Moon Mother, Moon Daughter: Myths and Rituals That Celebrate a Girl's Coming-of-Age

by Janet Lucy

Adolescence doesn’t have to be a time when mothers and daughters grow apart. Adolescence doesn’t have to be a continual series of screaming matches and pouting. Adolescence should be a time when mothers and daughters connect and grow together. How would it be different if mothers looked forward to their daughters’ first steps into womanhood with the same anticipation and excitement as they had for her very first steps toward walking? What if there was a whole community of women waiting to receive her into womanhood? What if there was a way for mothers and daughters to walk together? Moon Mother, Moon Daughter is a practical and concrete guide rooted in lunar cycles and mythology. Each of the 12 chapters uses a goddess/lunar myth as its basis. The myth is followed by an exploration of the key coming of age concepts found within the myth, activities and suggestions for mothers and daughters, and a list of further reading and resources.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2002

Reviews

[Sherilyn Siy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful healing book. I look forward to growing together with my daughter and journeying with her through one of the most important milestones in her life.

[GeekChick]

This looks like a really interesting resource. I'd buy it, except that on Amazon it STARTS, for a used copy, at $45!!!!! Not sure what's up with that, but I like the idea that the authors' purpose is to celebrate a girl's coming of age. Maybe I'll find a cheap copy somewhere someday......

[Stephanie Cornais · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loooooooooooved this book!

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautiful spiritual handbook for mothers on how to guide your daughter through coming of age. Full of lovely stories, quotes, ritual ideas, and more- a great resource.