Carolyn Gage wrote:
>
> Try taking testosterone sometime.
>
> >> There is, however, a very definite "aggression hormone," however, and it's
> >> testosterone.
> >Point taken. But hormones are always in flux -- their levels ebb and
> >flow over time -- and some hormones can turn themselves into other types
> >(natural progesterone can transform itself into a type of estrogen, for
> >instance) if the body requires it. Plus, hormone levels may be
> >influenced by stress, diet, even a belief, which suggests that the high
> >testosterone levels we associate with violent male behavior may be due
> >in part to culture, not just biology.
> >
> >Zanne
> >
> >
Why? Will it give me a good buzz?
Seriously, I do understand your point. High levels of testosterone and
aggression seem to go hand-in-hand. I'm asking, how are those high
levels reached? I mean, testosterone is present in women's bodies, too,
so it isn't just any amount at all that will send a person over the
edge. I'm suggesting that there may be cultural factors that encourage
the human male to overproduce the stuff. Conversely, there may be other
cultural patterns -- cooperative community structures, for example --
that could have a dampening effect.
Then again, I've long believed that castration for violent crimes would
have the greatest dampening effect of all.
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Aug 30 20:13:16 1997
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 14:13:13 +1200 (NZST)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chris King)
Subject: goodbye patriarchy
Dear Ecofem,
I have decided to give my unreserved support to ending the patriarchy for
the sake of life by EVERY means at our disposal. I already have some very
keen offers from contributors in the spiritual area.
If any of you would like to express a position statement on ecofeminism,
saving biodiveristy and ending the patriarchal hegemony, I will publish it
as it stands as a "transformative ecofeminist voices" page. The only
honest voice is a FREE voice. You can also include your E-mail address if
you wish as a rallying point, so people of like mind can gather with you.
You can include jpegs and layout if you wish.
If you want separatism say so. If you want to cooperate with men and
children to re-educate say so. If you want to change company law or have a
proposal for ecosystemic cultural design include this. There is room for
all these strategies to coexist and fertilize one another.
I would like to include the ecofem thread alongside other feminist voices
transforming the spiritual landscape so that fractal empowerment of Wisdom
will become a reality immediately by chain reaction.
You may if you wish retain copyright and I will amend or remove your
statements as you wish at any time. You can also place these other places
as well or instead, but the idea here is to make a fractal representation
of all the pieces of the existential dilemma in one place - to bring all
these threads into close contact, where the ecofeminist and spiritual
aspects can cross-fertilize one another.
love and transformation, your 'equal servant',
Chris King - The Tao, the Truth and the Life.
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