Hello, Monday! ~ It's Promote-a-Book Day!! (and time to set the record straight, again)

 

Today, it's all about... The Spiritual Feminist

This book is available @ Amazon
in Print or Kindle

The Spiritual Feminist helps today's woman reconnect to The Mother Goddess, through a wide variety of pantheons and cultures from around the world, from the author's personal experiences, and from the magick inherent in our ancient connection to the Wise-Woman ~ Women...you will be touched, you will be inspired, you will be re-empowered, you will find healing and a sense of spirituality like nothing you've ever experienced. You will reconnect with the Goddess in so many magickal ways, and you will connect with the Goddess in YOU!

"So many people throughout my life have told me who I am, what I must do, what I can't do, what I have to complete, and what I will never be able to accomplish, and then I met the Goddess." (From The Spiritual Feminist)... The Spiritual Feminist empowers today's modern woman through the Goddess, connecting her to ancient matriarchal divinity and spiritual practices which invoke this energy. It embraces the essence of womanhood in its entirety, through mental, physical, and spiritual affirmations, connecting personal energy and lives through the four elements--Earth, Air, Water, & Fire, with affirmations and invocations.

And now, let's address a couple of the reviews for anyone who doesn't get it...

• I love the maiden mother and crone and it works well for me however it leaves out a huge group of people (unable to bear children, lesbians and transgender communities) I with there were an alternate group for them sets of people so they didn’t feel left out as they are also people...

The aspect of the goddess as mother (or maiden & crone for that matter) is not a literal interpretation, and I'm always stunned that people view it so literally and in such a human physical way.  When we refer to the goddess as mother, we are talking about Divine Energy here, not a physical female form.

So, when you refer to the goddess as "mother", you are not referring to human females who have given birth, or the idea of birth at all.  You are referring to a loving, nurturing energy and our ability to harness this energy and gift it to others.

It's that simple.

• I thought this was going to be a book about spiritual feminism.

It is. If honoring and acknowledging the Feminine Divine in a world of mostly patriarchal spiritual practices is not a form of spiritual feminism, I don't know what is. If it's something more dramatic, more attune with mundane and worldly feminism, like bra-burning, marching to protest for equal and fair wages, or donning a corporate suit while balancing home and family, you're not going to find that here. That's not what this book is about. Those things may embrace a form of feminism, but they are not spiritual feminism.

With that said, I don't think that everyone who's read, or reviewed, this book truly understands just what spiritual feminism really is...

Case in point:

Feminist spirituality is a grassroots religious movement inside and outside established religions that reclaims the power, value, and dignity of women. It is a commitment to bringing about in oneself and in the world an alternative vision of justice and equality for all. It focuses on women's heritages, women's body as the locus of the divine, and women's work of replacing patriarchal, hierarchal societies with equality for all. This empowering spiritual quest starts with women's search for meaning rooted in women's experiences. It is Earth-centered and embodied and oriented toward global justice. Feminist spirituality stands at the heart of human transformation, challenging accepted ways of knowing and being. It includes feminist knowledge, rites, religious practices, prayers, and beliefs.

The term "feminist spirituality" emerged during the second wave of the modern feminist movement in the United States in the 1970s. Feminists charged that Judaism and Christianity were sexist religions with a male God and male leadership that legitimized the superiority of men in family, religion, and society. They began to examine traditional arguments for female subordination, deploring the exclusion of women from the ministry, and rejecting teachings that denied women's selfhood. Some gathered in consciousness raising groups to voice their own experience, critique patriarchal culture, and work to transform it. Some recovered a Goddess-centered religion that grounded women in a sacred, embodied self....

Although feminists hold a variety of beliefs about feminist spirituality, there is agreement about empowerment (healing) for women as the goal and reward, ritual as a tool of empowerment and a means of communication with the sacred, and nature as sacred.

Source:

Encyclopedia.com

Book Trailer

A Book Review
of The Spiritual Feminist

at The Bad Witch's Blog

Book Launch: 2015

This book is dedicated to the goddesses within my ancestral lineage:

Lu Raine, Alpha, Tracy, Ruby, Bonny, Darlene,

Georgia, Judy

Book Launch Party: Applebee's Restaurant
in Fremont Nebraska

Pictured is my daughter, Anne Turrell Thome,   
the cover artist for this book.

The back cover blurb [excerpt]:

Cover Art: The Apple Heart, inspired by the Adam & Eve myth, was created by Nebraska artist Anne Turrell Thome. It's part of her "Broken Hearts" collection...

