The Book of Goddesses

by Jay, Roni

• ISBN13: 9780764153013
• ISBN10: 0764153013
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

Ishtar, the Babylonian goddess of love ... Gaia, the ancient Greek earth mother ... Xochiquetzal, the Aztec goddess of flowers, dance, and song ... Parvati, the Hindu goddess of fertility ... Venus, the Roman goddess of love... This fascinating and enlightening book describes a total of 25 female deities worshipped by different cultures, and explains the powers attributed to them by their believers. It also presents more than 50 rituals that readers can perform for their own personal benefit. Each rite is related to one of the goddesses, and all apply to important events in everybody's life. Love, bereavement, prosperity, healing, protection, and even an invocation for sunny weather are among the many subjects of these rituals. Still other rituals are prescribed to help individuals meet personal emotional needs, including patience, compassion, strength, humility, forgiveness, and a release of inhibitions. Whether seeking personal inspiration or exploring the theologies of diverse and distant cultures, readers will find a fascinating mix of mythology, history, f

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(10)
Goddesses	10	(52)
Astarte	12	(2)
Athena	14	(2)
Bastet	16	(2)
Chalchiuhtlicue	18	(2)
Diana	20	(2)
Epona	22	(2)
Ezili	24	(2)
Frigga	26	(2)
Gaia	28	(2)
Hathor	30	(2)
Hel	32	(2)
Hera	34	(2)
Ishtar	36	(2)
Isis	38	(2)
Kuan Yin	40	(2)
Lakshmi	42	(2)
Maat	44	(2)
Nut	46	(2)
Papa	48	(2)
Parvati	50	(2)
Proserpina	52	(2)
Sedna	54	(2)
Tara	56	(2)
Venus	58	(2)
Xochiquetzal	60	(2)
Rituals	62	(64)
Rituals for love and marriage	64	(12)
Rituals concerning children	76	(8)
Rituals for emotional needs	84	(14)
Rituals for well being	98	(10)
Rituals for activities	108	(6)
Sealed Rituals
Winning a lover	114	(4)
Lover's revenge	118	(4)
Seeing the future	122	(4)
Index	126	(2)
Credits	128