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Facing Sacred Fear with Lucy Pearce

Episode Summary

What if our deepest fears are not something to run from, but something to turn toward and embrace? On today's episode, I talk with Lucy H. Pearce, best-selling author and founder of Womancraft Publishing, about the sacred nature of fear and its relationship to the Sacred Feminine. Lucy has published nine life-changing books for women, including two Nautilus Award winners. On this episode, we also discuss the importance of knowing women's sacred histories, the significance of embracing one's own creative nature, and finding beauty and community even as we witness the breakdown of outdated systems and ways of being.

Episode Notes

You can learn more about Lucy's work at her website, www.lucyhpearce.com.

You can also learn more about Womancraft Publishing and available titles at www.womancraftpublishing.com.

Here are a few more resources related to today's discussion:

• The passage I share at the beginning of the episode is from Lucy's incredible book, Burning Woman.
• Lucy's work is referenced in the wonderful book If Women Rose Rooted, by Sharon Blackie.
• Elizabeth Gould Davis was an American librarian who wrote the book The First Sex. 
• Ina May Gaskin is an American midwife and an advocate for women's healthcare. You can learn more about her here.
• Mary Daly was a former academic, feminist and theologian. Her published works included Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism, Beyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women's Liberation,  The Church and the Second Sex.
• Merlin Stone was an art historian who wrote the incredible book When God Was a Woman.