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Resources
This section of the website will be constantly growing and changing,
offering a glimpse at the wonderful complexity of our Matrix of
women.
2005 Regional Congress Resources
The following list of resources was developed through a collaborative
process by the 2005 Regional Congress Coordinators for use
in their Congress Playbook. This list does not represent ALL
the wonderful resources available to women, and does not represent
a specific endorsement by Gather the Women. It does provide
great place to start expanding your personal exploration. |
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BOOKS:
Victoria Covell
The Evolutionary Woman of the 21st Century:
How We Will Change the World One Woman at a Time One Day at a Time
ISBN: 1413446035 A1Books, NJ, USA
Inspiration/ Self Help
There is no greater power on Earth which the 21st century woman
may possess than living an idea whose time has come. The Evolutionary
Woman, is a 365 day-book format, exhorts women to take the next
evolutionary step. .
Carol Lee Flinders
At the Root of This Longing: Reconciling
a Spiritual Hunger and a Feminist Thirst
HarperSanFrancisco (1999)
Anthropology
In an intriguing combination of personal and scholarly prose, Flinders
(Enduring Grace) works through the details of her attempt to reconcile
the conflicts she found between her "commitments to feminism"
and her "spiritual path and practices."
Esther and Jerry Hicks
Ask & It Is Given: Learning to Manifest
Your Dreams
Hay House (2004)
Inspiration/Self Help
Ask and It Is Given, by Esther and
Jerry Hicks, which presents the teachings of the nonphysical entity
Abraham, will help you learn how to manifest your desires so that
you’re living the joyous and fulfilling life you deserve.
As you read, you’ll come to understand how your relationships,
health issues, finances, career concerns, and more are influenced
by the Universal laws that govern your time/space reality—and
you’ll discover powerful processes that will help you go with
the positive flow of life.
Rhonda Hull, Ph.d.
Drive Yourself Happy
2002
Selp-help
This maintenance manual for happier living shows you how to put
spark back in your plugs and a smile back on your face by knowing
it's what's under the hood and in your heart that counts.
Valerie Hunt
Infinite Mind: Science of the Human Vibrations
of Consciousness
Malibu Publishing Company (2000)
Science & Inspiration
Infinite Mind is a classic in the
field of human energy fields, or bioenergetics. The research described
in Infinite Mind is on the cutting
edge of exploring what we know about human energy fields. Hunt's
descriptions of experiments she's conducted with aura readers and
physicists make fascinating reading.
Sue Monk Kidd
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
HarperSanFrancisco (1996)
Spirituality and or Inspiration
The author's journey to capture her feminine soul and to live authentically
from that soul makes a fascinating, well-researched and well-written
story.
Anne Lamott
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
Anchor (2000)
Inspiration, Self-discovery
Traveling Mercies is a collection
of small pieces that shows how a life involved even the tiniest
bit with prayer can open up or shift into place.... Nothing very
dramatic happens in this book, just the steady accrual of moments
of grace, the opening of a clenched heart, the stilling of a tongue.
BOOKS (continued)
Nancy Privett
Stepping into the Aquarian Age: A Guidebook
for the New Evolutionary Cycle
Old Lion Publishing (2001)
Spirituality/Science
The Aquarian Age has been forecast as the Golden Age, an era of
peace and global community, when the secrets of the universe will
be revealed and an internal power source beyond imagining will be
uncovered. It is also a time when people will be forced to become
responsible administrators of this power or suffer disastrous consequences.
Navigating this new evolutionary cycle can be difficult, but the
insights this book provides into the mystery schools of ancient
wisdom, the new relationship between modern physics and ancient
teachings, and the seven basic universal laws will teach people
to become more compassionate, wise, powerful, and aware.
Susyn Reeve
Choose Peace & Happiness: A 52-Week Guide
Red Wheel Weiser (2003)
Self-help/Inspiration
Choose Peace & Happiness is one
of those very rare books whose title is so perfect, it not only
sums up the book, it is a kind of mantra that you can repeat when
you feel yourself slipping into old patterns of negativity. 52 Weeks
of essays and exercises to strengthen your peace & happiness
muscle.
Dr. Sylvia Rimm
How Jane Won: 55 Successful Women Share How
They Grew from Ordinary Girls to Extraordinary Women
Three Rivers Press (2002)
Sociology/Women's Studies
Inspiring stories of ordinary girls who faced obstacles and became
extraordinary women.
don Miguel Ruiz
The Four Agreements: A Practical
Guide to Personal Freedom
Amber-Allen Publishing (1997)
Personal Growth/Spirituality
The Four Agreements are very simple, but very profound. To embrace
and live each of the Four Agreements is to find yourself experiencing
personal freedom--possibly as never before. The Four Agreements
are: Be Impeccable With Your Words; Don't Take Anything Personally;
Don't Make Assumptions; and Always Do Your Best.
Eckhart Tolle
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
New World Library (2004)
Spirituality/Self-help
Eckhart Tolle's message is simple: living in the now is the truest
path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may
not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle's clear writing, supportive
voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who's
ever wondered what exactly "living in the now" means.
Margaret Wolff
In Sweet Company: Conversations with Extraordinary
Women About Living a Spiritual Life
Lotus Press (2002)
Conversations, Inspiration
A compelling collection of intimate conversations with 14 remarkable
women, each with a spiritual life that nourishes them and serves
as a dependable compass for their decision-making.
MUSIC:
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Karen Drucker
Songs of the Spirit II and III
www.KarenDrucker.com
Spiritual, Movement
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Gemma
We Rise
www.werise.us
Inspirational, Global
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Holly Near
EDGE
Inspiration/ Women’s Stories put to music
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Electric Angel - Lynne Reardon, Midyne Spear &
Jill Meniketti
Gather the Women
Contemporary Electric Harp
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Carlos Reynosa
For the People
Mountain High Studios
Native American/Flute
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Faith Rivera
Wonder
Suncatcher: Morning Music for the Hip
and Sacred
www.faithrivera.com
Spiritual, New Thought
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Jana Stanfield
Brave Faith
Let the Change Begin
www.JanaStanfield.com
Inspirational, Movement
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Sweet Honey in the Rock
The Women Gather
Vocal/Inspiration
FILMS:
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Being There
with Peter Sellars. Self-reflection
The Burning Times, Women and Spirituality and Goddess Remembered
Available through Amazon. This three video trilogy contains
our history as women.
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Dreamkeeper
(Native American Drama)
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Indigo
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Mother Wove the Morn
Carol Lynn Pearson. Finding the feminine face of God. One woman
show. Exceptional!
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Shirley Valentine
Available in most video stores. Wonderful story of a
woman moving out from control of her husband and her return.
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SPOGA
by Melinda Lee Spoga® is a 30-minute, one-stop method of
incorporating a workout for your body, mind and soul.
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What the Bleep Do We Know?
Spirituality, Quantum Physics & Consciousness
WEBSITES:
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