Wow. I am not quite grandmother age but the closer I get the more enraged I am at the total shitshow of a world that capitalist patriarchy has created for our children. I’m still walking that pilgrim route but thank you thank you for this post, which helps me see the way more clearly.
You are very welcome. Obviously, you don’t have to be a biological grandmother to be big enough to hold the whole culture. No matter where you are on that pilgrim route, you are already found, already arrived, already home. The minute you stop, come back to your heart, you are there. Then the details will play out as they must. It takes courage, but I’m betting you have that in spades.
You’ve provided such an extraordinary shopping list of great improvements to our system of government, and I deeply wish to see these come to fruition. I welcome a return to matrifocal values… I would cross my fingers but then I couldn’t type. Priorities.
A world where grandmothers are venerated, where patriarchy is history, where respect for each other replaces capitalism is one that I would love to see and live in. Thank you for an inspiring article Susan.
I love your ideas and agree that the patriarchal and capitalist culture needs to change to say the least. The leaders mostly seem to be narcissist bullies and we definitely need to change the political leadership. The lobby system is corrupt. Women are the eternal scapegoat and it needs to change! Artists should get more respect and people with good people skills like psychotherapists should have much more say about community governance!
Thank you for speaking up about the Wisdom of Women.
ALL RIGHTY THEN! Can I tell you how much I love Trash Church? I want to move to Seattle (almost) so I can join. I read (almost) the whole site. The contact page 404, was too much for me, but I scanned it and appreciate the spirit so much. The references are incredible? Bicycle Day celebrating Albert Hoffman! And all that trashy talk. You make me feel longing for a real, on the ground community of neighbors out in the boonies somewhere doing the thing. I’m going to find it or make it one day.
I'm not quite a grandmother yet, unless you count my two grand-kitties. I also know many wise women who never became mothers. So I hope you'll consider broadening the leaders to wise, older women generally, then I am 100% on board! Otherwise, I'm only 98% on board! Thanks for a beautiful read.
Oh, it was always all older women who have healed their own lives, you know, the wise ones. I’ve said it over and over. Being grand isn’t a function of biological children having children. And mother means mother to the whole culture. Grand in this sense meand big enough to hold the whole culture because your personal healing is behind you. As we age, we naturally lose some short-term memory, and that is what makes us more able to stop sweating the small stuff. It simply isn’t important. We are ushered into the grand view. So many women who never had children are grandmothers to us all, and carry a wisdom that comes from their partifular life path. So many of us loved other women and gave birth to other loves. We need all of us. Thanks for the 98%, given in good faith. It means a lot to me.
I am a grandmother and I’ve been thinking many of your points for years. But the patriarchy isn’t going to go away graciously. They will fight tooth and nail to hang onto their power. I find comfort in the Hopi Elders’ prayer. Thank you for sharing.
I agree. And thank you for responding this way. The power-over-everything people aren’t going gently into that good night. And yet, the night is upon them - us all. The Hopi knew all along how this would go. They take the long view. I, too, take the long view. Dominionism is unsustainable. It’s collapsing in real time. There is a wisdom in the Earth, in the consciousness of all living beings that is bigger than hubris and will have the last word. Then we will rebuild. But it’s not really a this-first, and then-that thing. The rebuilding has already begun. I’m glad you know the Hopi Elders’ prayer. Reoeat it to the wind.
If we could only return to matrilineal thinking! The key to building a truly successful society lies in your treatise. It first assumes breaking the stranglehold of an ever increasing sadistic patriarchy over all of us. Patriarchy translates to power based on who is allowed to hold and wield money as power. Once women are stripped of their right to vote, now that we have been stripped of their sovereignty over our bodies, our subjugation to the whims of pedophiles and rapists will be complete. 😱😔 the war is real and we the grandmothers are the generals.
Everything is being revealed to us now. And we are not finished yet. Before now, we mostly thought of damage in personal terms - my trauma, my inner parts, my healing. Now we will see all the ravages of this worldview before it is done. Time, it seems, escalates at the end. The veiw is a complete systems collapse. A revelation. An apocalypse. A seeing. Then everything old is new again. Mothers are the focus of every healthy society. Quite naturally. I believe this will happen in my lifetime. I’m okay with it, it it doesn’t. Either way… soon come.
I need to reread this more thoughtfully, but know it resonates. As a 60+ woman in the US, I too am exhausted from chasing the Find Myself capitalism, even if it's good stuff. I am leaving to trust what I see and hear for myself, not thru the monotheistic patriarchal capitalistic lens.
🌀💙🙏🏼💙🌀
Thanks!
Wow. I am not quite grandmother age but the closer I get the more enraged I am at the total shitshow of a world that capitalist patriarchy has created for our children. I’m still walking that pilgrim route but thank you thank you for this post, which helps me see the way more clearly.
You are very welcome. Obviously, you don’t have to be a biological grandmother to be big enough to hold the whole culture. No matter where you are on that pilgrim route, you are already found, already arrived, already home. The minute you stop, come back to your heart, you are there. Then the details will play out as they must. It takes courage, but I’m betting you have that in spades.
great job!
