{"product_id":"9781578638277","title":"Year of the Dark Goddess","description":"Author: Lara Vesta\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781578638277\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Red Wheel\/Weiser\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 232\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA guided journey of empowerment and healing through life's difficult passages, withpractical tools, including embodied rituals, writing prompts, seasonal self-care practices, and community creation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The journey ofthe Dark Goddess is a natural part of any difficult rite of passage. Thesetransitions are often thought of as negative - death of a loved one, job loss, home loss, chronic illness, divorce - but even so-called \u0026amp;#x27;happy\u0026amp;#x27; transitions, such as marriage, the birth of a child, or retirement, can come with unexpected instability, grief, and a need for integration. In our culture, we may often feel like we should \u0026amp;quot;move on\u0026amp;quot; or \u0026amp;quot;get back to normal.\u0026amp;quot; In studying myth, however, we come to understand that the purpose of challenging life transformations is not positive or negative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYear of the Dark Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e provides an anchor and a roadmap for navigating the disorientation of life transformations and offers resources for embracing changes as initiations that strengthen us and make clear our purpose and power. Thebook is modeled on ancient rite-of-passage ceremonies and journeys to the underworld and is structured as a four-phase rite-of-passage process: Preparation, Separation from the Known, Transition-Initiation, and Return-Integration. The book provides readers with practical tools - embodied rituals, writing practice, seasonal self-care and community creation - to ground and empower positive transformations in times of challenging change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders may use the book as both a linear guide through the initiation year, or a nonlinear tool for structuring their own unique rite-of-passage journey. Readers are invited to create personal challenges, reframe their rite-of-passage through myth work and sacred art, and create a potent and effective rite of passage ceremony to integrate their change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe self-initiation process in \u003ci\u003eYear of the Dark Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e follows a ceremonial year, each quarter section is structured with the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn interactive brief of themes and objectives for the quarter, such as making an altar, writing with the ancestors, creating herbal infusions, and storytelling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA seasonal ceremony template appropriate to the rite-of-passage phase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA unique retelling of an ancient myth or fairy tale and instructions for deep myth work. These tales contain the formula for how to successfully navigate rites of passage, consciously and unconsciously.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJournaling prompts for reflection and projection, making visible the initiation journey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830053064862,"sku":"ADS-9781578638277","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781578638277.jpg?v=1778559382","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781578638277","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}