I think the triple Goddess is very scary. Most goddesses are aspects of her. So Hera and Cybele are both aspects of the mother. Diana, Athena are aspects of the maiden. Both are scary. Diana and Actaeon, scary for sure - petty if he really stumbled on them accidentally, not so petty if was plotting rape. Athena and Arachne scary and definitely petty. Also moving beyond the Maiden, Cybele to whom men sacrificed their manhood, Hera who tricked Semele into asking Zeus to show himself in all his glory, which killed her. Not liking to be asked questions - well fits the general arrogance of Gods and Goddesses. Fundamentally I see the Triple Goddess as scary indeed - wild, primal, dangerous, capable of anything from mass slaughter and starting wars to petty and spiteful revenge on one person.
'Beneath You'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
I have Glass Heart. The temptation to curl up on the couch and read all day is very strong.
Thanks, -t. I hope you like it.
Ooh! Glass Heart is out? How did I miss that! (zooms off to Amazon)
I heard about a book that I want to read, but can no longer remember the author or title. It was a non-fiction book where the author made friends with and wrote about people living in low income city neighborhoods (possibly in chicago) and how there was a whole alternate economy going on that the mainstream public doesn't know about. I am pretty sure that there was a segment about this book on This American Life, where someone had a garage sale and sold furniture with money in it?
Yes! Thank you!
I can't wait to get Glass Heart. But I have to wait until this weekend.
I am also part way through Dog Stars. HOLY SHIT! It's good.
I did a massive amount of reading this week.I hope I can maintain a shred of that momentum. Finished Development Hell, Mindy Kaling's book, and The Bluest Eye. And dug properly into guards! Guards! My biggest disappointment is with Mindy. I wanted to find a new imaginary best girl friend ever out of this one. She is too stiff for me to lose my self in her words. Her naughtiness is not mine. And her judginess does not align with my judge and jury in the least.
Pfft. I still hope for the best for her show.
I stopped following her twitter feed because her rhythms were odd.