"#Orcas, Hoare says, will have a clear sense of what humans have done to their environment. As demonstrated by the actions of #WhiteGladis, #OrcaSociety is #matriarchal, and females can live to 100: 'They will have a memory, almost a generational memory, of a time when the #ocean was not dominated by human beings"

The #OrcaUprising: #whales are ramming boats – but are they inspired by revenge, grief or memory? | #Oceans | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/11/the-orca-uprising-whales-are-ramming-boats-but-are-they-inspired-by-revenge-grief-or-memory

"I do think a feminine spirit has finally come back to #Ireland. We’ve thrown out the dour masculine authority of the church and #patriarchal amendments to our constitution. A wave of #feminine energy is wiping away all these manmade things to reveal the country I recognise: partly #pagan, #matriarchal, intelligent and powerful. The documentary traces her history and modern resonance. It airs on Irish TV on 1 February. Hopefully it’ll make its way over to the UK too."

Guardian interview with Siobhán McSweeney (who plays Sister Michael on #DerryGirls)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/15/siobhan-mcsweeney-great-pottery-throwdown-derry-girls-interview

So how are #dnd folks integrating religion & religious organizations into their campaigns? My #homebrew is roughly modeled after medieval Europe / ancient Rome, so I'm building a crosswalk for it. It's getting strange with the multiple goddesses (my world is #matriarchal), but the impact of the church on culture & life back then was undeniable. So players keep bumping up against abbesses, deacons, priors, & the influence the abbey has over local village politics. What's everybody else doing?