Essays, Articles, Poetry & Art
by Pegi Eyers
Published in Print and Online Media
Controversies in the Ancestral Arts
Pegi Eyers in Gods&Radicals
As the ravages of Empire play out, cultural recovery may become our goal again in the future — and we may find ourselves by choice or necessity living in small localized kinship groups once again, looking to our own ancestral traditions for a template to survival. READ MORE >HERE<
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KINDRED MEDIA
Do You Remember? Ancestral Wisdom for the Modern World
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Kindred World: Who Are We? >link<
Kindred: A Vision, Practice and Identity for Sustaining Humanity
Reaching back to antiquity, but intensifying dramatically the last fifty-years, a dark spell has been cast, trapping and enchanting parents, children and their cultures, in a false vision of who we are together. Realizing that adult development is the prerequisite for child development, Kindred breaks that spell, awakening a completely different way to relate to each other, and to all of nature.
Michael Mendizza
DANGEROUS WOMEN
Fifty Reflections on Women, Power and Identity
University of Edinburgh/ Unbound
Including my essay "Dangerous White Woman" the anthology "Dangerous Women" has been published in the USA as of March 7, 2023~! Asking "what does it mean to be a dangerous woman?" This powerful collection presents fifty answers to that question, reaching past media hyperbole to serious considerations on the conflicts and power dynamics that women experience today.
Writers, artists, politicians, journalists, performers and opinion-formers — including Irenosen Okojie, Jo Clifford, Pegi Eyers, Bidisha, Nada Awar Jarrar, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and many more — reflect on the long-standing idea that women, individually or collectively, constitute a threat. In doing so, they celebrate and give agency to the women who have been dismissed or trivialized for their power, talent and success — women who have been condemned for challenging the status quo. They reclaim the right to be dangerous~!
"The wide-ranging selections—which touch on ambivalence about maternity, the legacy of South African pop star Brenda Fassie, and the difficulty of getting a divorce in India—are rich with history and testify to the numerous ways women across the globe are challenging the patriarchy. Invigorating and incisive, these essays provide food for thought." (Publishers Weekly)
Order your copy now~!! >Amazon Link<
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From Editor Molly Brown
The theme for this issue is Unraveling Patriarchy and Shifting the Paradigm, including work that......examines patriarchy as one of the intersecting sub-systems of the "power-over’" paradigm, which has deep and wide roots and branches in the idea of separation from the land and the superiority of humans. The philosophical and political movement away from knowing the world as animate and alive gave birth to other hierarchies and oppressions, including the accumulation of resources by a few, capitalism, colonialism, labor extraction, racism, heteronormativity, etc. Patriarchy’s exercise of power over all that was categorized as “feminine” necessitated “othering” of women and queer folk, along with other species, land, fruit, life, wildness, the heart, and intuition–in order to dominate or own them. Power-over works to divide one oppressed group from another for the same reason. Throughout its long history, what are the structures/attitudes/values-belief systems that enable patriarchy to persist? Can the Work That Reconnects help dismantle them, and if so, how?
We’ve put together a rich array of articles, essays, poems and artwork that address the challenge of unraveling patriarchy and shifting the dominant paradigm to one of reverence and respect for all life, based on our radical interconnectedness with our fellow humans of all cultures, ancestry, and identities and with all beings of Earth.
Following the Spiral, the Gratitude section offers heart-opening poems by Ellen Bass and Karina Lutz, and a grateful remembrance by Silvia Di Blasio of three teachers who have recently become ancestors: Thich Nhat Hanh, bell hooks, and Desmond Tutu—who each worked in their own ways to shift the patriarchal paradigm.
The Honoring Our Pain for the World section offers poems by Marie Howe, bell hooks, and Jacqueline Sheridan that focus on the pain caused by patriarchy. Juliana Mota Diniz explores the relationship between personal and collective trauma and the healing of both through embracing pain. Jo Hamilton reports on her PhD research on how Work That Reconnects workshops helped participants embrace painful emotions related to the climate crisis and engage more fully in climate activism. And Stephanie Hiller points out the relationships among patriarchy, war, and the Great Unraveling. This section ends with a painting by Jane Sherry titled “The Birthing Room” that reminds us that even the burned forests will regenerate with new life.
The theme for this issue is Unraveling Patriarchy and Shifting the Paradigm, including work that......examines patriarchy as one of the intersecting sub-systems of the "power-over’" paradigm, which has deep and wide roots and branches in the idea of separation from the land and the superiority of humans. The philosophical and political movement away from knowing the world as animate and alive gave birth to other hierarchies and oppressions, including the accumulation of resources by a few, capitalism, colonialism, labor extraction, racism, heteronormativity, etc. Patriarchy’s exercise of power over all that was categorized as “feminine” necessitated “othering” of women and queer folk, along with other species, land, fruit, life, wildness, the heart, and intuition–in order to dominate or own them. Power-over works to divide one oppressed group from another for the same reason. Throughout its long history, what are the structures/attitudes/values-belief systems that enable patriarchy to persist? Can the Work That Reconnects help dismantle them, and if so, how?
We’ve put together a rich array of articles, essays, poems and artwork that address the challenge of unraveling patriarchy and shifting the dominant paradigm to one of reverence and respect for all life, based on our radical interconnectedness with our fellow humans of all cultures, ancestry, and identities and with all beings of Earth.
Following the Spiral, the Gratitude section offers heart-opening poems by Ellen Bass and Karina Lutz, and a grateful remembrance by Silvia Di Blasio of three teachers who have recently become ancestors: Thich Nhat Hanh, bell hooks, and Desmond Tutu—who each worked in their own ways to shift the patriarchal paradigm.