The Spiritual Feminist

@Amazon

Back cover photo:

Amythyst Raine ~ Spiritual Feminist

December Book Sale!! @ John Hunt Publishing

 

John Hunt Publishing is having a book sale on their website from December 9th to the end of the month. Not only do you have a chance to buy three of my books on sale -- The Gray Witch's Grimoire; Tarot for Grownups; and The Spiritual Feminist -- you will find thousands of books in a variety of genres. Happy reading!

To get the sale price, use the code: FESTIVE50

https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/our-books/jhp-books/

Reconnect with Your Goddess Energy

 

Embrace  your goddess connection today...
purchase a copy of my book "The Spiritual Feminist".

"So many people throughout my life have told me who I am, what I must do, what I can't do, what I have to complete, and what I will never be able to accomplish, and then I met the Goddess." (From The Spiritual Feminist)

The Spiritual Feminist empowers today's modern woman through the Goddess, connecting her to ancient matriarchal divinity and spiritual practices which invoke this energy. It embraces the essence of womanhood in its entirety, through mental, physical, and spiritual affirmations, connecting personal energy and lives through the four elements--Earth, Air, Water, & Fire, with affirmations and invocations.

at Amazon

The Gray Witch's Grimoire ~ Best Seller!

 

Good morning, World!! Oh, my gosh!! What a way to start the day... I got an email this morning from my publisher, John Hunt Publishing (Moon Books):

Congratulations
on having sold 5,000+ copies of "The Gray Witch's Grimoire".  By most definitions, in most markets, this is where it starts being thought of as a “bestseller”.

Holy buckets! So, did you buy a copy yet? If no, here's an Amazon link...

click  HERE

The Spiritual Feminist ~ Reviews

Purchase your copy @ AMAZON

READER REVIEWS

The Spiritual Feminist by Amythyst Raine helps connect us to the Goddesses and shows us how to invoke their energy. We are introduced to forty-five Goddesses and shown ways to embrace each one through charities and other causes. We are also given a correspondence of herbs, animals, colors, and planetary influences. We are shown a woman’s life through the elements. We are also shown the Goddess in tarot and also the wisdom of wise-women. We are given correspondences for working rituals and magick. This book is filled with wisdom about the Goddesses and women and their connection to her. I would recommend this book to any woman who wants to get in touch with the Goddess and learn more about herself as a woman. ~ Lovetoread

There is much wisdom and enchantment to be found in The Spiritual Feminist. The amount of information revealed will be welcomed by anyone wanting to travel along the Goddess Path. Amythyst Raine has poured her heart and soul into this charming book and I hope to read more from this wisdom-filled author. I sense this will make a remarkable companion book to Naming the Goddess and many other volumes on Goddess Spirituality. ~ Vivienne Moss

I recommend this book to women everywhere who desire to get more in touch with their femininity and power or who feel estranged from the world of women for whatever reason. I am so glad that Goddess is back and that she is such a rollicking powerhouse! ~ Landis Vance, spiritmountainwilds.com

“An overview of the woman/Goddess life through the seasons encourages us to find the Goddess within via poetically described rituals and energy work. There are also quite a few recipes to try from the author’s kitchen!… All in all, this is a very good informative read.” ~ Maja Todorovic at Eternal Haunted Summer, http://eternalhauntedsummer.com/issues/summer-solstice-2015/the-spiritual-feminist/

Part devotional, part grimoire and part empowerment manual, The Spiritual Feminist offers readers her-stories, anecdotes and correspondences for dozens of goddesses. A wise, accessible and often irreverent guide, author Amythyst Raine reveals the Goddess in us all, showing women of all ages how to honor, embody and invoke Her many facets. Once I began reading The Spiritual Feminist, I couldn’t stop. The feeling of understanding, and being understood, forged an intimate connection to the Goddess—riveting me to the page—stirring spiritual yearnings and opening new ways of seeing Her…almost as if for the first time. ~ Janet Boyer, Amazon.com Hall of Fame Reviewer, PaganSquare Sacred Symbols blogger and author of Back in Time Tarot, Naked Tarot and other titles

I’m not sure if you know or not but in September I had a heart attack and open heart surgery, and with the recovery process, I became a little depressed. Your book came to me at the perfect time, because reading it really lifted my spirits and gave me back my womanhood. The Information on the Goddesses of different belief systems is very interesting, and the personal life experiences, with the added touch of your “Craft”, makes this book very inspiring for women. ~ Melita Kim Foster-Yates Truitt (Mystikal Melita) owner of Witchy Wisdom Network, witchywisdom.ning.com

Isis ~ Egyptian Goddess of Family & Loyalty

Isis

Her Story:

Isis is the Egyptian goddess of healing and magic. She epitomizes the ideal of wife and mother, and is the patroness of women and children, marriage and marriage vows. Her energies affect or assist transformations, ancestral bonds, and manifestation of changes. Isis is perhaps one of the best known Egyptian deities and is infamous for her loyalty to her spouse, searching the four corners of Egypt in order to retrieve, reconstruct, and resurrect her murdered and mutilated husband, Osiris.

