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Women of Wisdom

Empowering the Dreams and Spirit of Women

Kris Steinnes with contributing author Frances Moore Lappé Buy Now
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Answers bloom like wildflowers in Women of Wisdom, a mixture of spiritual, academic and artistic contributions WOW gathering to uncover and celebrate the power of feminine spirit. In these selections, poetry mixes with history, visual art with the inner spirit, and the intellect with soulful longing, creating an inspiring kaleidoscope of feminine reverence. Often practical, always moving, the guidance on these pages speaks to the divine within us all.

ISBN 0980062209

Responses to Women of Wisdom

Women of Wisdom offers a wide range of possibilities, images, and visions for galvanizing a better world for future generations. This compilation is a timely and invaluable resource for all ages, cultures, and disciplines."

— Angeles Arrien
Author of The Four-Fold Way

This anthology of wisdom from some of the greatest women thinkers and writers of our time is a rare treasure. It inspires, informs, and gives us hope for the future in which the best potential of all people, and of our precious earth, can be realized.”

—Joan Borysenko
Ph.D., Author of A Woman’s Book of Life

The book is beautifully done, the women in it are brilliant, the graphics are exquisite, and the intelligence of your whole organization and effort are stunning.”

—Barbara Marx Hubbard
Author of Conscious Evolution

Table of Contents

Foreword — Jean Houston
Preface — Kris Steinnes

Chapter 1: What is Women of Wisdom? — A sharing by Kris Steinnes
Chapter 2: Enter into Women of Wisdom — A sharing by Kris Steinnes
Chapter 3: The Soul's Fire: Bringing Meaning, Magic and Majesty into the World — A talk with Angeles Arrien
Chapter 4: Second Sight — A talk with Judith Orloff
Chapter 5: Love and Losses — A talk with Isabel Allende
Chapter 6: The Power of Stories at Women of Wisdom
Chapter 7: Rethinking out Mental Map: Stories from the Edge of Hope — Frances Moore Lappé
Chapter 8: A Call to Community: We Are All Relations — A ceremonial sharing with Brooke Medicine-Eagle and Nicki Skully
Chapter 9: The Creative Cauldron at Women of Wisdom — A talk with Women
Chapter 10: Spiritual Courage: Putting Love into Action — A talk with Riane Eisler
Chapter 11: Waking Up with Whom? — A talk with Marion Woodman
Chapter 12: The Millionth Circle: Transforming Ourselves and the World — A talk with Jean Shinoda Bolen
Chapter 13: Women of Wisdom Circles — A sharing by Kris Steinnes
Chapter 14: The Feminine Co-creator: Women's New Role in the Transformation of the World — A talk with Barbara Marx Hubbard
Chapter 15: Wise, Wise Women in a Wild, Wild World — A talk with Jean Houston

Epilogue
Contributor's Resource Guide
Index
About the Author