keywords: millennium, easter, ovum. Dearly beloved Ecofem, We all know that Easter is not named after the Christian Pieta and Exaltation, that the egg of Easter is the feminine symbol of resurrection of nature named after Oestre, or Ishtar - Queen of Heaven, and that its date is, to this very day, phased by her full moon. As gnostic 'Christos' I thus declare Easter to be the root fertility celebration of Renewal of the sustainable Feminine in all her forms. Here follows a formal recitation of 99 names of the 'Elohim in her Feminine face, in recognition of the theft of her identity by the patriarchs in 'my' name, and of the travail suffered by womankind from Eve, through the rape of the sanctuaries, jihad and the Inquisition, to the present, triggered by the disembowellings of pregnent women in Algeria, and Judith Miller's work on Islam "God has ninety-nine names" (see the Genesis excerpt). I hereby return this root festival of immortality, in resurrection of all life, to the Feminine, Asherah, the Tree of Life, in opening the epoch of Parousia. Enjoy your Easter eggs, while you ponder immortal life unfolding! love Chris King (Good Friday NZ time 1998) ***** THE EASTER OVUM OF RENEWAL: Ninety-nine names of the Feminine face of God. Hail Eostre, Hare Ostaria. Ave Astarte, adoration Ashtoreth. A shalom, Asherah, Verdant Tree of immortal life. Radiate O Ishtar. Abide Queen Esther. All my love, Inanna. Devotions to Dianna. Fruitfulness O Marianna. Curve the rib of life, O Ninti. Descend dear Lilith to refresh the wild. Endure for the immortal fruit, forebearing Eve. A timbrel Miriam, for the oceans. Divine inebriation, Hathor Kadesh, sound your sistrum for the rains of plenty. To Demeter and Persephone: Sustain! Turn again, that the land shall flower. Give us your sanctuary O Gaea. Isis O Isis, Mater compassionata. Ave Mar�a. Circumcised Pieta, Mother superior. Exaltations Magdalen! Elizabeth Magnificant. Shalom Salome. Maranatha Anath. Love almighty, Aphrodite. To immortal wisdom, Hokhmah, from everlasting, or ever Earth was, arise and illuminate, Sapientia, humanity by name, Sophia by grace. To Shekhinah in visionary fire, envelop us with wings of Sakina. Return al-Lat, ancient 'nameless' one. Luna, power to al-Uzza, Phebe, and Tyche. Compassionate fates, O Manat. Fertile uterine darkness, Eresh-kigal. Felicity and affection, Fatima. Awaken freedom, Hind of Hinds. Return O Shulamite Return, Return. Return that we may look upon thee. Thanks to all matriarchs: To Sarah and Hagar, Rebeccah, Rachel and Leah. A blessing upon the maternal line. To Ariadne, spin your web. To Semele, seek the light. To Brigit, Freya and Catherine. Blessings. Your whole embodiment O Godiva. To queenly Guinivere and Albina, agape of the Alder. To Helene, Elaine, Athena and Artemis. Protect. Arise Aradia Queen of witches! Resume your rightful place in nature, lament for 'la Pucelle', beloved Joan, and the suffocating holocaust of Inquisition. To Tara, Kali, Coatlicue, Cybele and Hecate a warning: Stem the flow, lest the blood spill again every which way. To Pandora, Hel and Tefnet. Relent for life. Hare Kali-ma of the Yuga, love to Lakshmi, deference to Durga. A Tantric dance for Nanda Devi, and Sita, for Parvati, Sarasvarti and Shakti. Heal the nightmare Leucothea, bridge the heavens peaceful Ma'at. Lustre the half-shell Margaret Refresh the enchanted net O Maya, mother-queen and jewel of liberation. To Medea, Medusa, Nemesis, and Nepthys, Hera, Iris, Nut and Olga. Salutation. To Phaedra, Psyche and Rhea, Tiamat, Panacea and Themis, compassion for the ailing world. Ola Oya! Scatter the winds with care. A Way to the Valley, Hsi Wang Mu. To Xochiquetzal, flowers of love. Aroha to Hine nui te Po, hind of darkness, vagina of the earth. To Asherah alpha, and to Zoe omega. Mazatec prophetess Mar�a Sabina, how can we ever thank you enough? Chris KING, Senior Lecturer Mathematics University of Auckland E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://matu1.math.auckland.ac.nz/~king/Preprints/book/genesis.htm "Genesis of Eden" - Alta Vista Search **************************************************************************** **
