If Women Rose Rooted

Posted on 22 November 2017 by Sharon Blackie

Rising high up on the heather covered moorlands, seeping through our bogs, flowing down our streams and into our rivers and out onto the sandy strands of the rock strewn Atlantic seaboard, are the old Celtic myths and stories waiting to be reclaimed and re visioned for the modern world Aged 30, Sharon Blackie found herself weeping in the car park of the multinational corporation where she worked, wondering if this was what a nervous breakdown felt like Somewhere along the line, she realised, she had lost herself and so began her long journey back to authenticity, rootedness in place and belonging In this extraordinary book of myth, memoir and modern day mentors from fashion designers to lawyers , Blackie faces the wasteland of Western culture, the repression of women, and the devastation of our planet She boldly names the challenge to reimagine women s place in the world, and to rise up, firmly rooted in our own native landscapes and the powerful Celtic stories and wisdom which sprang from them.A haunting heroine s journey for every woman who finds inspiration and solace in the natural world I love this book Truly, it s mind blowing in the most profound and exhilarating sense This is an anthem for all we could be, an essential book for this, the most critical of recent times I sincerely hope every woman who can read is given one, and has the time and the space to read it Manda Scott, author of Boudica and Into the Fire Free Download Books If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie – kino-fada.fr What a wonderful book I found it so life giving, filled with beautiful Celtic stories and the stories of women leading healing lives, helping others, rooted in the land.Being from New York City, living in the Bronx, I feared this book would have little to offer me but I was wrong There is even a section on how to appreciate the earth as a city dweller The rest of it made me dream of another way of living I wanted to move to rural Ireland immediately The book left me determined to belong to s What a wonderful book I found it so life giving, filled with beautiful Celtic stories and the stories of women leading healing lives, helping others, rooted in the land.Being from New York City, living in the Bronx, I feared this book would have little to offer me but I was wrong There is even a section on how to appreciate the earth as a city dweller The rest of it made me dream of a...In general I enjoyed this it s all about connecting with the Earth and connecting with Celtic heritage It interlinks personal stories, Celtic myths, and meetings with other like minded people It s kinda like Women who Run with the wolves so if you like that book, you ll like this one too.While I m all up for this kinda stuff and was interested in what the author had to say, in the end I just found it too long and way too baggy an edit would have been good I also kind of knew a lot of th In general I enjoyed this it s all about connecting with the Earth and connecting with Celtic heritage It interlinks personal stories, Celtic myths, and meetings with other like minded people It s kinda like Women who Run with the wolves so if you like that book, you ll like this one too.While I m all up for this kinda stuff and was interested in what the author had to say, in the end I just found it too long and way too baggy an edit would have been good I also kind of knew a lot of this stuff as a Welsh person who had the Mabinogion read to her in primary school , which isn t necessari...Life changing This book can be life changing The author, Sharon Blackie, could have been following my life and the journey I have been on over the past 2 decades andBetter still, now I have words to explain why I have feltat home,connected to the world in this land far from the land of my birth Why moving to England from far off Kansas felt like moving home again Here, I have found my rootedness And while I may have been growing in the wrong environment to start, I ve s Life changing This book can be life changing The author, Sharon Blackie, could have been following my life and the journey I have been on over the past 2 decades andBetter still, now I have words to explain why I have feltat home,connected to the world in this land far from the land of my birth Why moving to England from far off Kansas felt like moving home again Here, I have found my rootedness And while I may have been growing in the wrong environment to start, I ve shaken the dirt off my root...I have received this book through Goodreads Giveaway.I thoroughly enjoyed this read, as a call to reconnect with Mother Earth to be the powerful women we were all born to be I feel I received this great collection of stories just at a right time to get grounded and to find my roots in every day li...I took my sweet time with this book and read it over several months in order to savor and digest Sharon Blackie s beautiful prose and the subject matter itself I plan to buy a paper copy to underline, dog ear and tote around, since there is so much goodness here.Beautiful sensitive writing However as I am not Celtic in origin I found myself wondering if I was the intended audience For any colonized diasporic people such as latinos I think her strong connections and rootedness with her history and land may be difficult to relate to My ancestors are scattered and I don t know what my homeland might be Europe, north Africa, Caribbean, South America Any and all of the above It is still Women who Run with the Wolves for me However this is a lo Beautiful sensitive writing However as I am not Celtic in origin I found myself wondering if I was the intended audience For any colonized diasporic people such as latinos I ...I received this book from Goodreads first reads giveaway, thank you This book has interesting cover, the color choice and the title s message.After reading the book I have various views of how I see the book The book is personal biography, memoir, journey of writer s own life and all the activities she has been into and still keeps her going The book is also research and great story mix of Celtic culture stories and author s love towards nature, bogs, and Ireland Its a journey of finding your I received this book from Goodreads first reads giveaway, thank you This book has intere...An incredibly deep and thought provoking book for womenAn intensely passionate journey following a woman s search for her place to be and belong, both physically and mentally Sharon digs deeply into her Cel...This is literally the most inspiring book I have read.This is the antidote to the swashbuckling adventure that is the hero s journey it is a woman s journey, based on a woman s way of being in the world.Every woman needs to read this book It will speak to your soul, it will stir up your long forgotten ancestral wisdom It will have you connecting with instincts you didn t realise were divine, or it cement the notion that you are on the right path I can t really praise it highly enough, have This is literally the most inspiring book I have read.This is the antidote to the swashbuckling adventure that is the hero s journey it is a woman s journey, based on a woman s way of being in the world.Every woman...This book was a bit of a hot mess, but I really appreciate what the author s trying to do.

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22 November 2017

Sharon Blackie