23.6.25

Last night I barely slept. The idea of nuclear war weighed heavily on my mind. The idiocy of men who, despite their total inadequacy and stupidity, have managed to get themselves into positions of power which no human being should ever have to begin with. 

I cannot imagine the stupid conversations they have with each other. As a menopausal woman honestly, it makes me so pissed off that these men run around thinking they have managed to pull off some kind of macho coup on the planet. And their adherence to fucking Zionel. Seriously. Are you really THAT stupid? Are you? When you open your mouth do you realise how uneducated you sound? Ted Cruz saying that in 'Sunday school' he was told that those who blessed Zionel would be blessed like some brainwashed sheep - or maybe he thinks people are so so stupid they will accept this crap. 

It's just beyond me really.

Meanwhile I am with a group of wonderful women who are deepening their connection to land and story. We put out the call and those who join, join.

We strengthen each other. We bring ideas and impulse. We are developing a community of elders, of those who want to co-create with the land.

Yesterday I sat in Home Bird and came up with a plan for Singapore. This is the first time I have ever done this - well the first time in a long time. I am looking forward to having this run time in Singapore where I am free and have no obligations of looking after anyone - and I am going to be able to just have all this to myself where I can swim and run and work freely. It has happened before with Covid, of course, but I wasn't ready. This time I AM ready.

And loads of research into the Main Lessons of Class 5 with not just the internet but libraries in Singapore around me. I remember when I first began with the Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia, I had no idea what I was getting into. I have a better idea now. A firmer understanding of how it all gels together. 

There will be 5 ML blocks on Ancient Civilisations:-

In each one of them, there will be The Creation - each mythic structure has a story of how the world came to be - that will be 3 days and we can introduce the gods then. Then specifically

India - the most important thing about the myths is the appearance of Vishnu in the Mahabharata and Ramayana - these are two great stories which are part of the our world heritage.

One week will be about the geography and culture of India

Mesopotamia - the Annunaki and the birth of writing, etc. Hammurabi, laws, etc

Persia - Zoroaster and the geography of the region

Egypt - The Book of the Dead, geography of Egypt

Greece - Greek myths, Odyssey and Iliad and the Pelopenesian archipelago, followed by Alexander the Great who bridges myth and history. 

All the while we will be cooking and reading and crafting our way round the curriculum.

It's so mad to think that we are going to be in Class 6 after this. That is no time at all. Just - it's just crazy looking back and thinking they are now in Class 5... how far they have come and how well we have taken them there...