Finding Mother God: Poems to Heal the World

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Honoring the female part of the divine, from a refreshingly modern perspective.

Call Her Goddesscall her God the Mothercall her the Feminine PrincipleHer children need Her, and our world deeply suffers the pains of Her absence. Through the warmth and the wit of poetry, this book is an invitation for allwomen, men, of any religion or of no religionto welcome Her home and set a permanent place for Her at the family table. Carol Lynn Pearsons poetry are accessible, thoughtful, and thought-provokingthe perfect balance of wisdom, humility, and humor.

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Carol Lynn Pearson has scored a major touchdown with Finding Mother God. The women who take the lead in showing us a vision of partnership, on earth and in heaven, deserve to know there are men who walk with them shoulder to shoulder. I am honored to be one of them. -- Steve Young, NFL Hall of Fame and New York Times bestselling author QB: My Life Behind the Spiral
Readers of these beautiful, unsettling and perceptive poems will encounter the missing Mother on every pageand learn how she was disappeared and how contemporary women, like Carol Lynn Pearson, are rediscovering Her, hidden in plain sight. -- Mary Ann Beavis, PhD., Professor of Religion and Culture, St.Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, coeditor Goddess in Myth, History and Culture
In Finding Mother God, Carol Lynn Pearson turns her sagacious poetic mind to the variegated stories of the Missing Mother captured in each poem, reflecting how deeply Her absence has been felt among Her children. This beautiful and inspiring book is surely a gift for our time. -- Fiona Givens, coauthor of The God Who Weeps, The Crucible of Doubt, and The Christ Who Heals
After reading this manuscript of poems, I feel like Martin Luthers friends must have felt when he said, Can you look at these ninety-five theses Carol Lynn Pearson has clearly written a revolutionary document that is destined to fuel another phase of enlightenment. As a plus, the poems are moving and joyful. -- Mark E. Olson, PhD, Professor of Evolutionary Biology and Botany, National University of Mexico and National Geographic Explorer
Carol Lynns new book of poetry is incredibly moving Carol Lynn found a way to somehow simultaneously mourn and celebrate the way we interact with Heavenly Mother, both personally and in community. We found ourselves both laughing, crying, and everything in between as we read and we cant recommend the book highly enough. * Faith Matters *
In my house, we love speaking and thinking about Heavenly Mother, and incorporate thought and discussion of Her into our daily lives. So,Finding Motheris right down our alley. I enjoyed the piece incorporating Descartes into Mothers love for us. I love the mentions of all of Her names, from Sophia, to Shekiniah, to the Venus of Willendorf. Pearson speaks of the fear of God not existing, of the Fear of not knowing if she resembles her Mother, and of the realizations that She does, indeed, exist and that we resemble Mother. These are all familiar to my own work and ponderings on paper, too, and are like hugs in print form.

If you, too, love poetry, are odd (but splendid), and love to think about the nature of our Parent Gods, this is a lovely addition to your bookshelf. -- Heather Harris-Bergevin * The Association of Mormon Letters *
Injustice, suffering, and pain abound. The world needs healing. We NEED God the Mother in our world and lives, but she is nowhere to be found. Carol Lynn Pearson, beloved author and poetess has an offering to help us with this dilemma.Finding Mother God: Poems to Heal the World, is filled with meditations of sublime beauty on our Divine Mother. In its pages, you will read verses that will soothe your soul. You will find thoughts that will touch your heart. You will be taught ways to encounter the Divine Feminine. You will be challenged to be better. You will be encouraged to be more. And if you are a man and you sit down, shut up, humble yourself, and pay attention, you MAY just be given a glimpse of what women experience as they long to encounter and have a relationship with a Divine Being who resembles them.

Carol Lynn Pearson has been writing books as long as I have been alive, and I am not that young anymore! Each of her books has been a gift, and that is true ofFinding Mother God: Poems to Heal the World.This last year has been rough, we are all on the beat up side, some more than others. The inhabitants of our blue-green orb have experienced and are experiencing loss, depression and anxiety, fear, sickness, and pain. We NEED the love, advice, and embrace of our Holy Mother God to heal our world. There is no need for us to live in a Motherless House any longer. Carol Lynn PearsonsFinding Mother God: Poems to Heal the Worldwill help you to discover the Living Mother God and will help you to find healing in Her embrace. I invite you to read and share a copy. -- Andrew Hamilton * The Association of Mormon Letters *
When I first picked up Finding Mother God, I never knew when I turned a page if I would laugh or cry as each one landed in my heart and touched my soul. I read the poems now to whomever will listen. How I love this book! Indeed these are poems to help heal the world. -- Marilyn Nyborg, author of A Womans Guide to Sacred Activism
Oh, so many of these poems touch me, teach me, disturb me, comfort me, open vistas to me, I love so many of them and you for writing them. These are the crowning gifts of your talent and your life. -- Dave, reader
This book, filled with striking, thought-provoking poems, invites the reader to consider the essential place of Heavenly Mother in our world and in our theology. -- Kayla Bach * Seeking Heavenly Mother *
vibrant and healing. The collection is wonderfully varied.
While the poetry is beautiful to my ear, these are accessible poems, some reading more like poetic essays than poems. In other words, this is a collection of poetry to be loved even by those who dont love poetry. -- David Evans * Times and Seasons *
I enjoyed the collection as a whole because I really love the exploration of the feminine concept of god and I would recommend this collection to anyone else interested in the same. -- brittanygates * LibraryThing *
These story poems are a wonder. -- jonnijones * LibraryThing *

Author Bio

Carol Lynn Pearson has been a professional writer, speaker, and performer for many years. In addition to her volumes of poetry, she is well known for such books as The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy; Goodbye, I Love You, her autobiography; Consider the Butterfly, which was a finalist in the inspiration/spiritual category of the 2002 Independent Publishers Book Awards; and a series of inspirational books that began with The Lesson. Carol Lynn has been a guest on such programs as The Oprah Winfrey Show and Good Morning, America and has been featured in People magazine. She has a master of arts in theater, is the mother of four grown children, and lives in Walnut Creek, California. You can visit her at www.clpearson.com.