The Sacred Feminine is a journey worth engaging. Our world is dominated by the hierarchical structures of the Sacred Masculine dominant world of faith. Sue Monk Kidd has become a reliable voice for me when it comes to exploring other worlds of spiritual direction.

In “Dance Of The Dissident Daughter” Sue goes on a journey from faithful evangelical, to mainline protestant, to an out-of-church but overtly spiritual person all because of her journey into the sacred feminine. Her story felt like mine in many ways except her work bringing to life the idea of the mother, the voice of Mary as not only contemplative but powerful figure was inspiring for me. I really enjoyed listening to the changing dynamics of her family in her process.

Her willingness to share her fear, her doubt, and just her realness is inspiring. This book is older but as it was new for me. I believe it may have aged very well and can be used for a long time to talk about the story of transfiguration into the balance between sacred masculine and feminine which we should all seek.

If you are looking for a way out of your ordinary faith box and would like to embrace the wholeness of the earth, the interconnectedness of humanity and a bigger idea of God, this book will help give you that new perspective. It may even be life changing.

More About “The Dance Of The Dissident Daughter” by Sue Monk Kidd
For years, Sue Monk Kidd was a conventionally religious woman. Then, in the late 1980s, she experienced an unexpected awakening, and began a journey toward a feminine spirituality. With the exceptional storytelling skills that have helped make her name, Kidd tells her very personal story of the fear, anger, healing, and freedom she experienced on the path toward the wholeness that many women have lost in the church.

From a jarring encounter with sexism in a suburban drugstore, to monastery retreats and to rituals in the caves of Crete, she reveals a new level of feminine spiritual consciousness for all women—one that retains a meaningful connection with the "deep song of Christianity," embraces the sacredness of ordinary women’s experience, and has the power to transform in the most positive ways every fundamental relationship in a woman's life—her marriage, her career, and her religion.