Author Archives: elliewilson
Sleeping Beauty, Reversed
The usual assumption, when we look back at ancient goddesses and gods and at their relationships and interactions, is that they model certain expectable behaviors. Gods tend to rule the sky, and the sun, and their role in the fertility … Continue reading
Let Justice Roll Down
If the great prophets of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament to Christians) had one theme running through their messages, it was social justice. While the authors and editors of the books of Kings believed that the whole problem with the … Continue reading
Seeds
I hate to argue. I don’t even like to watch arguments; that’s why I never watch tv talk-shows. It makes me so uncomfortable. Part of my problem, I think, is that I can almost always see both sides of any … Continue reading
Return to Tiamat
In Babylon about four thousand years ago, as nearly everywhere in every time, there was an official religious story that explained the people’s reality and made sense of their lives. Theirs was called the “Enuma Elish.” Those are the Sumerian … Continue reading
Mayday
Mayday. Holy day in my thinking, the beginning of high spring. I am in the woods, on a trail around Rice Lake. Winter finally ended last week, days we were just grateful if the gray cold skies didn’t rain. … Continue reading
Next couple weeks
As my regular readers may have figured out, I try to post something about once a week. However, in an attempt to make my life more manageable, when I am buried in work I have been skipping the blog posting. … Continue reading
Next two weeks
It’s clear to me that I’m not going to get a blog post done this week or next. This is one of those weeks when everything seems to be happening at once. And next week we again, like last year … Continue reading
Poem from 1977
Like just about everybody, I have written poetry in my life. None of it very good. But I thought I might post this one, which I wrote when my children were four and two years old. The last lines have … Continue reading
Asherah of Canaan
Because we live in a culture where the male-female pair bond is considered the most important relationship and the backbone of family and social life, many scholars tend to superimpose those ideas on other cultures, including ancient ones. They see … Continue reading
