Clan of the Goddess [Paperback]

C. C. Brondwin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 22, 2009

Like the early Celtic Clan Mothers, who encouraged women to be confident and spunky, this book helps women to believe in the feminine divine within their souls. With irrepressible humor and delightful flair, the author illustrates the basic principles of Goddess teachings so readers can develop steadfast faith in their personal power and use these newfound skills to enrich their lives. Weaving a rich tapestry of authentic Celtic wisdom with the brilliant-colored threads of today's result-oriented visualization and motivational techniques, this book raises awareness while accelerating the spiritual experience. It takes the reader on a fulfilling journey of personal transformation and invites her find her power base--her magick, to unburden and improve the health of her soul; and reduce the damaging influence of past sorrows so the Goddess within can fulfill her heartfelt dreams and ambitions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Career Press (October 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564146049
• ISBN-13: 978-1564146045
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,157,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Womans Self Empowering Book, June 30, 2002

By 

Boudica (Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clan of the Goddess (Paperback)

There are so many books that approach Wicca and Witchcraft as a woman's spiritual empowerment path. Ms. Brondwin is a documentary journalist and is well versed in herbalism and homeopathic medicine. She is also a senior executive at two universities, which makes for an impressive background for this author.
Her book is about her tradition. She calls the Clan of the Goddess and Clan Mothers, and her associations are Celtic in nature. She is very female oriented, matriarchal in flavor and very Goddess/female empowered.
Which makes this beginners book interesting to read. There are many who are just finding their path who need this kind of personal empowerment and are very interested in the Celtic path. And the fact that this book does not include the usual male bashing that can many times be included in this kind of book made it all that much more pleasant.
For first steps onto a path, this book is gentle in it's approach while encouraging for the reader. Ms. Brondwin does an excellent job of giving the reader material to exercise their own female spirit and encouraging personal growth.
As for the Celtic part of the path, I have seen so many different kinds of "Celtic" that one more version does not seem to be as critical as it could be made out to be.
What this book does offer is a starting point for those who want to be more Goddess oriented and who feel a calling to the Celtic pantheon. And what I found was a very well presented female oriented personal empowerment book. Well worth it if this is where you want to begin.

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, April 25, 2004

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Clan of the Goddess (Paperback)

I purchased this book sight unseen based on the glowing reviews on Amazon. Once I received the book, was very disappointed and returned it. I've been doing goddess-oriented work for over 30 years and have read and published reviews of many books in this genre. While the writer is sincere, most of the time the book seems to be addressed to a five-year old. Lots of gushy, pep-talk writing. For the very very beginner, if anyone.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly modern witches, April 25, 2002

By 

Steven Cain (Temporal Quantum Pocket) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clan of the Goddess (Paperback)

A much-needed guide to Feminine wisdom from a thoroughly modern witch. Clan is one of those rare books that breaks through the Esoterica Barrier and humanizes the practice of working with the Earth Mother and the Life-force itself.

It is an especially important book because it creates the impression that Wicca in all its forms makes total sense and that the natural magic Brondwin refers to in her Woman-orientated rituals is the birthright of every female on this planet. For too many centuries women above all, have feared even the idea of spells and incantations because of the legacy of the Inquisition, which Penny Shuttle and Peter Redgrove (The Wise Wound) referred to as "Nine million menstrual murders".

Just reading Brondwin's book, you cannot help but realize that the suppression of the Feminine is nothing less than the suppression of the Life-force itself. After all, we are living in a patriarchal society that changed Menopause from a sacred transition into a form of mental illness. Well, they have to inhibit the Wisewoman somehow, don't they?

The irony is that man bashers like Andrea Dworkin and Mary Daly have made it harder for progressive feminists like Barbara G. Walker, June Singer, Jean Shinoda Bolen and C.C. Brondwin to write about Women's Issues. The problem being that over-sensitive males often see Pro-Female as being a form of Anti-Male, which it is NOT.

Apart from her erudition, which gives the book its credibility, Brondwin also throws in lashings of sass and humour, and many modern examples to illustrate her points - references to Riverdance and Loreena McKennitt, for example. If you're a guy reading this, buy it for a woman you love, whether it's your wife, girlfriend, mother, sister or whoever. If you're a woman, just buy it.

Whether you are looking for spiritual development or Love spells, this book has it all. Brondwin is not an armchair academic pagan. This Wisewoman walks the walk. I can only urge as many women as possible to join her. I have four daughters, and I shall certainly be urging them, too.

Steven Cain (author of Sirius Moonlight: The Origins Of The Suppression Of The Feminine).