tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post112294490211707116..comments2023-12-25T01:26:27.096-07:00Comments on Radical Goddess Thealogy: WHO IS Athana?Athanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1123015383387309642005-08-02T14:43:00.000-06:002005-08-02T14:43:00.000-06:00the fact that some Native American groups used tra...<I>the fact that some Native American groups used trance to cure mental illness -- and had a significantly better cure rate than European America has</I><BR/><BR/>wait, to be clear, a better cure rate than European Americans using trance, or allopathic treatments?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163967166258948396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1123002853176141652005-08-02T11:14:00.000-06:002005-08-02T11:14:00.000-06:00Well, I studied religion in grad school, but not g...Well, I studied religion in grad school, but not goddess religion. No one offered anything on that, Goddess forbid! <BR/><BR/>The prof I worked with was an expert on trance and possession trance in Haiti (which occurs only in a religious context there, as in most places), so I spent time studying trance, altered states of consciousness, Pentecostal trance behavior, etc. And, I was really Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1122980351870328442005-08-02T04:59:00.000-06:002005-08-02T04:59:00.000-06:00My teachers were pretty good about letting us know...My teachers were pretty good about letting us know that there were other theories out there, but the Matriarchy stuff was well-hidden until I got to College. I felt like my life started when I found it. <BR/><BR/>Athana, you are so lucky to have been able to study this at University. Reagan saw to it that I only got a B.A. and the closest thing to Women's Studies at my school was "Psychology of Morgainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074112467402675609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-1122950197283725182005-08-01T20:36:00.000-06:002005-08-01T20:36:00.000-06:00My high school and grammar school teachers didn't ...My high school and grammar school teachers didn't mention anything in history before Christopher Columbus, the Arawaks and the Tainos, lol. But that's my ghetto education for you!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163967166258948396noreply@blogger.com