Patricia Monaghan Quotes

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It is so easy to close down to risk, to protect ourselves against change and growth. But no baby bird emerges without first destroying the perfect egg sheltering it. We must risk being raw and fresh and awkward. For without such openness, life will not penetrate us anew. Unless we are open, we will not be filled.

Patricia Monaghan

The goddess has never been lost. It is just that some of us have forgotten how to find her.

Patricia Monaghan

Patricia Monaghan

Patricia Monaghan

Born: February 15, 1946

Died: November 11, 2012 (aged 66)

Bio: Patricia Monaghan was a poet, a writer, a spiritual activist, and an influential figure in the contemporary women's spirituality movement.

Known for:

The new book of goddesses & heroines (1981)
Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines (2009)
Goddess Path (1999)
The goddess companion (1999)

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