Lynn Margulis: A Life In Science - U Mass Amherst, March 23-25

Dear Earthlings:

a symposium about Lynn Margulis is coming up this spring.  Yours truly has a special appreciation for this scientist extraordinaire with a special enchantment for the symbiosis that animates nature with love.  She suggests you mark your calendar and stay tuned for the program-in-the-making.  

Science is where what appeared absurd yesterday may have the ring of truth tomorrow.  Margulis was a scientist true to her voice--not the fashions of the day.  If paradigmatic shifts are your province, be part of this opportunity to learn about her legacy.  What is love?  What is sex?  What is symbiosis on planet Earth?  Yours truly anticipates these to be some of the questions on the table.  She invites you to make this project your gift to the Earth for the Holidays.

Listen to the announcement by those in charge of the Margulis legacy:

Please Save the Dates

Lynn Margulis Symposium—A Life in Science: in Memory and Celebration

Friday March 23 to Sunday March 25, 2012

The University of Massachusetts, in collaboration with the family and friends of Lynn Margulis (1938-2011), cordially invites you to a Symposium, March 23-25, 2012, celebrating her life and work. Although the Symposium is still in its early planning stages, we wanted to alert you and other interested parties you may know in order to provide the lead-time needed to save these dates and arrange for travel to and from Amherst, Massachusetts.

We are very excited about this opportunity to gather in memory of Professor Margulis, and to explore the history, importance, and future of her intellectual accomplishments.

As plans take shape, they will be posted to <www.geo.umass.edu/margulis_symposium.html>.

Preliminary Schedule of Events

Friday March 23, 2012

Welcome and Lynn Margulis Film Festival

Saturday March 24, 2012

Welcome followed by seminars on Gaia, astrobiology, symbiosis, and a tribute dinner with Peter Westbroek, William Irwin Thompson, and a new essay by James Lovelock

Sunday March 25, 2012

Community and colleague comments and an afternoon field trip in memory and celebration to Lynn's favorite swimming hole (and last research site), Puffers Pond

Every scientific idea passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed or claimed to be of only minor importance. Third, it is accepted as self-evident.

-William Whewell , History of the Induction Sciences (1840)

Dear Earthlings:

Yours truly would like to share a sense of the mutual admiration she developed for Lynn Margulis' work and vice versa. 


Here's Margulis on the back cover of my latest:
"In her clear, intelligent voice, Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio demonstrates that no law of love conservation exists.  The more we love, the safer we are and the more love we receive. . . . Gaia and the New Politics of Love [is]  . . . an antidote to the lovelessness that makes us miserable on this liveliest of planets."


And here's yours truly about Margulis in between the pages:
"One can imagine . . . [Margulis] spending untiring hours behind a microscope, enchanted by the multifarious forms microbial life can take.  She has not lost the pleasure of contemplating life [and believes that]   . . . observing the behavior of microbes provides understanding on the origins of life itself" (Gaia, 68).

Education is the heart of democracy.  And that includes education to love. It comes in many forms.  Including learning about Lynn Margulis and her challenge to run-of-the-mill-science at this symposium. 

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Namaste,

 Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, PhD

Gilf Gaia Extraordinaire

Author of Gaia and the New Politics of Love and many other books
Professor of Humanities

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

   

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May Gaia Science Live in the Lynn Margulis Memorial Fund

Dear Earthlings:

a great scientist of Gaia has passed, leaving a wonderful legacy that needs tending.  Lynn Margulis was the most biocentric of the Gaia scientists, and a major inspiration for yours truly's Gaia and the New Politics of Love.  Her books of science read like novels because she was in love with the Earth, enchanted with its animated creatures large and small, passionate about their symbiosis. For the full collection, check her Author's Page.

For the Holiday Season, consider making a donation to the Lynn Margulis Memorial Fund.  It will be a good contribution to the future of life on our hostess/lover/mother planet Earth.  

This is the announcement from James MacAllister, a friend of science who is taking taking the legacy on.  

