tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618810982208151779.post2403448018537133186..comments2023-10-09T06:14:44.255-07:00Comments on naturesbrushstrokes: Leonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12508055212017916057noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618810982208151779.post-82537716775245952482009-08-18T21:03:51.201-07:002009-08-18T21:03:51.201-07:00I have read and re-read these books since they fir...I have read and re-read these books since they first came out, and they still speak to me, but in a different way - perhaps my role in the give-and-take of women nurturing women has changed, as I've grown through some of the early challenges - willy nilly, not very gracefully, but still alive and growing. But I don't always find it easy to put words to what I've learned. I agree, Leone, that blogging can be a place for the sharing and support of the healing circle envisioned in these books to happen.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476814211173076515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618810982208151779.post-6817633958453557122009-08-18T09:22:20.112-07:002009-08-18T09:22:20.112-07:00I'm afraid it is too late for the Avalon Heali...I'm afraid it is too late for the Avalon Healing Center, Mel. What would be even better is if we could create a society that incorporated this into it's fabric, this, of course, would be up to the women. In some ways, I think blogging is women's attempt to create this.Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508055212017916057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618810982208151779.post-49860491235834619012009-08-18T05:39:59.497-07:002009-08-18T05:39:59.497-07:00What a wonderful post...I must get my hands on tho...What a wonderful post...I must get my hands on those books.<br /><br />There's so much I'd like to say about Avalon...I, too, read The Mists of Avalon many, many years ago and, looking back, was the beginning of many changes in my life.<br /><br />I do believe in Avalon. In some pagan traditions, Avalon is also the name of the Summerland, also known as the Summer Country...the 'after-world', where our spirits reside when we die (in my tradition, anyway!). It's why children bob for apples at Halloween....Avalon is also known as the Isle of Apples -- so we place apples out as offerings for our ancestors during Samhain -- when the veil, or mists, between the worlds are thinnest...<br /><br />The idea of having an older woman sit with me when I was young and feeling my Shadow for the first time is incredible..how different things would be...<br /><br />It's not too late for the Avalon Healing Center, is it? *grin*<br /><br />~much love~melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336474101204142611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618810982208151779.post-75389504346297223302009-08-17T21:21:38.241-07:002009-08-17T21:21:38.241-07:00Hi Hybrid J I'm happy that my post brought up ...Hi Hybrid J I'm happy that my post brought up good memories. I haven't read her other books and will check them out. I hope you like The Circle Of Stones. I have the DVD of TMOA, they did a very good job on it, I think.Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508055212017916057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618810982208151779.post-268580362383306912009-08-17T19:58:09.501-07:002009-08-17T19:58:09.501-07:00This post gave me goosebumps! ;)
I read "The...This post gave me goosebumps! ;)<br /><br />I read "The Mist of Avalon" more than 15 years ago. It had changed my entire perception on storytelling, the Arthurian perception, religion and women. But more deeply, this book brought back that bright-eyed child who was buried deep inside of me. This book awoke me to a genre - legend & fantasy - which I had loved since I was a little kid. Hence (in a way) like you, Avalon had become a very important "symbol" to me. <br /><br />Did you know that the book has been made into a film some years ago? It's on DVD and you should be able to get it from online store like Amazon.<br /><br />Also Marion Zimmer Bradley, author of "The Mists of Avalon", had written another 3 or may be 4 more books following the characters of "The Mist of Avalon". You might want to read them as well.<br /><br />And thanks to you again, I think I'm going to get the Circle of Stones. :)Hybrid Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495322758574425713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618810982208151779.post-8322608508464068362009-08-17T07:48:37.137-07:002009-08-17T07:48:37.137-07:00Yes, Rose, you are right, I think our blogs is whe...Yes, Rose, you are right, I think our blogs is where we share our true selves, there is a sense of both kinship and anonimity. I'm glad you are enjoying the Circle Of Stones.<br /><br />I hope you can find the books Bev. The Artist's Way can be quite challenging so doing it at your own speed is a good idea. It's good to know you share the same feelings as me and find kinship here.Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508055212017916057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618810982208151779.post-77760530852821673872009-08-17T07:36:44.632-07:002009-08-17T07:36:44.632-07:00They sound like great books - I must find them!
I ...They sound like great books - I must find them!<br />I feel the same in many ways - not part of a group, feeling like I am looking in. I find more kinship here.<br />I have been way behind in the Artist's Way. Trying to do too many other things I guess. Must get back on track!<br />Do take care Leone.Beverley Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973073253078139054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618810982208151779.post-12474209452752532332009-08-16T23:54:26.574-07:002009-08-16T23:54:26.574-07:00I think, if many of us met in real life we would n...I think, if many of us met in real life we would not see all the things we share on our blogs, we wouldn't know how much we had in common. I think Circle of Stones is about this, how women bury what they are. I think on our blogs is where we women can show ourselves.... You probably do know women like you but they just arn't public... Enjoying the Circle of Stones by the way!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02335627965504673440noreply@blogger.com