Gardening and men

Back in 2007 I reviewed Sacred Land: Intuitive Gardening for Personal, Political and Environmental Change, by Clea Danaan for SpiralNature.com.

I gave it a favourable review (it was a great book), but I also mentioned my disappointment that it seemed solely geared for women.

Ms Danaan must have stumbled upon the review recently, because she posted an explanation in her Intuitive Gardening Blog, writing that:

When I originally wrote the book, it was intended as part of a series of books called the Goddess Guides. The first was called Goddess’ Guide for the Magical Bride and became my book Magical Bride. The second was about healing, and I haven’t written it yet. The third became Sacred Land. If you have read both Sacred Land and Magical Bride, you will know that I profile goddesses related to pertinent topics in each book. The series was meant to be geared towards women, on normal topics we deal with every day like marriage, gardening, raising children, and health. I wanted to include goddesses and women who inspire me on each given topic.

Danaan goes on to explain that it was retitled several times and all references to goddesses and sisterhood were removed from the title, but not from the text itself, which contributed to the odd female-centric feel of the book. It was, in the end, unintentional.

Another cool thing about the Internet: you can learn the stories behind books straight from the authors themselves.

Thanks for the clarification Clea Danaan!

Psyche is the editor of Plutonica.net and the curator for the occult resource SpiralNature.com, Psyche also operates a tarot consultation business, Psyche Tarot. She has been published in The Cauldron, Konton, Tarot World Magazine, among other magazines, and her essay “Strategic Magick” appeared in Manifesting Prosperity (Megalithica, 2008).

Psyche's website is http://www.plutonica.net.