The Divine Mother Speaks


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The ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor personifies the principles of love, motherhood, and joy. One of the most important deities in ancient Egypt, Hathor was worshiped by royalty and common people alike. She is depicted as "Mistress of the West" and welcomed the dead into the next life. In The Divine Mother Speaks, Rashmi Khilnani simplifies the wisdom and teachings of Hathor, and decodes the Egyptian Mystery School. Here is an extensive, in-depth, yet clear explanation of universal life force energy in its multifaceted forms--the energy of love, the elements and the primordial energies of the universe made simple for anyone to use in becoming conscious co-creators in this time of bringing, and becoming, heaven on earth. If you want to have the latest update on the change of frequencies leading up to 2012 and the ending of the Mayan Calendar . . . if you wish to come to a deeper acceptance and love of yourself and others . . . if you desire a deeper sense of peace and friendship with your heart . . . if your intention is to come to a greater sense of grace and ease in this time of fast-changing paradigms . . . if you are seeking effortless keys to deeper states of Christ Consciousness . . . Then the Goddess energy can help you.




Mother Hunger


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An insatiable need for sex and love. Periods of overeating or starving. A pattern of unstable and painful relationships. Does this sound painfully familiar? Trauma counselor Kelly McDaniel has seen these traits over and over in clients who feel trapped in cycles of harmful behaviors-and are unable to stop. Many of us find ourselves stuck in unhealthy habits simply because we don't see a better way. With Mother Hunger, McDaniel helps women break the cycle of destructive behavior by taking a fresh look at childhood trauma and its lasting impact. In doing so, she destigmatizes the shame that comes with being under-mothered and misdiagnosed. McDaniel offers a healing path with powerful tools that include therapeutic interventions and lifestyle changes in service to healthy relationships. The constant search for mother love can be a lifelong emotional burden, but healing begins with knowing and naming what we are missing. McDaniel is the first clinician to identify Mother Hunger, which demystifies the search for love and provides the compass that each woman needs to end the struggle with achy, lonely emptiness, and come home to herself.




The Great Mother Speaks


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The Great Mother uses words to remind the seeker, the lovers, and all beings that we are capable beyond belief of living a life of greatness when we assume the responsibility of our choices (Ivonne Delaflor Alexander, author, cofounder of Brilliant Futures Institute, creator of the Codes of AH, and creator of the Transcendental Rebirthing System). The power of this gift for humanity, The Great Mother Speaks, resides in the combination of the spiritual messages from the higher intelligent realms and the suggested daily life guidelines to support earth and its inhabitants toward the miraculous changes we wish to live, enjoy, and leave as legacy in the world (Sylvia Dokter, founder of Executive Awareness Productions, author and teacher). The Great Mother Speaks reminds of who we really are and to what we owe our existence. It is also a powerful call to step up and be a voice for change. Its a call for us, as Gandhi said, to be the change we want to see (Dan Brul, world-renowned breath master and author of Breathe New Life into Your Business, Shut Up and Breathe). The Great Mother Speaks is a clear reflection of that journey to authentic maturity and true stewardship, and all that it commands of us, and calls us to take the next step in our collective journey. And it doesnt stop there. It also acts as an operating manual for a more conscious life, and provides some solid and resourceful suggestions as to HOW we can affect change, literally in our own backyard, right now. Highly recommended! (Tony Stromberg, world-renowned equine photographer, author of Spirit Horses, Forgotten Horse, and Horse Medicine).




Ma Speaks Up


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The acclaimed actress and author of Jesse: A Mother’s Story tells the "entertaining and moving" story of her outspoken, frequently outrageous Italian immigrant mother (Tom Perrotta) Marianne Leone’s Ma is in many senses a larger-than-life character, one who might be capable, even from the afterlife, of shattering expectations. Born on a farm in Italy, Linda finds her way to the United States under dark circumstances, having escaped a forced marriage to a much older man, and marries a good Italian boy. She never has full command of English—especially when questioned by authorities—and when she is suddenly widowed with three young children, she has few options. To her daughter’s horror and misery, she becomes the school lunch lady. Ma Speaks Up is a record of growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, with the wrong family, in the wrong religion. Though Marianne’s girlhood is flooded with shame, it’s equally packed with adventure, love, great cooking, and, above all, humor. The extremely premature birth of Marianne’s beloved son, Jesse, bonds mother and daughter in ways she couldn’t have imagined. The stories she tells will speak to anyone who has struggled with outsider status in any form and, of course, to mothers and their blemished, cherished girls.




