Jeanne D’Arc

For my French class, I am required to write a short essay about a prominent figure in French history.  I chose Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc), firstly, because she is a woman, and there are very few of those who are prominent in French history, and secondly, because it is claimed she spoke to God. Historians have often speculated about her mental health, and why the king of France would

By |2017-03-12T16:40:32+10:00March 12th, 2017|God, Mental Health, Prayer, Religion, The Mind, Women|

Qui suis-je?

For my homework for for my French class, I had to write a short essay under the above title (Who am I?), which was supposed to be an article for a blog. This was the hardest thing I had ever had to write.  It is hard enough to write about oneself in one's native language, but having to translate it into a foreign language is really difficult.  When writing about some

By |2017-02-24T16:22:52+10:00February 25th, 2017|Ego, Getting Used to Weird, Me|

Warrior Of The Heart

Today’s blog was inspired by Yes, Prime Minister, the old British comedy series that we have seen hundreds of times, and yet still manages to make us laugh. This particular program was suggesting a more democratic system with more grass-roots representation which would mean eradication of the party system.  Naturally, the politicians were quick to renounce the truly democratic system once they realised its ramifications. There were other sources of

By |2016-02-12T16:05:41+10:00February 12th, 2016|Mother Earth, Politics, Women|

Aucune Idée – I Haven’t Got A Clue

When I asked for guidance about what I could write my blog about this week, the thought came to me in French “Aucune idée”.  “Great”, I thought, “my spiritual helpers are going on strike – taking a week off and flying off to Maui to be with Doreen Virtue maybe”.  But later, I realised that this really was to be the subject of my blog. Often when we follow our

Woman Wisdom

As I mentioned in previous blogs, I have been doing a course on Feminist Theology at AIHT.  This has made me consider the perspectives from which we view the world, and to attempt to understand the cause of some of those perspectives. The reality that we perceive in the world is shaped by our past experiences, so each one of us looks at the world differently.  Even though there are

By |2014-06-20T18:40:17+10:00June 21st, 2014|Society, We Are One, Women|

Feminist Theology

I started a new course this week at AIHT (American Institute of Holistic Theology) called Feminist Theology. I was speaking about it in my French class, and the teacher asked me why I wanted to do that course.  I told her, as best I could in my limited French, that my reason was because there are lots of women living under oppression.  I explained that the book I am reading

By |2014-05-23T18:58:13+10:00May 24th, 2014|Christianity, God, Islam, Love, Peace, Religion, Society, Women|