Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #82708 in Books
• Published on: 1999-05-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Synopsis
In this text, Patricia Monaghan, offers a creative approach to worship, one in which the reader can develop and ritualize their own connection to the goddess' manifestations around the world.

Customer Reviews

A must for those wishing to discover the Goddess
I came to this book as a beginner - although there were some goddesses I was aware of, I discovered this book at a time when I wanted more information. It truly has been an invaluable source for me.

The book begins with a section called "The Goddess Defined" - this includes the baics of goddess spirituality, images of the goddess and ritual and the goddess. The book then looks at 20 goddesses indiviaully. Some of these will be well known to many readers - for example, Athena, Isis and Aphrodite. Others are not so well known, such as Oshun, Paivatar and Pomona.

Each goddess section includes information about the myth and meaning of the goddess, the feasts of that particular goddess, along with suggestions for invoking them.
Also at the end of each section, there are questions and activities for the reader to use. I would highly recommend that you make use of these questions and activities - they will help you to learn more about yourself.

Overall, this is an excellent resource. I would recommend it to anyone who wishes to learn more about Goddess spirituality.

Discovering the Goddesses
Explaining how the Goddesses have evolved, this book includes modern translations of invocations used in the past. Using these invocations, the author suggest rituals that make you feel as if you are reaching back through time and are celebrating the glory of the Goddesses with our brother and sisters centuries ago.

What I especially liked is that she included The Muses and The Maenads. It's refreshing to come across an author who appreciates and understands their power and importance along with the other more well known Goddesses.

At the end of each section there are questions and activities to help you identify and draw closer to that particular Goddess. Although many books include the same, these are the best ones I have come across because you can really understand why the author wants you to work on these areas. In other words, they make sense!

Overall, this book is well written, informative and a should be on the bookshelf of those who follow the Goddess's path.