Rating: Summary: It provides excellent ideas for further study... Review: But it makes further study extremely necessary. In generally I didn't find the descriptions of the goddesses and associated myths extremely in depth. The ideas for celebrating the goddesses were mostly charming and intriguing, but I didn't get enough information on the goddesses to follow through.
Rating: Summary: Beautiful & Inspiring Review: For men and women both this book represents a great way to bring magic, spirituality and the goddess back into our lives and world
Rating: Summary: Excellent Daily Meditation/Prayer Book Review: I consider myself to be a Christian woman but I believe in the female (as well as the male) divine. I have always had daily prayer time when I also read from scripture. I initially ordered this book because it is a requirement for a class I am taking. What a gem this book is! The daily meditations can be followed by date or you can let God/Goddess lead you. Not only do you learn about a different Goddess each day but you learn about a corresponding world holiday/observance. There are also mini-rituals (not weird at all) that you can do if you please. For example the suggestions for the Goddess that I read about today were to give food to a local pantry and/or sprinkle grain around your home for the birds to lift up your thoughts and prayers to the female divine. If you are a Christian and have felt drawn to learn about the feminine/female divine but are afraid to, this is a great book to start with. Nothing threatening at all. Give it a try.
Rating: Summary: Goddess Book Review Review: I just love this book i read it everyday for the daily goddess of the day. I always try to do something that is said there to draw the energy of that goddess. This is a good beginner book that helps you get familiar with all the goddess day by day.
Rating: Summary: A great book Review: I love this book and turn to it time and time again to learn about the Goddess in her many forms. Ms. Telesco honors many cultural, ethnic and religious traditions by highlighting goddesses from many parts of the world. Typically authors tend to write about known, popular, "mainstream" goddesses. There are almost too many goddesses in this book--365 to be exact! A great book to guide daily meditations or devotions.
Rating: Summary: Amazing Reference Review: I love this book! It is by far my favorite wicca book. It is a comprehensive and wonderful book that allows you to worship and welcome the Goddess into your life everyday. Even if you aren't Pagan, it is still an amazing book to own.
Rating: Summary: AN INSPIRING TOUR-DE-FORCE FOR THE GODDESS Review: it would be a MUCH better reference if telesco had consistently put the religion associated with the goddesses. there is not much info about the goddess, and she occasionally forgets to give us even the most basic of background on the goddess of the day. she lists catholic saints as goddesses. she used the greek goddess callisto for a korean holiday. there are some goddess descriptions i have found to be... inaccurate (nice way to say it...) upon further research. all in all, kind of a waste of money.
Rating: Summary: Handy companion Review: Keep this book nearby to look at each morning for a daily contemplation and small ritual to keep in touch with Nature and the many faces of the Goddess within yourself.Small, yet significant, and moving rituals for everyday life.
Rating: Summary: AN INSPIRING TOUR-DE-FORCE FOR THE GODDESS Review: There is a lot packed into this book. Considering there are 365 goddesses, the review has a "reader's digest" type feel to it, but certainly not lacking in ideas or information. Lots of great activities, and wonderful cross-referenced appendicies in the back that make this book functional for a wide variety of goals and needs.
Rating: Summary: Good Review: This book is a lot of fun and I really recommend it to people with busy schedules. Not only did it teach me about a ton of goddess's that I had never heard of but it gave me a way to incorperate my spirituality in my mornings.
Just being able to read "the Goddess of the day" is a way for me to connect to my practices, especially considering that my mornings are hectic. Its a way for me to take a 5 minutes out of my day and connect with the Lady upstairs.
But, now the reason why I gave it a 4. I found some information lacking, and some dates that didn't really seem to match up with the Goddess listed for that day.
But overall the book is worth buying, and its something you will deffinetly use over and over.
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