The Dancing Animal Woman : A Celebration of Life

by Anne Hillman, Brian Swimme (Forword)

Anne Hillman gathers up the skeins of love and grief, rage, the destructive, beauty and death, and weaves the story of a woman at the end of the twentieth century into the blazing story of the universe. We discover, along with the dancing animal woman, that we are no longer lonely: we belong, not just to our gender, our race, our nation or any other memberships by which we define ourselves, but to life itself. This is a state of healing that the author calls integrity; and in this potentially life-altering book, we discover how our personal journeys contribute to the spectacular dance that is the evolving story of the human race.

252 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspiring story of a woman's spiritual awakening. Being a widow with young children and working in corporate America the author came to realize she was severed from her natural being. She goes on a quest? I don't know how to explain her search for meaning.
I read this for a book discussion and Anne Hillman joined us for a meeting. She was a very generous woman and shared her insights with us.
It has been a while since I have read books on spirituality, and her book spoke to my condition.
. Especially found her discussion on integrity meaningful. Integrity is a gift not an achievement or an attainment. Also liked the image of the flock of birds, flying together and yet not conforming or uniformly but each flying with the others. Grateful to have read this book

[Philip Swan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some wonder full lines and insights of great depth and beauty.

[Kathy Plourde · Rating 5 out of 5]

2007

[Joan Heiman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a remarkable introspective journey into what's possible for human consciousness. And ... what's desperately needed.

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Dancing Animal Woman was referenced in a daily meditation from Richard Rohr. I looked it up and it got my attention. A wonderful memoir of Anne Hillman's personal journey and how she began to connect with her true self. This is an unusual book in that Hillman connects her personal journey to that of cultural change. The book if filled with poetry and other great references. I personally resonated with Hillman's connection to nature and collective consciousness. An inspiring book of transformation, one that I will return to.

[Mativargas · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love some of the ideas in this book and then if looses me... not sure why