My big question:

What does it mean to be alive at a time of late-stage patriarchy and environmental collapse?

To me, this points to the urgent need for coming home to the body and its subtle senses. The body is the literal source of life as well as the metaphor, and we have much to learn from its wordless intelligence. 

The body knows it is not just part of nature, it is nature. The body remembers.

I prioritise the female body, because of the culturally embedded misogyny that treats women's bodies in the same way as it treats the Earth: both have been desecrated. A woman's body holds creative, relational and cyclical intelligence. This wisdom is urgently needed.

Your view of the mythic feminine might represent something quite different, and I celebrate this. We all have a unique view to share, and it's only via collective contribution that we can bring about the cultural transformation we long for. 

My twin influences:

My father was a professional critic (classical music, film) who prizes the world of knowledge and the intellect.

My mother is a professional oil-painter who brings embodied creativity to every activity in life.

I live at the meeting point of these two influences. Left brain and right brain. My whole life has been dedicated to an exploration of creative intelligence.

I believe that by consciously reconnecting to our creative centre, we can make the crucial movement from reactive to creative. This signifies a move away from destruction to a renewed appreciation for the sacred source of life, and it is key to restoring joy and collective wellbeing on this planet.