[Main Blog Post] Thoughts on the "Way of the Rose"

[jprussell]

So far, I keep on with getting a blog post out for each week, if only barely. This week, my thoughts on the book The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary by Clark Strand and Perdita Finn. I found it helpful in thinking about my work on a "Heathen Rosary", and I think anyone who thinks the Rosary might be helpful or at least interesting, but is not all that Catholic, might find this book worth checking out.

Comments

[open_space]

Hey there Jeff, wondering how your Heather Rosary is going. Any ideas you would like to share?

Cheers!

[prayergardens]

Hi,

I wanted to thank you for your write up of the book. I got it and read it. I'm digesting it - there were pluses and minuses for me. BUT the reading did prompt me to get moving. I read JMG's book on prayer beads a while back and had been wanting to experiment with rosary bead making since it is a place of direct overlap between prayer and gardening for me. I currently have roses simmering away on the stove in my first attempt. I would be most interested if you find any specific plants that are helpful to your rosary project and would offer to make you some beads (or at least attempt to) since I'd like to try making beads out of other plants with religious significance once I get the rose method figured out.