The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary

Strand, Clark; Finn, Perdita

ISBN 10: 0812988957 / ISBN 13: 9780812988956

Published by Random House, 2019

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First Printing with full number line down to 1. Inscribed by both authors (Clark Strand and Perdita Finn) on half title page. Underlining and some notes in margin in text. Last few blank pages have handwritten notes. Old price sticker on back of dust jacket. See photos. Seller Inventory # ABE-1742699859668

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the...

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2019

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Inscribed by Author

Edition: 1st Edition.

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Synopsis:

What happens when a former Zen Buddhist monk and his feminist wife experience an apparition of the Virgin Mary? <p/> When a vision of a mysterious "Lady" invited Clark Strand and Perdita Finn to pray the rosary, not only were they disinterested in becoming Catholic, they were finished with institutional religion altogether. Their main spiritual concerns were the fate of the planet and the future of their children and grandchildren in an age of ecological collapse. But this Lady barely even referred to the Church and its proscriptions. She spoke of the miraculous power of the rosary to transform lives and heal the planet, revealing the secrets she had hidden within the rosary's prayers and mysteries--secrets of a past age when forests were the only cathedrals and people wove "rose garlands" for a Mother whose loving presence was as close as the ground beneath their feet. She told Strand and Finn: <p/> The rosary is My body,
and My body is the body of the world.
Your body is one with that body.
What cause could there be for fear? <p/> Weaving together their own remarkable story of how they came to the rosary, their discoveries about the eco-feminist wisdom at the heart of this ancient devotion, and the life-changing revelations of the Lady herself, the authors reveal an ancestral path--available to everyone, religious or not--that returns us to the powerful healing rhythms of the natural world. <p/>Advance praise for The Way of the Rose <p/>"My favorite part of this robust and exquisitely written book is the storytelling. I love the way the authors work together to weave a luminous tapestry of travel memoir, tender awakening, and championship of Our Mother the Earth. While the particular spiritual insights are consciousness-raising and heart-opening, it does not matter what the reader's religious orientation (or lack thereof) may be: This is a universal story of love, a huge-hearted invitation to step up and into the field of the sacred feminine, a gratifying guide to a life of joy and service."--Mirabai Starr, author of God of Love and Wild Mercy

"Clark Strand and Perdita Finn have answered a collective need to help us discover the empowering and miraculous non-denominational spiritual practice of prayer. The Way of the Rose is brilliantly written and filled with a wealth of stories meant to inspire us. I feel blessed by reading this beautiful and sacred book."--Sandra Ingerman, author of Soul Retrieval and The Book of Ceremony

About the Author:

Clark Strand and Perdita Finn are co-founders of The Way of the Rose, an inclusive fellowship of rosary friends dedicated to the Earth and to the Lady "by any name we wish to call Her." Strand is the author of numerous books and articles on spiritual practices, including Seeds from a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey and Waking Up to the Dark: Ancient Wisdom for a Sleepless Age. Finn is a children's book author and former high school teacher. They live with their family in the Catskill Mountains.