Introduction, 1
Note on Organization, 4
SECTION ONE: HAVING A WOMAN'S BODY
Coming Home to the Body, 12 Louise M. Pare
Menarche Ritual, 16 Charlene Spretnak
Moon Lodge, 18 Brooke Medicine Eagle
Body as Temple of the Holy Spirit, 20 Catharina J. M. Halkes
Sexuality and Spiritual Growth, 22 Joan Timmerman
Making Love, 23 Brenda Peterson
Tantric Sex: The Secret Rite, 26 Nik Douglas & Penny Slinger
Sex and Soul, 28 Marianne Williamson
Childbirth as Spiritual Experience, 29 A talk with Candace Whttridge
Jizo Ceremony for Aborted and Miscarried Children, 33 Joan Snider
Menopause, 37 Lynn V. Andrews
“The Grandmother Songs,” 38 Linda Hogan
Interdependence. 41 Paula Gunn Allen
Rape, 44 Judith Ragir
Opening the Heart of the Womb, 52 Stephen Levine
THE UNCOMFORTABLE FIT: WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY AND PATRIARCHAL RELIGION
Good Question, 60 Children’s Letters to God
“Lilith,”60 Anonymous
Shekhinah I, 62 Sherry Ruth Anderson and Patricia Hopkins
Shekhinah II, 65 Marcia Falk
Procession of Women, 67 Rachel Altman
Personal Accountability to God, 71 Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Religion and Contemporary Feminist Consciousness, 72 Denise Lardner Carmody
The Womanspirit Movement, 74 Hallie Iglehart Austen
The Confession. 76 Patricia Eagle
On The Gnostic Gospels, 77 Kimberley Snow
Beyond God as Male and Female, 80 Jann Aldredge Clanton
Living as a Nun in the West, 84 Sylvia Wetzel
Women and Islam, 88 Rlffat Hassan
Changing of the Gods, 91 Naomi Goldenberg
Articulating the Vision, 93 Eleanor Rae and Bernice Marie-Daly
Christianity as Compost, 97Emily Culpepper
3 MANIFESTATIONS OF THE GODDESS
The Goddess Envisioned, 102 Kimberley Snow
"Splendid Moments,” 108 Alma Luz Villanueva
Why Women Need the Goddess, 1 10 Carol P. Christ
Meditation on Six Greek Goddesses, 111 Jennifer and Roger Woolger
Comfort at the Hour of Our Death, 112 Marina Warner
The Holy Virgin, 113 Stephan A. Hoeller
Descending to the Goddess, 114 Sylula Perera
Earth Goddess, 118 Hallie Iglehart Austen
Shaman Woman, 119 Joan Halifax
Deepening Spirituality Through Nature. 121 Brooke Medicine Eagle
Interview with a Witch, 125 A talk with Patricia Eagle
What In Heaven’s Name Is Going On Over There?, 135 Center for Non-Tradlttonal Religions
African Goddess Oya, 141 Judith Gleason
Isis Healing Meditation, 143 Selena Fox
Shakti, 144 Kimberley Snow
Kali, 149 Ajit Mookerjee
Hymn to Kali, 151 Ramakrishna
Kuan Yin, 152 John Blofeld
The Dakini Principle, 154 Tsultrim Allione
Magic Dance, 159 Thinley Norbu
4 THE PATH OF CREATIVITY, WRITING, DREAMING, DRAWING
Writing as Meditation, 168 Kimberley Snow
Letter to God. 170 Joan Melcher
Blessings Journal. 171 Kimberley Snow
Prayer, 172 M. Lily Hodges
A Testament, 174 Anthony de Mello
Unbearable Son, 176 Thich Nhat Hanh
Spiritual Diary, 178 Kimberley Snow
The Tale of the Sands. 179 Idries Shah
“The Innerbird," 182 Barry Spacks
Contacting Angels, 183 Alma Daniel, Timothy Wylie, and Andrew Ramer
Computer Exercise, 186 Kimberley Snow
