Coreopsis Journal of Myth & Theatre
Spring 2021
Vol 9 Number 1
Will Hope Prevail?
“You can weave your life so long – only so long, and then a thing in the world out of your control will tug at one vital thread and leave you patternless and subdued.”
― Patricia A. McKillip, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
Cover art by Carly JJ Turner, Society for Ritual Arts, Artist in Residence
This issue is dedicated to the memory of Katie Kane, Chef in Residence, who loved the Journal.
Editorials:
Lezlie Kinyon That Day When Hope Wasn’t There
Margie Jervis Ghostlight of Hope: How a Small Theater is Surviving During the Pandemic
Irisanya Moon Traversing the Liminal in the Liminal
Papers:
Oluwatoyin (‘Toyin’) Vincent Adepoju and Yvonne Owens, Ph.D.
Abjection, Desire, Menstruation and Sacred Sexuality: The Witch Figure as Sign for Embodied Choice
… Ifa Tradition, art, sexuality, gender, witchcraft, Western Esotericism, embodied spirituality, and other spiritualized topics…
Sharon Mujeres, Ph.D.
Can Women Save the World? A Discussion on Archetypal Revelation and Change
Thus, women need to examine how they wield power. They can embody these archetypal forces to empower themselves for the good of all. We can no longer accept limited images of the feminine.
Martina Lemberti, Ph.D.
A dea illorum quae Eostre vocabatur”: Syncretism Issues in Christian Paschal Rituals and the (Re)discovery of the Lost Germanic Spring Goddess
Considering the Christian Paschal rituals, it is legitimate to wonder whether or not its roots are purely related to Christ.
Maria Volchenko, Ph.D.
Dream and Shaman Journeys
Just the awakening of curiosity because of a dream story told by somebody, just a strange, bright dream or a nightmare of your own can provoke remembering dreams and desire to understand them.
Words of Wisdom
Artist in Residence, Carly JJ Turner
Artist Profile
Carly JJ Turner, Interview With Paula Camacho
Art-making as a ritual is a profound one for me. This is not only because it reveals the mysteries of psyche and nature, but because I’m deliberately manipulating physical reality to manifest what only existed in/as the unmanifest. Art-making is a “God-like” act that puts me in conscious awareness of the mind’s likeness to the creative function of the universe.
Ivan Szendro on his Film: The Judge of Blood
He wanted to bring me immediately to Mrs. Haynau, in New York. She was the great-granddaughter of the bloody hangman of the 1849 Hungarian Revolution, but I refused to go.
I didn’t want to meet her.
I wanted to meet “HAYNAU, The Judge of Blood.” The Deity.
Gallery:
Ivan Szendro Film Trailer: The Judge of Blood
Reviews:
Music
Steve Blomerth, Review: Cabin Fever, John McCutcheon’s 41st album
The great advantage that John McCutcheon has over many less-gifted songwriters lies in the strength and tone of his voice. If he sang the dictionary I am sure it would be moving.
New Releases:
Music – What’s New: Offerings for Spring 2021.
Announcements:
Upcoming and cancelled.
The Final Word
Helena Domenic, What Does Hope Look Like?
A poem from the Society for Ritual Arts Artist in Residence, emerita.
Web Design: Kristen Skold
Art & Design: Carly JJ Turner, all rights reserved
Other art credits: Original artwork: Helena Domenic
Photos: Margie Jervis, used by permission, all rights reserved
COPYRIGHT The name Coreopsis: A Journal of Myth and Theatre, the format, and the website, coreopsis.org, are the sole property of Lezlie A. Kinyon, Ph.D., Founding Editor, Society for Ritual Arts, CFO. A twice-yearly (Spring and Autumn) publication of The Society for Ritual Arts and are copyrighted under the United States and international law. ISSN 2333-0627
Thank you to everyone who made this issue of Coreopsis Journal possible.
Reviewers and editors for this issue:
Laurie Dietrich
Stanley Krippner
Татьяна Урусовa
Ron Boyer
Orly Salinas Mizrahi
Subhradeep Chatterjee
William Baldwin
Denita Benyshek
Tzipora Katz
Rodney Shackleford
Marylyn Motherbear Scott
Lezlie Kinyon, editor in chief
Dr. Steve Blomerth, music editor