Barbara,
How beautifully put. I was basically attempting to say the same thing, only
I'm not as eloquent as you
are. I love this song, too, which is why I chose your below quote as one of my
favorite Joni images.The song is both uplifting and empowering at the same
time. I never tire of hearing it.
Take care,
Megan :~)
<now that I take a look at it, I think this is a truly feminest song-anima
rising- the feminine rising up to claim >the ancient crown.The imagery
suggests a man in a bar, and a female figure part waitress, part
girlfriend...?
>What's completly unclear to me is whether the first time the anima rises-
> anima rising
> queen of queens
> wash my guilt of eden
> wash and balance me
> anima rising
> uprising in me tonight
> she's a vengeful little goddess
> with an ancient crown to fight
> -- if it is a strength arising in the woman,or the feminine spirit rising
in the man.The verse in and of itself >suggests the latter, but when she
leaves, it seems the former--
> I'm leaving on the 1:15
> you're darn right
> since I was seventeen
> I've had noone over me
> he says,"anima rising--
> so what--
> Petrified wood process
> tall timber down to rock!"
> To me this says it takes a very very long time to make a sea change and that
women are not going to get >their equal position for ages to come, that he's
brushing off her feminist position.
> barbara >
