Mother Rising: The Blessingway Journey Into Motherhood [Paperback]

Yana Cortlund (Author), Barb Lucke (Author), Donna Miller Watelet (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2004

Different in essence from a baby shower, a blessingway honors a mother-to-be and creates a circle of support that will cradle her as she prepares to give birth to her child. Surrounded by the most important women in her life, a mom-to-be can explore the challenges and joys that lie before her, thereby gaining a sense of power, confidence, and support that will help her rise to motherhood. By creating blessingway rituals for each other, we can reach outside of ourselves and weave a web of community: a living breathing web of women who are blessing, teaching, and supporting one another– and as a result, helping give birth to each other's children.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I have long awaited a book that can guide any woman into the sweet depths of sacred ceremony..." -- Suzanne Arms, internationally acclaimed author, founder and director of Birthing the Future®

"I love this book! Absolutely brilliant and original...[Mother Rising] is a treasure chest, an cyclopedic cookbook for Blessingways..." -- Pam England, midwife and author of Birthing from Within

"Indeed, [Mother Rising] will help our culture gestate a better way to welcome life and thus transform us all." -- Jeannine Parvati Baker, midwife and author of Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth, Hygieia: A Woman's Herbal and Conscious Conception: Elemental Journey Through the Labyrinth of Sexuality

"Mother Rising helps women remember the power and support they can give each other. It speaks to a woman’s soul." -- Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

"Mother Rising is exactly the step-by-step gorgeous, loving resource mothers-to-be and those who love them are hungry for...Highly recommended." -- Jennifer Louden, author of The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book and creator of www.comfortqueen.com

From the Publisher

Full of straightforward information, detailed checklists, helpful tips, and practical advice, Mother Rising contains everything needed to successfully plan, organize, and lead a blessingway. But this is not simply a how-to book! Woven throughout the well-designed pages are thoughtful explorations of cultural habits and women’s issues. While examining the loss of connection to meaningful traditions and lack of personal support systems, Mother Rising shows how the power created by women coming together will deepen friendships, build communities, feed spirits, and even revitalize our culture.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Seeing Stone Press (October 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0975301101
• ISBN-13: 978-0975301104
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,489,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book EVER for Blessing ways, January 13, 2009

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Christina J. Crago "Not just a mom" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mother Rising (Paperback)

This is such a helpful book and is easy to read. If you are planning on throwing a blessingway at your house....this is the best book to make sure it is a success!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide to planning blessingways, September 10, 2009

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L. Feldman (Albany, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mother Rising: The Blessingway Journey into Motherhood (Paperback)

This book is very well organized and offers lots of great ideas for planning a blessingway. There are lots of suggestions to choose from, and to inspire your own ideas. A very valuable resource and highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A book of Ritual for New Comers, September 7, 2009

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Spirit of the Rose (Vermillion, SD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mother Rising (Paperback)

This book is very good! This book has some very good ideas to celebrate the incoming life-to-be. It is pagan-based, and rather on the "hippy" side of things. The biggest boon is the pages instructing on how to make the belly-cast.