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The Way of the Rose

The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary

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The Way of the Rose

By: Clark Strand, Perdita Finn
Narrated by: Clark Strand, Perdita Finn, Sophie Strand
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What happens when a former Zen Buddhist monk and his feminist wife experience an apparition of the Virgin Mary?

“This book could not have come at a more auspicious time, and the message is mystical perfection, not to mention a courageous one. I adore this book.”—Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit

Before a vision of a mysterious “Lady” invited Clark Strand and Perdita Finn to pray the rosary, they were not only uninterested in becoming Catholic but finished with institutional religion altogether. Their main spiritual concerns were the fate of the planet and the future of their children and grandchildren in an age of ecological collapse. But this Lady barely even referred to the Church and its proscriptions. Instead, she spoke of the miraculous power of the rosary to transform lives and heal the planet, and revealed the secrets she had hidden within the rosary’s prayers and mysteries—secrets of a past age when forests were the only cathedrals and people wove rose garlands for a Mother whose loving presence was as close as the ground beneath their feet. She told Strand and Finn:

The rosary is My body,
and My body is the body of the world.
Your body is one with that body.
What cause could there be for fear?

Weaving together their own remarkable story of how they came to the rosary, their discoveries about the eco-feminist wisdom at the heart of this ancient devotion, and the life-changing revelations of the Lady herself, the authors reveal an ancestral path—available to everyone, religious or not—that returns us to the powerful healing rhythms of the natural world.
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“A masterwork that will leave you in tears, it comes to the world, as the Lady herself always comes, in our hour of need.”—Eric Utne, founder of Utne Reader and author of Far Out Man

“In times of turmoil we need a tangible practice to help us release worry. The Way of the Rose gives us an ancient, sustainable answer for how to root into peace and wisdom beyond dogma and traditions. I can’t recommend this book enough.”—HeatherAsh Amara, author of The Warrior Heart Practice

“Ultimately, The Way of the Rose is a love song to the world, and to the mysteries of the world. Moving and profound, powerful and elegant, it is a call for us to remember our place in the larger community of humans past, present, and future, and our place in the larger community of life on this planet.”—Derrick Jensen, author of The Myth of Human Supremacy

The Way of the Rose is both a firsthand account of mystic initiation and a revelation of the Divine Feminine in an age of patriarchal madness—erudite, irreverent, and wise. . . . Manna from heaven.”—Mark Matousek, author of Mother of the Unseen World

“This is a universal story of love, a huge-hearted invitation to step up and into the field of the sacred feminine, a gratifying guide to a life of joy and service.”—Mirabai Starr, author of Wild Mercy

The Way of the Rose is brilliantly written and filled with a wealth of stories meant to inspire us. I feel blessed by reading this beautiful and sacred book.”—Sandra Ingerman, author of The Book of Ceremony

“A wonderful book . . . As I read it, I couldn't help but remember my grandmothers and aunts praying—how gentle they were when they handled each bead in prayer.”—Don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., author of The Five Levels of Attachment
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Soul provoking and warming, has inspired me to take up the rosemary myself, which in turn has influenced my life greatly

Beautiful, have been praying the rosary since

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Beautiful story and guidance with the rosary. unfortunately it was sometimes hard to listen to as the grating voice was off putting

Great book but the female voice is very grating

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This hooked me. Don’t know why but I thought it was fantastic and felt like it was just what I was looking for. The multiple narrators works well and I thought Sophie was particularly good at her bits.

Great

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nourishing food for the soul. eloquently written and read out by the authors. highly recommend.

beautiful

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I felt drawn to this book through my research regarding the divine feminine and women’s mysteries. I had a suspicion that, having heard a sample it would be an adventure at the very least. But having now finished the entire book I feel so moved and effected in all the right ways. I can only say read this book, listen to it, you won’t be disappointed.

Wow, what an amazing book!

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