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Athenameilahn
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Cecily returns (M’s childhood servant & friend who she was intimate with). Points out that her ugliness is the source of her wealth and greatness. A beautiful or even Ave girl would have been married off, given birth & prob died in obscurity decades earlier than 72. She was unmarriable so sent to the abbey and there flourished. More than than most nobles. More power than most women.
— Jul 06, 2022 08:25PM
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Athenameilahn
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In the last dozen pages or so Marie refers to god as a woman. Just noticed Groff doesn’t use God but instead uses god. I like it.
— Jul 07, 2022 08:21PM
Athenameilahn
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M changes the Latin in the missals to the feminine since it is only spoken/heard by women. “Slashing women into the texts feels wi Jed. It is fun.”
— Jul 03, 2022 06:11AM
Athenameilahn
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Many nuns are outraged at M assuming sacraments and hearing confessions. They are becoming mutinous. But she bears confessions from the nuns who tell stories of rape & abuse & they wouldn’t have unburdened themselves to a man (priest) only to a woman (her). Without confession their souls wouldn’t have been cleansed. So it’s fortunate she is doing this.
— Jul 03, 2022 06:02AM
Athenameilahn
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M increasingly isolated the women & is more independent. After a vision & a fire that kills those qualified to do sacraments (all outsiders) she assumes sacerdotal duties an d further avoids men. Another serious action defying the church & its foundation of toxic masc.
— Jul 03, 2022 05:53AM
Athenameilahn
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Eleanor gives M a seal so she can close letters herself w/o also checking with prioress or sub. That is privacy and allows private inner thoughts. Which are totally discouraged. Even reading is done aloud to discourage critical thinking. M is carrying on the tradition. Would be dangerous to have another like her. Ignorance protects her daughters & their Eden.
— Jun 27, 2022 08:23PM
Athenameilahn
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Eleanor finally visits. She says the labyrinth is see. As an act of aggression. Women who refuse to be available are subversive and rebellious.
— Jun 25, 2022 08:30PM
Athenameilahn
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By building a labyrinth around the abbey her daughters will be safe from the dangers & corrupting world. It would be an island of women.
— Jun 25, 2022 09:31AM
Athenameilahn
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M, 47 and the abbess now, has a vision of the Virgin Mary. Returns to her senses among her “daughters.” She writes it down and resolved to build a labyrinth. ((The religiosity isn’t super sudden but is still a bit jolting.))
— Jun 25, 2022 09:30AM
Athenameilahn
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3 villeinesses are pregnant, not nuns, not celibate but still scandalous. Another nun had to explain puberty to M. M decided to make the abbey and first women only including servants. All others must leave. She’ll establish an almonry and hostelery on the outskirts. Boys can stay with villeinesses until 12, then must leave. “It is not a sin to be born not female.”
— Jun 23, 2022 07:46AM
Athenameilahn
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Pg 80 M thinks of Cecile and how it’s been 2 decades since she felt love (sex/passion). Needs a tooth pulled and Nest (infermatrix) takes it out, then performs oral sex on her. M is ashamed but Nest says it just another way of expressing (getting out) humors, like bloodletting. Some buns need it more than others. So medicinal so not a sin.
— Jun 23, 2022 07:41AM
