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“Adam's final act of naming is to name his wife, Eve, inaugurating the religious basis for the masculine's ownership over the feminine. What we name, we often feel we own. What we name, we feel we understand well enough to name. And when we believe we have arrived at understanding, we stop asking questions. We close ourselves off from surprise.”

Sophie Strand, The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine
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The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine by Sophie Strand
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