Any independent scholar can tell you of times she has researched a topic on the web and been stopped at the gate of JSTOR or other institutional databases. It’s frustrating to locate articles that are relevant to one’s research and then be denied access to them. Ken Mondschein explores the issues surrounding digital access in his essay “The Ivory Firewall” on the Academic Politics web site.
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Heart of the Sun: forthcoming Sekhmet anthology
The anthology Heart of the Sun: An Anthology in Exaltation of Sekhmet will be published this year by Goddess Institute Publishing. The editors, Dr. Candace Kant and Dr. Anne Key, Priestesses of the Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, describe the project as follows: “As Priestesses and scholars, we endeavor to create an anthology that will serve as a resource and a source of inspiration to those that want to honor Sekhmet and explore more about Her multiple manifestations.”
Watch this site for more information detailing this exciting publication and other projects of Goddess Institute Publishing.
For Independent Scholars
The National Coalition of Independent Scholars is an organization whose goals include increasing access to libraries and archives, publicizing grant opportunities, and encouraging foundations to open competitions to include independent scholars. Membership is reasonably priced and there are valuable resources available, whatever your area of interest.
“Vocational Arousal” and Goddess Study, by Sid Reger
Futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard coined the phrase “vocational arousal” to describe the thrill that occurs when you meet a person whose sense of purpose fuels your own. This occurred for her when Jonas Salk asked her to discuss her concept of co-creation, which exactly matched his dream for a new conversation about humanity:
This excitement happens when you meet somebody whose purpose activates your own. I call that supra-sexual. I was aroused, I had a vocational arousal. Because the vocation is the genius of the individual wanting to be expressed. And that’s as powerful as the genetic code wanting to be expressed sexually. In fact many women know it’s more powerful. It’s more important to us to have a vocation than it is to have a child. Continue reading ““Vocational Arousal” and Goddess Study, by Sid Reger”
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