Dear all,

It is with great sadness to pass along the news that a great American scientist has died. Lynn Margulis died on at 5:15 PM (17:15 EST) on November, 22, 2011; she was 73 years old. She suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke last Thursday. She will be dearly missed by her devoted family, students, her many friends and colleagues around the world.
In lieu of flowers, contributions should be made to the Lynn Margulis Memorial Fund*. This fund will be used to support students that will continue her scientific research.

*Checks may be sent directly to "Lynn Margulis Memorial Fund" at Northampton Cooperative Bank, PO Box 550, Amherst, MA 01004


The Lynn Margulis Laboratory
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Department of Geosciences
611 North Pleasant Street
233 Morrill Science Center
Amherst MA 01003-9297

Dear Earthlings:

The ecology of life is always love.  And love comes in many many different forms, including symbiosis.  Did you know that in Gaia science, symbiosis is recognized as what makes evolution possible?  Symbiosis, a form of collaboration among species and individuals thereof, is what makes a species like our come along.  Shouldn't we be grateful?  Read Lynn Margulis for more.  Donate to her fund.  And stay tuned for more posts about her on this blog.

Education is the heart of democracy.  And that includes education to love.

Did you enjoy the post?  Let us know!  Yours truly appreciates your attention.  The comments box is open.

Come back!  And stay tuned for more wonders.

Namaste,

Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, PhD

Gilf Gaia Extraordinaire

Author of Gaia and the New Politics of Love and many other books
Professor of Humanities

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

   

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5 of 5 - The Amrita Tales - Ode alla Fonte Pura - by Greeneyes & Penelope

Dear Earthlings:

we come to the most liquid and final part of the tale.  In their love embrace, Greeneyes and Penelope remind yours truly of the nymph Cyane in Ovid's Metamorphosis.  She watches Persephone kidnapped by Pluto to the underworld and imagines the grief her mother must endure to lose her.  Cyane's tears flow so abundantly that she becomes water.  The thought of a woman loosing herself at the loss of another woman melts her into the maternal liquidity we all come from.  Is one's mother one's true lover?  Amrita takes new meaning and form. 

Ode alla fonte pura, cont'd

.......

Il tempo è sincopato dai picchi di piacere, ti assaporo, gusto per la prima volta il sapore del tuo sesso di donna, la mia lingua percorre ogni piega tra le tue gambe calde e prendo tra le labbra le tue labbra frementi; le mie dita penetrano dolcemente dentro di te e ti accarezzano, ti percorrono, imprigionano e liberano il mio piacere ed il tuo.
Poi desiderio di acqua, di rivoli d'acqua calda che scorrano lungo il tuo corpo ed il mio, per condividere insieme il flusso liquido, che ci scorre fuori e ci percorre dentro. Siamo sotto la doccia, ed accarezzarti, assaggiarti, leccarti, sentirti vibrare nel profondo del tuo godimento è eccitante e sacro al tempo stesso.
Vivo l'acqua come simbolo di vita, è rito ancestrale e propiziatorio, indica purificazione e rinascita. Il sedile della doccia è mosaico colorato e cangiante, con l'acqua che scroscia e riluce, "sembra un trono", penso. E' il momento più intenso del desiderio di te, ti accarezzo dappertutto, le mie dita a suonare il tuo piacere, la mia bocca tra le tue cosce, con l'acqua che mi batte sul volto e si mischia al gusto della tua femminilità. Il tuo corpo che si scuote, la tua voce che racconta in gemiti il mondo lontano e vicino del godimento senza confini, mi trasmette una sensazione di felicità profonda e sprigiona energia e piacere, anche per me.
La cascata d'acqua su di noi è interrotta, le tue braccia mi avvolgono in un candido asciugamano e sento il tuo abbraccio, le carezze che dissolvono le gocce d'acqua sul mio corpo, ma lasciano traccia della libidine e della passione. L'acqua non è più visibile, ma è dentro di noi, energia pulsante, fiume carsico che ci unisce fin nel profondo, fonte pura che suggella il nostro legame. 

Fine/The End

Greeneyes and Penelope

Dear Earthlings:

The ecology of life is always love.  But love comes in many many different ways.  Things in nature evolve out of joy and pleasure.  And if we only acknowledged the sacredness of that, we'd have nothing to interpret as scarcity or pain.  Let's stay tuned for that day! 