Sometimes we expect an awful lot from our spouses. Sometimes we expect them to live up to the fairy tale Knight-in-Shining-Armor. Sometimes we expect them to be all that we ever imagined. Sometimes we expect them to satisfy our every wish (without telling them what it is). Sometimes we expect them to be Bigger-Than-Life. Sometimes we expect them to be perfect.  Sometimes we expect too much.

• Why do you love your spouse?
• What drew you to this person in the first place?
• What do you have in common?
• What are all the "opposites" about the two of you?
• If you could change one thing about your spouse, what would it be?
• If your spouse could change one thing about you, what would it be?
• Is there a "Deal Breaker" in this relationship; if so, what is it?
• Do you trust your spouse?
• Does your spouse trust you?
• Does jealousy rear its ugly head?
• Do you respect each other?
• Do you always tell each other the truth?
• In life's Worst-Case-Scenario, could you depend on your spouse?

If this person were to die tomorrow...

• What would you regret not saying to them?
• What would you regret not doing with them?
• How would their absence impact your life?

Embracing the Goddess:

Call upon Isis when matters of family are on the line, when protection is needed, when loyalties come into play, when bonds need strengthening or protecting from destructive outside influences. Carry a talisman of this goddess on your wedding day to manifest and magnify the unbreakable bonds of love, marriage vows, and life-long commitment.

Isis’s Correspondences:

• Herbs: lotus flower, cypress tree
• Animal: eagle 
• Color: pink, green, turquoise
• Planet: Venus
• Day: Friday
• Element: Water
• Feminine Face: Mother
• Symbol: tyet (Knot of Isis), eagles wings

This is an excerpt from one of my books,

The Spiritual Feminist

Purchase your copy @ Amazon

This book includes a look at 45 goddesses from around the world, their energy, their power, their culture of origin; as well as their points of expertise in the daily lives of the devoted who worship them. You'll also find sections in this book on the stages of a woman's life; holidays and their connection to our own traditions; as well as a look at the Motherpeace Tarot Deck, and much much more... all geared to women and our incredible journey through life.

Breaking Another Sales Barrier! ~ The Gray Witch's Grimoire

I'm very proud to let you know that The Gray Witch's Grimoire has broken another sales barrier! This slender volume of witchcraft and wise-woman energy just keeps giving and giving.  If you don't have a copy, you can purchase one at this link ~

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1780992734/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

Reconnect With Your Pagan Roots & the Mother Goddess

Reconnect with your pagan roots and the Mother Goddess through my book, The Spiritual Feminist (Moon Books, John Hunt Publishing).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UMARTQG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i4

An excerpt:

Hecate
Her Story:

Hecate is one of the triple goddesses, often depicted in art as a single body with three heads. She is the goddess of witchcraft; the moon; the spirit realm; nature and night visions; considered protectress of the Witches. She also protects women in childbirth, is the guardian of the spirit world, and “Queen of the Crossroads”– a place of dark magic, spiritual wisdom, and terrible power.
____________________

The moon’s shadow fell as a pattern on the dirt road beneath the trees. The young woman’s cloak hid her face as she leaned on her knees to dig a small hole, depositing a knotted scarf holding herbs and stones, a tiny carved image, and her menstrual blood. Her lips moved silently as she invoked the presence of Hecate.

As the young woman covered her sacred bundle with earth and rose from her knees, the sound of a hound baying at the moon echoed in the distance. The breeze picked up, moving the tree limbs above, shifting the shadows on the road into eerie patterns. A chill ran up the woman’s spine, and she gathered her cloak more tightly about her shoulders, shivering with the knowledge that the great goddess Hecate was moving through the crossroads.

Embracing the Goddess:
Don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself. So often women are under the impression that someone else is responsible for their protection, but this isn’t true. We’re responsible for protecting ourselves, and sometimes this can mean making difficult decisions.

