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Feeding the Hungry Ghost: Life,
Faith, and What to Eat for Dinner
by Ellen Kanner. (New World Library,
$15.95, Paperback.)
The “hungry ghost” in the title of
this book is a Tao concept, evoking
restless souls
still hungry,
still seeking,
even beyond the
grave. We all
have a hungry
ghost that food
alone cannot
satisfy. We see
this by the rise
in obesity and
the sense of
disconnection
from the very food we gobble.
Spirituality alone doesn’t fulfi ll
all our human needs, either, which
is why we need to combine these
hungers and learn to eat mindfully,
in harmony with our natural seasons
and in relationship with our families
and wider communities. Feeding the
Hungry Ghost contains stories that are
centered on the seasons. The moods
they evoke nudge us to think and feel
more deeply about how we live now.
Ellen Kanner knows that all the spiritual
cheerleading in the world can’t get the
average person to change their habits,
so she offers bait, specifi cally, delicious
vegan recipes from her personal arsenal,
many of them re-workings of cultural
favorites from around the world.
Feeding the Hungry Ghost combines
elements of humor, spirituality, cultural
food traditions, current science about
health and diet, and seasonal recipes.
It shares the importance of food that
nourishes both heart and soul while
supporting a more sustainable approach
to raising the food that graces our
tables. She describes why simple
choices can begin to change habits and
alter behavior, how these small steps
can lead to a healthier, happier person
and a healthier, more peaceful planet.
The Healing Power of the Sacred
Woman: Health, Creativity, and
Fertility for the Soul by Christine R.
Page, M.D. (Bear & Company, $20.00,
Paperback.)
Four
thousand
years ago,
women were
seen as living
representatives
of the Great
Mother, whose
cyclical and
potent energy
gave birth to
all existence.
Today, this
sacred awareness has been lost or
distorted, causing a collective amnesia
among women around the world.
There is, however, one symbol of the
Great Mother’s loving presence that
has remained unchanged for tens of
thousands of years: the physical body.
Its curves, sensuality, softness, and
monthly fl ow are constant reminders
of this deep, loving connection. When
illness appears, especially within the
breasts and fertility organs, a woman is
being reminded to return to her pure and
sacred identity, where death and birth
are essential for growth and love fl ows
without expectations.
Combining more than thirty years
of experience in health care with in
depth research into the history and
mythology of the divine feminine,
Christine Page reveals that women
are the foundations of the birth of
new levels of consciousness, without
which the evolution of humanity will
become barren and dry. Yet, such birth
can occur only when women have the
courage to reject the beliefs and images
of the feminine imposed upon them and
reclaim their true identity. Through a
fascinating journey into the body, Dr.
Page shows the importance of self-love
and self-respect. She reminds women
to reconnect to the potent and creative
energy of Mother Earth, which gives
power to the intuitive voice of the heart
and nurtures new seeds of inspiration
and enlightenment.
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