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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
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    David Dalton  wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   >  David Dalton  wrote:   
   >   
   > > Yesterday with the new pope there was another global   
   > > media show for the patriarchy.   
   > >   
   > > But of course I could be accused of being patriarchal   
   > > since so far I have not yet listed any women as   
   > > past Openers of the Way (figures similar to me   
   > > including with the waning crescent to new moon   
   > > mystic highs).   
   > >   
   > > While I am open to finding female Openers of   
   > > the Way, I am beginning to suspect that the   
   > > Openers of the Way were all male.   
   > >   
   > > But that doesn't mean that there are no   
   > > important female figures, both associated   
   > > with an Opener of the Way and not so   
   > > associated.   
   > >   
   > > Those associated with an Opener of the Way   
   > > include the main inspirer of the same species,   
   > > and other inspirers almost as significant.   
   > > In my case these are Sarah McLachlan,   
   > > my sister Anne, Gioia Irwin, Ferron,   
   > > and Ursula K. Leguin.   All five of these   
   > > are women.   In the past the main inspirer   
   > > of the same species as Krishna was Radha   
   > > and as Rama was Sita, and Radha and Sita   
   > > are revered almost as much as Krishna and Rama.   
   > > However Krishna was involved with Radha and   
   > > Rama was involved with SIta, and Sarah   
   > > McLachlan is not yet (if ever) involved with   
   > > me, but note that she has far more followers   
   > > than I do.   
   > >   
   > > Those not associated with an Opener of the   
   > > Way (e.g. Rabi'a) I suspect might have a   
   > > full moon strong period rather than a   
   > > waning crescent to new moon strong period.   
   > > Other possibilities are White Buffalo Woman   
   > > and Lilith.   
   > >   
   > > Let mw know if you know of others associated   
   > > with an Opener of the Way or not.   Some   
   > > may even have been deified.   
   >   
   > And of course let me know if you know of any   
   > women who might have been Openers of the Way   
   > (and thus experienced waning crescent highs   
   > among other features discussed on my Salmon on   
   > the Thorns web page).   
      
   I got some feedback on alt.philosophy.taoism ,   
   including the following link:   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_mystics .   
      
   --   
   David Dalton  dalton@nfld.com   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/nf.html Newfoundland&Labrador Travel & Music   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)   
      "Here I go again...back into the flame" (Sarah McLachlan)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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