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THE GODDESS PATH ~ Patricia Monaghan

The author of The New Book of Goddesses and Heroines (1997) offers prospective followers of a feminine rather than a masculine conception of deity 20 examples from throughout the world: Gaia, Athena, Kuan-Yin, Isis, Kali, etc. For each, she provides a historic prayer in contemporary language; a retelling of the goddess' essential myth; discussion of interpretations, symbolism, major feasts, and principal means of honoring the goddess; and suggestions for modern honoring rituals.

THE STORYTELLER'S GODDESS ~ Carolyn Edwards

This book makes a wonderful addition to any Goddess-lover's library. Carolyn Edwards adapts many Goddess myths from around the world, shaping them into brief stories that read more like fairy tales than religion. It works wonderfully; Edwards' stories touch a reader's heart more deeply than a hundred dogmatic, left-brained Goddess books could ever do.

WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Folklore, fairy tales and dream symbols are called on to help restore women's neglected intuitive and instinctive abilities in this earthy first book by a Jungian analyst. According to Estes, wolves and women share a psychic bond in their fierceness, grace and devotion to mate and community. This comparison defines the archetype of the Wild Woman, a female in touch with her primitive side and able to rely on gut feelings to make choices. The tales here, from various cultures, are not necessarily about wolves; instead, they illuminate fresh perspectives on relationships, self-image, even addiction.

THE WOMAN'S DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS & SACRED OBJECTS ~ Barbara Walker

Presented in dictionary format, this book contains entries describing the role that over 700 objects had as symbols and sacred objects in ancient myths. It covers body parts, nature, birds, plants, minerals, stones, shells, and more, while discussing the ancient role of these items in the legends of the Middle East, India, and Europe.

ISIS MAGIC ~ M. Isidora Forrest

Journey into the magical religion of one of the most well-loved goddesses of all time. Divine Mother, Mistress of Magic, Goddess of the Green Earth, Queen of the Mysteries, Goddess of Women and Sacred Sexuality, Lady of Hermetic Wisdom . . . Isis Magic begins with a fascinating history of this many-aspected Lady of the Ten Thousand Names. The four-part initiatory journey through the “House of Isis” as you become Her Votary, Her Handmaiden or Servant, her Magician, and Her Prophetess or Prophet. Through a series of exercises, meditations, and fully scripted rituals, you will be touched by the Heart of Isis and cultivate your relationship with this powerful, magical, and living Goddess.

OFFERING TO ISIS ~ M. Isidora Forrest

M. Isidora Forrest, an ordained priestess of the Fellowship of Isis, guides magical practitioners down a modern, devotional path to this popular Egyptian goddess. She discusses the theory and practice of ancient offering rites and shows how they can be applied today for spiritual growth and sacred magic. Readers can choose from over seventy scripted offerings to Isis-from "Acacia" to "Words of Power." Also included are the sacred hieroglyphs associated with Isis and how these powerful, magical symbols can aid in forging a strong connection with the goddess.

SACRED STONES OF THE GODDESS ~ Galen Gillotte

Make everyday magic come alive with the beautiful prose and invocations found in Sacred Stones of the Goddess. This one-of-a-kind guidebook incorporates crystals and semiprecious stones in talismanic magic, combined with guided meditations and prayers to the Goddess.This book includes thirty-five Goddess-centered invocations for a variety of purposes, step-by-step instructions for putting together and using your own thirteen-stone divination set, and instructions for creating and using your own set of Wiccan prayer beads.

EAT PRAY LOVE ~ Elizabeth Gilbert

In what could be construed as a coming-of-age story for thirtysomethings, Gilbert leaves behind an excruciating divorce, tumultuous affair, and debilitating depression as she sets off on a yearlong quest to bridge the gulf between body, mind, and spirit. Part self-deprecating tour guide, part wry, witty chronicler, Gilbert relates this chapter of her life with a compelling, richly detailed narrative that eschews the easy answers of New Age rhetoric. Happiness, Gilbert comes to realize, “is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it.”



