The Sacred Feminine Through The Ages

Voices of visionary women on power and belief

Author: Paula Marvelly

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A fascinating history of women's belief, faith and spirituality, as told through the art and writing of over 30 women of wisdom.

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A fascinating history of women's belief, faith and spirituality, as told through the art and writing of over 30 women of wisdom.

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A fascinating history of women's belief, faith and spirituality, as told through the art and writing of over 30 women of wisdom.Explore feminine spirituality from the beginningof recorded history to the present day through theworks of 23 extraordinary women.These extraordinary women have expressed their experiences of the agony and ecstasy of pursuing spiritual enlightenment through their poetry and prose, which is beautiful, inspirational and very moving.In this completely revised and updated edition ofWomen of Wisdom, Paula Marvelly has selected powerful and evocative words from an array of female voices of widely differing ages, faiths and ethnicities-Jewish, Christian, Sufi, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Platonic-revealing the common and overriding theme between them, which can be expressed as "non-duality", the experience of losing one's individuality and becoming one with the universe.  The audiobook is narrated by award-winning British actor, Polly Lee.Whether you are interested in reviving lost and misunderstood women of history, or you are looking to find new ways to understand the many ancient questions that generations before us have been asking, you will discover a wealth of wisdom and inspiration from these women of wisdom-Read the musings of the ancient priestess Enheduanna on her beloved goddess of the moonDecode ancient Egyptian inscriptions to revealHatshepsut, a powerful female pharaoh whose rule was almost deleted from historyRevel in the immortal beauty of Sappho's poetry on the divine bounty of Mother Nature, Emily Dickinson's words on love, or Virginia Woolf's prose on female expression.Uncover the cosmic life force with polymath Hildegard of BingenDwell on the revelations of divine love with anchoress Julian of Norwich, and so much more...

About the Author

Paula Marvelly is an author, filmmaker, creator and Editor of The Culturium, which is a blog and newsletter that explores the way in which mystical spirituality manifests through the cultural arts. Paula has spent many years writing about spirituality, culture and the arts. She has a B.A. (Hons) degree in English from Royal Holloway College, University of London, and a postgraduate M.Phil research degree in European Studies from Selwyn College, University of Cambridge. She is the author of two nonfiction books and an artistic filmmaker. You can browse her work on Amazon, IMDb, Vimeo and YouTube.