In Defense of Segregated Spriritual Spaces

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much Max and other "Dianics" for so beautifully articulating

some of the issues. I too would call myself Ecclectic Dianic as Dianic is indeed

too limitting for me as my cultural interests are broader.

 

I understand the fear and dislike that men may have re exclusion from these

practices but, quite honestly, since I am also one of the early 70's movers

and shakers of the Women's Spirituality Movement, I am soooo sick and tired of

this argument...enough already.

 

I am likely full of Full Moon in Aries fire here but powerful women of all

sexual preferences are so tired of having the threat of lesbianism [and I

proudly am one] or "Man hater" being levelled against us as a fear thing around

women's sacred spaces.

 

I am acutely aware of these prejudices lately as I am producing the Wise

Woman's Festival which is the only truly woman/Goddess centered Spirituality

Fest in this part of the South. There are thousands of mixed groups anhd

festivals each year and yet, we get the everpresent periodic question about men.

 

I would like to think that true brothers, like all open and progressive

people can simply be supportive of various minorities such as

Africans/Dianics/Lesbians whatever the practice and simply let it be, knowing

that there is room for all of us and that some rooms are not open to all and

that's ok and can be a beautiful place of focus and intimacy for each individual

group who chooses to seperate for a time or altogether.

 

We are all hopefully choosing to Elevate the Planet whatever our paths and

when we pray and do ritual for this Evolution, it is for all of us. If some of

us find all female practice to facillitate our Empowerment, then Blessed Be

and may each of us find the best path towards Wholeness and the Sacred.

 

Goddess

Bless Flash Silvermoon

 

 

 

 

 

* The Wise Woman's Tarot - http://www.flashsilvermoon.com *

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

>From my own perspective, the issue isn't whether men are excluded or

not; I can deal with that. The issue is one of clarity around the

term: if it means "men excluded," then I can respect that and avoid

the question of participation altogether, but it seems about as clear

as mud (to me) from the prior discussion as to what one means when

one claims to be "Dianic".

 

Certainly, your very rational and dispassionate explanation below is

a lot more constructive than the earlier analogy of men to asafoetida

presumably "stinking up" the place (or tea).

 

There seems to be a bit of turf warring over who gets to claim

ownership of key words and phrases. Whether Goddess worship

means "female (only) belief system". Whether Dianics exclude or

include men, or even heterosexual women.

 

, Flashsilvermoon@a... wrote:

> I would like to think that true brothers, like all open and

progressive

> people can simply be supportive of various minorities such as

> Africans/Dianics/Lesbians whatever the practice and simply let it

be, knowing that there is room for all of us and that some rooms are

not open to all and that's ok and can be a beautiful place of focus

and intimacy for each individual group who chooses to seperate for a

time or altogether.

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