The Honoring Our Pain for the World section offers poems by Marie Howe, bell hooks, and Jacqueline Sheridan that focus on the pain caused by patriarchy. Juliana Mota Diniz explores the relationship between personal and collective trauma and the healing of both through embracing pain. Jo Hamilton reports on her PhD research on how Work That Reconnects workshops helped participants embrace painful emotions related to the climate crisis and engage more fully in climate activism. And Stephanie Hiller points out the relationships among patriarchy, war, and the Great Unraveling. This section ends with a painting by Jane Sherry titled “The Birthing Room” that reminds us that even the burned forests will regenerate with new life.
So many ways to See with New and Ancient Eyes beyond patriarchy! Carolyn Treadway’s thematic photo journey through the Spiral begins this section, followed by Vincent Brown’s report on his doctoral study of the benefits men have received through doing the Work That Reconnects (which partially inspired the theme of this issue). Pegi Eyers explores matriarchal values and how we might shift from the patriarchal paradigm to that of an ecological self. Two poems grace this section: “Palimpsest” by Emily Swanson and “Four Trees,” a poem by Anna Lyons-Roost in creative interplay with Rick Jansen and Frieda Nixdorf. Paula Hendricks describes her understanding of Miki Kashtan’s work that so beautifully complements the Work That Reconnects in creating a world without patriarchy. Frieda Nixdorf’s art, “The Entelechy of Oak” concludes this section in beauty.
And we Go Forth to create a world beyond the constrictions and violence of patriarchy, inspired by poems from Julia Smagorinsky, Susan Griffin, and Looby Macnamara. Paul Pulé and Abigail Sykes discuss their work with the Starfish Collective in “Transforming Destructive Masculinities Norms through the Work That Reconnects.” Their paper is followed by the first podcast in a series of “Conversations in Deep Times,” this one featuring Paul Pulé in conversation with Erin Holtz Braeckman on “Ecological Masculinities.” This section ends with Leo Murray’s exploration of why so few men show up in movements, protests, and activist workshops in Aotearoa New Zealand and elsewhere.
In the Evolving Edge section, Brooke Kuhnhausen reviews the impact of bell hooks’ writing and teaching and reflects on how Black and Indigenous, female, queer and non-binary leadership is so vital in today’s world. Martha O’Hehir echoes that sentiment in her book review of Sisters in Spirit: Haudenosaunee Influence on Early American Feminists by Sally Roesch Wagner, which recounts how early settler feminists learned about true equality among genders from their Haudenosaunee neighbors.
We have many Resources to share with you: on patriarchy, on the climate crisis, on Thich Nhat Hahn’s legacy, and “What We Editors Are Reading.” The Network section features the results of recent “Visioning” on the part of the Weavers of the Work That Reconnects Network. Enjoy reading and listening! Molly Brown, Editor
And we Go Forth to create a world beyond the constrictions and violence of patriarchy, inspired by poems from Julia Smagorinsky, Susan Griffin, and Looby Macnamara. Paul Pulé and Abigail Sykes discuss their work with the Starfish Collective in “Transforming Destructive Masculinities Norms through the Work That Reconnects.” Their paper is followed by the first podcast in a series of “Conversations in Deep Times,” this one featuring Paul Pulé in conversation with Erin Holtz Braeckman on “Ecological Masculinities.” This section ends with Leo Murray’s exploration of why so few men show up in movements, protests, and activist workshops in Aotearoa New Zealand and elsewhere.
In the Evolving Edge section, Brooke Kuhnhausen reviews the impact of bell hooks’ writing and teaching and reflects on how Black and Indigenous, female, queer and non-binary leadership is so vital in today’s world. Martha O’Hehir echoes that sentiment in her book review of Sisters in Spirit: Haudenosaunee Influence on Early American Feminists by Sally Roesch Wagner, which recounts how early settler feminists learned about true equality among genders from their Haudenosaunee neighbors.
We have many Resources to share with you: on patriarchy, on the climate crisis, on Thich Nhat Hahn’s legacy, and “What We Editors Are Reading.” The Network section features the results of recent “Visioning” on the part of the Weavers of the Work That Reconnects Network. Enjoy reading and listening! Molly Brown, Editor
Ancestral Mother, mixed media, 2019
Illustration for "Matriarchal Values" by Pegi Eyers
read the full article >here<
Vento e Água Magazine
Ancient Spirit Modern Voice
"Ancient Spirit Modern Voice" by Pegi Eyers was published in the amazing Vento e Água Issue 27.
Wind and Water Magazine is a project created with a passion for the rhythms of places, nature and cycles.
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Revista número 27 – 1 Maio 2021 | Vento e Água - Ritmos da Terra (ventoeagua.com)
Wind and Water Magazine is a project created with a passion for the rhythms of places, nature and cycles.
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Ancient Ways of Knowing in Times of Massive Change
by Pegi Eyers
🟣 NIGHT FOREST PRESS 🟣 ART 🟣 CULTURE 🟣 IDEAS 🟣 CANADIAN SMALL PRESS 🟣
"Ancient Ways of Knowing in Times of Massive Change" was published as a blog by Night Forest Press on May 28, 2021. Read the full story here ~ !! Night Forest Press is experimentalists, dreamers, artists and writers. Night Forest Press yearns to be a hashish that ignites your literary, artistic and intellectual imagination, it seeks to share your poetics of crisis, sweet fictions of rebellious joy, and your unique observations. We want languages of truth and brave proclamations of romance. We want words that are honest and fearless because these always offer beauty and insight.
