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Ode to Minoa
Story of a young Minoan snake priestess on a spiritual odyssey.
192 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1999
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December 1, 2008
Aside from the initial silliness of deciding to call Minoan-era Crete "Minoa," in defiance of historical reality (Sir Arthur Evans named the civilization after a probably ahistorical king, Minos, for whose existance precious litttle archeological evidence has been found, in 1900. what the people called themselves, we do not know, as we cannot read their writing, Linear A. the Egyptians of the same time period called them Keftian.) --aside from which the rest of the book appears well-researched. Writing quality overall quite good; strong handling of language and character develeopment. The witchcraft is absolutely first class; very rarely do i read a pagan novel that i feel that i actually learned valuable spiritual information from, and this is such a novel. her handling of the serpent visions and the mythos of the serpent was wonderful.
April 4, 2012
This book I have recommended more times than any other book. Why? This book takes you on a
trip to Minoa. You take the journey with a young girl, who lot in life is to be a Snake Priestess. That isn't a bad thing, it is the most important role a Woman could hold.
She is an Oracle. But, our heroine has years of training ahead of Her. They are very hard, trying the spirit of one chosen to hold the position of the Sacred Snake Priestess. She has an older Priestess, guiding Her & helping Her through trials She would have failed, if left alone.
This book maybe fiction, but it is based on a true view of the Women who were the power in Minoa. Its spiritual journey will take you along for the ride.
blessings, fellow readers
Donna Swindells
trip to Minoa. You take the journey with a young girl, who lot in life is to be a Snake Priestess. That isn't a bad thing, it is the most important role a Woman could hold.
She is an Oracle. But, our heroine has years of training ahead of Her. They are very hard, trying the spirit of one chosen to hold the position of the Sacred Snake Priestess. She has an older Priestess, guiding Her & helping Her through trials She would have failed, if left alone.
This book maybe fiction, but it is based on a true view of the Women who were the power in Minoa. Its spiritual journey will take you along for the ride.
blessings, fellow readers
Donna Swindells
June 19, 2012
This book is a great journey - it made me want to go to Crete right away. The author does a magnificent job of decribing the ancient settings and the characters are well crafted. I have read it 3 times since I got it back in 2007. If you need a book to captivate and cultivate your spirit, this is a great read.
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