Crystallize
Could crystals and metaphors save us from corruption and destruction? Preserve our earth and freedoms? Could they be conduits to reclaim our power? Just maybe –
To escape the record heat wave (radiating warming) immerse yourself in The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel – not the finale of the TV series. Originally titled Offred, the name of the central character suggests loss of identity, a chattel (of-Fred) and a religious sacrifice (offered). Set in the Republic of Gilead, a theocratic dictatorship where the Constitution and Congress no longer exist, with the population shrinking due to a toxic environment, the elite monopolize the valuables and conscript the remaining fertile females. Once brainwashed in the re-education facility to understand they have no real rights, the Handmaids will be protected if they conform. The controlling Aunts, true believers, are opportunists and sadists complicit in the regime. Are you iced yet? Read More »