ALisa Starkweather's Blog (4)

Dear women, I am not sure what to think yet about Mamalutions as I think we are so busy in the mamalutions that there is little time to communicate. For me, we raised up the five temples on the land on Aug 7 - 10th and it was really incredible. Our women's council was profound for me this year as women spoke of many issues from race, to sustainability, to unity, to our children, to having the courage to see what we will carry on and conserve. We had one temple that is raised for women's diversit… Continue

I am about to enter the real time world of Daughters of the Earth Gathering on the land of Earthlands in Massachusetts. It is really like a dream. Five women's temples are raised and 28 teachers now will come to the gathering with their gifts of song, storytelling, activsm, dance, drum, ceremony, wisdom. My mentor of 23 years who is now in her late sixties stands by my side. I've given many full scholarships to women of color so that we can increase the diversity of our sisterhood and have a hom… Continue

Yesterday I decided to reach out to my sisters here as it so quiet and I know we are very much on the same page in terms of our hopes, dreams and care for all of life including our children. As I lay down and had my normal end of the day thoughts flowing, I reflected on Imani's missive to save the planet. In the hour where light was slowly reappearing when I awoke again to the few birds singing up the dawn, I remembered the days when it was a cacophony of a multitude of songs and I felt a deep s… Continue

Finally, after much work I was able to go kayaking yesterday in beautiful Tully Lake and I swam far into the water with my good friend of 18 years. I told her what was going on with Daughters of the Earth Gathering and how much energy I had been putting in to bring diverse women together for the council, ceremony, and depth that takes place. She knows what is happening here and she reflected back to me that she had never seen something quite like this and that even though she is my good friend,… Continue