| The Birth of the Cosmic Child |
| By Jeanne Treadway A change is slow in coming But oh my heart be strong May the spirit never die Loreena McKennitt EVERY CHILD IS the result of at least one orgasm. If our mothers don't tell us about their sexual experiences, we have no way of knowing whether we are a result of joyous sex, rape, or just plain old missionary style wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am. There is a remarkable silence on the subject of parental sex, especially in the United States where we still haven't outgrown our Puritan beginnings. Why don't we want to consider our parents as sexual beings? Why don't they want to acknowledge an obvious fact? Sex continues to be conversationally taboo, only to be spoken of in euphemisms and under the cover of darkness, pun intended. Yet, every human being is the result of some form of sex, unless you are a test-tube baby or a new savior. Jesus is not the only child of a god to be born to a virgin mother. The cultures of the world abound with stories nearly identical to those found in the New Testament of the Christians. Winter Solstice is often the time of birth for these sacred children, probably because after that date, the Sun begins growing in strength until the Summer Solstice. This sacred solstice child represents the renewal of hope for the world, the promise from the Unknowable that life returns, that Spring is coming, that light will release us from the Winter and that creativity is alive and thriving, even in darkness. "Did Your Mother Come Too?" and "Birth of the Sacred Child" are the topics the Planet Waves artists and writers chose for this December issue. There are ten articles exploring these two concepts, plus an assortment of other delectables. We trust you will find them all entertaining and enlightening. May your holiday season be one of joy, renewal, and love.++ Jeanne E. Treadway
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