#reconstructionists

[planestrainsnpages]

[tastelikethesky]

interesting: the amsterdamse joffers

While walking through the Rijks Museum in Amsterdam I came to the discovery that there was an all women art group based in Amsterdam in the 1900's. "De Amsterdamse Joffers" translated into: "the young ladies from Amsterdam."  

I think they were bad ass young ladies, since you know in what kind of world women of these days lived: no right to vote, not allowed to work or make their own major decisions. So the fact that nine women we're brave enough to get together and form a group in the incredible masculine world of art is awfully inspiring for me.

The group existed out of Lizzy Ansingh, Marie van Regteren Altena, Suze Robertson, Coba Ritsema, Ans van den Berg, Jacoba Surie, Nelly Bodenheim, Betsy Westendorp-Osieck en Jo Bauer-Stumpff. They all studied art at the "Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunst" in Amsterdam and their mutual professor was August Allebé 

As one of the lucky few that could afford to study, they were also one of the lucky few that could afford dedicating their life to art. All nine of them spend their days painting, together or alone but almost never influenced by the art movements of the 20th century. They also organised commune exhibitions. 

You could say that out of an art point of view they aren't as interesting as some of the influential,world changing, daredevils that lived in the same period as them. But you can say that they were a big inspiration for a lot of girls that finally saw that art can also be created by women (and that there was more than one doing it) and that it's a great joy to and pleasure to be brave enough to dedicated your life to something you love. Not something a lot of girls knew 100 years ago. 

In my humble opinion Coba Ritsema was the most talented of the bunch. But Lizzy Ansingh was also quite interesting since she was considered as the brain behind the group being influenced by her aunt Thérèse Schwartze who was a very interesting painter.  Make sure you keep an eye out for some of there paintings in the Rijks Museum whenever you visit Amsterdam. 

[the-torch-bearer]

Common Nouns

Witch - A practitioner of Witchcraft, Witchcraft encompasses any spirituality/religion with the practice of "low" or folk magick tied along with it.

Wizard - A practitioner of Wizardry, Wizardry is the practice of secular "low" or folk and "high" or ceremonial magick, or the practice of magick without spiritual or religious affiliation.

Ceremonial Magician - The practitioner of "high" or ceremonial magick, their practice usually pertains to invoking entities using highly sophisticated ceremonial rituals using but not limited to sigils, seals, metals and elaborate symmetric formats.

Pagan/Neo Pagan - Someone of a faith that venerates nature and the earth

Wiccan - a practitioner of the duotheistic Wicca faith invented by the late Gerald Gardner focusing on the male and female archetypal deities as a manifestation of nature, the earth and fertility encompassing asian and occult philosophies.

Reconstructionist - a practitioner of a faith that aims to accurately revive the practices and beliefs of a given civilization through the studies of recorded documents dating from that time period.

[ruthlessdilettante]

I highly suggest this website. It's free to use and allows you to find research papers and the people doing the research. My professor said it was like facebook for academics. You can follow specific topics or people.

[trinitarianwicca]

Outline for Facebook: Trinitarian Wicca Group

Merry Meet and Welcome to Trinitarian Wicca on Facebook, this group was created for practitioners of "Trinitarian Wicca" and intended for the exchange of magickal idea's and rituals. Within the parameters of the Trinitarian Tradition, we do encourage thinking in the abstract, but not confusing new comers to the path or posting conflicting topics or opinions intended to disrupt our peaceful but intelligent Wiccan path.  Trinitarian Wiccans work exclusively with the Goddess-inclusive Christian Pantheon. Our tradition is not eclectic, it is not nor is it ChristoPagan because our devotion lies exclusively with the Christian pantheon; however by the late Issac Bonewits, we are considered MesoPagan. Trinitarian Wiccans practitioners celebrate the 8 Sabbats, the 13 Esbats, and upholding the Wiccan Rede. While we are not a British Tradition or an eclectic pagan path... however, it was influenced by the Dianic and Alexandrian traditions of Wicca.

Trinitarian Wicca is a polytheistic reconstructionist tradition based on the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Christianity, Gnosticism, and Kabbalah. If you have read and practiced the rituals from "Christian Wicca: the Trinitarian Tradition" by Nancy Chandler (Pittman) and feel this path is right for you, then we welcome you with open arms. Please read through the essays on both websites:www.christianwicca.org and www.trinitarianwicca.com. PDF versions of the original book and rituals from the upcoming book are available for immediate purchased download. This group will not tolerate individuals who join only to confront us with the "Oxymoron Syndrome" or to debate "if Trinitarian Wicca is a valid tradition of Wicca." Trinitarian Wicca is not compiled of beginners and novice practitioners. This is not a forum to debate if our belief system is right or wrong; if you disagree with Trinitarian Wicca, do not join the group. Please give our tradition the same respect that you would if you entered a forum for Gardnerian Wicca.  Please no excessive reference to the Bible except for historical purposes or creative and constructive analogies. For the Trinitarian Wiccan, there are no trappings of patriarchal Christianity. We do not have conflicts with the Bible, because we work directly with the Gods and Goddesses; church dogma does not have a place in our ritual structure. Concepts such as the original sin, salvation, baptism, heaven, hell, and Satan are not conflicting topics for Trinitarians. They have no place in Wicca at all; as Trinitarian Wiccans, we do not differ in this belief.  We look forward to great Wiccan Conversation ~*Blessed Be!* "True Magick is not Fundamental!" Nancy* Chandler www.trinitarianwicca.com www.christianwicca.org

[alymeetsturkey-blog]

Nin was a relentless champion of the female spirit, poetically venerating “woman’s role in the reconstruction of the world” in a 1944 diary entry – a sentiment from which this very project borrows.

Her journals exude a remarkable faith in the creative spirit, a kind of optimism about life and the wisdom of the heart even in the direst of circumstances, from world wars to life in poverty to repeated professional rejection. Hers was a tireless quest for wholeness and integration, blending a cultural insider’s perceptiveness with an outsider’s sensitivity

What I would give to have met this incredible woman...

[rosyricks]

an artistic celebration of women in herstory.

[metempsicosis]

Wolfgang Tillmans, Paper drop, 2007