faint. Tell me it is not too late. Tell
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| was the source of all nourishment and
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| | me that you hear me. Tell me that you
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| wisdom. They said that man was the image
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| | believe me. Tell me that the Goddess has
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| of God, and that God was jealous, and
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| | returned. Tell me you are listening to
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| angry, that God demanded pain and blood
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| | the plants and the animals and your own
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| and despised the simple pleasures of the
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| | deep knowing. Tell me you are looking
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| body, of the earth. They said that God
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| | past the slick, simple lies and into the
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| lived above, not within the earth, that
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| | messy, complex truth. Tell me that you
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| God lived in heaven and was above all
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| | feel the red blood stirring in your
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| life. They said that men were above all
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| | belly."Tell me it is not too late. Tell
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| life, too. That man had dominion over all
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| | me the sisters are awakening. Tell me the
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| of life, over all of the Earth herself,
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| | moonlodge is rebuilt. Tell me that the
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| to do with as he pleased.Oh, how silly
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| | words of White Buffalo Calf Woman were
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| their stories were. Surely no one could
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| | not in vain. Tell me that Kwan Yin's
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| believe such stories! Surely everyone
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| | heart is not breaking. Tell me that Venus
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| could see clearly that woman was the
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| | is safe. Tell me that Artemis roams free
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| source of life, and nourishment. Surely
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| | in the woods. Tell me that Lilith is
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| it was clear that the women's blood was
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| | welcome at your table. Tell me that you
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| the life of the Earth and the life of the
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| | remember that pleasure is holy to me.
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| people. And that the pleasure of the body
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| | Tell me that you refuse to believe that
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| was holy, was sacred, was good. That the
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| | you delight in pain."Tell me that you
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| Earth was alive, was our true Mother, and
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| | feel me reaching out to you from the deep
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| must be respected. That we are part of
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| | core of your being, from time out of
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| Her, dependent on Her for our very
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| | mind. Tell me that you feel me waking up
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| breath.But, like a small fire left alone
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| | inside you, waking you up to your beauty
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| when the wind is blowing, the strange
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| | and your power. Tell me that you are
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| stories of God, of man as creator, grew
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| | reclaiming your truth and turning a deaf
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| and multiplied. The small fire of deceit
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| | ear to the lies. Tell me that you
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| rapidly became a raging storm, a storm
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| | remember that you are the Goddess. Tell
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| that threatened all life. For the men
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| | me that you remember that you and I are
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| began to say that the blood of women was
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| | the same. Tell me you keep sacred the
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| bad, that women's moon time blood was
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| | days of your bleeding. Tell me you honor
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| dirty, unclean, even dangerous. They
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| | your crones."I have been with you since
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| began to say that women themselves were
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| | the beginning, and I will be with you at
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| dirty and dangerous. They began to say
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| | the end. I am part of you and you are
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| that the Earth was dirty and dangerous.
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| | part of me. Allow me to love you. Allow
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| They began to think of themselves as
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| | me to honor you. Allow me to
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| apart from the Earth, as separate from
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| | return."Susun Weed
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| the Earth, as better than the Earth. They
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| master of women.The women did their best
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| to tend to the holy fires. The women did
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| their best to keep the days of their
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| | groundbreaking lectures, teachings, and
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| bleeding sacred. The women did their best
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| to teach their daughters how to learn
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| | challenges conventional medical
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| from the plants and the animals and the
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| | approaches with humor, insight, and her
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| Earth. And the women did their best to be
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| | vast encyclopedic knowledge of herbal
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| true to the mysteries of the moon-time
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| | medicine. Unabashedly pro-woman, her
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| and the wisdom of the Great Mother.But
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| the men were lost. Without the wisdom of
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| the women, alone and apart, the men
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| | provocative.Susun is one of America's
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| forgot the ways of peace. They forgot
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| | best-known authorities on herbal medicine
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| that the Earth was their Mother. They
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