Mothers of Magic: Summoning the Wisdom of Our Ancestors

Author of Take Back the Magic and co-founder of the beloved non-denominational fellowship The Way of the Rose Perdita Finn offers a profound invitation to remember and recover the power, presence, and wisdom of the Mother Figure.At a time when so many of us feel unmoored from guidance, care, and belonging, Mothers of Magic is a profound call to return to our deepest sources of knowledge, nourishment, and kinship. When Perdita Finn found herself at a crossroads with her health, she embarked on a search for healing that led her to confront a heritage of misogyny and violence-and to summon the wisdom of her ancestors to unravel the trauma woven into her story and the story of civilization itself.Braiding memoir with cultural history, Finn introduces readers to a pantheon of maternal figures, from the loving spirit of St.Anne and the defiant courage of Joan of Arc to the very Earth itself, who have long offered refuge, instruction, and love.Through these stories and her own journey of tran