Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions [J0408]

2000 PB (7.5 X 9-inches) in nice clean condition. In our rushed, stressed society, it's sometimes difficult to spend meaningful time as a family. Now Starhawk, Diane Baker, and Anne Hill offer new ways to foster a sense of togetherness through celebrations that honor the sacredness of life and our Mother Earth. Goddess tradition embraces the wheel of life, the never-ending cycle of birth, growth, love, fulfillment, and death. Each turn of the wheel is presented here, in eight holidays spanning the changing seasons, in rites of passage for life transitions, and in the elements of fire, air, water, earth, and spirit. Circle Round is rich with songs, rituals, craft and cooking projects, and read-aloud stories, as well as suggestions for how you can create your own unique family traditions. Here are just some of the ways to make each event in the cycle of life more special: Mark Summer Solstice by making sweet-smelling herb pillows for good dreams. Send a teenager off to college with the Leaving Behind and Carrying With rituals. Comfort an injured child with the Tree of Life meditation. Commemorate a loved one by planting or donating a tree. As a one-of-a-kind resource for people of many faiths and beliefs, Circle Round will be a beloved companion in your home for years to come.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Excellent resource for parents with small children."; "This was recommended in a Goddess Mom’s group and I’m obsessed. All of the traditions, songs, crafts, and so much more make this book easily usable for all ages! We can use what we find best, and learn about or just skip rituals we are not planning to do. The illustrations are gorgeous, and it’s been super fun to learn and read more."; "It provides lore, arts and crafts and other interactive activities for the whole family. My children enjoyed them. It was a fun book."; "A charming volume with some good ideas! Some of it was a bit corny, but I appreciated the earnestness. The personal anecdotes are lovely."