Giving Birth To God: A Woman's Path To Enlightenment

by Mother Clare Watts

Giving Birth to God tells of one woman's journey through yoga ashrams and Sufi training to finding a mystical Christian school with Master Teachers. After 12 years of transformational training, Mother Clare was ordained a Priest, and four years later a Master Teacher. Mother Clare was married, raised four children, and was a practicing midwife and psychotherapist while receiving her mystical and esoteric training. Without being celibate, without going to India and joining a foreign religion, Mother Clare received complete spiritual training, including initiations and ordinations, in the midst of leading the full life of an American woman. Wonderfully moving stories give an in-depth rendering of the Inner Christian Path. Some accounts will induce laughter and some tears, while the stories of women giving birth and the transformations the author experienced as a midwife and mother will move hearts and open minds to the great reality of the spiritual world.

172 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read this book before. It was given to me about 7 years ago from a good friend who is on this path. I loved the book, but didn't take much to the path. However, I got to hear Mother Clare Watts speak on Thursday evening and I felt very different about Christian Mysticism. It actually encompases so much of what I already believe - Past Lives, Living in the Light, an Order to the Universe, A Living Master/Teacher, Learning Lessons, that I realized what I was fighting against in the past was the "Christian" aspect - being a recovering Catholic and all. This gets to the ROOT of Christianity, and I want to explore more! I'm re-reading this book again. Not only has Mother Clare's life been Spritual, it's also been really COOL - Becoming a mom at 17, a Midwife, a Jungian Psychologist. Lots to offer!