In times of old, The Furies protected Mother Right. If a mother (or any woman) was harmed, The Furies swooped down and took their vengeance. They were one of the last vestiges of a world that existed before the patriarchy. When we feel righteous anger, it is The Furies who are calling out to us to make what is wrong right again.

Wednesday, December 10, 2003

North Winded 

Here's more about Canada protecting 1.3 billion acres of boreal forest. Check out the map—the protected forest is quite extensive. (I had to look up "boreal." Yes, I lived in Michigan half my life, and I didn't know what BOREAL meant. Apparently it means "north." Why didn't they just say so?) The dictionary doesn't say "boreal" is related to "Boreas," but it must be. Mustn't it be? Boreas is the Greek god of the north wind. According to Barbara Walker in The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols & Sacred Objects, Boreas became Sir Bors in the Grail Legend, son of a god who was raised by the Lady of the Lake (she doesn't say which one) to become a companion to Sir Galahad.

I guess I should have figured out that "boreal" means "north," since I know "aurora borealis" means "northern lights," and "aurora" means "light." OK. I'm tired of using all these "freaking" quotation marks.

What does any of this have to do with Canada protecting its forests? The forests protected are the boreal forests, which means Canada's northern forests. Geez, Louise. Keep up with me.

That's all for now from the "Pacific Northwest." (In other words, from the "borealwestreonerous pacifica.")

P.S. Thanks for the sites, Mario, my own great "freaking" hubbie from the Great White "Boreal."

Posted by: Kim Antieau / 12/10/2003 05:00:00 PM
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