Author: WomenandMyth

Following the devastating fires in Lāhainā, Maui, there has been a call for a restoration of the sacred lands of Mokuʻula, once the seat of Hawaiian government and home to the great akua moʻo (reptilian water deity) Kihawahine. The study of Kihawahine’s life, afterlife, and multiple body forms—giant lizard, white dog, spider—invites deep examination of Hawaiian history, religion, politics, culture, art, and language.

Dr. Kaarina Kailo compares variants of the story of the Woman Who Married a Bear to show clearly how the attitude towards mother and bear worship has changed in the shift from pre-christian to Christian and patriarchal cultures.

ASWM Scholar Salon with Dilsa Deniz: This study and presentation delve deeply into a significant facet of Kurdish culture: a myth featuring a unique image, part snake and part woman, which has left an indelible mark on Kurdish heritage.

ASWM Scholar Salon with Dr. Kim Duckett, "The Wheel of the Year is usually associated with earth-based spiritualities. My work shifts the focus of the Wheel to being a transpersonal and spiritual psychology that can be used to recognize, understand, and respond to experiences and processes that occur over the course of women’s lives."