Strange Eden is a 1954science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. Rather conventionally, it tells of a planetary survey team that encounters and immortal woman on an uninhabited planet. The woman, however, causes humans to 'fast-evolve' into large lion-like creatures. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982), often known by his initials PKD, or by the pen name Richard Phillips, was an American science fiction writer and novelist who changed the genre profoundly. ... Immortal can refer to: Immortality The Eight Immortals of Taoism Immortal (band) Immortal (computer game) Immortal (cell line) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about biological evolution. ...
First published in Imagination magazine, December 1954. Imagination is, in general, the power or process of producing mental images and ideas. ...
Detailed sources debunking the Goddess Garden of Eden myths promoted by Marija Gimbutas, Riane Eisler, etc. These are unscholarly claims that are routinely taught in "Womens Studies" classes as if they were established fact.
On the wilder shores of the feminist and witch-cult movements a potent myth has become established, to the effect that 9 million women were burned as witches in Europe, gendercide rather than genocide.
Professing Feminism: Cautionary Tales from the Strange World of Womens Studies by Daphne Patai and Noretta Koertge.