Hidden Passages: Tales to Honor the Crones [Paperback]

Vila Spiderhawk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2005

In Vila SpiderHawk's Hidden Passages: Tales to Honor the Crones, rich imagery awaits the reader in each delightful chapter. Her wonderfully human characters experience the transformations of life with honest emotions. As an example, any adult will recognize the loving trepidation and poignant devotion of a daughter when she suddenly realizes that she sees signs of old age in her mother. Wonderful relationships grace each story. Many types of love and many facets of life flow through these pages. The powerful, loving females embodied in SpiderHawk's tales will touch your heart. Lillith T. Lewis, Columnist and feature writer for If...Journal of Spiritual Exploration and Listen Media, Inc.

--This text refers to the Perfect Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I have two daughters, ages 16 and 12, who are reading it now! This is a book that women of all ages can enjoy and relate to in so many ways! Without saying too much to give the story away, I'll just say that there are books that one could read over and over again and just get so into the story that you find it very hard to put down, and you want to read it over and over again, well I truly believe this is one of those books and that other woman will agree! --Shay L. Stringer --Shay Stringer

There is plenty of magic in these stories, magic that is written in an often subtle and always believable manner. You won t find any vindictive hags turning young men into frogs, or other ridiculous feats of prestidigitation. What you ll find is wise, skillful women passing on the secrets of reaping what you sow; of seeing beauty in what, at first glance, is not beautiful; and the loving hands of the goddess reaching out and embracing her daughters of all ages. This approach to magic and the goddess makes these stories an irresistible read to maiden, mother, and crone alike. Smoky Trudeau, author of Redeeming Grace. --Smoky Trudeau, author of Redeeming Grace and The Cabin --This text refers to the Perfect Paperback edition.

About the Author

Vila SpiderHawk and her husband live in the woods of Pennsylvania in a log home that they designed. Their six cats and their many woodland friends provide additional company. She has a BA in women s studies and French and did her graduate work in education. She has taught French in college and in public schools. While raised in Philadelphia, she has lived in Virginia, Georgia, New York, and Connecticut. Now retired, she has returned to her first love, writing. She writes for Sage Woman magazine and for The Beltane Papers on a free-lance basis. SpiderHawk is an avid gardener and a gourmet vegan cook. --This text refers to the Perfect Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Spilled Candy Publication (November 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189271857X
• ISBN-13: 978-1892718570
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,858,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm Vila SpiderHawk, and people say I'm eccentric. Now, I ask you, what is eccentric about living in a log home in the woods with six cats and being a gourmet vegan cook and, oh yes, writing books? My husband and I love this place, though, and we enjoy being owned by our six furry friends. And we adore the visits from our many woodland friends.
Drop by my website www.vilaspiderhawk.com! I have posted tons of kitty pictures there as well as some pretty amazing recipes and, of course, a great deal of information on my books. Email me there too! I'd love to hear from you!

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hidden Passages, August 21, 2006

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Christine E. Fisher (Door County, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hidden Passages: Tales to Honor the Crones (Paperback)

There is an excess of books about women and craft on the market. To wade through the lists to find a genuine voice that speaks into the heart is a daunting prospect. That is why I find myself in joy at encouraging each true heart to read Vila SpiderHawks's Hidden Passages `Tales to Honor the Crones'.

Here are eight stories that make a journey of depth and light around the Wheel of Life each engaging the light that is the gift of wisdom from our crones. This book shows the magickal presence of the Goddess in such mundane events as "It was still dark when Mother and Grandmother and I went to the market." (Maiden, Mother, Crone Cara) which evolves into the real-dream of maturation.

Here we see and feel deep inside ourselves that where a woman walks, there comes the potential for awakening wisdom and compassion that speaks to the hidden longings that are universal hearts beating as one. We see and feel that potential for joy and love in our own heart no matter the individual path
we are on.

The Tales in Hidden Passages brought laughter and tears as I identified with each woman and felt the resonance of her journey within myself.

Vila SpiderHawk's writing is clear and articulate while creating character and mood that makes each of these stories a stand alone experience and the whole brings delight to any reader!


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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Love of the Goddess Within, July 9, 2006

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Gemma Dubaldo "Esmerelda Little Flame" (Manchester, Ct United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hidden Passages: Tales to Honor the Crones (Paperback)

These stories are full of magick and wonder, and tender love that is both honest and real. I am 42, and the Crone years seem to be speeding closer every second. I use this book as a strengthening tool, to help me love and honor myself as my body changes.
Of the three faces of Goddess, Maiden, Mother and Crone, Crone has always been the hardest for me to be close to. She frightened me in many ways. After reading this, I know my love for the Crone is far stronger than my fear. I only needed to see her more clearly.
The stories are so real that you step into them - and into incredible worlds *where I wish I lived :-)*
This is a book for any woman who wants to get closer to the Feminine Divine, including the Divine within herself. It is powerful.
I can't wait for more work by this author!
Esmerelda Little Flame

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hidden Passages, Hidden Treasures, June 20, 2006

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Helen Collins "Helen" (PA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hidden Passages: Tales to Honor the Crones (Paperback)

This is a book of eight short stories that honor the third phase of a woman's life, the crone years, the grandmother years. Each of these stories is quite different, yet each carries the thread of deeply respecting the feminine, and the divine feminine, in every woman. These stories made me laugh, made me cry, took me on adventures to places I've never dreamed could exist.

Hidden Passages is not a book that I could read falling asleep at night. It is daytime reading at its best. If it affects you like it has me, you will reconsider who you are and how you relate to the world around you, and you will be entertained and delighted along the way.