If a book written by a man about worshipping the Great Goddess as “Mother” isn’t unique enough, Levi Rowland is also a priest (of a tradition of witchcraft) and avid devotee to Her. As such, this book is not “how to” manual. It is a much needed “why to” - why we need to bring the Divine Feminine back into our consciousness in ways that stand alongside religious and spiritual comparison.
Levi introduces the reader to the concept of Goddess theology, showing what it means to be a devotee, from the historical perspective, drawing upon knowledge of Mystery cults and even using other traditions, such as Shaktism for example, as a comparison to help guide the modern Western reader to points that he is making.
The Goddess the Levi re-introduces to us is no “Jesus figure in a dress”, with patriarchal concepts under a veneer of feel good matriarchy. He writes about the Great Goddess, the creatrix of all, the Mother who birthed the cosmos and all that resides within, including our own selves. This Goddess is no Barbie doll, sugar and spice – while she may be the queen of heaven, she equally is also the queen of hell. This is because in the truest sense of things, the Goddess, as Mother, is all things including that which shakes us to our core in order to transform us.
And Levi does not shy away from the darkness which the Mother brings. He is brutally honest, opening up and sharing a number of poignant memories from his own personal journey, of his coming home to the Mother.
In a world that tends to be focused on window dressing spirituality, of moon manifesting without true desire and spell casting without consequences, Mother: Ecstasy, Transformation and the Great Goddess by Levi Rowland shows the reader how true transformation can occur and divine ecstasy is received when one connects with the Great Mother.
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Conclusion: Highly Recommended
Published by Warlock Press, 2023
ISBN-10 : 1733246673
ISBN-13 : 978-1733246675