Category: Member Library

A frequent theme of myths worldwide is the marriage of humans with bears. In Native North American tradition, the story of women who marry bears typically begin with violations of protocol, including being disrespectful to bears, who are able to shapeshift into handsome young men.

Drawing from Six Nations longhouse traditionalist oral tradition and matrilineal structures, Elder Mohawk midwife Katsi Cook, director of the Spirit Aligned Leadership Program, will present elements of her visionary perspective on restoring sacredness to the process of birthing.

This Salon features a conversation between two remarkable women who have blended scholarship and arts to create beautiful and memorable divination decks, Vicki Noble and Lisa Levart.

Dr. Mary Condren, author of "The Serpent and the Goddess: Women, Religion and Power in Celtic Ireland," discusses the contrast between traditions such as the merciful saint/goddess Brigit and religions based on sacrificial social contracts and strategies of colonization. Salon Recordings are a member benefit of Association for the Study of Women and Mythology

Patriarchal Capitalism/Capitalist Patriarchy is an artificial and pernicious system that is destroying Mother Earth and her children. We need to return to the deep economy of the human mother, based on the model of unilateral giving to needs, a model that every child has to experience in order to survive. Economic theorist Genevieve Vaughan explores issues related to maternal gift-giving.