The Goddess Path: Myths, Invocations, and Rituals
(It isBooklistpolicy that a book written by a regular contributor receive a brief descriptive announcement rather than a recommending review.)The author ofThe New Book of Goddesses and Heroines(1997) offers prospective followers of a feminine rather than a masculine conception of deity 20 examples from throughout the world: Gaia, Athena, Kuan-Yin, Isis, Kali, etc. For each, she provides a historic prayer in contemporary language; a retelling of the goddess' essential myth; discussion of interpretations, symbolism, major feasts, and principal means of honoring the goddess; and suggestions for modern honoring rituals.Ray Olson