If you are looking for a way out of your ordinary faith box and would like to embrace the wholeness of the earth, the interconnectedness of humanity and a bigger idea of God, this book will help give you that new perspective. I believe it may have aged very well and can be used for a long time to talk about the story of transfiguration into the balance between sacred masculine and feminine which we should all seek. This book is older but as it was new for me. Her willingness to share her fear, her doubt, and just her realness is inspiring.
I really enjoyed listening to the changing dynamics of her family in her process. Her story felt like mine in many ways except her work bringing to life the idea of the mother, the voice of Mary as not only contemplative but powerful figure was inspiring for me. In “Dance Of The Dissident Daughter” Sue goes on a journey from faithful evangelical, to mainline protestant, to an out-of-church but overtly spiritual person all because of her journey into the sacred feminine. Sue Monk Kidd has become a reliable voice for me when it comes to exploring other worlds of spiritual direction. Our world is dominated by the hierarchical structures of the Sacred Masculine dominant world of faith. With the exceptional storytelling skills that have helped make her name, Kidd tells her very personal story of the fear, anger, healing, and freedom she experienced on the path toward the wholeness that many women have lost in the church.įrom a jarring encounter with sexism in a suburban drugstore, to monastery retreats and to rituals in the caves of Crete, she reveals a new level of feminine spiritual consciousness for all women-one that retains a meaningful connection with the "deep song of Christianity," embraces the sacredness of ordinary women's experience, and has the power to transform in the most positive ways every fundamental relationship in a woman's life-her marriage, her career, and her religion.The Sacred Feminine is a journey worth engaging. Then, in the late 1980s, she experienced an unexpected awakening, and began a journey toward a feminine spirituality. I was surprised, and, in fact, a little terrified, when I found myself in the middle of a feminist spiritual reawakening."-Sue Monk Kiddįor years, Sue Monk Kidd was a conventionally religious woman. "I was amazed to find that I had no idea how to unfold my spiritual life in a feminine way.
In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of its publication, a newly reissued edition of the bestselling author's classic work of feminine spiritual discovery, with a new introduction by the author. The Dance of the Dissident Daughter is the story of Sue Monk Kidd’s awakening from the deep, hypnotic sleep of patriarchy, particular within the Christian church that has sedated women throughout history. makes a fascinating, well-researched and well-written story."-Publishers Weekly "The journey to capture her feminine soul and live authentically. "A masterpiece of women's wisdom."-Christiane Northrup, M.D.
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