tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298276852024-03-07T04:49:24.147-05:00Medusa CoilsFiercely defending, bravely exploring Goddess and spiritual feminismsMedusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.comBlogger654125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-66682908880393271792019-12-20T15:13:00.002-05:002019-12-21T12:26:49.815-05:00REVIEW: Annie Finch's The Poetry Witch: Little Book of Spells
The
Poetry Witch: Little Book of Spells by
Annie Finch, Wesleyan University
Press (2019) $6.95, trade paperback,
(64 pages) 4.2” x 0.5” x 6.2”
You may be familiar with the maxim, Good things come in small packages. That saying could well have been created
to describe this book, which is small in size but large in scope and
beautifully organized.
In an online note to me, Annie Finch Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-23439621054857803042019-10-30T15:44:00.002-04:002019-10-30T15:59:46.805-04:00REVIEW: Susan Hawthorne's The Sacking of the MusesThe
Sacking of the Muses by
Susan Hawthorne, Spinifex Press 2019, trade paperback, 227 pages. Also available as an
e-book.
If you should chose to read The Sacking of the Muses, in addition to being treated to
innovative poetry, you will also receive an education in various mythologies
and languages, including Greek, Roman (Latin) and Sanskrit,
Susan Hawthorne’s Prologue to thisMedusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-24789361499335339172019-08-31T15:43:00.001-04:002019-08-31T16:09:04.222-04:00Buzz Coil: July-AugustHere are some notes about recent posts from blogs on our blogroll:
Association for the Study of Women & Mythology: Many events are announced in the August postings of the ASWM blog. I'm posting them here in the same order they appear on the blog, which may vary somewhat from the chronological order of posting.
The Aug. 15 post, "Online Scholar Salon with Kathy Jones" gives Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-64486378074181378132019-06-28T13:00:00.000-04:002019-06-28T14:09:37.100-04:00Buzz Coil: April-May-JuneHere
are some notes about recent posts from blogs on our
blogroll:
Annelinde's World: Annelinde Metzer's May 24 post, "Sara La Kali, is a poem about the Romani Saint's Day for Sara La Kali in the French town of Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer (aSara's Saint's Day just happens to fall on my birthday [as well as Bob Dylan's]. What do you make of that?) There are several stories or myths aboutMedusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-78689689098495501912019-06-04T14:35:00.001-04:002019-06-04T14:38:57.442-04:00REVIEW: Correspondence by Joseph Campbell Correspondence,
1927-1987 by Joseph Campbell, edited by Evans Lansing Smith and Dennis
Patrick Slattery, New World Library,
2019, 419 pages.
This is
the latest book in a series of collected works being published by New World
Library in cooperation with the Joseph Campbell Foundation. At this writing,
there are about 22 books listed in this collection. “Medusa Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-62279297686681668902019-03-30T13:06:00.003-04:002019-03-30T13:46:10.317-04:00Buzz Coil: February-MarchHere
are some notes about recent posts from blogs on our
blogroll:
Association for the Study of Women and Mythology: ASWM blog's March 4 post "Still Powerful: Artworks by Rae Atira-Soncea" the late feminist visionary artists work, which will be exhibited March 23-31, 2019, on the 3rd floor Common Wealth Gallery, 100 S Baldwin, Madison, Wisconsin.
HecateDemeter: Hecate's "Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-72174441035691703792019-01-24T14:25:00.000-05:002019-01-29T13:13:55.483-05:00Buzz Coil: November-December-JanuaryHere
are some notes about recent posts from blogs on our blogroll:
(updated Jan.29, 2019)
Annelinde's World: Most of Annelinde's posts are in the form of poetry. Here are the first 3 lines of her poem for Jan. 12, "Wind Drum":
"The shaman elder in Greenland weeps and sings into his wind drum
as his
Mother, the Big Ice, sacred site of millennia,
shrinks away to dwarf Her
former self."
Her DecMedusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-81318569229521220432018-12-26T14:29:00.001-05:002018-12-26T14:30:41.079-05:00Ebook SaleThree of my ebooks (by Judith Laura) are available from now through Jan. 1 on Smashwords at half-price. The ebooks available from Smashwords in this promotion are my two novels, Three Part Invention, and Beyond All Desiring (recipient of 3 awards in print), and a Study Guide for the 4 Kabbalah chapters from my award-winning book, Goddess Spirituality for the 21st Century: From Kabbalah Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-78919078518179051642018-10-30T12:34:00.001-04:002018-10-30T14:11:01.081-04:00Buzz Coil: August-September-OctoberBlessed Samhain/Hallows and Happy Halloween.
