Bøger af Patricia Monaghan

"Documents goddesses and mythological heroines from cultures around the world, covering Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including the pantheons of the world's religious traditions."--

Ireland: land of rambles, burning peat, dark beer, misdirection, lilting speech, enchanting melodies, green hills, ruddy faces, and goddesses. Goddesses? In Ireland? Like many Irish Americans before her, Pat Monaghan traveled to Ireland for the first time as an adult, seeking her roots. What she found was much more than her physical ancestors. She found spiritual forebears in the legends and landmarks of spirited women: witches, hags, wanton girls, mothers. This book is the story of her journeys, and the story of the journeys the legends have made through time.

Now you can find more meaning and joy in your life, journey inward, find the divine, and become transformed, when you read The Goddess Path by Patricia Monaghan. The Goddess Path can be your guide to speed you on your spiritual quest. Think of this book as a signpost on your spiritual travels, designed to help you nurture your own connection to the goddess and share in her boundless wisdom. Call her into your life with beautiful and ancient invocations. Create your own rituals to honor the lessons she has to teach. As you ponder life-changing questions and venture on brave new experiments, you fan the divine spark into flame—and, in that fire, you are transformed. The Goddess Path includes myths, symbols, feast days, ancient invocations, and suggestions for connecting with the following goddesses for these purposes and more: Amaterasu for clarity Aphrodite for passion Artemis for protection Athena for strength Brigid for survival The Cailleach for power Demeter and Persephone for initiation Gaia for abundance Hathor for affection Hera for dignity Inanna for inner strength Isis for restorative love Kali for freedom Kuan-Yin for mercy The Maenads for ecstasy The Muses for inspiration Oshun for healing love Paivatar for release Pomona for joy Asule and Saules Meita for family health In The Goddess Path, Monaghan presents a means to work with the goddess, using ancient and modern techniques that will thrill and amaze you.

Suitable for gardeners, this book offers fresh advice and guidance for creating a soul-nourishing magical garden. It helps you discover the best plants for your site - being heedful of sun exposure, soil type, and climate zone - and learn about composting, pests, weeds, organic gardening, and caring for plants at all growth stages.

Uniquely comprehensive, this one-stop resource describes thirty-?ve distinct meditation practices, detailing their historical background and contemporary use, ways to begin, and additional resources. The what and why of meditation in general are discussed, with emphasis on helping readers discover what particular type of meditators they are. Disciplines grounded in Buddhism, Tantrism, Taoism, Judaism, and Islam are included, as are contemplative prayer, Quaker worship, and indigenous traditions. Drumming, trance dancing, yoga, mindfulness, labyrinth walking, gardening, and even needle crafts are explored in a spirit that invites and instructs novice, devotee, and healing professional alike. How to choose an approach? The authors ask questions that steer readers toward options that match their habits, preferences, and needs.