The Goddess Companion: Daily Meditations on the Feminine Spirit Paperback – November 8, 1999

I'm enjoying this book. I wasn't sure quite what to expect, but it's really mindfully conceived and beautifully organized. I did not realize it'd be set up like a perpetual (yearless) calendar, with a reading for each day of each month. So handy. The book is not religious or dogmatic, and even the spiritual aspect is so eclectic and light-handed that even I (as pretty much an atheist) am finding nothing to object to here. As a therapist, I like that the book encourages personal growth and honors cultural diversity. The paperback book itself is substantial in size and would make a wonderful gift for any woman seeking empowerment, reflection, a heightened sense of purpose and ritual, or just a new outlook on life. It'd also appeal to anyone interested in mythology or literature, and writers too may find it inspiring.

Patricia Monaghan's book is extraordinarily well-researched and translated. She has collected poems from across the globe of goddesses and translated them for our reference here. Each beautiful poem is accompanied by a small paragraph or two giving a little more insight to the goddess and the poem. Each day is has a single day, so you never have to worry about not having the time. It takes a few minutes to read a single page. I also greatly appreciate her index which allows you to search for a specific goddess or trait(e.g. prosperity, light,etc.). Any person interested in goddesses from around the world this book is a gem. Enjoy!

I've only had this book a few days and what wonderful way to start each day.

It took awhile for me to uncover this book, since at least one other author has written a book more recently with a very similar format. This may have been the first book of short, daily inspirational readings and quotations celebrating the diving feminine. ( or one of the first anyway )

I have been reading the Goddess Companion and orienting myself to the many goddesses. This is a new endeavor for me so I will learn over time. But I truly love the daily meditations and the intertwining of goddess spirituality with reflections on nature. If I could make one suggestion it would be that there could be some kind of visual depiction of the goddesses. There are no drawings or pictures in the book. I think I could use a picture or drawing of the major goddesses to help me keep each one distinct in my mind and remember her special gifts. But other than that I think this book will be a true resource for years to come for me.

Awesome meditations and I am learning new things too. Kind of large for a meditation book that you just want to grab and read. Otherwise I think it is really well done.

This book is good for information and to use for meditation. I like this book.

...it was an okay book. If I had seen this book in person before purchasing it I would have borrowed it from the library instead along with it's companion book.

A daily joy to dip into - always gives me something to think about without being fluffy or patronising :)