Celebrating the Great Mother

Celebrating the Great Mother is a handbook to help parents, caregivers, teachers, and counselors create meaningful spiritual experiences to inspire children of all ages. The ideas and activities collected here show how to bring children into rituals that celebrate seasonal cycles and reclaim the spiritual roots of today's modern holidays.

Celebrating the Great Mother
A Handbook of Earth-Honoring Activities for Parents and Children
Foreword
Preface
Part I Earth Connected Parenting
1. Ancient Festivals: A Sense of Coming Home
2. Exploring the Seasons: Earth, Water, Fire, and Air
3. Discovering the Goddess
4. Nature's Sacred World
5. Dreams: messages from Underground
6. Your Child's Inner Wisdom
7. Self-empowerment in a Pouch: Making and Using Talismans
8. The Magical Inner Journey
9. The Healing Child
10. The Family Altar
11. Using this Book
12. Final Word: The Wild Child
Part II The Festivals
Autumn
Mabon: Autumn Equinox, September 20-23
Mabon Activities
Samhain: Day of the Dead, October 31
Samhain Activities
Winter
Yule: Winter Solstice, December 20-23
Yule Activities
Imbolc: Stirring of the Seeds, February 2
Spring
Ostara: Spring Equinox, March 20-23
Ostara Activities
Beltane: Flowering, May 1
Beltane Activities
Summer
Litha: Summer Solstice, June 20-23
Lughnasad: First Harvest, August 1
Lughnasad Activities
Correspondences
Gathering Lists
Suggested Reading
Resources
Index