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Listen to the Voices of Goddesses
With poetry and prose, litany and song, Seasons of the Witch measures the turning of a year, the cycles of the natural world, and the seasons of a woman's life.
Lyrical and literate, much- loved and sought-after, the award-winning Seasons of the Witch is back in print. �Written by Patricia Monaghan, one of the founding mothers of the women's spirituality movement, the original version of this classic book received the Friends of Literature award for poetry. Its poems and music are frequently used in both private and public rituals, and the poem "Burials" was selected as the invocation for the Worldwide Goddess 2000 Project.
This edition features twenty-eight pieces of prose and poetry for each of the four seasons. While the original drew heavily from Greek mythology, this revised and expanded edition includes many new pieces from Celtic mythology.
Each section features a song for the goddess of light, a litany for the associated elemental creature, poems inspired by tarot cards, and love spells in the ancient poetic form of the charm. A four-part Goddess Instruction Manual is woven throughout the book, with lessons drawn from each season. Twenty-five of the poems have been set to music in an evocative and powerful CD that accompanies this book.
- Sales Rank: #1465668 in Books
- Brand: Brand: Delphi Pr
- Published on: 1992-06
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x 5.25" w x .50" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 145 pages
Features
- Used Book in Good Condition
Review
Whether searching for the perfect reading for a seasonal ritual, or seeking personal inspiration, this is an ideal resource. --Jade River, Co-founder of the Re-formed Congregation of the Goddess, Intl.
About the Author
One of the leaders of the contemporary earth spirituality movement, Patricia Monaghan (1946 - 2012) had spent more than 20 years researching and writing about alternative visions of the earth. �Raised in Alaska, where much of her family still lives, she considered herself blessed to have learned the ecology of the taiga, the subarctic forest, in her youth. �She was a writer and reporter on science and energy-related issues before turning her attention to the impact of mythic structures on our everyday lives.
The worldwide vision of the earth as feminine--as a goddess, called Gaia by the Greeks--led her to recognize the connection between ecological damage and the oppression of the feminine in Western society. �Much of her work since that time had explored the question of the role of feminine power in our world, in an inclusive and multicultural way. �
An avid traveler, Patricia had researched earth spirituality and goddess worship on three continents, and traveled widely in Europe, especially in Ireland. �She held dual US/Irish citizenship and edited two anthologies of contemporary Irish-American writing.
Patricia was member of the resident faculty at DePaul University's School for New Learning in Chicago, where she taught science and literature.� She passed from this world in November 2012 and is survived by her husband, Dr Michael McDermott.
Excerpt. � Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Spring
Spring would be the beginning, if there were beginnings.
In truth, the world�s seasons spiral out from one another. There can be fall in summer, winter in autumn; sudden snow can freeze the summer crop, a warm wind melt the icy river. We complain and call the weather unseasonable, but we are not surprised. We are delighted when summer floods into fall, when a fall-crisp day appears like a miracle in midwinter. But we are not surprised. We know that, in the flux of seasons, we see each one more than once.
But spring seems different. There is, sometimes in January, a springlike day when buds swell and flies� eggs hatch; there is, sometimes late in May, a winter storm to decimate the flowers. Both disturb us, disturb our springtime dream of waking into ceaseless sun and easy growth, of soft buds that flame into lasting blossoms, of graceful ease, easeful grace. Dozens of springs that creep upon us unawares, then fade imperceptibly into summer, can never convince us the season will not arrive in just one trumpet day. Spring, we fiercely believe, comes once to us and stays.
We believe as much of a woman�s seasons. Spring, we fancy, comes to us once, goes once, is gone forever. But women spiral through life�s seasons like the world does its own: There are days of growth in youth, in midlife, in age, just as there are losses and cold in each. There may be a concentration of spring energies in the maiden, but she can feel as well the forces of fullness and decline. Women in their prime are maids and crones at once. And every aged woman knows still the wild spring winds.
And when it comes, spring does not simply blow upon the warming air like blossom kisses. Spring is as much a time of pain as of growth. Imagine the egg, the bulb, the bud. All begin contained�all potential, endless promise. There is a quiet dignity in such presence. There is no strain, no disturbance by passion or power. The being rests within itself.
But when growth begins, things break. Shells and bud casings, those intact perfections, fall away. What is revealed is unprotected tenderness. It is no illusion, this fragility. A fierce storm can shred the new leaf, a cat consume the tiny bird, a hapless word pierce the young woman�s heart.
To the beholder, there is only beauty: the frail green hue that rivals all of autumn�s glory, the soft maiden gaze with its vulnerable longing. Springtime empowers its witnesses. And the woman gazing back may feel, indeed, the riveting power of her growth and potential. Or she may feel only the pain of new skin against cold wind, of exposed flesh against cruel stares.
