this is feeding me so so deeply Sophie. thank you for weaving together so many of the things that feel like deep nourishment for me, and for so many others.
love this. i often think with the dreaming that many ancient cultures have some kind of snake or dragon as the "original mother" figure )often associated with the sea/water/ocean). its telling to me that many worms & reptiles can reproduce "asexually", and if we are going back even further to some pre-cellular "grease bubble" that was the mother of the dragon that was the mother of us all.... that our mitochondria carries all of these kinds of trans/multi gender memories.
Sophie, I have read this piece twice and I absolutely love it. While I was already aware of the Gala priests, the way you have written about this (and the images) opens up so many new layers for me.
I do want to ask about your choice to both use "goddess" and they/them pronouns to refer to Aphrodite. I am very intrigued by the way in which Aphrodite seems to be constructed as a goddess even in cultures that portrayed her as trans or gender nonconforming (if I am not misunderstanding this), and I am curious if you have any further thoughts on this element. I find myself torn between using they/them pronouns to acknowledge Aphrodite's gender nonconformity and wanting to use she/her to acknowledge Aphrodite's identity as a goddess, with the idea that Aphrodite's gender nonconformity will still be present to queer and expand the meaning of those pronouns. Thoughts?
Thank you. I too have been following these threads of Aphrodite as of late. I have been moving them through my body in dance and meeting the vastness of liminality there. It is such a gift, encouragement and orientation point to read and feel these threads woven with word as well. Thank you thank you thank you. 🧵
this is feeding me so so deeply Sophie. thank you for weaving together so many of the things that feel like deep nourishment for me, and for so many others.
Genius. Boundaries disssolve and evolution takes quantum steps. I bow before Aphrodite.
love this. i often think with the dreaming that many ancient cultures have some kind of snake or dragon as the "original mother" figure )often associated with the sea/water/ocean). its telling to me that many worms & reptiles can reproduce "asexually", and if we are going back even further to some pre-cellular "grease bubble" that was the mother of the dragon that was the mother of us all.... that our mitochondria carries all of these kinds of trans/multi gender memories.
Sophie, I have read this piece twice and I absolutely love it. While I was already aware of the Gala priests, the way you have written about this (and the images) opens up so many new layers for me.
I do want to ask about your choice to both use "goddess" and they/them pronouns to refer to Aphrodite. I am very intrigued by the way in which Aphrodite seems to be constructed as a goddess even in cultures that portrayed her as trans or gender nonconforming (if I am not misunderstanding this), and I am curious if you have any further thoughts on this element. I find myself torn between using they/them pronouns to acknowledge Aphrodite's gender nonconformity and wanting to use she/her to acknowledge Aphrodite's identity as a goddess, with the idea that Aphrodite's gender nonconformity will still be present to queer and expand the meaning of those pronouns. Thoughts?
Love this ride on these foamy liminal waves of more than human Eros and trans-formations!
Thank you. I too have been following these threads of Aphrodite as of late. I have been moving them through my body in dance and meeting the vastness of liminality there. It is such a gift, encouragement and orientation point to read and feel these threads woven with word as well. Thank you thank you thank you. 🧵