The Moonlit Path: Reflections on the Dark Feminine

The Moonlit Path is an anthology of writing by figures from throughout the spiritual world on the dark feminine. Known variously as Lilith, Kali, the Black Madonna, Morrigan, Guadalupe, and Tara, the dark feminine appears in many cultures and throughout the ages. "It is only by embracing her,"writes Murray Stein in his preface, "that we can learn intelligent tolerance of paradox, tough-minded respect for important differences, and compassion for the alien other in our midst."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892540648
• ISBN13: 9780892540648
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Nicolas-Hays
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Could not put it down

This book reveals so much regarding the distortion of patriarchal Christianity and its limitations. Particularly enlightning was Mary Ann Woodman's idea that the second coming of Christ will be the feminine, which has been suppressed into the subconscious. And Andrew Harvey's essay is brilliant.

Great book

Words cannot express the value of this book. This book is a must for anyone who is interested in the dark feminine and the psychology of the feminine. The book consists of essays, written by different authors, mainly about their personal experiences and their introduction to the dark feminine. This book provides information about the goddesses, which is not easy to find in other books. While reading this book, I was drowned to places, stories and tales that transformed my learning into pleasure. This is one of the books that effects the mind, but also fills the heart, the boundary between science and religion.

Dark Feminine

I am always leery of male authors writing about the dark feminine. One of the best books I have read on the subject.

Mostly about the Black Madonna

9 out of the 16 essays are about the Black Madonna. There is one essay on Lilith, one on Kali, and one on the Morrigan. There is a poem by Clarissa Pinkola Estes about Guadalupe. There is an essay on Mary Magdalene. A further two are from the christian perspective.This book is a mix of the religious and the jungian. It has essays by artists, pschoanalysts and priests. It works. The most valuble essay for me was "The Dark Irish Goddess Morrigan" by Sylvia Brinton Perera--it was worth the price of the book.Despite the fact that this book is skewed a bit toward the chirstian perspective--i still enjoyed reading it.The authors were most interesting when they spoke of their own spiritual and psychological journeys in relation to the Dark Feminine.

A must read for Jungians

Dr. Gustafson has brought together a wonderful collection of essays on the dark feminine by a wide spectrum of noted authorities. There are also some great photographs. Anyone interested in Analytical Psychology, mythology, religion, ecology and the Shadow will love this book.