tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post7219628736329273468..comments2024-03-15T13:14:05.655-07:00Comments on threads of the spiderwoman: "Holotropic"Lauren Rainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-22073492990221558082010-12-25T01:22:05.049-07:002010-12-25T01:22:05.049-07:00I have to add this snippet too...
The monks also ...I have to add this snippet too...<br /><br />The monks also invented a story called Peeping Tom. They told the people that if anyone looked at the naked woman in the procession, then they would go blind.John Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966938808921010638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-64548323410628348302010-12-25T01:12:54.781-07:002010-12-25T01:12:54.781-07:00I've been looking into Lady Godiva some more.
...I've been looking into Lady Godiva some more.<br /><br />The 'story' that Lady Godiva was protesting against taxes is untrue.<br /><br />Apparently, at the time the procession dates from, Coventry was a village, and there were no taxes.<br /><br />The procession is actually a May-Eve fertility procession, many of which are found across Europe. There is even one at Southam, just a few miles from Coventry, which is no longer celebrated.<br /><br />What happened at Coventry, was that there was a Bendictine monastry there. The Christian monks did not approve of people watching the fertility procession, and so put some 'spin' on the procession, and invented this story about taxes:<br /><br />http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zI6sJryPv0s/TRWmLBrxQFI/AAAAAAAADO4/QFiW7YYAcLU/godiva-explanation.jpgJohn Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966938808921010638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-47567958938350125352010-12-06T06:34:29.383-07:002010-12-06T06:34:29.383-07:00You have a knack for tying several disparate theme...You have a knack for tying several disparate themes into a whole. Godiva and holotropic fit perfectly. Very interesting. <br /><br />Would love to be able to go to the seminar in 2011. Thanks for keeping me informed about these events! GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698353670974720225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-81564446362230846562010-12-05T12:32:04.086-07:002010-12-05T12:32:04.086-07:00Thanks to you all three! Robur: I put your photo...Thanks to you all three! Robur: I put your photo and information in the post; thanks much for enhancing my understanding of this.......I had no idea, but it seems pretty clear now!Lauren Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-15350552265162890202010-12-05T10:39:58.993-07:002010-12-05T10:39:58.993-07:00The Godiva procession is still held every year.
T...The Godiva procession is still held every year.<br /><br />This is a photo of a procession in 1911. The banner, which is hard to read, says 'Order of Druids'. The men in white robes are the Druids. The foliage resembling trees is actually branches mounted on horse-drawn carriages:<br />http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zI6sJryPv0s/TPvMoDv6YjI/AAAAAAAADII/86O18cJmMaM/godiva-proc1.jpg<br /><br />This is a very recent procession, and much clearer photo. Miss Godiva now wears a body stocking:<br />http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zI6sJryPv0s/TPvMomfQBeI/AAAAAAAADIM/ThORYhQYziA/s576/godiva-proc2.jpgJohn Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966938808921010638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-89059172300560889362010-12-05T07:50:23.585-07:002010-12-05T07:50:23.585-07:00Storytelling: to me it's the most ancient form...Storytelling: to me it's the most ancient form of art. Keep telling those stories! Now off to watch this video.Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.com