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spiritual romance 11 February 2005 10:27 Romantic Myths and Muses: The Spiritual Ecology of Romantic Love By Rev. Rebecca Armstrong, ConsciousChoice.com It’s time for a renaissance of courtly love. Things that make you go "Hmmm..." All the guys involved in men's rights activism would rise up in outrage at the idea of "courtly love" returning in this day and age, but that is because they would automatically assume that what is being advocated is a return to the old system. However, if it were updated to be gender equal, then maybe it would have some promise.. rather than being the arcane men_are_slaves_devotional_at_mercy_of_women while women hold all the cards as it was when Elizabeth of Aquitane created "courtly love".

This gives me hope on the idea, however. Utne says: Rev. Rebecca Armstrong believes it is time to teach a lesson on what she has dubbed the "spiritual ecology of romantic love." She not only marries couples, she also deftly guides them through a ritual of divorce. In this essay, Armstrong delves into the maintenance of interpersonal relationships and the need to view them as an ecological system requiring care for the psychic good of the collective conscience. Romantic love, she proclaims, is essentially spiritual insight that can either be the most powerful thing in the world or the most dangerous. (Marca Bradt, Utne Web Watch)

Hm.. after reading the essay.. she says a lot without saying much. If you get my drift. But it is an interesting and beautiful read. Go ahead. It won't hurt. It's a short essay.

Another good read at ConsciousChoice.com was "The Ugly Side of Pretty" on the toxins in beauty products. Yeah. READ IT. Join me in my lack of beauty products. =) And finally, for the perfect shopping guide, check out MightyGoods.com I myself like the Pornogami guide and the all-natural lipgloss (DuWop lipgloss) with possibly no toxins.

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