tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post3273740916538436287..comments2023-12-25T01:26:27.096-07:00Comments on Radical Goddess Thealogy: Wincing OVER BAUBOAthanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-81737062741272026032008-03-29T10:29:00.000-06:002008-03-29T10:29:00.000-06:00Sorry another thought: there is also some Biblical...Sorry another thought: there is also some Biblical influence on things like menstruation that could've helped coin the term the curse.Grianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274354061926580033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-11648939371467144962008-03-29T10:17:00.000-06:002008-03-29T10:17:00.000-06:00I think regardless if we live in cities, a farm, o...I think regardless if we live in cities, a farm, or the forest, feces is still full of dangerous bacteria that should not be contacted and menstuating women need to clean themselves. Urine is sterile, but if left to stagnate bacteria finds it a lovely place to live as well.<BR/><BR/>I am by no means a germaphobe, but I feel like burrying feces and keeping somewhat clean is common sense even for Grianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274354061926580033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-59789088456475952912008-03-29T08:18:00.000-06:002008-03-29T08:18:00.000-06:00Perhaps the way we live our lives today does make ...Perhaps the way we live our lives today does make bodily secretions dangerous, grian. We live in close quarters, with tightly fitting clothing, and in air chock full of dirt, contaminants and deadly chemicals. <BR/><BR/>But some people use urine as shampoo and eat "blood soup" on a regular basis (Inuit). And Barbara Walker says menstruation is called "the curse" not because it's ugly, but Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-48691543221035879692008-03-27T17:10:00.000-06:002008-03-27T17:10:00.000-06:00Oh... I also forgot to mention that even though me...Oh... I also forgot to mention that even though menstruation is a holy process of the Mother - women left without the proper facilities to bathe during their moon times can get infections. This could be one of the main reasons why this has become a gross thing to some. Add on all the "women are evil" garbage from that bible thing and it becomes a downright taboo subject. I see that changing Grianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274354061926580033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-87605262040700510332008-03-27T17:06:00.000-06:002008-03-27T17:06:00.000-06:00I think bodily functions have become gross because...I think bodily functions have become gross because somewhere along the line people began to understand the health concerns of leaving excrement in the streets and other such practices that led to poor health in civilizations. A corpse came to be seen as disgusting because we realized what a health concern it posed if left to rot without cremation or burrying it. Excrement and urine can breed Grianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274354061926580033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-55190071939658809122008-03-26T16:47:00.000-06:002008-03-26T16:47:00.000-06:00But Grian, are bodily functions really gross, or h...But Grian, are bodily functions really gross, or have we just been taught they're gross? Have we been sold a bill of goods? <BR/><BR/>Animals don't appear to think bodily functions or secretions are gross. So why do we? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding me, though, that making mistakes is not something to beat oneself up over. I've actually been doing that today. I think we in the Western and/Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-33886701775629441772008-03-26T16:45:00.000-06:002008-03-26T16:45:00.000-06:00By the way... just wanted you to know that I linke...By the way... just wanted you to know that I linked this post to my blog with my own comments and stuff. Link: http://www.1greeneye.net/panthea/2008/03/goddess-baubo.htmlGrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274354061926580033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-77375934212525990112008-03-26T15:53:00.000-06:002008-03-26T15:53:00.000-06:00Exactly Athana. It's hard for a lot of people in o...Exactly Athana. It's hard for a lot of people in our society to grasp the idea of not being perfect I think. We're all raised with certain ideas of what perfection is and we are taught to strive for such expectations. It's hard and sometimes a little soul-threatening to deal with. I can't count the number of times I felt I was bad because I made a mistake. I have beaten myself up for not being Grianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274354061926580033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-41640000451989633282008-03-26T07:32:00.000-06:002008-03-26T07:32:00.000-06:00I really like your interpretation of several of Ba...I really like your interpretation of several of Baubo's prime characteristics, grian. I especially like the phrase "the perfectly imperfect animals She intended us to be." We in the industrialized nations tend to forget that we're animals, that we're imperfect, and that both things are just marvelously fine and nothing to be ashamed of.Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874540.post-48977240712222543892008-03-24T16:26:00.000-06:002008-03-24T16:26:00.000-06:00Baubo reminds me of the Sheila-na-Gig in some ways...Baubo reminds me of the Sheila-na-Gig in some ways because she is not ashamed of her physical female-ness and shows it unabashedly to others. I also find connections with Kali-Ma as she is all at once a mixture of the divine and the profane. <BR/><BR/>I don't know that Baubo has been perverted by a patriarchal society. Misunderstood yes, though I find her story to still contain Goddess' lessons. Grianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274354061926580033noreply@blogger.com