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The Night Forest: nocturnal animals stalking, strange sounds and anxious spirits, where the simple crack and crunch of a twig can incite instincts and instabilities. Hear our heartbeats, smell our scents, catch our eyes looking for yours.....sure we need love and kinship.....but a world without risk, without danger, without dark, deep, mysterious forests is a world not worth living in.
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Dangerous Women
Fifty Reflections on Women, Power and Identity
Published by Unbound and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities in Edinburgh, DANGEROUS WOMEN was launched on International Women's Day 2022~! Including the essay "Dangerous White Woman!" by Pegi Eyers, this amazing anthology features fifty reflections on women, power and identity. You can order the deluxe paperback version of Dangerous Women, or download various formats of the ebook on Unbound here.
What does it mean to be a dangerous woman? Who, or what, does she present a danger to? Who gets to say she’s dangerous? Why do they want to say it? Does she consider herself dangerous? Is feminism dangerous? And what do the answers to those questions tell us about societies past and present? About our social and political structures, about our everyday lives, our attitudes and our very identities? Dangerous Women gives fifty wide-ranging perspectives on these questions. We have welcomed poets, playwrights, artists, academics, journalists, historians, performers and opinion-formers, and indeed anyone with an angle on the theme, to reflect on the danger of females. Speaking from a variety of ages, ethnicities and cultures, we have come together from all over the world to give agency to any woman dismissed for her power, talent or success, trivialized as a threat or condemned for challenging the status quo. We are here to celebrate these women and applaud them for their strength. In doing so, we have reclaimed the right to be dangerous, and highlighted the power of otherwise dismissed female figures. If you lack female idols, this book is for you. If you want to challenge the narrative that a powerful woman is a threat, this inclusive and diverse book is for you. Dangerous Women is for anyone and everyone who questions how to be dangerous, and indeed, what that means. Editors Jo Shaw, Ben Fletcher-Watson and Abrisham Ahmadzadeh |
Labyrinth Community Network of Ontario
"Labyrinths and Sacred Land"
Feature Article by PEGI EYERS
"Take your time, pace yourself,
there are healing powers within and without." Spontaneously, these words spring to mind like an ancestor chanting, as I walk the curves of a labyrinth on the side of a windswept hill. The stone-set triskele pattern that my partner and I designed recalls our Celtic origins, and fills me with the triple joys of heritage, our home in the Otonabee watershed, and the panoramic scenery stretching for miles in all directions. Accompanied by birdsong and sheltered by a green canopy, entering the labyrinth is to find a zone beyond normal time and space, where cares and worries are left behind. And however the magic works, I always leave the winding trail with a new feeling or direction, and sometimes, with the answer to a question I don’t remember asking. Read full article |
The Labyrinth Community Network of Ontario (LCNO) is a collective who value the experience of walking or tracing diverse labyrinths. In our modern, often chaotic times, labyrinths provide an opportunity to step into an oasis of calm. Access the LCNO website for events, articles, resources, and directories of Ontario Labyrinths and Labyrinth Facilitators.
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The Crooked Path Journal: A Discourse on the Nameless Art
Sacred Boundaries in Pagan Practice by Pegi Eyers
Vol. 2 No. 1 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Equality, Culture, Community
The Crooked Path Journal: A Discourse on the Nameless Art, is a collection of articles, essays, poetry and editorials on Witchcraft, Paganism, and the Cunning Arts and the cultural issues that effect the people who follow these paths. In this issue we focus on Diversity, Privilege and Cultural Appropriation as well the making of magickal tools, the kindling of a Sacred Flame and so much more. |
IN THIS ISSUE
Black by Krystal Raven )0(
Oak (An excerpt from Tree Medicine Tree Magic) by Ellen Evert Hopman Born of the Fires of Other and Self by Lucera Fumaltera Which Way Did She Go? by Crowstar Spotlight: "The Crooked Path Apothecary" by Raven Womack Magick as Dwelling in Truth: The Unveiling of Aletheia by Alecto Aletheia Hypatia The Gods Are Not Your New Toys: Cultural Demonization and Cultural Appropriation by Mark NeCamp On the Making of Magical Tools by John Breen A Poem by J.P. Sedgewick Paganism, Diversity, and the Pandemic by Kelsey Pullaro To Kindle the Magickal Flame by Ilana Sturm Sacred Boundaries in Pagan Practice by Pegi Eyers Of Wine and Sabbats by Hillary Klein Language of the Mind by Soledad Osraige Journey to the Castle (an excerpt) by Ann Finnin |
Unpsychology Magazine #6
The Other Than Human Anthology
Shifting Borderlines of Tame and Wild
BY PEGI EYERS
Unpsychology Magazine Issue 6 ~ the "Other-Than-Human Anthology" offers provocative and reflective essays from Unpsychology regulars Toby Chown, Pegi Eyers and Zhiwa Woodbury, plus Alex Lockwood, Brent Thomas Ladd, Mike Moss, Emma Palmer, Emily Paskovics, Monica Dragosz, Kim Schuelle, Denesa Chan, Michael James Parker, Margaretha Häggström, Rachel Ben Menachem and Steve Benson. Julia Macintosh and Steve Thorp provide an opening dialogue to frame the anthology, and Steve also offers a third story, Habitants, from his speculative fiction future world, the Watertime. A particularly strong set of poetry comes from Brent Thomas Ladd, Bell Selkie Lovelock, Monica Dragosz, Susie David, Maggie Reed, Joel Elliot, Susannah Violette, Justice Schanfarber, Sarah James, Susan Richardson and a lovely meditative cycle of work, Curious Magic and Other Stories, by Rachel McDonald.
