Guest guest Posted March 30, 1999 Report Share Posted March 30, 1999 Christiana P. Duranczyk wrote: > Below are a few titles I have been moved by.... the list could go on.. > * * * Thank you, very much. + Maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 1999 Report Share Posted March 30, 1999 Hi, Laura.. Well, you'd think since I do this all day, that I would be able to control myself when home.. alas.. You asked for a few title recommendations. There are so many women writing now exploring all facets of women's ways of knowing and perhaps experiencing the distinctions of divinity as expressed through the lens of the female. While I personally have some edge about the further bifurcation of divinity and gender, I nonetheless (as Gene identified yesterday) have come to understand that there are distinctions when we are attuned to certain frequencies. Below are a few titles I have been moved by.... the list could go on.. Ryan, M.J.(ed.),(forword by Ken Wilber) The fabric of the future: women visionaries illuminate the path to tomorrow. ConariPress, 1998. Ryan, Regina Sara. The woman awake: feminine wisdom for spiritual life. Hohm Press, 1998. Norris, Kathleen. The quotidian mysteries: laundry, liturgy, and "women's work". Madeleva lecture in spirituality; 1998. Paulist Press, c1998. (Actually *anything* by Kathleen Norris.. Dakota: spiritual geography and Cloister Walk are wonderful) Galland, China. The bond between women: a journey to fierce compassion. Riverhead Books, 1998. Christ, Carol P. Rebirth of the goddess: finding meaning in feminist spirituality. Addison-Wesley, c1997. Borysenko, Joan. A woman's book of life: the biology, psychology, and spirituality of the feminine life cycle. Riverhead Books, c1996. Duerk, Judith. Circle of stones... and... I sit listening to the wind Luramedia, 1989,1993. Flinders, Carol. At the root of this longing: reconciling a spiritual hunger and a feminist thirst. HarperSanFrancisco, c1998. I'd also recommend anything by Angeles Arrien, Riane Eisler, M.C. Richards, Joanna Macy, Marion Woodman, Barbara Brennan, Jacquelyn Small and Pema Chodron. (have I overwhelmed you yet). Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 1999 Report Share Posted March 30, 1999 Dear Laura: Hinduism and yoga both teach and value the "Divine Feminine". Ram/Sita, Vishnu/Laxshmi, Shiva/ Parvati to name but a few. There is a system known as the Ten Goddesses of Wisdom which is used in Tantric Yoga. Basically, the Ten Goddesses are all aspects of Kali who is considered Maya. Maya is known as illusion but it can also be translated as the Magic of God. What is believed is that Shakti the chief feminine aspect is the creative energy itself without Shakti Siva could not be. The Shiva/Shakti connection has a multitude of connections but one way it was taught to me in terms of creation is that Shiva is like the movie screen - just there and that Shakti was the movie projector the movement, the whole show. Hope Friday night goes well for you. Linda Laura wrote: >Hi All, >I am a part of an "Interfaith Ministry". As a group we consider and respect >all religions. >It is a group of sincere men and women and families that come together under >one roof to praise "love". It has been a place for me to go and hear NO >prejudices. It has been a place of peace and understanding and education. >There has been a longing within the group to explore "The Feminine Divine". >Friday I am invited to do research and present whatever I find to better help >educate us all. >Does anyone have any ideas they would like to share? >Thank you, Laura ------ To from this mailing list, or to change your subscription to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at and select the Member Center link from the menu bar on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 1999 Report Share Posted March 31, 1999 Linda, Thank you, thank you! I am excited about Friday night. The more I read the more I feel a presence within me for the "Divine Feminine". I am taking your words and going to the library this afternoon. I'm traveling a new and welcomed path. This is great! Love, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 1999 Report Share Posted March 31, 1999 Christiana, Thanks so much for your list. It is curious for me to be studying the "Feminine Divine". All my life, on this earth (41 years) I have learned that God, Buddha, Christ, etc. are all male. And eventhough my intellect understands God to be a non-gender, a spirit for that matter and not a person, i am still aware that all I've been taught represents a HIStory. A few weeks ago when this idea of a Feminine Divine was first introduced to me, I felt a sort of disloyalty to the Gods that I've known and loved. With an open heart and an open mind, I am now learning a HERstory. I am also starting to feel HER within me. It is the beginning of a new journey for me. Thank you again for the list. Today will be spent in the library doing research. Love, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 1999 Report Share Posted March 31, 1999 Debora, Thank you for your prayer. It is beautiful and went straight to my heart. There is something happening within me, regarding the Feminine Divine. It is subtle and strong and wonderful. I'm too new to understand these feelings. Your thoughts are so very, very welcomed and appreciated as I go along this path. Namaste, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 1999 Report Share Posted March 31, 1999 Hi Laura, At the library see if you can get a hold of David Frawley's TANTRIC YOGA AND THE WISDOM GODDESSES. It's a wonderful book. Linda LTRIA [LTRIA] Wednesday, March 31, 1999 9:31 AM Re: the Divine Feminine LTRIA Linda, Thank you, thank you! I am excited about Friday night. The more I read the more I feel a presence within me for the "Divine Feminine". I am taking your words and going to the library this afternoon. I'm traveling a new and welcomed path. This is great! Love, Laura ------ We have a new web site! Onelist: The leading provider of free email community services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 1999 Report Share Posted March 31, 1999 On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 LTRIA wrote: > A few weeks ago when this idea of a Feminine Divine was first introduced to > me, I felt a sort of disloyalty to the Gods that I've known and loved. > > With an open heart and an open mind, I am now learning a HERstory. I am also > starting to feel HER within me. It is the beginning of a new journey for me. > > Thank you again for the list. Today will be spent in the library doing > research. hi one devotee of Tara mother of the Buddhas piping up . On my path we say the nature of women/the feminine is wisdom. The nature of the guys is compassion. so may you open to wisdom in all its forms and be free of the suffering caused by delusion and ignorance. i wrote a prayer to Tara once, if you've seen it before, you can ignore it Homage Noble Lady Tara, Swift in action of compassion.. Under your protection, Myself and other beings are gathered. Appeased from fear may we find the strength to aspire to Bodhicitta and know kindness, compassion, wisdom, equanimity and joy. The blue Utpala flower at your left ear blooming full and radiant held in the gesture of the 3 jewel mudra... may the wheel of Dharma turn! To my sisters who live compassionatly and always work for others praises to you, true daughters of our Mother. For me, who has forgotten and misused her good karma, Now here i make confession... i request your forbearance. Please remain amoung us and until all are free, teach us the sublime way. In my heart there is a light.... that echos and is lit by you. To those who would understand May they know they are made of tears...born from tears... as you were born from the tears of Chenrezi. And may every being without exception know sublime awakening and freedom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 1999 Report Share Posted April 1, 1999 Another book on Arya Tara from a buddhist perspective... In Praise of Tara : Songs to the Saviouress : Source Texts from India and Tibet on Buddhism's Great Goddess --janpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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