Mother Mary Speaks to Us


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From churches and open fields to the skies and humble homes, this book documents the deeply felt power of visitations from the Queen of Heaven to guide the human spirit in times of need. The authors relate inspiring encounters with the Blessed Virgin that offer hope and compassion from the messages that she brings.




Mother Reader


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The intersection of motherhood and creative life is explored in these writings on mothering that turn the spotlight from the child to the mother herself. Here, in memoirs, testimonials, diaries, essays, and fiction, mothers describe first-hand the changes brought to their lives by pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering. Many of the writers articulate difficult and socially unsanctioned maternal anger and ambivalence. In Mother Reader, motherhood is scrutinized for all its painful and illuminating subtleties, and addressed with unconventional wisdom and candor. What emerges is a sense of a community of writers speaking to and about each other out of a common experience, and a compilation of extraordinary literature never before assembled in a single volume.




Nightbitch


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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING AMY ADAMS • In this blazingly smart and voracious debut novel, an artist turned stay-at-home mom becomes convinced she's turning into a dog. • "A must-read for anyone who can’t get enough of the ever-blurring line between the psychological and supernatural that Yellowjackets exemplifies." —Vulture One day, the mother was a mother, but then one night, she was quite suddenly something else... An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler's demands, only to discover a dense patch of hair on the back of her neck. In the mirror, her canines suddenly look sharper than she remembers. Her husband, who travels for work five days a week, casually dismisses her fears from faraway hotel rooms. As the mother's symptoms intensify, and her temptation to give in to her new dog impulses peak, she struggles to keep her alter-canine-identity secret. Seeking a cure at the library, she discovers the mysterious academic tome which becomes her bible, A Field Guide to Magical Women: A Mythical Ethnography, and meets a group of mommies involved in a multilevel-marketing scheme who may also be more than what they seem. An outrageously original novel of ideas about art, power, and womanhood wrapped in a satirical fairy tale, Nightbitch will make you want to howl in laughter and recognition. And you should. You should howl as much as you want.




When Momma Speaks


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Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder provides an engaging womanist reading of mother characters in the Old and New Testaments. After providing a brief history of womanist biblical interpretation, she shows how the stories of several biblical mothersHagar, Rizpah, Bathsheba, Mary, the Canaanite woman, and Zebedee's wifecan be powerful sources for critical reflection, identification, and empowerment. Crowder also explores historical understandings of motherhood in the African American community and how these help to inform present-day perspectives. She includes questions for discussion with each chapter.




The Emotionally Absent Mother, Second Edition: How to Recognize and Cope with the Invisible Effects of Childhood Emotional Neglect (Second)


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The groundbreaking guide to self-healing and getting the love you missed “Years ago, I was on vacation and read The Emotionally Absent Mother. That book was one of many that woke me up. . . . I began the process of reparenting and it’s changed my life.”—Dr. Nicole LePera, New York Times–bestselling author of How to Do the Work Was your mother preoccupied, distant, or even demeaning? Have you struggled with relationships—or with your own self-worth? Often, the grown children of emotionally absent mothers can’t quite put a finger on what’s missing from their lives. The children of abusive mothers, by contrast, may recognize the abuse—but overlook its lasting, harmful effects. Psychotherapist Jasmin Lee Cori has helped thousands of men and women heal the hidden wounds left by every kind of undermothering. In this second edition of her pioneering book, with compassion for mother and child alike, she explains: Possible reasons your mother was distracted or hurtful—and what she was unable to give The lasting impact of childhood emotional neglect and abuse How to find the child inside you and fill the “mother gap” through reflections and exercises How to secure a happier future for yourself (and perhaps for your children).




White Like Her


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White Like Her: My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing is the story of Gail Lukasik’s mother’s “passing,” Gail’s struggle with the shame of her mother’s choice, and her subsequent journey of self-discovery and redemption. In the historical context of the Jim Crow South, Gail explores her mother’s decision to pass, how she hid her secret even from her own husband, and the price she paid for choosing whiteness. Haunted by her mother’s fear and shame, Gail embarks on a quest to uncover her mother’s racial lineage, tracing her family back to eighteenth-century colonial Louisiana. In coming to terms with her decision to publicly out her mother, Gail changed how she looks at race and heritage. With a foreword written by Kenyatta Berry, host of PBS's Genealogy Roadshow, this unique and fascinating story of coming to terms with oneself breaks down barriers.