	Books We Recommend ~

	THE GODDESS PATH ~ Patricia Monaghan The author of The New Book of Goddesses and Heroines (1997) offers prospective followers of a feminine rather than a masculine conception of deity 20 examples from throughout the world: Gaia, Athena, Kuan-Yin, Isis, Kali, etc. For each, she provides a historic prayer in contemporary language; a retelling of the goddess' essential myth; discussion of interpretations, symbolism, major feasts, and principal means of honoring the goddess; and suggestions for modern honoring rituals.		THE STORYTELLER'S GODDESS ~ Carolyn Edwards This book makes a wonderful addition to any Goddess-lover's library. Carolyn Edwards adapts many Goddess myths from around the world, shaping them into brief stories that read more like fairy tales than religion. It works wonderfully; Edwards' stories touch a reader's heart more deeply than a hundred dogmatic, left-brained Goddess books could ever do.

	WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes Folklore, fairy tales and dream symbols are called on to help restore women's neglected intuitive and instinctive abilities in this earthy first book by a Jungian analyst. According to Estes, wolves and women share a psychic bond in their fierceness, grace and devotion to mate and community. This comparison defines the archetype of the Wild Woman, a female in touch with her primitive side and able to rely on gut feelings to make choices. The tales here, from various cultures, are not necessarily about wolves; instead, they illuminate fresh perspectives on relationships, self-image, even addiction.		THE WOMAN'S DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS & SACRED OBJECTS ~ Barbara Walker Presented in dictionary format, this book contains entries describing the role that over 700 objects had as symbols and sacred objects in ancient myths. It covers body parts, nature, birds, plants, minerals, stones, shells, and more, while discussing the ancient role of these items in the legends of the Middle East, India, and Europe.

	ISIS MAGIC ~ M. Isidora Forrest Journey into the magical religion of one of the most well-loved goddesses of all time. Divine Mother, Mistress of Magic, Goddess of the Green Earth, Queen of the Mysteries, Goddess of Women and Sacred Sexuality, Lady of Hermetic Wisdom . . . Isis Magic begins with a fascinating history of this many-aspected Lady of the Ten Thousand Names. The four-part initiatory journey through the “House of Isis” as you become Her Votary, Her Handmaiden or Servant, her Magician, and Her Prophetess or Prophet. Through a series of exercises, meditations, and fully scripted rituals, you will be touched by the Heart of Isis and cultivate your relationship with this powerful, magical, and living Goddess.		OFFERING TO ISIS ~ M. Isidora Forrest M. Isidora Forrest, an ordained priestess of the Fellowship of Isis, guides magical practitioners down a modern, devotional path to this popular Egyptian goddess. She discusses the theory and practice of ancient offering rites and shows how they can be applied today for spiritual growth and sacred magic. Readers can choose from over seventy scripted offerings to Isis-from "Acacia" to "Words of Power." Also included are the sacred hieroglyphs associated with Isis and how these powerful, magical symbols can aid in forging a strong connection with the goddess.

	SACRED STONES OF THE GODDESS ~ Galen Gillotte Make everyday magic come alive with the beautiful prose and invocations found in Sacred Stones of the Goddess. This one-of-a-kind guidebook incorporates crystals and semiprecious stones in talismanic magic, combined with guided meditations and prayers to the Goddess.This book includes thirty-five Goddess-centered invocations for a variety of purposes, step-by-step instructions for putting together and using your own thirteen-stone divination set, and instructions for creating and using your own set of Wiccan prayer beads.		EAT PRAY LOVE ~ Elizabeth Gilbert In what could be construed as a coming-of-age story for thirtysomethings, Gilbert leaves behind an excruciating divorce, tumultuous affair, and debilitating depression as she sets off on a yearlong quest to bridge the gulf between body, mind, and spirit. Part self-deprecating tour guide, part wry, witty chronicler, Gilbert relates this chapter of her life with a compelling, richly detailed narrative that eschews the easy answers of New Age rhetoric. Happiness, Gilbert comes to realize, “is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it.”