Women are the original culture-makers.
True culture-creating happens live, in-person, together.
True culture-creation cannot be zoomed-in, cc-ed, or hacked.
As women, we are the original weavers of culture, which means we need to be in more conversations that matter – in person, with each other, with our elders, with younger women – and publicly where our voices can be heard by all people.
We need to be having actual conversations, which is different from ‘posting about’ or even ‘sharing’.
A conversation is a back & forth, not a declaration.
Conversations happen between bodies – including, but not limited to words that are spoken.
Conversations leave room to learn, to be curious, to not know – not only to allow our minds to be changed, but also not always even having ‘coming to a conclusion’ as the intention for engaging.
What if the conversation was the intention? If simply connecting through sharing & listening & asking questions & laughing & learning was the end-goal in & of itself?
We are swimming in information & short on genuine conversations
Conversations about:
Sex
Money
Family
Power
Community
Birth
Aging
Purpose
Friendship
Loss
Motherhood
Death
Grieving
In order to fully honor the phases of life we go through as women – which are far more & far more nuanced than the version of Maiden/Mother/Crone that’s been offered – we need to sit with each other, in intergenerational spaces to both speak & listen – with our whole bodies.
Gathering for evenings of intention-setting around the moon cycles or movement & expression practices is important, but it’s not enough.
We need time. Time to let the conversations weave where they will. Time to be with each other over days & expand on conversations from two days ago.
Gathering online is needed, and allows us to meet all around the world – and it’s not enough. Our bodies need time to feel each other’s bodies. We need to share meals & breath.
The world is changing (as it always does), and we are the culture-weavers. The degree to which we are having these conversations with each other determines how consciously we are weaving & how wide our webs will be.
