KarenTate

Anger as Protection for your Boundaries, Safety and Consent! Every month at our Storytelling with Goddess circle we discuss what women have had stolen from them, or removed and distorted in society, religion and culture by patriarchy. This month anger was the tool we discussed which was removed from so many of our emotional tool kits. This might not be news to everyone, but trust me, this is new to some women, especially those raised in authoritarian, right wing, fundamental

Are humans losing the ability to face reality and cope? When Niceness is a Manipulative Facade. Bless Your Heart! Can't we humans face reality anymore? I’ll admit we’re probably all a bit touchy and worn down and we’ve been through a lot this past decade. Division. Lies. Corruption. Loss of democracy. Loss of the right to our reproductive health. Loss of truth, justice and the rule of law. Loss of stability. Loss of peace of mind and hope. Some people are just plain cruel a

They Say Ignorance Is Bliss. Is it Really? There are times I can really appreciate the idea “ignorance is bliss” because I think too much. About the sexualization of Evangelical liturgy leading to the desire for political strongmen, Epstein-envy or pedo pastors. Or patriarchy's denial of emotions, intellectual laziness of MAGA, etc. I wish I could just flip a switch and turn my thinking off, but alas, this is my Virgo blessing/curse. And being a Goddess advocate, I know

Is the Divine Feminine our solution and sanctuary? Hear me out. People turn to religion in times of chaos. No doubt when St. Paul was run out of Ephesus, lucky to be alive after he tried to turn the masses away from their beloved Goddess Artemis, he must have had his doubts if Christianity would ever stick. Likewise for St. Thomas in 72 CE when he saw an apparition of the Indian Goddess Kali in Calcutta, as he tried to convert the heathens. If you lived and worshiped in Pa

The human mind is the world's next battlefield. I just finished reading Dan Brown’s new book, Secret of Secrets, and one statement in that book hit me like a ton of bricks. It was “The human mind is the world’s next battlefield.” It really got me thinking. Of course I knew about the decades of mis-information and dis-information being spewed from media outlets like Fox News and their ilk with their daily tsunami of fear and justification for cruelty and divisiveness. I kn

I've been thinking about those who are jumping ship now and leaving MAGA – or soon to be jumping ship and leaving MAGA. Should we get inside their heads to understand their motivation? Give them a checklist of questions so they might do some soul searching or shadow work? Or are we just going to be happy their ship is sinking and the cracks are now fissures? There needs to be a pathway back, a road to redemption, a way to unity but I'd sure feel better if I thought they m