She closed her eyes and imagined herself at the end of her days as deep in Crone as they come, and then took a deep breath and felt the beauty inside pulled it up and out, felt it rise, then she looked in the mirror and sighed, "Gosh, I couldn't be more beautiful if I tried.

THIS is the book I've been searching for.

A little background:

Two years ago I left an extremely patriarchal, high demand christian religion. Since then, I've desperately been seeking out the divine feminine in any way I can. But something had always felt to be missing. This book is what was missing!

Wilson gives instruction on how to heal your maiden wounds and access and live in the Mother. She teaches through stories, poems, meditations, journal prompts, and more. The clear cut path of working towards Mother is so appreciated. I will be purchasing this book when it's published and working through each of the prompts and assignments.

The only reason I took one star away is for the stories included about healing cancer through joy. I may just not be ready to accept that as a part of my own personal journey. Having come from a religion that promoted speaking to a god, it was easy to believe that if my prayers weren't being answered that it was my fault. I don't have room in my healing at the moment to believe fully in a being that is real and has the capability to heal physical wounds. I can very much believe in synchronicities and intuition, but the physical healing halted me a bit.

Overall, I'm truly looking forward to spending more time with this book when it is released!

Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC