Preface: The Power of Bear: Reflections on a Path of Our Own
Introduction: We Are All Relations: The Household of God Is Big Enough for All
Chapter One: A Spiritual Pilgrimage: The Renewal of Faith
Modern Miracles
The Mystery of Not Knowing
Chapter Two: Trains to Glory: Religion and Spirituality
Religious Dropouts
Anger as a First Step to Healing
Partners in Religion and Spirituality
From Religious Anger to Spiritual Experience
Chapter Three: Intuition and Reason: Jacob's Ladder and Sarah's Circle
Jacob's Ladder
The Dark Nights of Soul Making
Trusting the Intuition
Sarah's Circle
A Brain of Our Own for a Path of Our Own
Women's Wisdom: The Intuition Network
Women's Relationality: Wired for Empathy
Chapter Four: Naming the Mystery: Father, Mother, or Other?
The Likeness of the Divine
God the Father
Embracing the Patriarchy on Our Own Terms
God the Mother
Healing Ourselves and Our Image of God
God as Mother/Father
Chapter Five: Developing a Relationship to God: Friendship and Intimacy, Sensuality and Sex
The Anam Cara: Soul Friends
Holy, Passionate Sex
Women as Lovers
God as Beloved
Sensuality, Not Transcendence
Chapter Six: Spiritual Identity and Healing: The Heroine's Journey
Healing the Woman's Self-Identity
Authenticity and Wholeness
The Descent of Inanna: The Secret of Love's True Power
Susan's Healing: The Arts of Truth and Lovemaking
The Spiritual Self
Chapter Seven: Voices of Our Ancestors: Reclaiming Women's Religious Stories
Of Lilith and Eve: The First Storytellers
Taking Lilith Personally
The Primordial Battle of the Sexes
Taking Eve and the Snake Personally
Mary Magdalene: The Most Beloved Disciple
Jesus and Mary Magdalene: A Heretical Love Story
Jesus and Mary: Partners in the Hieros Gamos
Chapter Eight: Ritual and Prayer: Gathering in Spiritual Community
Women's Spiritual Groups
Altars in the Street
The Science of Ritual, Intention, and Prayer
The Four Types of Women's Ritual
Earth Cycles, Seasons, and Holidays
Rituals Marking Life-Cycle Passages
Healing Rituals
Chapter Nine: Daily Life: Doing and Being
White Buffalo Calf Woman
Balancing Male and Female Aspects in the Workplace
Being True to Ourselves in a Man's World
Taking Care of Ourselves
The Synergy of Doing and Being
Being in the Natural World
Surrendering with Humor
Peace of Mind Is the Journey and the Destination
Chapter Ten: The Healing of the World: And Strangers Shall Be as Friends
Endnotes
Acknowledgments
