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Dance of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Women's Spirituality

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A rich book, full of metaphor, deep meanings and affirmation of women's experience in the spiritual journey of life. This book is structured around seven steps of women's spirituality -- using a metaphor of the Dance of the Spirit. Harris describes five that are commonly attributed to spirituality: awakening, discovering, creating, dwelling and nourishing. She adds to those the steps of traditioning and transforming. It is a beautifully written book that speaks to women's real spiritual issues and experiences. It is an excellent resource to use in a small group, as each chapter begins with a centering exercise and ends with spiritual practices designed for that particular step. The book is not an "instruction book" in the spiritual life, but more like a "field guide" to the movements of the spiritual life. Definitely worth reading and would be richly rewarding when used in a class or small group experience.

The authoress moves the audience gracefully through spirituality just as one would move through a waltz. You move through the awakening, Dis-covering, Creating, Dwelling, Nourishing, Traditioning, and into Tranforming. What makes this book unique is that for each chapter one begins with a centering, texts and explanations, and then seven practices where the reader may put what the text explains into actual pratice.

This book affirmed the spirituality of women without pushing feminist thought onto the reader. I appreciated the fact that it uplifted ways to be in touch spiritually with our femininity without putting down traditions that we acquired through a mostly male view point.

This is a MUST read 1st book on women's spirituality. It takes us step by step in an ever-continuing process-a dance to discover the spirit within us as women. The role of God and the Holy Spirit are discussed in such a way that you feel the personal interconection within and outside of yourself.
Read this before reading any other women's book on spirituality.

I really like this book because it is wasy to understand and a good starting point for a person looking for a closer relationship with God and others. There are things that I don't necessarily agree with, but there is so much more that I do. It helps one to go forward by going "through" rather than "around". This is a very healthy approach to good spirituality.

Book was in condition as stated. But it's only okay for now. I actually haven't kept reading on because the content hasn't really interested or engaged me. But we'll see if it changes in the following chapters.