Comments on: Espiritualidade Diânica http://blog.zbudapest.com/2010/01/19/espiritualidade-dianica/ Z Budapest Dianic Wicca and Womens Spirituality Goddess Blog Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:19:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aphrodisiastes Le Fay http://blog.zbudapest.com/2010/01/19/espiritualidade-dianica/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Aphrodisiastes Le Fay Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:38:54 +0000 http://blog.zbudapest.com/?p=98#comment-31 May the Goddess allow me to be the sacred channel between Z and Brazilian Language: Portuguese. In Her Service )O( Aphrodisiastes )O( May the Goddess allow me to be the sacred channel between Z and Brazilian Language: Portuguese.

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]]> By: laureldarkmoon http://blog.zbudapest.com/2010/01/19/espiritualidade-dianica/comment-page-1/#comment-27 laureldarkmoon Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:53:34 +0000 http://blog.zbudapest.com/?p=98#comment-27 Another great post, Z! I have been very concerned about the "grrl" movement, that tricks our young girls into thinking that "choosing" to be "sexy" is "empowering"...instead of teaching girls that empowerment is loving yourself, respecting yourself, and respecting your sisters. I have also been concerned about the girl-on-girl violence and bullying I see in the schools, on TV ("The Bad Girls' Club", and other "reality shows"), and on the internet, typically over a boy! This seems to be supported by the men and boys who enjoy watching women fight--because if we're fighting each other, we're not fighting for our rights as human beings. I like to remind people that in nature, it is the MALE of the species that must primp and preen and fight each other in order to POSSIBLY win the affections of the female--and she can still walk away if he doesn't impress, without fear of violent repercussions. When I look across cultures, I am always delighted to see that it is women who hold the fabric of society together. We birth and raise children, and our mothers, sisters, and female friends kick in to help. We then turn around and care for our aging spouses and parents. When war breaks out, and the men kill each other, it is women who scoop up the orphans and bring their tattered families together to rebuild their lives--women don't get medals of honor for this. The caring and education of our children is mostly relegated to women in elementary schools and daycares (though I'm equally delighted to see that, in my children's daycare, there are several male providers who are GREAT with the kids). These are the ways of the goddess...they are not discussed aloud most times, and they are certainly not given the respect that they deserve, but they are there, strong as ever. Our girl-children should learn to see this, to bring it out into the open, to demand respect. "Women's work" is Goddess Work--it is divine, it should be honored, and by more than lip service and flowers on "Mother's Day". If we can teach our girls to see themselves as holy and divine, they will respect themselves, their bodies, and their work in the world...and hopefully they will continue to demand the right to be, at the very least, HUMAN. Another great post, Z! I have been very concerned about the “grrl” movement, that tricks our young girls into thinking that “choosing” to be “sexy” is “empowering”…instead of teaching girls that empowerment is loving yourself, respecting yourself, and respecting your sisters. I have also been concerned about the girl-on-girl violence and bullying I see in the schools, on TV (“The Bad Girls’ Club”, and other “reality shows”), and on the internet, typically over a boy! This seems to be supported by the men and boys who enjoy watching women fight–because if we’re fighting each other, we’re not fighting for our rights as human beings. I like to remind people that in nature, it is the MALE of the species that must primp and preen and fight each other in order to POSSIBLY win the affections of the female–and she can still walk away if he doesn’t impress, without fear of violent repercussions.

When I look across cultures, I am always delighted to see that it is women who hold the fabric of society together. We birth and raise children, and our mothers, sisters, and female friends kick in to help. We then turn around and care for our aging spouses and parents. When war breaks out, and the men kill each other, it is women who scoop up the orphans and bring their tattered families together to rebuild their lives–women don’t get medals of honor for this. The caring and education of our children is mostly relegated to women in elementary schools and daycares (though I’m equally delighted to see that, in my children’s daycare, there are several male providers who are GREAT with the kids).

These are the ways of the goddess…they are not discussed aloud most times, and they are certainly not given the respect that they deserve, but they are there, strong as ever. Our girl-children should learn to see this, to bring it out into the open, to demand respect. “Women’s work” is Goddess Work–it is divine, it should be honored, and by more than lip service and flowers on “Mother’s Day”. If we can teach our girls to see themselves as holy and divine, they will respect themselves, their bodies, and their work in the world…and hopefully they will continue to demand the right to be, at the very least, HUMAN.

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