From: carljones@usadatanet.net   
      
   "Larry Caldwell"  wrote in message   
   news:MPG.1c392811bd36819a98b3eb@news.west.earthlink.net...   
   > In article , carljones50   
   > @yahoo.com (Carl Jones) says...   
      
   > Yes, pregnancy completely trashes their endocrine system.  During   
   > pregnancy, women embark on a 9 month peyote trip.  If you add the time   
   > that they recover post partum, the experience can take them well over a   
   > year.   
      
   Hi Larry!   
      
   Thanks for the message. I don't think it is because of the endocrine system   
   at all, but rather a change in consciousness, ;partially because the mother   
   becomes more right brain hemishere oriented. I know what you mean by peyote   
   trip - pregnancy can have that effect at times.   
      
   > Some women manage to make it a positive experience, others become   
   > destructive.   
      
   Some identify with great mother goddess images while others feel fat and   
   ruined.   
      
     Almost all of them become somewhat irrational.   
      
   This is so. The expectant mother becomes more instinctive, intuitive and   
   less rational.   
      
     Men learn   
   > to be flexible around pregnant women, and hope their personality   
   > recovers after the kid is born.  In a well functioning society, women   
   > cluster up and aid the pregnant one in the experience.  The split   
   > between mysticism and practical advice varies with the group.   
      
   Yes - a great post, Larry. It made me think   
      
      
    Carl   
      
    carljones@usadatanet.net   
      
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