Goddess Aloud!: Transforming Your World Through Rituals & Mantras

by Michelle Skye

You are an expression of the Divine Feminine. You love like Freyja, Norse goddess of passion and sex; heal like Uzume, Shinto Goddess of Laughter and Shadow; and celebrate your power like Isis, Egyptian goddess of magic and motherhood. Goddess Aloud! offers the wisdom and insight of twenty-seven goddesses from around the world to help you find your voice, empower yourself, and manifest your dreams.  Create peace, find love, bring healing to yourself and others, and live in harmony with the Earth. Embrace your own divinity and you’ll connect with the divinity of the world around you. Through mantras, magical activities, and spiritual rituals for nine fundamental spiritual principles, you’ll give voice to the unique wisdom of each goddess and discover her message for your life and for our world. Peace  •  Caring for the Environment  •  Love  •   Self-love Forgiveness  •  Healing  •  Growth  •  Hope  •  Spirituality
Praise for Goddess Afoot!
“Skye demonstrates a truly inspired talent for writing guided  meditations… refreshingly original.” ― Publishers Weekly

Genres: Spirituality, Paganism

240 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2010

Reviews

[Stacy Ping · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book for the most part, but some parts of the book I just wasn't interested in, for me personally there are a couple of Goddesses in this book that I personally can't connect with. I gave this book three stars because to me I felt that's all it was worth.

[Autumn Sapphire Moon · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn't as good as I expected. I read other reviews for this book and was disappointed when I actually read it. The Goddess A Foot! was much better.

[Alexandria · Rating 1 out of 5]

There is certainly an audience for this book. I, unfortunately, am not part of it. Skye has selected deities from multiple pantheons, some I do not feel comfortable working with for many reasons, and given a brief overview of their roles in their pantheons as well as chants and so forth that the reader can use to call on the aspects of these goddesses.

I admit that I skipped straight to the section on one of my goddesses, Freyja. I was disturbed by the broad strokes Skye painted her with, which effectively erased whole portions of the goddess' personality, mythos, and abilities. She was painted as little more than an orgasm-hungry shadow of the more complex truth that the myths present her as.

Given Skye's reduction of Freyja, I am unwilling to use her texts in my practice. I understand that there are people out there for whom this book would be useful, but I would not recommend it to anyone who is seeking to honor a goddess by invoking Her essence through anything found in this book. I can only imagine at best you'd get a token boost and at worse you would offend the goddess in question.

Instead of this book, I'd recommend reading the myths concerning your preferred goddess and creating your own chants.

[Paula Kirman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book to prepare for a presentation I am working on concerning Goddess religion and activism. It was the perfect choice, especially the first two chapters on Peace and the Environment. Unlike the title suggests, the book is heavy on the history and myths, in addition to rituals. If you are seeking a good overview of a lot of different Goddesses, this is definitely a book to check out.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be 3 1/2 *** if there was a 1/2 option. Good book, but some of the rituals & meditations didn't resonate for me & got lost under the retelling of myths, which was interesting, but not engaging.

[Minnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked learning about the different Goddesses