Heroines of Avalon & Other Tales

There are six primary women in Heroines of Avalon & Other Tales: Arianrhod, Blodeuwedd, Iouga, Elen, Elaine and Dindraine. Does it help you to know that there is a lineage of empowered sacred women? If so, how do you feel?

The Western Goddess tradition was broken over a period of many centuries. Do you feel it is time to re-weave the strands of the Western Goddess tradition back together again? And if so, can you begin to feel the ways in which these stories help us intuit what was lost and can be recovered?

What is your current understanding or experience of Avalon, or the Otherworld?

The chapter on Arianrhod, a Moon Mother Goddess, reminds us that there is an ancient Goddess lineage. Arianrhod invites the reader to open to an enchanted world, where it is possible to slip between the worlds. Does this chapter give you permission to dream and even listen to the songs the stars sing at night?

Do you feel a particular connection with a Goddess or Heroine in the book? If so, which one and how is she impacting you?

Which practice, visualization or poem had an effect on you, and why?

Blodeuwedd was born from a flower. Do you feel that this flower-woman should abide by the human morals and standards imposed upon her?

Elen of the Ways has antlers that help her listen to the animated earth. In what way is has your ability to listen and receive the messages from nature been influenced by these stories?

Elaine is an ancient Goddess, but over time she was reduced to a weak woman. Restored in these pages to her original glory, what do you feel about the shift in Lancelot’s adoration and her generous ability to endure and love?

Did you know that the first person to achieve the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend was a woman? In the last chapter, you can discover her name -- Dindraine. How does it feel to know that there was a female Grail Champion?

The Goddess has many qualities. She is magical, loving, kind, receptive, compassionate, inclusive, forgiving, and sometimes fierce. She is the embodiment of life itself. What other qualities would you ascribe to her?

Why is it important to recover the voice of the divine feminine and how could it impact the world we find ourselves in today?