You’ve provided such an extraordinary shopping list of great improvements to our system of government, and I deeply wish to see these come to fruition. I welcome a return to matrifocal values… I would cross my fingers but then I couldn’t type. Priorities.
Thanks. It’s the short list. There’s more. I’m glad you have your priorities. Smart.
A world where grandmothers are venerated, where patriarchy is history, where respect for each other replaces capitalism is one that I would love to see and live in. Thank you for an inspiring article Susan.
Thank you Steve. Let's make it happen.
I love your ideas and agree that the patriarchal and capitalist culture needs to change to say the least. The leaders mostly seem to be narcissist bullies and we definitely need to change the political leadership. The lobby system is corrupt. Women are the eternal scapegoat and it needs to change! Artists should get more respect and people with good people skills like psychotherapists should have much more say about community governance!
Thank you for speaking up about the Wisdom of Women.
you've got my vote! we're trying to grassroots grandma this kind of thing in Seattle. trashchurch.org
ALL RIGHTY THEN! Can I tell you how much I love Trash Church? I want to move to Seattle (almost) so I can join. I read (almost) the whole site. The contact page 404, was too much for me, but I scanned it and appreciate the spirit so much. The references are incredible? Bicycle Day celebrating Albert Hoffman! And all that trashy talk. You make me feel longing for a real, on the ground community of neighbors out in the boonies somewhere doing the thing. I’m going to find it or make it one day.
So sweet of you!! Check in with us if you're ever in the area. 🦝🗑️
I will. I want to attend a service.
Oh yes, yes please, all yes. And thank you.
And thank you right back. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
I'm not quite a grandmother yet, unless you count my two grand-kitties. I also know many wise women who never became mothers. So I hope you'll consider broadening the leaders to wise, older women generally, then I am 100% on board! Otherwise, I'm only 98% on board! Thanks for a beautiful read.
Oh, it was always all older women who have healed their own lives, you know, the wise ones. I’ve said it over and over. Being grand isn’t a function of biological children having children. And mother means mother to the whole culture. Grand in this sense meand big enough to hold the whole culture because your personal healing is behind you. As we age, we naturally lose some short-term memory, and that is what makes us more able to stop sweating the small stuff. It simply isn’t important. We are ushered into the grand view. So many women who never had children are grandmothers to us all, and carry a wisdom that comes from their partifular life path. So many of us loved other women and gave birth to other loves. We need all of us. Thanks for the 98%, given in good faith. It means a lot to me.
I’m thrilled to know that you use the word Grand in such an expansive way! You nudged me up to 110%!
I love love this!! Thank you!!
Yes, and thank you too for leaving this comment.
I am a grandmother and I’ve been thinking many of your points for years. But the patriarchy isn’t going to go away graciously. They will fight tooth and nail to hang onto their power. I find comfort in the Hopi Elders’ prayer. Thank you for sharing.
I agree. And thank you for responding this way. The power-over-everything people aren’t going gently into that good night. And yet, the night is upon them - us all. The Hopi knew all along how this would go. They take the long view. I, too, take the long view. Dominionism is unsustainable. It’s collapsing in real time. There is a wisdom in the Earth, in the consciousness of all living beings that is bigger than hubris and will have the last word. Then we will rebuild. But it’s not really a this-first, and then-that thing. The rebuilding has already begun. I’m glad you know the Hopi Elders’ prayer. Reoeat it to the wind.
If we could only return to matrilineal thinking! The key to building a truly successful society lies in your treatise. It first assumes breaking the stranglehold of an ever increasing sadistic patriarchy over all of us. Patriarchy translates to power based on who is allowed to hold and wield money as power. Once women are stripped of their right to vote, now that we have been stripped of their sovereignty over our bodies, our subjugation to the whims of pedophiles and rapists will be complete. 😱😔 the war is real and we the grandmothers are the generals.
Everything is being revealed to us now. And we are not finished yet. Before now, we mostly thought of damage in personal terms - my trauma, my inner parts, my healing. Now we will see all the ravages of this worldview before it is done. Time, it seems, escalates at the end. The veiw is a complete systems collapse. A revelation. An apocalypse. A seeing. Then everything old is new again. Mothers are the focus of every healthy society. Quite naturally. I believe this will happen in my lifetime. I’m okay with it, it it doesn’t. Either way… soon come.
ALL OF THIS!! 🔥
Thank you! Let’s do it.
💜 Everything you said is true!
It’s time for us.
I need to reread this more thoughtfully, but know it resonates. As a 60+ woman in the US, I too am exhausted from chasing the Find Myself capitalism, even if it's good stuff. I am leaving to trust what I see and hear for myself, not thru the monotheistic patriarchal capitalistic lens.
This is important. We are the answer. No more BS.
Thank you for your wisdom! Yes, the world needs grandmother leaders.🌎
Lawyers should be allowed to advise the grandmothers, but they should not be allowed to lead us.