PRIESTESSES

[ursusanglicanus]

I am very tempted to do a little research into the ‘priestess’ figure, as presented by women who define themselves today as priestesses (as distinct from women priests).

Somehow I sense the necessary existence of a “priestess” figure as an archetype (?) , a woman vested with ‘mystical power’ (my wife’s expression), on the same level as, but

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[reginaterrae]

I'd be very curious to see where you find them, and how they define their religious tradition or context.

[ursusanglicanus]

For putting my toe in the water, via Google. I quickly glimpsed over five or six sites yesterday.

[fly_in_fish]

No, this is a normal, if it appropriate, transgression

[ursusanglicanus]

Your word transgression carries the ambiguity of the exercise: is it, following its etymology (trans-gredior) a simple 'going beyond' (some sort of limit or barrier), or does it carry the load of 'going too far' as often in Christian discourse (and in fact inthe parallel term 'trespass' as in the Lord's Prayer)?

[fly_in_fish]

Это философское понятие, если проще (я не смогу это в инглише) захват новой территории, волнующий пугающий, составляющий жизнь.

[fly_in_fish]

Trespass да