Dreams, 186 Karen Slgnell
Dream Yoga. 190 Namkhai Norbu
Messiness is Next to Goddessness, 192 John Boe
Making a Fetish, 193 Vicki Noble
Art and Spirituality, 195 A talk with Phyllis Glanuille
5 Meditation: The Inner Journey, 203
Meditation, 206
Chagdud Tulku Six Practices, 213
Flower Meditation Fringe Exercise; Following the Breath; Name That Thought; Walking Meditation; Hearing Meditation
Learning from Cats, 216 Deng Mlng-Dao
Observing Intention, 218 Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield
Mantra: Protection of the Mind, 220 Joel and Michelle Levey
The Way of the Pilgrim, 224 Kimberley Snow
Beginning Meditation, 226 Alan Watts
Raja Yoga. 227 Dadi Janki
Red Tara Practice, 231 Chagdud Tulku
Twelve Moons of Meditation, 236 Michelle Levey
How God Gives His Senses to the Soul That It May Use Them, 242 Mechtild Von Hackborn
The Body Remembers, 243 A talk with Barbara Mearns
"Remember," 249 A.L. Staveley
Joy Harjo Awareness, 250
Lectio Divina, 252 Kimberley Snow
Guided Meditation at Lent, 253 Mary Ann McGuire
6 SPIRITUAL PRACTICE IN DAILY LIFE, 259
Nothing Special, 262 Ayya Khema
Meditations, 263
Purification Taking and Sending
Start Where You Are. 264 Pema Chodron
Rituals, 266 Diane Mariechlld
Learning from the Amish, 269 Sue Bender
Homage to Ancestors. 270 Lulsah Telsh
Compassion in Action. 271 Ram Das and Mlrabal Bush
Random Acts of Kindness, 274 Editors of Conari Press
Community, 275 Teresa of Calcutta
"Selflessness," 276 Vimala McClure
A Reflection on Fasting, 277 Mary Collins, OSB
The Prophet on Fasting, 279 Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri
Kashrut, 279 Judith Plaskow Shojin Cooking, 281 Abbess Koei Hoshino
Harmony Through Macrobiotics, 282 A talk with Vivian Eggers
Gardening, 289 Louise Yeomans King
Breaking the Hold of Bad Habits and Developing Good Ones, 290 Kimberley Snow
A Sufi Teacher, 291 Irina Tweedie
Vedanta Convents, 298 Swami Swahananda
Christian Science Healing, 301 The Christian Science Publishing Society
Sweat Lodge, 302 Susanne Fairclough
Peacekeeping, 306 Dhyani Ywahoo
Contemplating Impermanence, 307 Kimberley Snow
Helping Mother to Die, 308 Terry Tempest Williams
Attend Your Own Funeral, 312 Kimberley Snow
7 ENTERING THE PATH OF SILENCE: WOMEN'S MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES
The Tao, 319Jean Shlnoda Bolen
“Immortal Sister’s Poem," 320 Sun Bu-er
The Glade. 321 Jean Liedloff
The Presences, 323 Gloria Anzaldua
Living in Dreamtime, 326 Johanna Lambert
Arrival, 327 Flora Courtols
Seeing Things As They Are, 331 Kathleen Ralne
The Many and The One. 333 Barbara Dean
“A Certain Humming,” 335 Pati Alrey
Angel Flight, 337 Anna Katharina Emmerich
Spiritual Emergency, 338 Stanislau and Christina Grof
Revelations, dated 1373, 342 Julian of Norwich
The Confessor Confesses, 343 Raimund of Capua
Raben’ah: Who Marries?, 344 Jauad Nurbakhsh
“Prayer of Adoration," 345 Sister Ruth SLG
A Quaker’s Stillness, 346 Patricia Robertson
Path of Silence. 347 Bernadette Roberts
Index, 349