"I Went Away In My Head, Into A Book. That Was Where I Went Whenever Real Life Was Too Hard Or Too Inflexible."

“Lilith’s name is etymologically related to the Sumerian word ‘lil’ (wind), not to the Hebrew word ‘laylah’ (night), as was long supposed; it is also translated as wind-storm and screech owl. Among her many names: Astarte, Lamashtu, Labartu, Lillake, Lilit, Lilithu, Mahalat, Abyzu, Ailo, Ardat Lili, Broxa, Gelou, Lalla, Ptrotk, Ostara or Eostre (the Goddess of Easter lilies), Belit-Ili, Belili and Baalat (‘Divine Lady’ to the Caananites.) Though some also confuse her with Lilu, the lilu-demons were actually male. By the same token, though Lilith is frequently accused of being a child-killer, it was the lilu, not the lilitu demon, which preyed on children.” 

- Deborah Grenn-Scott, Lilith’s Fire: Reclaiming Our Sacred Lifeforce

* (art: Lilith the Snake, and Eve by Yuri Klapoukh, 1963)

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Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.

- Rachel Carson

Doing any activity is always better than doing nothing.

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Karyl McBride, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers