“Wisdom in the Thin Places: Thinking and talking about the liminal”
ASWM Biennial Conference, April 8-10 2027
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Historic District
Our conference will explore myths, sacred stories, transformative moments, and ecological discoveries arising from the “in-between” sources of knowledge. Liminal knowledge arises from experiencing the “in-between” states, those dynamic, relational spaces where realities connect. Across cultures past and present, liminality provides an entry point to understanding sacred stories about women and cultivating meanings for living on Earth. Oracles, labyrinths, dreamwork, sacred ceremonies and rituals, astronomy, weaving, divination, dance, and related practices become sources of cultural knowledge.
is founder, producer, and consultant with ESCRIBANA. A Puerto- Rican/Costa Rican, she is a feminist activist with various professions: journalist, social communicator, writer, teacher and university professor, scuba diver and fisherwoman.
Her books include: The Rebellion of the Chairs (2011); Images of Haiti that Rise Up 2010); My Own Metamorphosis (2009); and Women, Meta- morphosis of the Butterfly Effect (2008).
“Wisdom in the Thin Places: 