Hecate’s correspondences:

Herbs: garlic, lavender, honey
Animal: dog
Color: purple
Planet: Jupiter
Day: Thursday
Element: Earth
Feminine Face: Crone
Symbols: a torch; a dagger; the crossroads;
the moon; the serpent; fire

Invoke this goddess in the sacred darkness of night, at a crossroads, which is her favored realm, in the light of a fire. The presence of a dog is desirable, and this creature will not only be pleasing to Hecate, but may very well announce her beautiful and terrible presence before you are aware of it.

Spiritual Feminism ~ What's it all about?

What's it all about?... It's about embracing the feminine divine.  It's about matriarchal divinity and the mysteries revealed.  It's about connecting with the feminine aspect of Spirit.  It's about connecting with 45 goddesses from around the world!  -- Cultural Appropriation... Bring it on!  I'm an American; I'm a blend of numerous cultures and peoples with every generational step back I take... from parents, to grandparents, to great-grandparents, great-great grandparents, and beyond.  It's all about learning how to incorporate Spirit into our lives; it's about learning to love ourselves and feed our egos with healthy affirmations.  It's about self-empowerment; it's about learning to empower and support each other!

Listen to the following radio interview for an
in-depth discussion on these topics and more!

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  You'll find all of this and more in my book,

The Spiritual Feminist

CLICK  HERE

Breaking Another Barrier

Good morning, World! I start today off with an email from my publisher ~ "The Gray Witch's Grimoire" has broken another sales barrier! Whoop! These milestones are happy events that make all those weeks and months of working on a book worth-while and satisfying! Below are links to purchase this book at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or directly from Moon Books.




You can purchase this book at ~

Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Gray-Witchs-Grimoire-Amythyst-Raine/dp/1780992734/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Barnes & Noble:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gray-witchs-grimoire-amythyst-raine/1109430180?ean=9781780992730

Moon Books:  http://www.moon-books.net/books/gray-witchs-grimoire-the

What's it all about? ~ Natural Magick the Gray Witch Way (video)

You can purchase this book, and my other books, at Amazon.

My Amazon Author Page ~

https://www.amazon.com/Amythyst-Raine/e/B004NMWMX4

Amazon/France ~

https://www.amazon.fr/-/e/B004NMWMX4

Amazon/Germany ~

https://www.amazon.de/-/e/B004NMWMX4

Amazon/UK ~

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amythyst-Raine/e/B004NMWMX4/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

In the Spirit of the Gray Witch (video)

Natural Magick the Gray Witch Way ~ Book Trailer

 

 

 

 

This book is an excellent companion book to

"The Gray Witch's Grimoire"

 

 

 

Purchase books by Amythyst Raine @ Amazon:

 

My Amazon Author Page ~
https://www.amazon.com/Amythyst-Raine/e/B004NMWMX4

 

 

Amazon UK ~
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amythyst-Raine/e/B004NMWMX4/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

 

 

Amazon France ~
https://www.amazon.fr/-/e/B004NMWMX4

 

 

Amazon Germany ~
https://www.amazon.de/-/e/B004NMWMX4

 

 

My website:  The Witch's Corner
http://amythystraine.blogspot.com

 

 

My blog:  Magickal Connections
http://wytchymystique.com

 

 

My tarot website:  The Tarot Parlour

http://tarotreadingswithamythystraine.blogspot.com

 

 

The music is by the amazing Kevin McLeod,

Meditation Impromptu, from the Youtube Library.

 

 

A Woman's Path to The Goddess

“So many people throughout my life have told me who I am, what I must do, what I can’t do, what I have to complete, and what I will never be able to accomplish…and then I met the Goddess.”

~ Amythyst Raine
 

This book can be found @ MOON BOOKS ~ http://www.moon-books.net/books/spiritual-feminist ;

AMAZON ~ https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Feminist-Amythyst-Raine-Hatayama/dp/1782799699/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472387298&sr=1-4&keywords=amythyst+raine ;

BARNES & NOBLE ~ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-spiritual-feminist-amythyst-raine-hatayama/1121063544 ; or any fine bookstore near you.

 

Tumblr ~ Week-In-Review

Better come see what you're missin'!!

 

Huzzah, it's been a hell-of-a-week.

