The heroine's journey: woman's quest for wholeness

1. Separation from the Feminine : Rejection of the Feminine

The Journey Begins: Separation from the Mother

The Terrible Mother and the Negative Feminine

Abandoning the Mother

Separating from the Good Mother - - Rejection of the Female Body

Rejected by Mother

2. Identification with the Masculine : Daughters of the Father

Father as Ally

Daddy's Girl: Absorption of the Feminine

The Father Quest: Gathering Allies

Lack of a Positive Masculine Ally

Addiction to Perfection

Learning the Rules of the Game with Dad

Putting the Patriarchy on Notice

3. The Road of Trials : Confronting Ogres and Dragons

The Myth of Dependency

The Two-Headed Dragon

The Myth of Female Inferiority

Slaying the Ogre Tyrant

The Myth of Romantic Love

Psyche and Eros

4. The Illusory Boon of Success : The Superwoman Mystique

Reaction to the Feminine Mystique - - The Great Pretender

The Myth of Never Being Enough

5. Strong Women Can Say No : A Sense of Betrayal

Spiritual Aridity

Betrayal by the Father: Iphigenia

Betrayal by God

Spiritual Daughters of the Patriarchy - - What Happens When Women Say No?

Saying No: The King Must Die

6. The Initiation and Descent to the Goddess : Woman's Initiation

Looking for the Lost Pieces of Myself

Mother/Daughter Mysteries

The Grain Goddess - - The Descent of Inanna

Meeting the Dark Mother

Mindful Suffering and Return

7. Urgent Yearning to Reconnect with the Feminine

The Worm Baby

Body/ Spirit Split

Female Sexuality

Family Messages about the Female Body

This Is My Body

A Cap on My Heart

Grieving the Separation from the Feminine

Grandmother Spider

The Feminine as Preserver

The Feminine as Creator: Oshun and Changing Woman

Refining the Vessel - - 8. Healing the Mother/Daughter Split : Daughters Unmothered

Mother as Fate

The Search for the Personal Mother

Divine Ordinariness

Healing in Nature and Community

Grandmother as Guide

Woman as Mythmaker

The Origin of Images of the Goddess

The Dark Dream Woman

Woman's Words

Taking Back the Dark: Reclaiming the Madwoman

Reclaiming the Power of the Feminine

9. Finding the Inner Man with Heart : Healing the Wounded Masculine

The Unrelated Masculine

Releasing Machisma

The Sacred Marriage

A Woman of Wisdom and a Man with Heart

Healing Powers of the Feminine: Hildegard

Dreaming of the Sacred Union

10. Beyond Duality : Healing the Split between Feminine and Masculine

A Circular Perspective

Dual Nature of the Divine

Celtic Christianity

The Circle as a Model for Living.