Sacred Prostitution: The Whore and the Holy One
A paper by Elizabeth Cunningham, prepared for The New Seminary I was sent forth from the power,and I have come to those who reflect upon me,and I have been found […]
Did You Have to Make Her a Prostitute? Archetype vs. Stereotype
The Big Question: Did you have to make her a prostitute? Isn’t the traditional depiction of her as a prostitute just perpetuating a patriarchal virgin/whore stereotype with women divided and […]
Why a Celtic Mary Magdalen?
I am not Irish. That is why I am writing this essay: to explain how someone who is not Irish can be captivated by the Irish spirit. Of course, it […]
In Search of Real Gardens: A Novelist’s Onsite Research
“A fairytale is an imaginary garden with real toads in it.” I don’t know the source of this quotation, but I take it as my starting point for this account, […]
The Wild Edge: Pondering Succession
The sun has moved far enough to the north that early light now finds the far end of the pond. In early Fall, I’d left this spot for warm sunny […]
Jezebel and Me–and You: A post by Maeve
The infamous Jezebel, a Phoenician princess who married King Ahab of Israel, lived more than 800 years before my time, so we never got a chance to hang out. If […]
Maeve’s Mothers on Birth Control
In the current political climate (perhaps another manifestation of global weirdness) when birth control has (astoundingly) become a subject of debate, we thought Maeve’s mothers should lend their wisdom. Only […]
BIFF: A Message from Both of Us
Maeve Rhuad: The completion of The Maeve Chronicles has been quite an adjustment for both Eliz and me after working together and living in each other’s imaginations for so many […]
WTFWMD?! Celebrating Red-Robed Priestess Publication
Here I am (Maeve, that is) as promised, celebrating the official publication date by answering the questions you’ve posed regarding WTFWMD. First a note about Eliz. She has just put […]
In the Midst of Death we are in Life
“Or in the midst of life we are in death,” as it says in the Burial Service in The Book of Common Prayer. Both statements are true, each one the […]