 

click  Here

 

 

 

A New Book Review! ~ for The Spiritual Feminist

A Review by Vivienne Moss

“There is much wisdom and enchantment to be found in The Spiritual Feminist. The amount of information revealed will be welcomed by anyone wanting to travel along the Goddess Path. Amythyst Raine-Hatayama has poured her heart and soul into this charming book and I hope to read more from this wisdom-filled author. I sense this will make a remarkable companion book to Naming the Goddess and many other volumes on Goddess Spirituality…”

To read this review, follow This Link

 

 

Around Town with The Spiritual Feminist ~ Photo Blog!

 

My daughter picked me up this morning for a round of shopping and lunch– and I took The Book with us (The Spiritual Feminist).  This was a Hoot!!  Following are photos of our jaunt, the places we went, and the people we saw…Welcome to Fremont, Nebraska (USA)!

 

 

First stop ~ THE BLUE BOTTLE ~ 529 N Main St #5 ~ Ask for Ginger!

 

 

Besides my favorite cappuccinos, what do you think you’ll find in The Blue Bottle?…Blue bottles– of course!

 

 

HARVEST HEALTH ~ 419 N Main St

 

 

Besides lots of Healthy Stuff, we found crystals and incense, and quite a few surprisingly Cool and New-Agey items. Yay!

 

 

SECOND LOOK ~516 N Main St ~ very cool consignment shopped filled with all sorts of treasures and good deals!

 

 

On the Lower Level of Second Look with the Proprietor!

 

 

“Andy” has been selling hotdogs from this stand AT THE CORNER OF 6th & MAIN for 30+ years!!

 

 

This building is actually For Sale and is my Dream Location for a Tea & Tarot shop ~ it’s an ivy covered cottage of a building, like something right out of a magickal movie!!…Where’s my Financial Backers?

 

Fremont Police Station

 

 

To the Men & Women In Blue!…Support your local Law Enforcement. I know, there’s been lots of bad press lately, and there are a few bad apples in ANY occupation. But the majority of Law Enforcement officials work hard and risk their lives To Keep Us Safe! (Hey, MOM! This ones for you ~ My Mother is a Retired Police Officer)

 

 

This sign is Right Outside MICHAEL’S JEWELRY ~ 540 N Main St ~ omg, if this were only true!! :)

 

 

PRECIOUS TREASURES CO-OP SHOP ~ 405 N Main St ~ Make sure you’ve got plenty of time to browse in here at your leisure, it’s a treasure trove all right!

 

Okay– ‘nough running around.  Everyone was getting hungry and foot weary (yes, that’s a real thing).  We finished off our outing– where?  At McDonald’s…of course!

 

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The Official Release Date for The Spiritual Feminist
is April 24th!!

 

Hooza!!!

 

 

Thank you to my daughter, Laura Thome, for the photography!

 

This is something I've NEVER done before-- reposted a blog from one of my sites to another.  I usually just post a link from one to the other, but I wanted the photographs to be available to you right here, right now!  This is such a monumental event in a writer's life, the Release of a Book...it is akin to giving birth, and there's almost as much chaos and hoopla leading up to it.

 

Enjoy the photos-- and BUY THE BOOK (or the Kindle edition)

 

Women...you will be touched, you will be inspired, you will be re-empowered, you will find healing and a sense of spirituality like nothing you've ever experienced-- Believe Me!

 

Blessings to you all,

Amythyst

 

 

Book Launch Party!~ Hooza!!

Thank you to Moon Books, and John Hunt Publishing;
and thank you to my awesome publicist Nimue Brown!

I posted a while ago on Facebook about the Book Launch Party tonight for The Spiritual Feminist.  I’m looking forward this evening to fun with family and friends– some picture taking for my publicist!– and good food and drink.  Thank you to my daughter, Anne, who had a special cake made for the evening– it’s designed after the Book of Shadows in the movie Practical Magic (and I’ll bet this is a first for the ladies here at Hy-Vee’s Bakery in Fremont NE!)

Thank you to John Hunt Publishing, and Moon Books, and my awesome publicist Nimue Brown!

Happy Sunday, everyone!!

BOOK Launch Party!!
Sunday, April 12th, 6pm
Applebee’s Restaurant, 3420 Elk Lane, Fremont NE

Another Book Review! ~ for The Spiritual Feminist

Great Review!…”Feminists” come in all ways, shapes, and forms– sometimes they’re not at all what you expect.

Follow the link:  click  Here

Amythyst Raine-Hatayama

 

Surprise!!...Author Copies

LOOK what I got today!!…my *Author Copies*…the big box arrived this morning as an unexpected surprise.

 

 

 

Release date:  April 24th, 2015
Pre-Order at this link:  click  Here