Dancing Up the Moon: A Woman's Guide to Creating Traditions That Bring Sacredness to Daily Life [Paperback]

Robin Heerens Lysne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1995

Most of us have very little tradition in our lives yet crave a stronger feeling of connection and meaning. This guidebook builds on the knowledge that women already possess in celebrating events and inspires them to commemorate other life-changing passages as well

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Lysne's guide to "living the sacred every day" asserts that women, as keepers of tradition, "have always honored the sacred" by acting as the central figures in family activities that acknowledge loved ones and mark life passages. The rituals of which it mainly consists are sorted into four sections concerned, respectively, with "Honoring Womanhood," "Honoring Motherhood," "Honoring Personal Transitions" (e.g., career changes, miscarriages, abortions, moving in or out of residences, the loss of body parts--quite a range), and "Honoring Relationships," a field that includes the likes of friendship changes, divorce, and respecting living elders. Although all the rites Lysne describes are richly textured, deeply felt, and intuitively developed, Lysne also encourages readers to develop their own, lest this excellent addition to the literature of contemporary spirituality become a set of behavioral recipes. Whitney Scott

Review

Women act as key organizes for celebrations which draw together friends and family: now enjoy a fine supportive title which encourages these celebrations by outlining rituals and cultural influences upon events. From honoring motherhood to facing personal transitions, this presents many case history examples and guidelines for creating spiritual celebrations and new traditions. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Conari Pr; 2nd. edition (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943233852
• ISBN-13: 978-0943233857
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,073,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Invaluable Resource, April 11, 2007

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This review is from: Dancing Up the Moon: A Woman's Guide to Creating Traditions That Bring Sacredness to Daily Life (Paperback)

This book gave me lots of ideas for creating personal rituals as well as rituals for family and friends. Lysne gives many examples of rituals for passages that our culture doesn't have a ritual for, guidance on how to create rituals, examples of ritual elements, and so on. I've referred to it many times over the years and loaned it out to people going through experiences that they wished to create a ritual for. I've never seen another book cover ritual for miscarriage and abortion or help couples ending their relationship celebrate the positive aspects even as they sever the ties that bound them. Ritual plays a vital role in our lives and to be given the tools to shape rituals that meet our needs is an incredible gift. I will be forever grateful to Ms. Lysne for writing this guide.