In Crete we are always being given things—fresh cherries, ice cold bottles of raki, yogurt swimming in honey, and so much more. Over the years it finally hit me—duh—that this spirit of great generosity is a living remnant of the much-earlier Ariadnian ancient Cretan matriarchal tradition of gift-giving.
In matriarchal cultures gift-giving is not something reserved for birthdays and holidays. It is a way of life rooted in the primary understanding that life is a gift that is meant to be shared.
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Exactly what I am doing now. Maybe you will write one too.
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There is such a narrow view of that word in the modern Pagan culture. I was at Glastonbury this year and Kathy Jones and others sp
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Someone emailed me about my use of the word "matriarchal." I am using it to mean a society guided by the honoring of mothers and t
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So beautiful, Carol. Thank you for this remembrance.