There are times the hatchling yearns for the shell, the woman for her girlhood. There are times the new body seems alien and ill-formed, the new skills awkward and mistaken, the new knowledge not power but frailty. Growth may be exhilarating, but it is never easy.
And it is costly. Just as the bulb devours itself in order to burst above the soil, just as the hatchling digests its egg�s world, the woman tears springtime out of herself. She has little time for generosity, for she is focused on herself, on her deepest movements, her pain, her hopefulness. She is all stunned inwardness.
She is one, alone, unique. She is piercedwith wonder at her existence.
And from this wonder, she creates her world. It is a new world, for the world has never before been inhabited by her singular being. Her creation is a dance of wonder and power, of energy and discovery. Her dance draws the world�s eye, for although she has never before lived, she lives now, and in living changes the very essence of the world.
She is each of us. We hold her within, just as we hold all seasons. Bend towards her when she sings her rasping song of growth. Honor both her pain and all her promises. And remember, too, to dance with her, for she is the power of movement and change. She is the soul within the body, the spirit flashing forth from flesh. She is the power of green life. She is the first being in the world�and she is you.
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Hera Renews Her Youth
Now is the time that I choose. Hermit
winter is over, my widow season.
I want lust now, endearments,
longing and song. The trees on
the hillside renew themselves
as I do. Oh, my grand thick trunk
that holds me stiff so my tassels
and catkins can fly! Oh, I�m drunk
with my greenness again! Every branch
has budded before, has flown
into leaf and then blanched
into fall. But I�m new in my bones
when I choose, I�m blood-young again,
I rise fresh as washed granite
from foam, I love whom and when
I choose. Here I stand, pomegranate
in hand, ripe as a bud but old, old
as rock, unshakeable now, a power
essentially female and free. Hold
my ripe breasts. I�ll be gone in an hour.
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The Goddess Instruction Manual,
Part One: How to Think like Athena
1. Remove shoes.
Stand on earth.
2. Find your center.
Find your balance.
3. Lift chest. Drop shoulders.
Let palms fall open at sides.
4. Open lips. Breathe.
Feel air pass into self.
5. Open eyes wide.
Look to the horizon.
6. Ask, what says the foot?
Ask, what says the leg?
7. Ask, what says the sex?
Ask, what says the heart?
8. Ask, what sees the eye?
Ask, what hears the ear?
9. The mind is the body.
Think everywhere at once.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Great poems and nice thoughts
By Alex Zinovenko
This is a sweet book that speaks of the triple goddess. Maiden,Mother and Crone. The poems are sorted many ways in the front-very impressive. Not just by order published. Want poems for Summer only-no problem.
They are very feminine in nature. As one would expect of a read likr this. And I find it best to read one or two and then meditate on what was said. One can read it.like a collection-bit to me that is missing the point of this finely done book
And yes, some touchb a bit on the erotic nature of women. Her monthly cycle id spoken of. And that is fine as the Goddess oversees many cycles of time, life and nature. The wheel of seasons and that if life.
But a great book and a nice diversion for any wishing to explore or expand thier spiritual beliefs.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Beautiful, rich poetry and songs
By Mica
I bought this book/CD two months ago, and I still haven't tired of listening to the CD and reading the poetry on a regular basis. Monaghan is a very talented poet; She conveys images and emotions so well through her words! It's really wonderful... some of the best poetry I've ever read. The songs on the CD are also beautiful. They are Patricia's poems set to music that was written and performed by each artist, so the instrumental and vocal styles are often quite varied (in a good way). One of the vocalists is Patricia's sister, Peggy Monaghan, and some of the others include Lili McGovern, Claudia Blythe, Sally Coombs, and Kirsten Baird Gustafson. All of these singers and musicians are very talented, but I am lukewarm on a couple of the songs because I personally don't like the singer's vocal style and she sounds a tad flat to my ears throughout the song. Despite that, the CD is currently one of my favorites to listen to on a regular basis. Just a few of my personal favorite songs/poems include Peggy's version of "Maenad in Spring," and "Maeve Prepares for Beltane," "The Maenad Remembers Dionysus," and "Procedure for Reclaiming the Self," but all of the poems and songs are really special. I highly recommend this book/CD set to anyone who enjoys Goddess-based poetry and music.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Beautiful and moving
By Keslynn
This is an absolute treasure of a book. The title is a little misleading though. This book is not just for witches but for goddess loving folk everywhere. It's poetry, not an instructional manual for witchcraft or even "how to find the goddess." Although it's not a manual, it certainly helps the reader to connect with the goddess on an emotional, instinctual level. Almost every poem pulls me right at my very core. I feel a deep inner understanding of what the author is saying, and through her written experience of the goddess, I touch Her too. Wonderful, transcendent poetry.
The CD is very good too. It's well-produced, and the music meshes well with the poems. I haven't done so yet, but I think it would be excellent music to use in ritual.
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