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Summary: It was better than i thought it would be.
Review: For a long time i avoided this book because i thought it would be useless for someone who was not a traditional wiccan (ie. you don't slap the word "Lady" before your name".but i am a witch and i love the Goddess so i finaly broke down and read it. it was so bad--really. yes it was a little dated and the language is far from feminist and worst of all there are no endnotes to direct you to further study (but this is hardly unordinary for a wiccan book--unfortunatly) but there were parts of this book that redeemed it.Part one contained 12 chapters: the goddess in history, the earth mother, the bright and dark mother, the menstruating goddess, the triple goddess, the moon goddess, blessed among women, psyche and goddess, woman as goddess, some goddess recipes, the goddess today, and the grail.the most interesting part for me was the menstruating goddess--it was different than what you normal get from these kinds of books. what i didn't like was the stressing of polarity between goddess and god, male and female--it was just too sterotypical for our time.part two--invoking the goddess contained 13 chapters- demeter and persephone, brighid, ishtar aphrodite, hecate, lilith and eve, epona, ma'at, arianrhod, aradia, isis.the discusions of the goddesses in the beginning of each chapter where great--but the rituals were so cheesy--i couldn't help but laugh at them while i was reading. the chapter on lilith and eve contained a play whose jewish charecter was disturbing with its sterotypical jew that seemed an antisemtic parody. i am sure it wasn't meant to be--but i have serious doubt as to wheter the farrars ever met a jewish person.part 3-goddesses of the world was great--i read it straight through. some of it was a little odd--like major hindu dieties not being defined more than to say "an aspect of laxsmi (or parvati etc) also there were so many sun goddesses that it contridicted the farrars earlier statement in the book that the moon was usually female and the sun male.overal i think it is a useful book to goddess lovers. but read it with a grain of salt as you would graves "the white goddess" or neumann's the great mother--useful but certainly not perfect. its a bit outdated--the language not feminist or politically correct by any means--heavily biased towards traditional (british) wicca--with its high ceremony and costumes. but overall an interesting book.
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Summary: Next>>>>>>
Review: I don't get why people think this book is so good!Being that this whole book it dedicated to the Goddess I expect more. You can get this information from other books that are on Wicca or Witchcraft in general. Also, in the back where she listed Goddesses from around the world, the very few African Goddess she listed were all thrown to together like they are the same. Big dissapointment!Next>>>>>>
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Summary: Astounding
Review: I found this book to be the best I've ever read that's completely devoted to discussing the Goddess....it discusses her in all her aspects very eloquently, you won't be able to put it down. It really makes you think. Everyone interested in the Goddess Path should at least read it once, I recommend keeping it close always.
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Summary: Astounding
Review: I found this book to be the best I've ever read that's completely devoted to discussing the Goddess....it discusses her in all her aspects very eloquently, you won't be able to put it down. It really makes you think. Everyone interested in the Goddess Path should at least read it once, I recommend keeping it close always.
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Summary: One of best Books on working with female aspect i have seen
Review: I personaly like this book alittle better than gods book however the infomation is book is well reseached. I just wished the goddesses was put into cultures which would make book easier on newbies but for a goddess follower this is one best books ya going to find on the great goddess and all her aspects with a dictionary of goddesses in back which was very helpful even for advanced student
Blessed Be;
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Summary: Good book!
Review: I'm a newbie, just starting to study Wicca and the Goddess Path. This book is very good! It's well-written and the style really flows. Some of the info may be outdated and I agree with other reviewers that the rituals are so-so. However, all in all, I really like this book.
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Summary: The Quintessential Book Of The Goddess
Review: If you need to understand the Goddess in any of her many guises, this is the book for you. This book is perfect for those beginning Wicca and even for those who have been in the craft for years. As a HPS I find this book a joy to read, and even if you think you know it all, there are some things in here that you will learn. The perfect book to help you pick a Godess name.
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Summary: Excellent! It shows the many faces of the Female Divine
Review: It is by far one of the most complete works on the Goddess.
Starting out with the most simple concept of Goddess the book explores the many faces of the goddess tieing them togather not only with each other but also with womankind and her relationship with the divine, nature and herself. Included are several wonderfull reciepies for incense food, ect. Along with different rituals dthat will bring about a greater understanding of our relationship with the Great Mother. An added bonus is the last section that lists many of the differnt goddess' from every culture. A must read for all women Wiccan or not!!!!
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Summary: Excellent! It shows the many faces of the Female Divine
Review: It is by far one of the most complete works on the Goddess.Starting out with the most simple concept of Goddess the book explores the many faces of the goddess tieing them togather not only with each other but also with womankind and her relationship with the divine, nature and herself. Included are several wonderfull reciepies for incense food, ect. Along with different rituals dthat will bring about a greater understanding of our relationship with the Great Mother. An added bonus is the last section that lists many of the differnt goddess' from every culture. A must read for all women Wiccan or not!!!!
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Summary: Sadly I must disagree
Review: Sadly, this book has a number of inaccuracies and is poorly researched. It is obvious that the Ferrars rely to heavily on Robert Graves and his mythological theories, many of which have been debunked by better scholarship. The rituals were bordering on insulting, especially the Greek ones. It is obvious that they have never read a book on greek religion. Additionally, they tend to be very heavy-handed on the opinion, and not as interested in fact as one would expect from the Ferrars. If you want books on myth, please pass this one up.
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