Thealogy: nature and spirituality

Cards (6)

  • what did Daly say needed to be destroyed
    •Maleness of God; priests; and holy buildings managed by men must be shattered.
  • what must happen
    There must be a transformation through self-realisation. Women must dare to realise their elemental woman-bonding powers, and break away from the propaganda of patriarchy
  • what did Daly write
    Daly writes about a flourishing new women’s spirituality, a resurgence of ‘gynergy’. This, she argues, is more than simply a replacement of ‘God’ by ‘Goddess’. It requires a rediscovery of old words that have lost their power under the phallocentric rule of men: spinster, webster, weird, hag, witch, sibyl, muse and, of course, goddess.
  • what is Quintessence
    Quintessence is the highest essence, the spirit that permeates all nature, giving life and vitality to the whole universe.
  • what did is Quintessence damaged by
    Quintessence is damaged by violence, pornography and poverty but can be rediscovered in the whole universe in nature
  • what did this reflect
    Reflects pagan revival of 1970s