Did you hear Terry Gross' April 11 interview on Fresh Air with Michael Pollan? He's the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.
I'm especially moved by his statement that eating is "our most profound engagement with the natural world." Pollan titles the introduction to his book "Our National Eating Disorder."
I'm preparing to lead a ritual with therapists working to prevent and treat eating disorders, especially among women. I'll be telling the story of grain goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone as the story of our relationship with our bodies, with earth's body.
NASA's telerobotics program has developed a robot to automate "terrestrial agricultural operations," naming the machine "Demeter." How great do you think the grain goddess' fury might be?
Saturday, April 22, 2006
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