Category: sociology

Beltane

It is Beltane here 😀 The sabbats are seasonal: so in the southern hemisphere it is Beltane (MayDay) In the northern hemisphere it is Samhain (Halloween) Beltane was a fertility festival where the villages would come together: This way “in- breeding” – in the… Continue Reading “Beltane”

A Few Of Us Are Sending Healing

When I was young I believed that a few people could make a difference: From a sociological point of view the more people that want something to change  the more likely the change will happen. I have learned over the years that multinationals rule… Continue Reading “A Few Of Us Are Sending Healing”

My Wish — Ecology B4 Economy

I have a Facebook page called this. When I was in primary school we were asked to write and essay entitled “My Wish” I wrote that I wished that people would care more about the planet and other life forms than about money: The… Continue Reading “My Wish — Ecology B4 Economy”

Why Are Homo Sapiens So Stupid?

  Humans make up 99% of the planets population. There are more than 7.7 billion of us and we continue to make all life forms extinct. I had always hoped to be able to contribute to saving all non humans before I died. Doesn’t… Continue Reading “Why Are Homo Sapiens So Stupid?”

ANGELS

What are angels! NO IDEA! So I Googled! “An angel is generally a supernatural being found in various religions and mythologies. In Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between God or Heaven and Humanity.… Continue Reading “ANGELS”

Flower Power Generation

Maslow’s Hierachy This was brought to my attention in the 1970’s when I was at teacher’s college. The late Wayne Dyer had Maslow as a lecturer. A week ago, I was watching an early episode of the TV show “New Tricks” where one of… Continue Reading “Flower Power Generation”

A Witch Hunt

(Burning of three witches in Baden, Switzerland (1585), by Johann Jakob Wick) Decades ago I researched the “Inquisition” as part of a lecture I was giving on Wicca. It started out as a means of getting rid of practitioners of the Old Religion and… Continue Reading “A Witch Hunt”

ELDER’S LIBERATION

This blog was motivated by someone commenting on Facebook that some elderly people may put the clocks the wrong way with daylight savings stopping. It is time for Elders Liberation! In the 1970’s I was in Women’s liberation”. Women had no rights and no… Continue Reading “ELDER’S LIBERATION”

Why Are We Here?

  I haven’t the foggiest idea but you may understand why I chose that as a title, later. If I were paranoid I would think that there was a conspiracy by humans to destroy the planet as quickly as possible! The drought in South… Continue Reading “Why Are We Here?”

Equal Rights For Women

  I was in Women’s Lib in the seventies because women had no rights and no status. If a woman was brave enough to accuse a man of rape the lawyers would say that she was a slut and asked for it. The joke… Continue Reading “Equal Rights For Women”