All this is original and wild, providing a wonderful scaffolding of other-than-human life! Download your FREE ISSUES >HERE< Shifting Borderlines of Tame and Wild
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Decolonizing Environmental Education
A Beginner's Guide to Disrupting Colonial Practices in Environmental Education
Pegi Eyers is pleased to contribute her work to the popular zine Decolonizing Environmental Education by Olivia Balcos. Olivia worked at the Education Center in the Seattle Woodland Park Zoo during her second year at the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, with the project of creating a zine on Decolonizing Environmental Education. She created this zine as a tool for herself and for anyone else in the environmental field to start a conversation about changing how we think about, and offer environmental educational spaces. While this zine was made with environmental educators in mind, we all have a responsibility to teach each other about the land and its Indigenous peoples. This zine is made for anyone and everyone to aid in their journey to decolonize environmental education. Read online at Flipsnack, or download a complementary PDF >HERE<
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[Un]Conscious Colonialism – Why is “Native Spirituality” a Pagan Genre?
Pegi Eyers in Gods&Radicals
In today’s hopeful climate of Turtle Island First Nations resurgence and healing, and in alignment with anti-racism, social justice and decolonization efforts everywhere, the interrogation of the “Native Spirituality” genre under the Pagan umbrella is long overdue.
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The diversity in Pagan Community in the Americas is astounding, and as a much-needed alternative to outdated religions in decline, an ongoing source of wonder for our collective re-enchantment and inspiration. Every conceivable genre of paganism is thriving, and this healthy diversity has meant the suspension of “togetherness” or “unity” narratives in recent times (which is probably a good thing). As with all human societies, the idea that we need to be homogenous or come to any kind of agreement as a movement or a subculture is not a realistic expectation. Yet there are some social dynamics that transcend mere “opinion” or “belief” such as the consequences we live with from historical actions, and the overarching truth of our own positionality. “Who am I? Why am I here? What do I remember? Where am I going?” These timeless questions continue to underscore our complex lives here in at the end of Empire, and we encounter a similar self-searching at the heart of Pagan Community. Read more >HERE<
[Un]Conscious Colonialism: Why is "Native Spirituality" a Pagan Genre?
Pegi Eyers was published in the online 2018 edition of Gods&Radicals Press Read more >HERE< |
RIGHT RELATIONS
"The Sacred Balance" by Pegi Eyers
New Essay by Pegi Eyers in Confluence Journal!
YOUTH PASSAGEWAYS EDITORIAL TEAM ~
The theme of Volume III dives headfirst into the depths of relationship, and our living and fallible attempts to navigate the foundational and gravitational forces of our inner and outer lives. The contributors hold true to one of Confluence's founding intentions - to approach the world with a sincere and buoyant curiosity, with a commitment to parse, connect, and bridge. It is through that commitment, to lean into what is authentically true, that this issue is our best yet, and within its pages, a great many bridges beckon. We are invited to consider seeing ourselves as a heterogeneous whole, made comprehensive because of our differences, and a whole that makes room for the connections as well as the expanses that exist among us, to go as kin, into the great unknown together. CONTRIBUTORS ~ Kendall Johnson, Pegi Eyers, Zachary Hoyt, Kayla Briët, Troy Payne, Kairon Yeng, Ruby Boddington, Fēnix Grace, Lesia Maruschak, Gerard Sarnat, Frederick Marx with Meredith Little, Gigi Coyle, and Emily Frost with Dane Zahorsky & Marisa Taborga Byrne ACCESS CONFLUENCE JOURNAL >HERE< |
Kina gdi-gwendaagininaanig - To All Our Relatives
Kina gdi-gwendaagininaanig - To All Our Relatives is a project that connects people with each other and the Earth in response to the climate crisis. First Nations have given us hope and the understanding to respect, share in reciprocity, and build caring relationships with Earth Community if our planet is to survive. A collaboration between the Sacred Water Circle (www.sacredwatercircle) and For Our Grand-children – Peterborough (www.4RG.org).
Read the entry by Pegi Eyers, and add your letters, photos and videos >here< Be a part of living history - share your voice! |
Rise of the Goddess: From Ancient Mythos to Modern Feminine
New essay by Pegi Eyers
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Graham Hancock ~ Author of the Month
ANCIENT SPIRIT MODERN VOICE
Pegi Eyers was the Graham Hancock.com official Author of the Month for May 2019 ~!
"It's our pleasure to host award-winning author and social change advocate Pegi Eyers as AoM for the month of May. Work like Pegi's is crucial in connecting global decolonisation with the Consciousness Revolution and ancient origins revival. Welcome Pegi! Warmest wishes, Graham Hancock." Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community is a compendium for change. It provides clear and concise guidelines to important questions. What were the foundational nation-to-nation agreements in the Americas? What can be done to right the wrongs of history? How can we effectively make change?" |
Access the showcase for Ancient Spirit Rising at Graham Hancock.com, join the forum and explore how we denounce capitalism, decolonize from our conditioning, avoid the “cultural appropriation” phenomena, reclaim some kind of Indigeneity (yes, people all over the planet can claim Indigenous Roots), express our ancient spirits in a modern voice, and start to live as part of the living planet again. The world hangs in the balance, and pre-colonial wisdom just might be the key to a positive future.
>Graham's Latest Blog Post< |
New essay by Pegi Eyers in Communities Magazine!
