Theos-Talk Archives (September 1997 Message tl00136)

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> From: K. Paul Johnson <pjohnson@leo.vsla.edu>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <theos-l@vnet.net>
> Subject: Divine feminine
> Date: Monday, September 08, 1997 9:25 AM
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> It occurred to me while watching Diana's funeral that this was
> a rare moment when billions of people around the world were
> united in a moment that was essentially spiritual.  All the
> people saying the Lord's Prayer was an especially poignant
> point.  But generally, the focus on Diana's higher qualities
> seems to elevate the whole human race, and Mother Theresa's
> death only adds to this feeling.  It's as if their deaths have
> caused a mass consciousness of the archetypes of feminine
> spirituality.  Maybe this will pass without any lasting
> benefits, but for now I feel as if we have all been raised a
> notch higher in our approach to the divine.

Another cool post, KPJ.

BTW, I've found a church that accepts women as
equals in terms of clergy and everything else.  It's
young, but promising.  I'll probably be spending my
time there rather than the LCC, which has moved
into a new church quite a distance from me - about
15 min. from Olcott.

A. Safron