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		<title>The Disarming of a Crusader: Memories of My Mother</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phila]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 01:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[She called herself a crusader, as far back as I can remember&#8230;and as Mother&#8217;s Day approaches, I am thinking once more of my mother&#8217;s folders upon folders of writing and correspondence. Leadership in the Maryland Back to God Movement, volunteer hours spent with the National Federation for Decency, donations and letters to innumerable similar organizations. &#8230; <a href="http://www.soulpathsthejourney.org/the-disarming-of-a-crusader-memories-of-my-mother/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Disarming of a Crusader: Memories of My Mother"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Making Peace with my Mother&#8217;s Paradoxes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phila]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2017 03:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear Mom, You&#8217;re one of my angels now, nine years gone, cheering and challenging me from the spirit world after you blessed my vocation in our last real talk&#8230;.but I&#8217;m still trying to make sense of your paradoxical legacy as I, in my turn, approach elderhood. Not only your legacy in my own life, but the legacy you &#8230; <a href="http://www.soulpathsthejourney.org/making-peace-with-my-mothers-paradoxes/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Making Peace with my Mother&#8217;s Paradoxes"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>One Heart, One Mind &#8211; A Cry and a Flood of Solidarity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phila]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 03:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At two-twenty one morning, after a week of horrific news from Standing Rock, Washington, Aleppo, ecosystems of the world, I was numbly clicking through Facebook posts so I didn&#8217;t have to go to bed, lie there staring at the ceiling, and possibly get waylaid by the despair that had been building in me since&#8230;.I&#8217;m not sure &#8230; <a href="http://www.soulpathsthejourney.org/one-heart-one-mind-a-cry-and-a-flood-of-solidarity/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "One Heart, One Mind &#8211; A Cry and a Flood of Solidarity"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Navigating a Nightmare in a Connected Cosmos</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phila]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 06:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m watching the election returns, seeing my friends&#8217; Facebook feeds registering fear, horror, anger as each new bit of news shows up. Fighting the sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, madly tracing Reiki symbols in the air and sending energy, then turning back to the spiraling disaster. What happened???? Yes, the polls were all &#8230; <a href="http://www.soulpathsthejourney.org/navigating-a-nightmare-in-a-connected-cosmos/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Navigating a Nightmare in a Connected Cosmos"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Standing Rock: The Relations Multiply</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phila]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2016 03:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just a brief post tonight&#8230;.and yes, there will be more about my visit to Standing Rock; after the horrific events of 10/27, I am still madly sharing the news I see to inform sympathetic friends. But this thought: One of the most moving elements of my experience at Oceti Sakowin was the warmth of the &#8230; <a href="http://www.soulpathsthejourney.org/standing-rock-the-relations-multiply/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Standing Rock: The Relations Multiply"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Standing Rock: A Moral Choice for the Media</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phila]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 02:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To the Editors: Reading the prevailing mainstream coverage of the horrifying events at Standing Rock on 10/27 and 11/2, as hundreds of police from multiple states massed in military vehicles and riot gear against the unarmed, praying water protectors, I have been simply appalled. While some reporters have represented the full situation (more or less), too many have been &#8230; <a href="http://www.soulpathsthejourney.org/standing-rock-a-moral-choice-for-the-media/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Standing Rock: A Moral Choice for the Media"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Standing Rock &#8211; Setting Stories Aside, Seeking News</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phila]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 01:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is a time when human-interest stories of strong and gentle people preparing for winter in a remote resistance camp fade before a heart-stopping demonstration of raw communal courage, made in the face of overwhelming militarized force. A demonstration documented only on social media; the most important history of our time is being made far away from &#8230; <a href="http://www.soulpathsthejourney.org/setting-stories-aside-seeking-news/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Standing Rock &#8211; Setting Stories Aside, Seeking News"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Standing Rock: A Call to Action &#8211; Direct and Subtle</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phila]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, October 15, everyone in the camp met for Pipe ceremony preceding a direct action at the pipeline construction site. This account is based on my memory; no notes were taken. I&#8217;ve made every effort to remain faithful to the messages conveyed, but these are paraphrases, not direct quotes. The call came while the eastern &#8230; <a href="http://www.soulpathsthejourney.org/a-call-to-action-direct-and-subtle/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Standing Rock: A Call to Action &#8211; Direct and Subtle"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Standing Rock: Starting the Day in Beauty</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phila]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the morning of my first full day at Standing Rock, I awoke to the sunrise and the song of the Four Directions echoing over the camp. Quickly unwrapping myself from the emergency blanket, sleeping-bag liner and mummy bag in which I&#8217;d coccooned against the frigid night air, I did my morning preparations and hurried &#8230; <a href="http://www.soulpathsthejourney.org/standing-rock-starting-the-day-in-beauty/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Standing Rock: Starting the Day in Beauty"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Standing Rock: This is Not a Rehearsal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phila]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2016 19:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I knew of the DAPL desecration of ancient graves and brutal attacks on unarmed water protectors; the ramped-up arrests by the Morton County sheriff&#8217;s officers; the lies being spread through the local media about the resistance to the pipeline. I knew of the paramilitary equipment that was showing up against the front-line water protectors&#8217; actions. But &#8230; <a href="http://www.soulpathsthejourney.org/standing-rock-this-is-not-a-rehearsal/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Standing Rock: This is Not a Rehearsal"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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