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Summary: Why do you bash this book?
Review: "Maiden, Mother, Crone" is exactly what it is: a book about the Goddess, how to communicate with Her, and her aspects. If people were looking for anything that really dealt with Paganism straight out, then they'd be disappointed. I, on the other hand, like this book. I've only had it for two days and I love it. I actually prayed to Her last night with tears in my eyes.
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Summary: Poorly researched; waste of money
Review: I understand that D.J. Conway is a highly popular author in the Llewellyn stable, however, I don't think she could research her way out of a paper bag. I used to own a metaphysical bookstore, and was very dissapointed when this book came out. I was hoping for a well-researched and documented work on the Goddess, and found instead a book filled with incomplete information. The author didn't take much time to research her subject. This is patently obvious when she makes the statement that there are no surviving Goddess traditions in African religion. This is a patent fallacy; a not very close look at West African traditions will reveal not only a surviving tradition of female Divinity, but a thriving tradition that spread with the African diaspora to the Americas, and the Carribean during the slave trade. If you want a serious book about the Goddess, do yourself a favor and buy Janet and Stewart Farrar's book, "The Witches' Goddess." That book is well-written, interesting to read, with solid research behind it. Another excellent book on the subject is Patricia Monaghan's "The New Book of Goddesses and Heroines." This book is also well-researched and written in an engaging, lively style.
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Summary: The Goddess in all her aspects explained
Review: Ms. Conway is one of my favorite authors and with this book she really hits home. She expains the three aspects of the triple Goddess in detail, complete with myths and lore. The untrue myth that the dark goddess is all about gloom and doom is completely shattered in the section on the Crone. The Goddess is to be respected in all her aspects and is essential to birth, death and rebirth. This book also contains meditations to meet with and understand all three of the Sacred Mother's faces. A definite keep in my library!
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Summary: A comprehensive collection of goddess myths
Review: This book brings togeather all sorts of goddess myths and Conway has sectioned them into catagories. A great read for understanding the relationship of the goddesses in many diffrent patheons. However the guieded meditations in the back are a little diffrent. I would seggest reading other books on goddess worship before you choose this form of connection.
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Summary: A comprehensive collection of goddess myths
Review: This book brings togeather all sorts of goddess myths and Conway has sectioned them into catagories. A great read for understanding the relationship of the goddesses in many diffrent patheons. However the guieded meditations in the back are a little diffrent. I would seggest reading other books on goddess worship before you choose this form of connection.
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Summary: A wonderful read.
Review: This book is a wonderful intro to the mysteries of the Goddess, it gives very clear insight into seeing how She works in and which aspects apply to situations in our daily lives. This book makes one want to delve more deeply into Goddess lore and legend I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Nothing that hasn't been done better elsewhere
Review: This book might -- MIGHT -- be of use to the beginner or the casual practitioner, but anyone who has been involved in paganism or wicca for any length of time will not find much here that hasn't been covered elsewhere. And, I am sorry to say, covered in more depth. The illustrations are nice, though, and for someone who is not very familiar with wicca or paganism this might be helpful, but ONLY as a start down the path. If you're further on down the Way, there's not much of any interest here, sad to say. And what is it with Llewellyn and spelling errors? This book is loaded down with them. People, Microsoft Word includes a spellcheck function - USE IT.
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