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We Are the Circle: Celebrating the Feminine in Song and Ritual
We Are the Circle Celebrating the Feminine in Song and Ritual Author:Julie Howard This is a book written by women for woman and for those who wish to grow in their consciousness of understanding the feminine in themselves whether they be male or female. — The author becomes presents to the reader in her song, in her thoughts, in her reflective experiences. She is creative, practical, and detailed in her suggestions, her source... more » references, her directives. In my opinion, she is to be commended for her wholistic approach -- one in which the inner person is reached through tangible rituals: actions, symbolic objects, directives for movement, group-formations, eye contact, touching, and suggested imaging. It is a deeply spiritual experience to listen to the songs and interlace them with the suggested rituals. The author accompanies her suggestions for rituals, symbols, and songs with an obtainable and practical bibliography....
An individual could find We are the Circle: Celebrating the Feminine in Song and Ritual a rich personal experience, but with a well-prepared group leader the support of others would intensify the potential and totality of the experience. -- Mary Anthony Wagner, O.S.B.« less