Earthwalking Sky Dancers: Women's Pilgrimages to Sacred Places

In this collection Leila Castle has gathered together women writing about spiritual initiation identity and transformation. Their pilgrimages are inspired by places sacred to many traditions worldwideamong them Old European Goddess geomancy Tibetan Buddhism Native American Peruvian shamanism and Mayan. Their stories explore interdependence and autonomy connection to the earth and developing a new spiritual voice. They relate journeys to far-off Australia Hawaii and Africa as well as to rural England and New Mexico. Sometimes they write and about becoming a person vastly different from the wife mother artist student or academic individual who started the journey. Inspiring and illuminating these are adventures stories into the unknown and deeply felt. Honoring the sacred feminine energy of the earth these women are also working towards rebalancing male and female energies in culture and relationships.