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She Lives! "For just
as they have made the male god to rule
The Return of Our Great Mother
Myths, Rituals, Music & Meditations
ISBN 9780982819722
/ Open Sea Press / $12.95 retail / Distributed by Ingram
over Our Great Mother,
so they have justified their rule over you.
Know from this that personification is political.
And thus the yoke of your oppression is their denial
of She who is the source of all life. . . .
so shall you be set free
and the balance of the universe be restored."
~from "The Meeting" in She Lives! The
Return of Our Great Mother.
Copyright 1989, 1999, 2010 by Judith Laura
Cover art "Demeter Goddess Icon
Banner" copyright 2007 by Lydia Ruyle
Used with permission.
This book combines the material from the first edition published by The Crossing Press in 1989,
including musical notation we were not able to include in the second (10th
Anniversary 1999 edition), plus all the new material added to the the 10th
Anniversary Edition, plus a few new or changed items specific to this third
edition.
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arrives at booksellers.
She Lives!
celebrates the return of female divinity to our spiritual lives. The book opens with a
creation myth and a mythological account of suppression of Goddess worship. Eight other
myth-like short stories follow. They tell about the return of the Goddess in our own time
in Pagan, Christian, Jewish and other settings. The book also includes rituals for
passages in women's lives, such as menarche and menopause, and separate rituals for men's
passages. There are also seasonal celebrations for the community together--including
children--with choreographed dances and songs with music notation in a variety of
traditions. Also included are meditations and other personal rituals, including a
self-blessing belly dance.
From Reviewers
"This beautifully written book contains a variety
of treasures, from Laura's myth retellings both ancient and modern, to ritual ideas from
many spiritual disciplines, to sacred music and chants for the circle....From beginning to
end, She Lives! provides invaluable information and practical ritual resources
designed to help the reader."
--Leni Austine, SageWoman
"I was most pleased to see this
expanded edition of one of my favorite Goddess devotionals.... This is a book that I can
highly recommend to anyone coming from more traditional religious backgrounds....Laura's
emphasis is on cultural and religious diversity, and her aim is to appeal to a wide
spectrum of people on all religious paths....Songs, chants and meditations round out this
wonderful book that should be on every Goddess-loving person's bookshelf."
--Marisa Young, The Beltane Papers
"Judith's myths are gentle, but powerful. They make you smile.
They give you goose bumps."
--The Women's Spirituality Book Review
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In recognition that not everyone
can afford to buy books, and in gratitude for the great service libraries provide, we
share a partial list of public and university libraries whose holdings include either the
previous editions of this book: University Libraries Auburn University College of St. Mary (Omaha) Colorado College Florida Institute of Technology Florida Center for Theological Studies General Theological Seminary (NYC) Harvard Divinity School Harvard University Schlesinger Library Indiana University John Kinder Theological Library (New Zealand) Kansas State University Lewis University Louisiana State University Loyola University of Chicago Michigan State University Manhattan College (Bronx) Princeton University Michigan State North Park University (Chicago) Ohio University* Olivet College (Michigan) Rutgers University Radcliffe San Jose State Southern Methodist University SUNY at Stony Brook Syracuse University University of Alberta University of Colorado University of Georgia University of Illinois University of New Orleans University of the South University of Toronto University of Virginia University of Washington University of Western Ontario West Virginia University Yale University Public Libraries Allen County, Ind. Anchorage Boston Kansas City, Kansas Lexington, Ky. Middletown Twp., NJ Milwaukee New York City Oceanside , Calif. Solano County, Conn. San Antonio Santa Clara, Calif. St. Johns County, Fla. Suffolk Coop, N.Y. Parmly-Billings, Mont. Washington County, Ore. Washoe County, Nev. Source: wildcat.org * With the exception of Ohio University, the author's alma mater, no books were donated to these libraries by the author or publisher |