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Glenys Livingstone's
doctoral research at the University of Western Sydney in the School
of Social Ecology was an experiential study of the three phases of
‘Goddess’ - Virgin, Mother, Crone - as Creative Cosmological
Dynamic. Glenys' thesis included the documentation of seasonal
ritual as an embodiment of this triple dynamic, and as a catalyst
for personal and cultural change. More recently, Glenys' continued
ritual practice of the seasonal Wheel of the Year and research, has
deepened her identification of this Cosmic-Organic Creative
Triplicity with the Triple Spiral engraved by the ancients at New
Grange in Ireland.
Glenys has been taught
by Starhawk, priestess of the Western European Earth spiritual
tradition and has integrated this with the work of physicist Brian
Swimme and cultural historian Thomas Berry. Charlene Spretnak and
Dr. Jean Houston have also been major influences. Goddess/Gaian
spirituality has been Glenys' path since 1979 - she now names her
religious practice as a ‘PaGaian Cosmology’. Glenys has considered
herself a student of the Poetry of the Universe – a language
expressed in scientific story, mythological metaphor, ancient and
contemporary images of integrity, body movement and dance,
stillness, chants and songs. By these means, she has conducted
geo-therapy – for herself and with others. She considers herself as
a woman who is always learning that she is 13.7 billion years old.
Glenys' Master's work
in Theology and Philosophy included education in liturgical practice
at the Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley California. Glenys has
taught many adult education courses, writes, has lectured in
Ecological Psychology, facilitates the seasonal ritual celebrations
in her place, and travels to give talks and facilitate workshops.
She lives in the Blue
Mountains west of Sydney with her beloved Taffy (Robert) Seaborne,
who is also a graduate of the School of Social Ecology and rich life
experience.
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