Reclaiming the “We” from Ancient Wisdom
"Reclaiming the 'We' from Ancient Wisdom" was published in the Fall 2018 "Networking Communities" issue of Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture. You can access the digital download (with donation) >here< Essay & illustrations by Pegi Eyers, plus so much more - inspired content for clusters, alliances, networks, gatherings, cooperatives, intentional communities, co-housing and eco-villages. The economic model of unlimited growth on a finite planet isn’t working, and in the face of potential climate disaster we have been busy creating resilient communities, and finding our kindred spirits in the process. At this point with the stakes so high, we are fulfilling the directive to shift the paradigm, and replace it with more ethical and sustainable ways of being. Intentionally or not, in our rapid coming-together we have drawn on ancient models of tribal and village life, from eras that pre-date colonialization both in Europe and here on Turtle Island. Yet how much do we truly remember?
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Climate Minds with Ancient Spirit Rising!
Including work by Pegi Eyers, Unpsychology Issue 4: the Climate Minds Anthology is a great collection of imaginative and creative responses to the climate crisis from a host of writers, artists, activists and "unpsychologists." Events and gatherings related to Unpsychology 4 are happening worldwide, and conversations on Climate Minds are sure to continue in the future. Available as a FREE download, The essays, stories, poetry and art in the Climate Minds Anthology are located in our everyday reality, as well as imaginary, spiritual and ecological worlds key to psychological wellbeing. How can human beings live their lives in times to come? Explore how the climate crisis is reflected in our psychology, and our cultural assumptions and behaviours.
ESSAYS "Faltering" by Emma Palmer, "Lamant for a Giant's Sigh" by Toby Chown, "Neurodecolonization (or, Riding the Waves of Change)" by Pegi Eyers,"Taking the Climate Crisis Personally" by Zhiwa Woodbury, "Climate Stressors & Climate Resilience" by Vanessa Thevathasan, "Nature Dreaming" by Fiona Brannigan, "The Vow 2 Act" by Meg Hollingsworth, "Reaching for the Climate Mind" by Irv Beiman, and "Climate Mind, Climate Madness" by Julia Macintosh. EDITORIAL Steve Thorp & Julia Macintosh with editorial dialogues that set context and provide reference points. PROSE Monica Dragotz, Jane Glenzinska and Margot Lasher.FICTION C. G. Frederick, Alex Lockwood, Sarah Mahoudh and Steve Thorp. POETRY Helen May Williams, Zara Mhofu, Jenny Arran, Becca Warner, Rachael Clyne, Janet Lees, Rachel MacDonald, Irv Beiman, Meg Hollingsworth, Sarah Wint and Steve Thorp. BOOK REVIEW Elizabeth Cotton. ILLUSTRATIONS AND ARTWORK Jenny Arran, Ruth Thorp, Fiona Brannigan, Carissa Tanton, Jean Thomas and Janet Lees. |
CLIMATE MINDS ANTHOLOGY
Sign up for Unpsychology Magazine and download your own copy. Please support the Crowdfunder campaign to support the next phase of the project, and ongoing Climate Minds conversations built on the foundation of the anthology. On Medium! Unpsychology: Stories and Ideas to Make Soul in Troubled Times. Unpsychology on Facebook |
The Diviner's Handbook:
Writings on Ancient and Modern Divination Practices
Divination has ancient roots, but is very much alive in modern times. The new anthology The Diviner’s Handbook includes a "first look" at Earth Oracle, a set of interpretive cards by Pegi Eyers. Published by Bibliotheca Alexandrina, editor Robert Scott has compiled a wonderful collection of essays, prayers, artwork and poetry that engage with both ancient and modern divination practices, techniques, systems and beliefs.
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~ Earth Oracle ~
A Set of Interpretive Cards by Pegi Eyers
The challenge we face today is how to shift away from western thinking to a pre-colonial worldview. To address this dilemma, author Pegi Eyers has designed a brand-new 72-card deck Earth Oracle, that provides “primal storytelling” prompts for both individuals and group gatherings. In animist societies, telling stories is a sacred act linking us to our Ancestors and the ecology of the wild. The intention with the Earth Oracle is to gather out on the land and pass the prompt cards around the circle. Participants create and share stories that relate to the cards they have been given or selected. Often taking the form of a poem, song or chant, the storyteller’s imagination stimulates the participants to visualize the tale, each in their own unique way. As an old, widespread and much-loved practice, the narrative art of storytelling is being restored today, and tools like Earth Oracle are part of that revival!
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The Diviner’s Handbook is not a typical how-to manual. Instead of focusing on how to be a diviner, it is a collection of prayers for guidance, poems for inspiration, warnings as reminders of our responsibilities, and meditations on the oracular arts. Drawing on techniques as varied as augury, bone casting, cartomancy, ogham and runelore, there is something here for everyone. It is the publisher's hope that The Diviner’s Handbook will become a trusted companion for oracular work of all kinds. And may that work be insightful, inspirational, and full of hope!
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RETURN TO MAGO ~ E*MAGAZINE
Green Goddess: Loving the Earth with a Fierce Devotion!
by Pegi Eyers
“The essence of LOVE is found everywhere in nature, and LOVE is the vibratory field for the plant kingdom, the kinship of the creatures, the nurturing power of the Feminine, and elements such as the water.”
