Samhain 2004 Issue, MatriFocus Web Magazine for Goddess Women

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Another world is not only possible, she's on her way. Maybe many of us won't be here to greet her, but on a quiet day, if I listen very carefully, I can hear her breathing.

MatriFocus is a seasonal ezine for Goddess Women and others interested in Goddess Lore and Scholarship, Goddess Religion (ancient and contemporary), Feminist Spirituality, Women's Mysteries, Neopaganism, Paganism, Earth-based Religions, Witchcraft, Dianic Wicca and other Wiccan Traditions, the Priestess Path, Goddess Art, Women's Culture, Women's Health, Natural Healing, Mythology, Female Shamanism, Consciousness, Community, Cosmology, Cultural Creatives, and Women's Creativity.

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Home Search Contact Donations Link Partners Free Subscription Site Map/Archives In This Issue Goddess Earth Cosmology Women's Health Reader Contributions Book Reviews Editor's Desk
Goddess Spotlight on the Goddess Johanna Stuckey Inanna, Goddess of Infinite Variety Goddess and Scholar Dawn Work-MaKinne Historiography and the Goddesses Ireland's Lost Goddesses Siofra Geoghegan Tlachtga: Earth Spear Earth Here and Now Patricia Monaghan Just for the Love of It Women and Art Sarah Bebhinn Confessions of a Closet Diva Mother Nature, Mother Earth Gwyn Padden Early Morning Mist Cosmology Seasons, Cycles, Celebrations Donna Henes Mid Fall: Sitting in the Shadows Queer Spirituality Rev. Nano Boye Nagle Peace and the Dianic Sufi Feminist Astrology Bellezza Squillace Return of the Daughter: In Darkness Women's Health Wise Woman Tradition Susun Weed Strengthen Your Immune System! Green Witch Jennifer Erwin Life's Reflection Goddess-Health Karin Witzig Becoming a Health Goddess: Be Unreasonable! Reader Contributions Fiction Theresa C. Dintino Excerpt from Stories They Told Me Essays Deborah Garrett & Cosette Paneque Sacred Journey & Fury's Blessings Art Stephanie Sim Warrior of Light Book Reviews Non-Fiction in Review Madelon Wise Sacred Contracts Fiction in Review Dahti Blanchard Colman Guest Review Feral Dream of the Circle of Women	At the Harbour, Oslo Courtesy of Clara Natoli, Rome, Italy
	The Editor's Desk Editorial -- Transition, Boundary Crossing, and Transformation Letter -- To the Editor Goddess Crossword Puzzle -- The Amazement of the Land
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	Another world is not only possible, she's on her way. Maybe many of us won't be here to greet her, but on a quiet day, if I listen very carefully, I can hear her breathing. ( Arundhati Roy)
MatriFocus is a seasonal ezine for Goddess Women and others interested in Goddess Lore and Scholarship, Goddess Religion (ancient and contemporary), Feminist Spirituality, Women's Mysteries, Neopaganism, Paganism, Earth-based Religions, Witchcraft, Dianic Wicca and other Wiccan Traditions, the Priestess Path, Goddess Art, Women's Culture, Women's Health, Natural Healing, Mythology, Female Shamanism, Consciousness, Community, Cosmology, Cultural Creatives, and Women's Creativity.	An interesting definition: "Matrifocal family -- A family form in which the mother, sometimes assisted by other women of the household, is the most influential socializing agent and is central in terms of cultural values, family finances, patterns of decision making, and affective ties." (Hunter and Whitten, 1982)
Contributors retain the copyright to their work; please do not take art or words without permission. Other graphics and reference materials are used and attributed as per the Fair Use Provision of The Copyright Act and individual terms of use.