Education is the heart of democracy.  And that includes education to love.  More posts on this topic.  We will announce soon.

Did you enjoy the post?  Let us know!  Yours truly appreciates your attention.  The comments box is open.

Come back! And stay tuned for more wonders.

Namaste,

Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, PhD

Gilf Gaia Extraordinaire

Author of Gaia and the New Politics of Love and many other books

Professor of Humanities

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

   

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4 of 5 - The Amrita Tales - Ode alla Fonte Pura - by Greeneyes & Penelope

Dear Earthlings:

Penelope and Greeneyes continue their dance.  The Ode is present.  Their bodies are becoming one in the ecstasy.  The liquid nature of the source of love becomes more evident.

I wish I could translate at least this part of the novella which is a poem.  Time is amiss for me, but suggestions for a good translator are welcome.  Meanwhile, the music of Italian is in the liquidity of its vowels, something for everyone to enjoy.  Imagine the "girls" at play.

Ode alla fonte pura, cont'd

E' la vita. La danza della vita.

Più ci scivolo dentro più mi sentirò viva.

E allora esperienza. Mangiata, succhiata, leccata.

Perché è vita e tu sei come me.

Tuo il fascino della prima volta. Mia la meraviglia dello scoprire.

La tua tensione eccitante ed elettrica.

E la mia attenzione alta.

Non ferire, l'equilibrio portato oltre un limite già dimenticato .

I capelli tra le mani, la voglia trattenuta di stringere forte. Sentire che pulsi sotto di me .

Il collo. Da accarezzare e mordere.

Le parole sono diverse con una donna. Non meno sensuali o meno volgari.

Diverse.

Le labbra morbide. Tutte morbide, bagnate e scivolose .

La pelle che si struscia, le dita che scivolano, entrano.

Cercare quel punto. Trovare la forza primitiva che è in te e in me.

Anzi no. E' te e me assieme.

Le azioni sono diverse con una donna. Non meno penetranti o meno profonde.

Diverse.

Un uomo non sa cosa sente quel corpo mentre entra con un gesto sacro.

Io sì.

Amplificato. So di te e sento di me.

Non c'è confine ora tra il tuo piacere e il mio.

Tra la tua anima e la mia.

Facciamo l'amore dell'anima mi scriverai in seguito.

Facciamo l'amore nell'anima la mia risposta.

Forza dirompente e calda.

Scoppia l'energia in quel gemito.

Vorrei che urlassi e io vorrei urlare assieme a te.

Quanto c'è di antico atavico primordiale.

Il mio animale e il tuo usciti ora.

Senza più gabbia attorno sono fiere irrispettose e prendono.

La lussuria che hai quando mi dici che stai godendo.

La lupa se la mangia.

L'impudicizia quando mi sento venire.

La pantera se la lecca.

Gattine appena abbandonate sul materasso a miagolare di estasi.

Guardo il tuo respiro.

Splende il tuo corpo ai miei occhi.

Ne voglio ancora.

Sete e sete.. la gola asciutta alla vista di una fonte che non si esaurisce.

Continua


Greeneyes and Penelope

Dear Earthlings:

The ecology of life is always love.  But love comes in many many different ways.  Things in nature evolve out of joy and pleasure.  And if we only acknowledged the sacredness of that, we'd have nothing to interpret as scarcity or pain.  Let's stay tuned for that day! 

Education is the heart of democracy.  And that includes education to love.  More posts on this topic.  Next is an Italian novella, Ode alla Fonte Pura, Ode to the Pure Source.  Stay tuned.  We will post every Thursday at noon.

Did you enjoy the post?  Let us know!  Yours truly appreciates your attention.  The comments box is open.

Come back!  And stay tuned for more wonders.

Namaste,

Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio, PhD

Gilf Gaia Extraordinaire

Author of Gaia and the New Politics of Love and many other books
Professor of Humanities

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

   

Follow us in the social media

Poly Planet GAIA Blog: http://polyplanet.blogspot.com/ 

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Author's Page/Lists all books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B001JS1VKA 

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