Here
are some notes about recent posts from blogs on our
blogroll:
Annelinde's World: Annelinde Metzner's poems discussed here are all accompanied by illustrations: Oct. 5 post: the poem, "I Feel Like a Big Person" which begins "Dr. Mukwege sews and sews" tells about a surgeon Annelinde writes she was introduced to by Eve Ensler and&Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-68573987948202027092018-10-04T13:39:00.001-04:002018-10-05T12:12:00.284-04:00REVIEW: The Holy Wild by Danielle Dulsky
The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed Woman by Danielle Dulsky, New World Library 2018, Trade
Paperback, 292 pages, ISBN 978-1-60868-527-1 (also available as e-book)
In her newest book, Danielle Dulsky writes with a poet’s use
of words and a scholar’s structure of material. To give you an idea of the
beauty of the writing, with permission of the publisher I will quote here several
Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-26639091789881187292018-10-03T11:34:00.000-04:002018-10-05T11:08:02.944-04:00Interview With Author Danielle Dulsky
In preparation for our review of the book which
we expect to post tomorrow, we are happy to bring you a slightly excerpted interview
with Danielle Dulsky, author of The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed Woman. The
interview is provided by the publisher, New World Library, whose format we
edited lightly for blog use.
Publisher
(abbreviated
NWL below):….Can you explain the Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-74519095210184770382018-07-25T14:23:00.002-04:002018-07-25T14:24:53.058-04:00Buzz Coil: May-June-JulyHere are some notes about recent posts from blogs on our blogroll:
PaGaian Cosmology: From Australia, Glenys Livingstone writes about the relationship of the current cross-quarter holidays in both the global north and global south in her July 25 post, "Imbolc--Lammas Moment @ Earth-Gaia August 2018." Her July 22 post, "Imbolc Process of Her Red Carpet: Her Flow," is about a PaGaian Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-1193771057712586792018-07-17T13:58:00.001-04:002018-07-17T14:11:03.475-04:00Review: Book by Nancy Vedder-Shults
The World is Your Oracle: Divinatory Practice For
Tapping Your Inner Wisdom And Getting The Answers You Need by Nancy
Vedder-Shults, Quarto Publishing Group USA 2017,240 pages (Also available
as an e-book.)
This short
interview is meant as an introduction to Nancy Vedder-Shults’ book, The World is
Your Oracle. For the interview section of
this review, the reviewer is using the name she Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-60935836757228295002018-04-23T15:06:00.001-04:002018-04-23T15:06:18.411-04:00Buzz Coil March-April 2018Here are some notes about recent posts from blogs on our blogroll:
Annelinde's World: Two of several of Annelinde Metzger's recent spring poem posts are "Wake Robin," (April 14) which begins:
Blood-red trillium,
with your sumptuous variegated leaf patterns, arising in big colonies early, so early in spring Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-15212380701976011202018-04-22T13:04:00.001-04:002018-04-22T14:08:11.898-04:00Earth Day BlessingsMay this Earth Day bring an increased awareness of Earth's beauty and the interrelationship of Her inhabitants to all who dwell here. With Gaia blessings to you, your family, and friends.Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-31491890010973167182018-04-20T14:36:00.000-04:002018-04-20T14:45:24.435-04:00Glastonbury Goddess Conference 2018This year's Glastonbury Goddess Conference has been announced by Conference co-organizers, Marion and Katinka, in an email at the Vernal Equinox. The Conference theme is "Moon Maiden." The conference, which is held in England, opens on July 31 with the opening of a Moon Temple and continues through August 5. Its fringe events occur on July 29, 30, and August 6. Full information on Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-27351851333239107832018-02-25T14:38:00.002-05:002018-02-26T12:50:09.283-05:00Buzz Coil Jan.-Feb. 2018
Here are some
notes about recent posts from blogs on our blogroll:
Association for the Study of Women &Mythology:
February posts concerning the ASWM 2018 Conference March 16-17 in Las Vegas (as
announced in our Jan.-Feb. Buzz Coil) include: on Feb. 15:“Animal Myth and
Mysteries at Conference,” and “Schedule for Conference”; on Feb. 12:
“Presentation Grant Award Winner: Rachel Kippen,”Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-61920639491938427992017-12-27T14:20:00.000-05:002017-12-27T14:34:23.595-05:00Buzz Coil: November-December 2017
Here are some notes about recent posts from blogs on our blogroll:
HecateDemeter: Blogger Hecate’s December 21 post, “This is a Prayer for the Darkest day; This
is a Prayer for Defiance,” begins:
“This is a prayer for the darkest
day; this is a prayer for Resistance.
