Celebrating the Great Mother
A Handbook of Earth-Honoring Activities for Parents and Children
- Pages: 248
- Book Size: 8 x 8
- ISBN-13: 9780892815500
- Imprint: Destiny Books
- On Sale Date: June 1, 1995
- Format: Paperback Book
- Illustrations: 35 b&w illustrations
Part 1, “Handbook for Earth-Connected Parenting,” gives techniques for developing a child's inner wisdom and sense of the sacred: dream journals, visualization, Tarot play, talismans, and interactions with the natural world
Part 2 is a guide to the specific seasonal festivals, and offers a comprehensive collection of practical and enjoyable ways to celebrate the sacred days of our ancestors. Make a bean rune divination system, gather smudge sticks, grow grass pots, assemble a “dream pillow,” create altars the authors offer easy-to-follow suggestions.
Includes suggested reading and resource sections for locating additional information and materials for creative projects.
Celebrating the Great Mother
A Handbook of Earth-Honoring Activities for Parents and Children
Foreword
Preface
Part I Earth Connected Parenting
1. Ancient Festivals: A Sense of Coming Home
2. Exploring the Seasons: Earth, Water, Fire, and Air
3. Discovering the Goddess
4. Nature's Sacred World
5. Dreams: messages from Underground
6. Your Child's Inner Wisdom
7. Self-empowerment in a Pouch: Making and Using Talismans
8. The Magical Inner Journey
9. The Healing Child
10. The Family Altar
11. Using this Book
12. Final Word: The Wild Child
Part II The Festivals
Autumn
Mabon: Autumn Equinox, September 20-23
Mabon Activities
Samhain: Day of the Dead, October 31
Samhain Activities
Winter
Yule: Winter Solstice, December 20-23
Yule Activities
Imbolc: Stirring of the Seeds, February 2
Spring
Ostara: Spring Equinox, March 20-23
Ostara Activities
Beltane: Flowering, May 1
Beltane Activities
Summer
Litha: Summer Solstice, June 20-23
Lughnasad: First Harvest, August 1
Lughnasad Activities
Correspondences
Gathering Lists
Suggested Reading
Resources
Index
Brooke Medicine Eagle
"The ideas, suggestions, and activities collected here bring children into rituals that celebrate seasonal cycles and help reclaim the spiritual roots of today's modern holidays."
Feminist Bookstore News
"For those who have devoted themselves to reawakening Earth Goddess worship, this book will be like coming home, bringing together a multitude of ideas on living with honor, insight and great love. For those who've shied away from earth centered ritual and worship, this book is a map which provides a route of safety through unknown territory.Celebrating the Great Mother is a well-written book with hauntingly beautiful artwork and lovely illustrations throughout, which takes one on a journey of honoring the earth, our families, and our relations with all beings. A journey well worth taking."
Karin Kaplowitz, Talking Leaves
"This is a handbook for those of us--regardless of religious or spiritual beliefs--who want to share our love of the earth with our children, who know how important this is for the future of our planet, and who use some ideas on how to do it."
The Wellspring Guide