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A review by starflower
Journey to the Dark Goddess: How to Return to Your Soul by Jane Meredith
5.0
The timing for the opportunity to review this couldn't have been more perfect. Even better, it truly is all that it claims to be. As soon as you start to read, you feel as though you are getting ready for a true adventure. She prepares you with tips, amazing insights, and hands you a few ways this journey may happen. I very much appreciated the stories from different Goddess perspectives.
One of the most important statements within this book is "in entering the Underworld at all, some part of us has to die." So true. That gets to the heart of the matter. This book is a manual for how to let that which no longer serves to die so that the reader may emerge reborn. So often in books of this nature there are silly little rituals that seem to be in a book more to make it appear more professional than for any actual assistance to the reader. Here I found exceptions. The rituals to prepare yourself are exercises in looking within to figure out why you are at this point and where your journey needs to go. I have a tendency to skip them, but this is a rare occasion where I did not. It was a wise decision as those rituals helped me to gain insight that I truly needed, even if I wasn't willing to go all the way through this yet. They are of such value I even intend to use them in my Women's Spirituality group.
In truth, this book is a map. It is a literary guide to the descent. It does not paint it as a pretty little picture. The author makes sure you understand this is something that will strip you down to your very core. She also makes sure you understand that the pain and fear is worth it. Pick up this guide. Take those first steps. Just understand this is not something you will skim. It is the beginning of living a new life of authenticity. All it takes is a moment of courage and a one word answer....
"Yes"
One of the most important statements within this book is "in entering the Underworld at all, some part of us has to die." So true. That gets to the heart of the matter. This book is a manual for how to let that which no longer serves to die so that the reader may emerge reborn. So often in books of this nature there are silly little rituals that seem to be in a book more to make it appear more professional than for any actual assistance to the reader. Here I found exceptions. The rituals to prepare yourself are exercises in looking within to figure out why you are at this point and where your journey needs to go. I have a tendency to skip them, but this is a rare occasion where I did not. It was a wise decision as those rituals helped me to gain insight that I truly needed, even if I wasn't willing to go all the way through this yet. They are of such value I even intend to use them in my Women's Spirituality group.
In truth, this book is a map. It is a literary guide to the descent. It does not paint it as a pretty little picture. The author makes sure you understand this is something that will strip you down to your very core. She also makes sure you understand that the pain and fear is worth it. Pick up this guide. Take those first steps. Just understand this is not something you will skim. It is the beginning of living a new life of authenticity. All it takes is a moment of courage and a one word answer....
"Yes"