Audre Lorde
The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle The Master's House
Our second book of 2022 is this beautiful work by Audrey Lorde picked by Sanja Maretic.
Find out what she, and the rest of the Pain Geeks team, thought of this book below.


The pain of society
- Where do you recognise Masters Tools in your own social support systems?
- How do we develop our capacities to better appreciate our differences?
- What does it mean to be human being in this age of mass chaos and destruction?
- What is it that you stand for?
- What is it to which you are committed?

Christine Petrides
Audre Lorde guides us through a direct and tantalizing call to action for women and others to recognize and acknowledge the erotic power we all have deeply rooted within us. She shows us how we shouldn't confuse the word erotic with it's derogatory uses, that have been purposefully used to take away from it's true meaning, which are used to disempower and disengage us from our humanity. The erotic, our deepest cravings, emotions, desires, has been taught to be feared, for if we engage with those parts of ourselves we will certainly not fit the mold. By keeping us afraid of our true essence we are left insecure, unable to express, following for misguided safety. We need to learn to go in, accept what we find, embrace our own inner landscape, so that we learn our worth and we stand up for ourselves. For such a small book, there is a large impact! I find myself reading and rereading every paragraph because it says so much. My mind is constantly wandering into my own world and seeing how these sentiments relate to my own life.
I really enjoyed reading this book and joining the discussion. So much of the book was about understanding where oppression comes from and that it often comes from within. This book had me asking lots of questions of myself like: Where I am limiting myself? Where am I not doing enough in my life? Where am I creating divides instead of a coming together?
Audre Lorde implores us that we need to embrace our differences and not be threatened by them. So often our own internal oppressions get in the way of us being able to accept and embrace others for what they represent or how they exist in the world. Because we feel guilt or shame about racism, exclusion, or our own privilege, we can't engage in ways that are necessary for change. Change requires empathy, groundedness, and acceptance. When we come together, we can create something that works for everyone. When we stay afraid and distant or worse in conflict with each other, we waste time and energy.

Laura Rathbone
short paragraph on the book to come

Nikita Mascarenhas
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