Recently, researchers at the UCLA evaluated brain activity in 15 devout Christians and 15 nonbelievers as they assessed the truth or falsity of religious and non religious statements.
To someone like me, a de-mythologist, the results are horrifying, explaining why it is...
Historically, humans have always been "unfaithful." However, the idea of unfaithful vs faithful is a religious myth, designed to help ensure paternity. The myth of the unfaithful pressures the emotional centers of the brain, and makes us feel ashamed, guilty, afraid of...
I have an idea. And I’m going to share it with you in a moment. But first, I want to talk about a change that I see happening in the myth of the female psyche.
The current myth is that open female sexuality is slutish. Most sex is evil. That menstrual blood is dirty. Th...
I’m dedicating this blog to my Calgary Tribe. I was just teaching in Calgary with Monique Darling and Rovena Skye - and quite suddenly, we came to the last meditation of our epic weekend-long workshop. The entire group lay in a puppy pile on the floor, feeling the over...
Why are female bodies so threatening to religious people? I often wonder what the vicious hatred of female nudity is about. Part of my intention today is to look at a possible cause for the religious vitriol in the wake of the FEMEN protests and the trial of Amina.
Here’s what I see. Strong, powerful, amazing women, trying to find their way through the quagmire of female sexuality in America. It’s confusing. I get it. Women are trying to figure out how to thrive in a world filled with conflicting signals about how female sexualit...
