 GODDESSES
IN OLDER WOMEN – Archetypes in Women Over Fifty – Becoming a
Juicy Crone
Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD
A woman’s life in three acts – Maiden – Mother – Crone
– or if you prefer: Young woman – Mature woman – Wise woman. All
three are attributes of consciousness present in and available to all
women, regardless of age or culture. These attributes have been honored
and preserved throughout history in the mythology and theology of world
cultures. Our culture does not truly honor women in general, much less
women who have reached this powerful pinnacle of life. In this powerful
and empowering presentation, Bolen encourages the reader to reach deep
within and make contact with the part of self that dominates the 3rd
Act – which begins sometime after the age of 50.
Quill/Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060929235 paper
 PATH
OF PRAYER – Reflections on Prayer and True Stories of How It
Affects Our Lives
Sophy Burnham
Sophy Burnham, best-selling author of
A Book of
Angels, says that “in its most ordinary form our thoughts are
prayers,” and explains that when we express pleas for help or even
rage, we are really praying – even if we don’t consciously recognize the
activity as prayer. In this beautiful and inspirational work, Burnham
shows us that prayer is not rigid and righteous, nor is there a right or
wrong way to pray. Prayer in its simplest form, according to Burnham is
a power expression of our deepest longings. Burnham allows us to
explore prayer in all its facets, examine how it functions in the lives
of people of all faiths – or none – and to experience how powerful prayer
can be in the resolution of difficulties or as a help through troubling
times.
Penguin Compass
ISBN: 0142196266 paper
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RETURN OF THE LIGHT – Twelve Tales from Across the World for the
Winter Solstice
Carolyn McVickar Edwards
Master storyteller Carolyn McVickar Edwards
presents twelve traditional tales from around the globe – the Americas,
Europe, Africa, Scandinavia, China, India, and Polynesia – that honor
the magical moment when the “Sun stands still”, or the Winter Solstice.
In the Northern Hemisphere, this usually occurs around the 20th
or 21st of December, and marks the longest night and shortest
day of the year. Humanity has celebrated this event historically and
these folk stories will renew the wonderment of the miracle of rebirth
and the power of transition from darkness into light.
Marlowe & Company/Avalon Publishing Group, Inc.
ISBN: 1569246173 paper
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WISDOM OF PELICANS – A Search for Healing at the Water's Edge
Donald McCullough
A courageous story of a man who lost everything and
his personal journey to self-discovery, renewed faith and a deeper
understanding of self and life in general. With courage and absolute
candor, McCullough, a respected pastor and theological seminary
president, describes his personal fall from grace, the pain of hitting
bottom and the long hard walk of redemption and reclamation. Finding
himself at the edge of life, he discovers new meaning and renewed faith
as he draws upon the natural processes of the ocean and nature he
encounters at the mysterious and shifting border of land and sea.
Penguin Compass
ISBN: 0142196231 paper |
