Isbn: 9781647423186 - creatrix rising: unlocking the power of midlife women (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.90 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ever since Eve was banned from the garden, women have endured the oftentimes painful and inaccurate definitions foisted upon them by the patriarchy. Maiden, mother, and crone, representing the three stages assigned to a woman's life cycle, have been the limiting categories of both ancient and modern (neo-pagan) mythology. And one label in particular rankles: crone. The word conjures a wizened haguseless for the most part, marginalized by appearance and ability.None of us has ever truly fit the old-crone image, and for today's midlife women, a new archetype is being birthed: the creatrix.In Creatrix Rising, Stephanie Raffelock lays outthrough personal stories and essaysthe highlights of the past fifty years, in which women have gone from a quiet strength to a resounding voice. She invites us along on her own transformational journey by providing probing questions for reflection so that we can flesh out and bring to life this new archetype within ourselves. If what the Dalai Lama has predictedthat women will save the worldproves true, then the creatrix will for certain be out front, leading the pack.…

Zustand: New. Through personal stories, essays, and reflection questions, Raffelock redefines the midlife woman as a creatrix-a woman who remakes herself beyond the stereotypes of midlife, which often lead to feeling insignificant, used up, defeminized, or desexualized-a.