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Tag: politics

photo by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson
Culture

Breaking Conventions

Remember when the Democratic party broke with proper convention (and conventions) to nominate Kamala Harris? As a decidedly left-leaning citizen I absolutely wanted Kamala to beat Trump in…

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 · 2 min read

Culture

Regress, or Congress?

In 2016, I wrote letters to a number of GOP Senators asking them to hold the line against the destructive tendencies of Trump. It seemed clear that his…

November 4, 2025November 5, 2025 · 9 min read

Culture

Democracy is a practice: how (and why) to do it.

No matter how outraged you feel, or how erudite your arguments against Social Security cuts, NIH cuts, Veteran’s care cuts, National Parks pillaging, yanking legal immigrants off the…

April 6, 2025April 7, 2025 · 4 min read

Culture

Alt Empress E

We’ve always had “royal” notables in our culture. I’m talking the King of Rock n Roll1, The Queen of Soul2, The Prince of Pop3, The Godfather of Soul,…

March 19, 2025March 20, 2025 · 5 min read

when you come down to it, the only ground you stand on is the ground you stand on
Body & Health

Are you freaking out? Try a simple practice for sanity and strength

There has been no end of folks reeling since we’ve had crazy makers at the helm of our executive branch. The extra work some of us need to…

February 27, 2025March 2, 2025 · 4 min read

Culture

Diversity

If we experience life through a lens where the people we deal with seem most like us, it’s easy to think we have a leg up on navigating…

February 22, 2025February 23, 2025 · 4 min read

Coaching

project project & on demand on you

This is about putting the marketing cart before the horse with Human Design, and it apparently working.1 Oh yes, and moonlighting…And examining why anyone would put pressure on…

November 24, 2024November 25, 2024 · 5 min read

Creativity

Early Earnings, Archetypes, and Your Personal Way to Wealth

(with an obsessive case study in American Politics) The archetypes1 represented in your earliest “receptive” associations are a powerful way to understand and value yourself as you are…

October 21, 2024February 19, 2025 · 9 min read

abortion story
Body & Health

Ordinary Abortion Story

If you know me at all, you know I try to let my work speak for itself, and I don’t like to reveal myself clearly online. It’s scary…

October 16, 2024October 17, 2024 · 1 min read

Portal One: Egg and Three Wisdoms by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson
Mommess

Portals: belying space and time since the beginning of space and time

My woods walk today taught me about portals. They appeared like little natural occurrences that reminded me of the way we try to see things about times and…

September 23, 2024June 6, 2025 · 4 min read

EMWe Art “Moon / RUNE”
Coaching

always be moonlighting

I’ve had many jobs in my life. Usually two at once. Sometimes even three. It’s been helpful to always be moonlighting at all my jobs, because it offered…

August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 · 3 min read

Culture

Going Dark, in the Morning, Joe

Note: This post was originally published in 2018 as I watched a decline in the quality of political news on TV. I suggested that a show I loved…

July 7, 2024July 11, 2024 · 4 min read

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