Wild Girls: The Path of the Young Goddess

Monaghan, Patricia

ISBN 10: 1567184421 / ISBN 13: 9781567184426

Published by Llewellyn Publications, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wild Girls: The Path of the Young Goddess
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1567184421
• ISBN 13: 9781567184426
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Maiden, mother, crone; of the three faces of the goddess, the maiden corresponds to the part of a woman's soul that is always questing, exploring, and free to move. She among the most loving, giving, and heroic of the goddess images; like natural wilderness, she lives by her own laws. The stories in this book represent some of the many visions of the "Wild Girl" throughout the world, each is followed by commentary and activities, such as building an altar, creating healing rituals, and working with dreams.

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.