Your relationship with power says a lot about you.
How you hold it, where you source it, who you associate with it.
The Queen of Babylon’s rulership has been blurred with historical recordings and mythical legend.
When the Greeks came across her, they filled in the gaps with their own perception. Her origin story and “demise” fantastical. Many iterations with different beginnings and endings. Leaving it up to you to deduct what’s true and what’s embellished.
What I can gather… all various interpretations on Feminine power. How it came to be, how it was neutralized, over taken and even discarded.
This episode is less about fact checking historical references and more about men’s interpretation of power, especially on a woman.
Today, I’m starting the conversation. Just to wet your whistle.
But the muse… has a life of her own and one men do their best to wrangle in a painting, poem or myth of the God’s.
She has many names. Some endearing, flattering others distasteful and reductive.
The muse is more robust than posing nude for figure drawing.
She’s the one that ran a nation, led underground society’s, broke hearts, painted at midnight, made eye contact with you on the train, helped your kids, practiced sexpionge, led an army, made love.
Who was that woman? Where did she come from? Where is she going? How did she get that way? When will I see her again? Will I ever?
All questions, certainly worth exploring.
But for now, a reflection on the stories you’ve written about others. And the stories you’ve written about yourself.
With love,
Eleanor
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