Ecofeminists by all Accounts

Ecofeminists by all Accounts

Woman’s Moon Ceremony August 2017

Lina Samuelsson – Visions of Autonomy

“. . . Although they do not identify with Christianity, these nuns advocate what I describe as a radical religion anchored in ecofeminism, as their society values Mother Earth, nature, and feminist thought more so than many established religions and doctrines.  Indeed, the Sisters of the Valley’s approach to environmental ethics and feminism are instrumental for tackling issues in the face of environmental crisis.

“Unlike the previously mentioned ecofeminist groups and ecofeminist thoughts imposed upon religion, the Sisters of the Valley are most famous for growing cannabis in a spiritual environment and distributing CBD products . . . this sets them apart from other communities that work to criticize the patriarchal fashions used to oppress many groups, including patriarchal association of criminalizing the cannabis plant, as they are dealing with a federally illegal substance for their namesake.  Since growing cannabis is illegal in most states in the US, the Sisters have had many obstacles in their way of practicing their First Amendment rights.  The Sisters do not consider themselves a religion, because of their intolerance to the patriarchal domination over religion.  Despite that . . . . the Sisters of the Valley operates like an ecofeminist religion.