This is a prayer for the longest
night; this is a prayer for defiance.
“This is a prayer for warriors, for
Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-72263487199224741482017-12-16T13:48:00.002-05:002017-12-28T15:30:42.544-05:00Passing of Flash Silvermoonupdated 12/28/17
Flash Silvermoon (aka Deborah Kotler) died of renal failure December 15 at the age of 67 at the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital where she was a patient. Well known in the wider Goddess community, she was a musician, Tarot reader, psychic, astrologer, author of The Wise Woman 's Tarot book and creator deck of the same name. Also an animalMedusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-20433376018935044972017-11-25T15:09:00.001-05:002017-11-25T15:13:46.271-05:00Goddess Pages Format ChangesThe Goddess Pages format has changed, Geraldine Charles, editor of the online magazine originating in the UK, has announced. The timing of the publication has also changed:
there is no exact date for a new issue. Similar to a blog, articles, poems, and reviews are published when they are ready and/or when the editor feels they are appropriate. As of this writing, Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-20361363372283682372017-10-24T13:04:00.000-04:002017-10-24T13:16:43.586-04:00Buzz Coil: September-October 2017
Here are some
recent posts from blogs on our blogroll (please note, we don't knowingly list
posts in Buzz Coil that have been published previously by the blogger elsewhere
or on the same blog):
Women & Mythology: ASWM’s Oct. 14 post announces the deadline of Nov. 15, 2017 for the 2018
Sarasvati Book Award for non-fiction books published during 2015-2017. The post
includes a link toMedusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-26306037451295058062017-10-08T12:23:00.002-04:002017-10-08T12:28:25.316-04:00Review: Susan Hawthorne's Novel, Dark Matters
Dark Matters, a novel, by Susan
Hawthorne, Spinifex Press 2017, trade paperback, 192 pages. Also available as
an e-book.
Susan
Hawthorne’s stunning novel, Dark Matters,
is both a work of art and an exploration of important social issues. The title
has a number of meanings that become clear as you read the book. These include
the “darkness” of Kate’s story and the dark matter of the universeMedusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-6096521635268468422017-08-31T12:43:00.001-04:002017-08-31T12:52:15.222-04:00Review: Medusa Anthology
Re-visioning Medusa: from Monster to Divine Wisdom, a girl god anthology; Glenys Livingstone, Ph.D, Trista
Hendren, Pat Daly, editors; preface by Joan Marler; cover art by Arna Baartz; CreateSpace 2017, trade
paperback 6” x 9”, 266 pages; also available as an e-book.
If you’ve
ever wondered about the mythical persona known as Medusa, this is the book for you. Re-visioning Medusa Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-79366823755729218852017-08-26T11:07:00.002-04:002017-08-26T11:21:15.557-04:00Buzz Coil: July-August 2017
Here are some recent posts from blogs on our
blogroll (please note, we don't knowingly list posts in Buzz Coil that have
been published previously by the blogger elsewhere or on the same blog):
Women & Mythology: This blog’s Aug. 19 post announces “2018 ASWM Conference and Call for
Proposals.” Deadline for proposals is Oct. 15 for the conference being held
in Las Vegas March 16-17. A Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-37916568256889348602017-06-27T13:40:00.003-04:002017-06-27T13:54:11.910-04:00Buzz Coil: May-June 2017Here are some recent posts from blogs on our
blogroll (please note, we don't knowingly list posts in Buzz Coil that have
been published previously by the blogger elsewhere or on the same blog):
HecateDemeter: Blogger
Hecate’s June 4 post, “The Magical Battle for America 6.24.17,” focuses on
Abraham Lincoln and continues Hecate’s weekly series with the goals of
affecting present U.S. politics Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.com0