Many would see no relationship between Phoebe Prince and Maude Barlow, given that they are from different parts of the world and different generations, and never met each other. But I see a connection.
Entries Tagged as 'Easter'
Easter, The Earth And The Great Turning
April 12th, 2009 · No Comments · home & garden, nature, spirituality & religion
It’s Easter morning! And warmish out! My pear trees and blueberry bushes are blossoming, our baby chicks are growing into leggy adolescents, and I’ll soon walk over to choir practice at Tabor Heights Methodist, where we’ll rehearse — with trumpet players! – for the Easter service. It’s all so climactic. . . . diamond-cut, really. [...]
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Happy Hybrid Easter!
March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · home & garden, nature, spirituality & religion, sustainability
Hybrid: a result of cross-breeding. Easter: a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Christ — celebrated the Sunday following the first full moon of the vernal equinox.
Wait a minute. Easter is famously Christian, but its timing is completely earth-centered, ruled by nature, which is to say it is pagan. Easter is a hybrid holiday. Christianity has been shown by scholars to have deep roots in the earlier earth-centered religions
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