In times of massive change, our task is to bond with the land, to revere nature again as our Ancestors did, and to see ourselves as part of this thin and fragile biosphere, Our Earth, the source of all life and our spiritual home. The love of the land has always been central to our most cherished dreams and memories, and if we delve far enough below the surface of the modern mechanistic overlay, we find that Gaia has been patiently waiting for us to return. We are all Children of the Earth, and at the heart of our roving discontent is a veiled desire to be reunited with our perennial family, the other-than-human world. Renewing our relationship with The Sacred begins with encounters in the wild, where our hearts naturally open to a space of unconditional love full of gratitude for nature’s abundance, and the gift of life itself. When we experience the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures that are nature’s enchantment and joy, we realign with the magic of “Natura” the Green Goddess, our beautiful green world, the kingdom of the plant spirits, and the intrinsic harmony of natural law. READ MORE >HERE< |
The Mago Work, Magoism: the Way of WE in S/HE ~ Our vision and intention is to advocate for feminist and spiritually-based activism and to promote creative and scholarly work, uniting all beings across differences of gender, culture, race, ethnicity, class, ability, and species. In doing so, we seek to create a world that is non-ethnocentric, non-racist, non-capitalist, non-imperialistic, and counter-patriarchal.
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Antlered Advent
~ Path of the Ancestral Mothers ~
Winter Solstice Lights Up the Land
by Pegi Eyers
A collection of seasonal works curated by Jude Lally. On December 5, 2018, Week 2 featured Winter Solstice Lights Up the Land: Ley Lines of Heart and Home by Pegi Eyers.
As we move through the days of darkness into mid-December, and try to bypass the seasonal frenzy that goes against natural rhythms (!) we sense a stillness, and a waiting. Before the modern era our earth-emergent Ancestors found the days after Samhain to rest, honor those who came before, contemplate deeply, and prepare seeds for the future. As we travel through the Land of Winter today, how can our own spiritual journey relate to this ancient wisdom? Clearing and composting old growth in the garden, practicing meditation and introspection, refining our home as a sanctuary space, or celebrating our Elders are all activities rooted in centuries of tradition. Solstice is also a perfect time to develop a more intimate knowledge of the land, to identify the ecotones and life-forms that inhabit the wild places, and to learn about the First Nations in our region. Within the Celtic Wheel of the Year, mid-winter or Yule is particularly evocative, as it mirrors the progress of our own soul from emergence and rebirth (the “dark”) to the fullness of wisdom and self-expression (the “light”). The Winter Solstice is a time of great festivals in all faiths and traditions, with ceremonies deeply embedded in the land to honor the rebirth of the life-giving sun. Our Celtic Ancestors marked the light’s return at sacred sites with reverence, gratitude, ritual, music, merriment and communal feasting. For thousands of years, great stone markers, megaliths and circles in the land functioned as ancient calendars, time-tracked the cycles of sun and moon, and maximized shadow-casting at the eight cardinal points – the solstices, equinoxes and cross-quarter days. READ MORE >HERE< |
LETTERS TO THE EARTH
On April 15, 2019 "Letters to the Earth" were read at events around the world. Hosted by Extinction Rebellion and @CultureDeclares, this was an opportunity to think beyond the human narrative and bear witness to the climate and ecological emergency. How does this existential threat affect the way we wish to live our lives, and the action that we take? Written to or from the Earth, future or past generations, those who hold positions of power and influence, or to other species. Access the letter written by Pegi Eyers >HERE<. #LettersToTheEarth
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SPACE BETWEEN NATIONS
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"Colonial Rescue" by Pegi Eyers is a gripping personal narrative for the Contact No Contact project supervised by Randy Fred, the founder of Theytus Books (the first First Nations book publisher in Canada), and the Geist Foundation, the publisher of Geist magazine. A gathering of personal contact narratives created by writers and storytellers, Contact No Contact welcomes Canadians into a conversation on the subject of contact - how contact appears in our lives and our memories, and how we encounter our own culture as well as the culture of others. “Contact” is a term used to indicate initial encounters of Aboriginal peoples with non-Aboriginals, and carries a special charge in accounts of Aboriginal history.
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We Are the Ancestors of the Future by Pegi Eyers is a thoughtful response to the question "What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be?" posed by the Center for Humans and Nature: Expanding Our Natural and Civic Imagination. In the face of challenge and struggle, how can we draw on our Ancestors for knowledge, resilience, and hope? As we look to the future, what will we offer to our descendants to draw upon in their own challenging times? What are the stories we will tell today, and how will we enact those stories? Engage with the diverse perspectives the contributors bring to this topic, and add your own reflections! Access >HERE<
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ASKING QUESTIONS ~ INSPIRING CHANGE
The Center for Humans and Nature partners with bright minds to explore human responsibilities to each other and the more-than-human world. We bring together philosophers, ecologists, artists, political scientists, anthropologists, poets and economists to think creatively about a resilient future for the whole community of life.
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The Cultural Appropriation Learning Curve
a new essay by Pegi Eyers
appears in the Summer 2017 issue of the online journal Isis-Seshat!
~ Traditions Thriving at the Cross-Currents of Global Paganism ~
Access this timely and important collection of perspectives >here<
a new essay by Pegi Eyers
appears in the Summer 2017 issue of the online journal Isis-Seshat!
