Girl God Books

08/06/2026

"For those of us whose hearts rest in the Goddess, we are afforded a safe and healing place in which to feel, acknowledge and express our grief. Loss in all its sizes is a necessary part of every life--learning to wrap it with ceremony and holiness does much to lessen its weight. This book is an entry point for those who need it as well as a resource for those profoundly engaged with this very human mystery."
-H. Byron Ballard, priestess, author A Feral Church

08/06/2026

07/06/2026

“At the heart of PaGaian Cosmology is the re-storying and expression of Goddess metaphor for the sacred: it was She who called me – into Her, to learn of Her, to find a way to speak of Her. This cosmology is originally a study and embodiment of Goddess in three qualities – often known commonly as “Virgin, Mother and Crone,” but globally She has been named and praised in various terms: such as possessing the three qualities of ‘preserver/protector,’ ‘creative power,’ and ‘destructive power’ (Kali in India); or in other ancient depictions the three qualities are represented perhaps with grain, sword and snake (Hecate in Greece); perhaps with grain, throne and scorpion (Anatha of Egypt); perhaps as poet, physician and smith-artisan as in the case of Celtic Brigid. Sometimes She has been represented as three matrons (Germany and Italy). In East Asia, there are many triplicities and triads: in Korea Mago, the Creatrix, is identified with Samsin (Triad Deity) and also Goma is referred to as one of the “Three Sages.” In South America, the Goddess Chia is known as a triple goddess.

In our times She and Her multivalent dimensions have rarely been understood, and frequently Her triplicity has been re-configured as three sages or kings; and in some religions She has been replaced with an all-male trinity. Yet many continued to seek Her.”

-Glenys Livingstone Ph.D., A Poiesis of the Creative Cosmos: Celebrating Her within PaGaian Sacred Ceremony – Girl God Books

Art by Lauren Raine

07/06/2026

"Ashtoreth, the despited ‘pagan’ deity of the Old Testament was (despite the efforts of biblical scribes to disguise her identity by repeatedly using the masculine gender) actually Astarte—the Great Goddess, as She was known in Canaan, the Near Estern Queen of Heaven. Those heathen idol worshippers of the Bible had been praying to a woman god—elsewhere known as Innin, Inanna, Nana, Nut, Anat, Anahita, Istar, Isis, Au Set, Ishara, Ashera, Ashtart, Attoret, Attar and Hathor—the many-named Divine Ancestress. Yet each name denoted, in the various languages and dialects of those who revered Her, The Great Goddess. Was it merely coincidence that during all those years of Sunday School I never learned that Ashtoreth was female?"
― Merlin Stone, When God Was a Woman

"Astarte Queen of the Stars" by Kat Shaw Artist

07/06/2026

''The sacred art of nourishing was practiced in ancient goddess traditions in many forms. It was a way of honoring the sensual pleasures and blessings that came with our physical existence. Nourishing one’s self through food, beauty, touch, s*x, music, art and nature is an act of receiving Divine love.

The destruction of the goddess cultures has resulted in disconnecting from this sacred art and the belief by many that they are unworthy of this nourishment. Nourishment, in one form or another, has been a lifelong focus for me on my personal journey of healing. I have met and worked with many women over the years and it has become glaringly apparent to me that just about every woman I’ve known is comfortable with offering nourishment to others. Receiving it is another matter.

Many women are brought up to believe that we have no needs. We easily see the needs of others, and we work very hard to fulfill them. We are everything for everyone and nothing for ourselves. It is a cycle that plays out over and over again.

Go back to nature. She fulfills everyone’s needs quite beautifully on every sensory level. But then she retreats to take care of and restore herself. She insists on being fed by those she feeds — and with no apologies.

Strengthening this wise, compassionate, nurturing Mother within us and applying her love toward ourselves is the first step to this healing. This is easier said than done. Doing what we do each day is the process of this healing.

Recognizing ourselves in nature and taking the steps to honor her wisdom is a powerful way to support healing and integration, even if it is one bite-sized piece at a time. Self-nurturing is a necessary step toward dissolving self-rejection.''

-Mary Lane, Divine Nourishment, A Woman's Sacred Journey with Food

Art by Elisabeth Slettnes