The Road to Guadalupe: A Modern Pilgrimage to the Goddess of the Americas
by Eryk Hanut
Eryk Hanut captures
the abandon with which Mexicans and Americans alike worship
the Goddess of the Americas, with writing that evokes the
heat rising from the pavements of Mexico City and the dust
in the surrounding countryside where Mary appeared centuries
ago. Purchase
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Practicing the Presence of
the Goddess: Everyday Rituals to Transform Your World
by Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D.
More women than ever are incorporating some kind of spiritual
practice into their daily lives, and not always in traditional religious form,
but as alternative or hybrid practices. In Practicing the Presence of the
Goddess, Ardinger offers a wide variety of meditations and personal rituals to
help women honor the feminine spirit and commune with the Goddess. Purchase
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Women of Spirit: Stories of Courage from the Women Who Lived Them
by Katherine Martin
Thirty-five women who succeeded in making a difference in the world relate their experiences in this inspiring collection.
The personal stories of SARK, Judith Light, Julia Butterfly Hill, Joan
Borysenko, Geraldine Ferraro, Iyanla Vanzant, and others are included. Purchase
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Women of Courage: Inspiring Stories from the Women Who Lived Them
by Katherine Martin
Forty women--including Marianne Williamson, Isabel Allende, Dana Reeve, Anita Roddick, Mary
Pipher, Judith Orloff, Salle Merrill Redfield, Barbara DeAngelis, Faith Pocorn, Michele Lee, Barbara Brennan, Rita Dove, Sharon
Gless--describe life-altering moments in which they had to rely on their own inner resources to conquer challenges and find strength and wisdom. Purchase
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A Woman's Journey to God
by Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
More and more women are abandoning the religious beliefs they were raised with to search for a more authentic-and feminine-spiritual path. In this evocative book, Joan
Borysenko--a leading authority on women's spirituality-shows women how their spiritual discontent can pave the way to a deeper, more meaningful faith. Purchase
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Mary Within: A Jungian Contemplation of Her Titles and Powers by David Richo
This book is about the archetypal and mystical meanings in the titles of
Mary. We have always venerated not the literal Mary but the feminine dimension of the divine in her and that is in all the universe and in all of
us. The book explores the threefold image of Mary as virgin, mother, and queen and shows how these are motifs in the human psyche. Purchase
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Goddesses in Everywoman: A New Psychology of Women by Jean Shinoda Bolen, Gloria Steinem (Designer)
Goddesses in Everywoman shows readers how to identify their ruling goddesses (from the autonomous Artemis and the cool Athena to the nurturing Demeter and the creative Aphrodite), how to decide which to cultivate and which to overcome, and how to tap the power of these enduring archetypes to become better "heroines" in their own life stories. Purchase
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Goddesses in Older Women: Archetypes in Women over Fifty by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Bolen explains that in the third stage, marked physiologically by menopause, there emerges a whole new cast of inner archetypes that a woman can draw on for guidance, creativity, personal integration, and joy.
For it is in the
"wisewoman" years, when a woman has lived long enough to resolve the tasks of younger and middle adulthood, that she can fully and authentically become who she deeply is. Purchase
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The
Giuliana Legacy
by Alexis Masters
Described by Publishers Weekly as an
"imaginative evocation of a spiritual
lineage," The Giuliana Legacy is a love story and a
story of Divine Love--and the saga of one woman, Julia
Giardani, and her awakening to her soul's true purpose
and passion. Purchase
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Our Turn, Our Time: Women Truly
Coming of Age
by Cynthia Black (Editor), Christina Baldwin
Written by everyday women for everyday women, here are 25 stories
to inspire those who are contemplating the aging process. Topics range from
women's groups, voluntarism, and crone ceremonies, to creative expression,
changing bodies, and the confidence that comes from success in later life. Purchase
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Circle of Stones: Woman's Journey To Herself
(Tenth Anniversary Edition)
by Judith Duerk
In tribute to the thousands of women who have been drawn to the evocative reflections, images, and meditations of Judith Duerk, this beautiful 10th anniversary hardcover celebrates women's sacred connections. Purchase
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Calling
the Circle: The First and Future Culture
by Christina Baldwin,
Colleen Kelley (Illustrator)
The original small-press
edition of Calling the Circle has become one
of the key resources for the rapidly-growing
"circle" movement. This newly
revised edition brings Christina Baldwin's
groundbreaking work to an even broader
audience ranging from women's spirituality
groups to corporate development teams. Purchase
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