~ Traditions Thriving at the Cross-Currents of Global Paganism ~
Access this timely and important collection of perspectives >here<
Whether you are still wondering about the difference between cultural exchange and cultural appropriation, or have been “called out” in person or online, or have read about cultural appropriation in articles and blogs, there is one simple rule to follow....... >more< The Cultural Appropriation Learning Curve
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Access "Rejecting Empire 1"
and "Rejecting Empire 2"
by Pegi Eyers on the
Academia.edu platform >link<
Love From the Earth by Pegi Eyers is an impassioned blend of creative non-fiction and shape poetry published in Confluence: Youth Passageways Journal Volume II, Issue 1, Spring/Summer 2017. Read more >here<
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We Are Living on Turtle Island - Isn't it Time We Started Acting That Way? This essay by Pegi Eyers was published in the 2nd issue of the Gods&Radicals Journal A Beautiful Resistance: The Fire Is Here. Edited by Lorna Smithers, foreword by Emma Restall Orr. Published May, 2016 and available in print >here< and digital >here<
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Contemplating The Ruins and Reviving Mythic Stories This essay by Pegi Eyers was published in the inaugural issue of the Gods&Radicals Journal A Beautiful Resistance: Everything We Already Are. Edited by Rhyd Wildermuth, foreword by Peter Grey. Published November, 2015 and available >here<
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The Myth of the Pagan Passcard by Pegi Eyers was published in the online edition of Gods&Radicals, December, 2016. Read this notable essay >here<
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On The Myth of the Pagan Passcard ~ "Pegi Eyers doing the deep work." Natán Rebelde of Unsettling America
"A loving and hard-hitting critique on Pagan Community." byron, host of To Know the Land CFRU 93.3 FM Guelph
"A loving and hard-hitting critique on Pagan Community." byron, host of To Know the Land CFRU 93.3 FM Guelph
Pegi Eyers was the Book Reviewer for the regional publication "The Link" (now defunct) for 15 years. If you are an author and would like your book considered for an independent review, please contact Pegi Eyers >here<
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"Seeking Settler Re-landing" by Pegi Eyers was published in Unsettling America: Decolonization in Theory & Practice on March 30, 2016
We as Settlers have abandoned the land. We have successfully walled ourselves off. The wind is something that howls outside, the rain bangs on the roof, the snow is an inconvenience that needs to be shoveled away.......read more |
"From Colonial Rescue to Cultural Genocide" by Pegi Eyers was published in Unsettling America: Decolonization in Theory & Practice on March 7, 2018
When our Ancestors arrived on the shores of Turtle Island, they brought their cultural beliefs and social mores with them. They were looking for a “fresh start,” but instead of taking their cues from the indigenous civilizations already thriving in the “new world” they replicated the familiar lifeways of home. Honoring natural law and living in balance with Earth Community had been outdated concepts for centuries, in the European lands from which they sprang........read more |
Unsettling America is an emerging decentralized network of autonomous groups and individuals dedicated to mental and territorial decolonization throughout Turtle Island and the “Americas.” https://unsettlingamerica.wordpress.com
Say No! Rejecting Empire an essay by Pegi Eyers currently appears in Whirlwind #10, "Empire," Winter 2017. Whirlwind's 10th issue features poetry from around the world, bearing witness to the injustices of Empire. In print and online, Whirlwind is an independent literary journal founded in 2014 in Philadelphia PA, by publisher Lamont Steptoe and editor Sean Lynch. |
Re-centering the Indigenous Wisdom of Ethnocultural Recovery an essay by Pegi Eyers was published in Whirlwind #7, "Indigenous Peoples of the Americas"
Winter 2016. Whirlwind Magazine publishes literature and art that bears witness to issues of social justice around the world. In print and online, Whirlwind is an independent literary journal founded in 2014 in Philadelphia PA, by publisher Lamont Steptoe and editor Sean Lynch. |
Speak Out! Dangerous White Woman
BY PEGI EYERS
For one year (March 2016 to March 2017) the Dangerous Women Project was hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh. In response to the question "what does it mean to be a dangerous woman?" an essay by Pegi Eyers was selected for publication. Read Speak Out! Dangerous White Woman >here<
"What it meant to me."
As the Dangerous Women Project came to a close in March 2017, a number of reflections were chosen for publication, and a statement by Pegi Eyers was included in the mix! You can read these fascinating and diverse responses >here<
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One Thousand Trees
Dedicated to a tree-planting project in Guelph, Ontario One Thousand Trees offers services, events and a bi-monthly magazine edited by Lisa Browning. Essays by Pegi Eyers published in One Thousand Trees include:
The Mother of Wild Animals ~ June 2020 >LINK< Earthing in the Garden ~ May 2020 >LINK< Ecopsychology and the Healing Power of Nature~ April 2016 >LINK< Hearing the Ancestral Call ~ November 2015 >LINK< The Story Behind the Story ~ September 2015 >LINK< Earthkeeper Activism ~ February 2015 >LINK< |
From the editing team of Trista Hendren and Pat Daly (The Girl God), the multicultural and multifaith contributors for Whatever Works speak out on issues that matter, and break new ground for feminists and all those empowered by the rise of the Divine Feminine today. With personal narratives that reject the patriarchy of religion, explore individual experiences of the sacred, unpack toxic ideologies, and offer new directions in Goddess Spirituality, Whatever Works is an invaluable guide to the ongoing healing and empowerment of women.
