A necklace is a curious symbol. It could represent connection. It also could symbolize one’s voice being bound up. Restrained. At the third gate, Inanna gives up her double strand … Continue reading Bonus Track: Voices and How We Use Them
At the second gate on her journey to the Underworld to reconnect with her sister Ereshkigal, Inanna is forced to surrender her staff. Some would call it a measuring rod. … Continue reading Bonus Track: Measuring Up
To pass through the first gate Inanna encounters in her descent to the underworld, she must give up her crown. There are lots of mythologies around descent and ascent. The … Continue reading Bonus Track: Being Seen
The Ministry for Earth, Facilities Manager Victor Young, Building & Grounds Team, and Davey Tree Company collaborated recently to raise the canopy on the oak trees in the parking lot … Continue reading Let the Sunshine In
UPDATES FROM THE GROUNDS November 2025 The bannisters were rotted and the roof was leaking from the rotted wood in the steeple.That’s what caused the damage to the ceiling of … Continue reading Update from Building & Grounds
I’ve mentioned a few times that my plans for sabbatical are influenced by the Mesopotamian story of Inanna, one of the oldest recorded bits of human mythology. Maybe there is … Continue reading Bonus Track: The Characters in Our Stories