If Women Rose Rooted: A Life-Changing Journey to Authenticity and Belonging - Packaging may vary

Uniquely written - stories told from Celtic roots and personal experiences of the author. Incredibly deep, powerful and insightful. A huge wake up and a calling to bring back the true harmony of the masculine and the feminine energies back into our world!!

This book was recommended to me by a friend after I enquired about a good book full of celtic stories so I could find inspiration for song lyrics. Sharon Blackie does not disappoint. I have only just started reading it but already can highly recommend it for women of all ages who want to return to their roots. By that I mean to re-discover and live their feminine qualities of softness, creation, nurturing, warm and intuitive wildness. Blackie's language is descriptive, I gather it is her own story, interspersed with tales from the celtic lands of parts of England, Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man etc. She is also known as an eco-feminist, now very close to the land and personally I realise how much I want to re-activate that closeness and one-ness with nature. I have a feeling this book has the power to change the way I look at life and living beings. It is empowering and IMO a much-needed read for the women in this still all-to-male oriented world.

This book blew my mind. If you ever read "Women Who Run With The Wolves" and were disappointed, then this book is for you. If you liked WWRWTW then this is a million times more empowering, inspiring, informative and just easier to read. If you read Campbell's "The Hero's Journey" and wished there was an equivalent Heroine's Journey, then this is it. If you're a man who is sick of the patriarchal society AND grieving over the destruction of the planet, you may find this a powerful and enlightening read. In this book Sharon applies Celtic myth and folklore to her own Eco-Heroine's journey to show how to apply it to our own lives. She links the onset of the patriarchal society, beginning with the rewriting of the story of Adam & Eve into the Christian religion (thereby depicting women as a creation for man's pleasure alone, and as weak-willed temptresses, not to be trusted and responsible for the downfall of man) with the destruction of the planet. In the old Celtic (and worldwide) indigenous stories, women were the guardians and protectors of the Earth and all who live in it. They had sovereignty and were respected and revered, they held spiritual and moral authority. But the patriarchal society stripped women of their natural roles and so the planet goes unprotected. She advocates a re-telling of the old stories as a way for women to return to their natural roles of sovereignty and guardians of the planet and all its living beings. This is not about one gender dominating the other but about restoring balance which has been lost. It struck so many chords with me I couldn't put it down!

There’s a lot of things to like in this book, especially if you’re like me so spending time in nature and being immersed in folktales, myths and legends are things you enjoy. The creation of a heroine’s journey, that looks nothing like Joseph Campbell’s heros journey and far more linked to the land and to community really spoke to me, as did some of the old stories Sharon picked to illustrate her points. However there is such a massive focus on what is traditionally seen as womanhood, and a womans experience that it was alienating at times. I’ve not had children, I don’t see myself as particularly feminine, my womb and periods are things I would cheerfully give up without a second thought. I didn’t really find myself fitting into part of the text, despite Sharon clearly not wanting anyone to feel left out if they didn’t fit the mould. So I have done what I alway do with books of this sort, taken what made sense and felt helpful to me and left the rest. It is an approach I would urge other readers to take if they pick it up, since it has been written from a place of sincerity and a wish to help anyone who finds themselves lost on the shores of burnout and struggling with the world today.

I’m in the process of reading this. Really very good. Well worth a read.

What a superb book! A mix of personal journey, history and lore. The words I so desperately needed to make sense of my own disconnection (and reconnection) with Celtic heritage and as a Celtic woman. Thank you.

I am reading this as part of a book club, one chapter every two weeks, and I have to say it’s profoundly thought-provoking. Beautifully written, I’m not just for women. Any eco-minded, thoughtful and intelligent human being should read this.

A beautiful and vital work. There is such a depth to this book, so many story lines, personal, topographical and mythological. This is a must-read for women seeking to embody their power, and reconnect with the incredible being that is our planet. One of the most important books I've read in a long while.

Love this book. Pass it around!

A fabulous inspirational book.

Another Sharon Blackie book I can't put down once I start reading. Love it

I could easily read it over and over again. It is a book to be kept, shared, and remembered

Interesting and beautiful book.