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A review by labyrinth_witch
If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of the Celtic Woman by Sharon Blackie
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Providing a counter mythos to the Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell, Blackie provides a map of the Heroine’s Journey. Rich with myth and memoir, poignant sayings and sensations, the book will make you shiver with awareness and recognition. For those of us whose orienting myth is the Selkie myth, this entire book is oriented around it.
*despite the dates, it did not take me 2.5 years to read it. It was a book I would pick up, read a bit, and then contemplate over long stretches of time. Finally, needing the full map because of the particular stage of life I found myself in, I listened to the audio book and annotated my favorite passages in the physical book. I highly recommend this method, as the audio book is narrated by the author and the lyrical way she relays the myths will awaken the ancient feminine in you. May you find wholeness on your journey.*
*despite the dates, it did not take me 2.5 years to read it. It was a book I would pick up, read a bit, and then contemplate over long stretches of time. Finally, needing the full map because of the particular stage of life I found myself in, I listened to the audio book and annotated my favorite passages in the physical book. I highly recommend this method, as the audio book is narrated by the author and the lyrical way she relays the myths will awaken the ancient feminine in you. May you find wholeness on your journey.*