Let’s not be limited by patriarchy’s gender stereotypes. Gender stereotypes run very deep. We seem to have difficulty imagining that ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ as we know them in patriarchy are not our Natural State. They are just stereotypes. And not healthy ones either. Patriarchy reckons that to be a ‘real man’, you have to be not things it … Read more
All that’s laid out in this website is a Paradigm Shift, a fundamental system change, out of patriarchy, into a culture based on a different set of values. Why is it important to think of it as a complete system change? When we see the two systems are based on very different patterns, we have … Read more
Goddesses, in many, many forms, have been big teachers for me. As a girl, I searched for ways out of the oppression and belittling I suffered in patriarchy. Goddesses supplied role models for other ways to be. As a small child, my mother told me the Greek myths. She said Greek gods were forces of … Read more
I’d stumbled on one of the rare Buddhist schools that taught mainly through the elements: the natural forces, earth, water, fire, air, space. Perfect for me. It brought my beloved nature into my spiritual practice. The poetry of my youth was about bush, sea, and the mysterious presence within nature, in mountain fastnesses and rushing … Read more
Here is a contemplation on how some Buddhist teachings support a regenerative culture. Cult Buddhist paradigm m ox 230504 What does Buddhism teach us – Buddha says all beings want happiness – what is happiness – in our present dominator paradigm we could give very different answers to what happiness is, to what Buddha intended … Read more
Buddhism has everything we need. I’ve met young activists who think if Buddhism could help, it would have done it already. Well, most people just don’t notice it’s possible to do this with Buddhism. We just need to do it with that motivation. The first thing women see when they go to Buddhism for help … Read more
Here is practice to give us a bit of space to envision what kind of different world we could create. Go slow. Leave gaps where the dashes are to leave room for your imagination to explore. Here is someone’s feedback on how she read it. ‘Envisioning a Healthy Future was the best thing I have … Read more
I think ecofeminism lays out most clearly what the trouble is with our present world, and how to fix it. Ecofeminism is a complete system based on mother nature’s interdependent ecosystems, that has the potential to save our world from our climate emergency and create a regenerative future. Permaculture does it physically; ecofeminism is close … Read more
Many say what’s killing us is capitalism, neoliberalism and colonialism. I regard patriarchy as the roots of all that. The Patriarchy recipe has ingredients such as:MoneyWinning, hierarchyInfinite GrowthWe are separate, aloneHead, thinking is supreme.Nature is not sacred, we can exploit her This is leading to our death, and the death of our planet. It’s causing climate … Read more
LifeCare for Life – love, motheringWe are part of NatureWe are good like NatureWe are InterconnectedDeep MindGreat Mother This is a recipe of values to build our future life on, to ride the waves of climate change, and flourish in healthy ways. Values are like roots, that feed the plant that grows from them. We … Read more