"Our Struggles Are Not The Same: Inspired Solidarity with Turtle Island First Nations Women" by Pegi Eyers is a discussion on the interface between the Settler Society and First Nations women, the original Earthkeepers of Turtle Island. "Speaking truth to power," she examines how our privilege as white feminists has blinded us to the ways First Nations women continue to be marginalized and oppressed by the colonial "habits" of cultural appropriation, knowledge domination, implicit racism, and assuming we are all on the same page in our feminist liberation strategies. In the so-called inclusive spaces we create, the tokenistic, objectifying, or voyeuristic presence of women of colour is just as disempowering as exclusion. As white women we need to do much much better, to set aside our "white gaze," and embrace social justice to reverse habitual power relationships. We have models to follow through the Allyship Framework, and it is only by placing ourselves behind the most oppressed and moving them forward will true progress be made. |
From the editing team of Trista Hendren and Pat Daly, Whatever Works is an anthology of women's voices on diverse spiritual paths from major religions, paganism and other traditions. Includes an essay by Pegi Eyers ~ "Our Struggles Are Not The Same: Inspired Solidarity with Turtle Island First Nations Women."
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Conversations are finally happening on white dominance and racism in Pagan Community (!) and Pegi Eyers was selected as a contributor to Bringing Race to the Table: Exploring Racism in the Pagan Community. Adding to the dialogue on cultural appropriation, her essay "Beyond the Pale: Lifting IK* and Inventing Identity" traces the misguided assumption of native identity by non-natives, and the appropriation of First Nations cultural and spiritual property as an ongoing practice in Pagan and New Age Communities.
With contributors from every corner of the Pagan world, Bringing Race to the Table is an anthology that explores how racism appears, and what we can do about it. Section 1, POC Experiences with Racism shares candid stories of how people of color have experienced racism in both subtle and overt forms. Section 2, Historical/Mythological Racism focuses on how racism has appeared in historical contexts, as well as how it continues to show up in subcultures today. The final section Being an Ally focuses on shared suggestions and ideas on how white people can be better allies to people of color, and how to be more aware of racism in both Pagan and mainstream communities. Bringing Race to the Table is a step in the right direction for creating the equity that will lead to equality in our time. Available from Immanion Press >here< and Amazon >here< * IK - Indigenous Knowledge |
Ask First! A Better Practices Guide
for Indigenous Engagement
Pegi Eyers is a member of the editorial team for Ask First! an essential guide for correct protocol with First Nations. Gatherings * Festivals * Conferences * Action Camps Ancestral Arts * Protests * Ceremony * Water & Land Protection/Defense * Climate & Environmental Justice Antiracism * Human Rights * Sacred Sites * Permaculture
READ OR DOWNLOAD THE FULL GUIDE >HERE< |
As a member of the Editorial Collective for the GREENZINE, the official magazine of Transition Town Peterborough, Pegi Eyers contributed articles, book reviews, community outreach, graphic design and editing services.
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ARTICLES BY PEGI EYERS
GREENZINE Summer 2015
"Re-landing in the Kawarthas Part 1: Restoring Our Connection to Place"
"Canada's Greenest Home!"
GREENZINE Fall/ 2015
"Re-landing in the Kawarthas Part 2: Biophilia and Seeking the Commons"
"Dreams of Beans"
GREENZINE Winter 2016
"Re-landing in the Kawarthas Part 3: On the Treaties and Our Responsibility to First Nations"
"What Does it Mean to Rewild?"
Cover Design by Pegi Eyers
GREENZINE Spring 2016
"Rewilding in the Kawarthas"
GREENZINE Summer 2016
"Re-Igniting the Sacred Power of Creation"
"The Art of the Leaf"
GREENZINE Summer 2015
"Re-landing in the Kawarthas Part 1: Restoring Our Connection to Place"
"Canada's Greenest Home!"
GREENZINE Fall/ 2015
"Re-landing in the Kawarthas Part 2: Biophilia and Seeking the Commons"
"Dreams of Beans"
GREENZINE Winter 2016
"Re-landing in the Kawarthas Part 3: On the Treaties and Our Responsibility to First Nations"
"What Does it Mean to Rewild?"
Cover Design by Pegi Eyers
GREENZINE Spring 2016
"Rewilding in the Kawarthas"
GREENZINE Summer 2016
"Re-Igniting the Sacred Power of Creation"
"The Art of the Leaf"
Stone Circle Press is a member of
Transition Town Peterborough's alternative currency
THE KAWARTHA LOON EXCHANGE
>link<
When She Rules
Including the essay "Natura Green Goddess" by Pegi Eyers, Goddess: When She Rules is the fourth anthology to emerge from the Journey of the Heart Poetry Project. With poetry and prose, diverse and evolving relationships with archetypal, mythical and inner goddesses, women reveal how and when they feel intimately connected with the Sacred Feminine. Order >HERE<
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GOLDEN DRAGONFLY PRESS
Women’s Spiritual Poetry books are all heading to the MOON! As part of The Polaris Collection — Lunar South Pole, November 2024 via SpaceX / Astrobotic Griffin Lander / NASA VIPER Rover. Congratulations to Catherine Schweig and the Journey of the Heart Poets, as well as all of the anthology contributors. Every single one of your voices will be a part of The Polaris Collection in the Lunar South Pole!
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She Rises
Pegi Eyers is a contributing author to She Rises with her essay "The Tenets of Goddess Spirituality (and a Cautionary Tale)." This anthology charts the rise of Goddess Spirituality and Matriarchal Studies in our time, and although the tenets for Goddess Spirituality are not universal, there are common beliefs and values. Read an excerpt >HERE< Mago Books
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Willendorf's Legacy
Travel through time and discover a world where the fullness of women was both admired and deified. Reclaim Her beauty through the rich pages of this powerful collection of art, poetry and essays celebrating our divine inheritance as Daughters of Willendorf. Including the personal essay "Earth Mother Magic" by Pegi Eyers, Willendorf's Legacy is edited by Trista Hendren, Tamara Albanna and Pat Daly, and is published by Girl God Books. Order your copy >HERE<
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