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#BESTSELLERThe Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred MasculineSinopsis :A deep exploration of the regenerative and magical secrets ofsacred masculinity hidden in familiar myths both ancient andmodern&#8226Reveals the restorative fungi archetype ofOsiris, the Orphic mysteries as an underground myceliumlinking forests and people, how Dionysus teaches us aboutinvasive species and playful sexuality, and the ecology ofJesus as depicted in his nature-focusedparables&#8226Liberates Tristan, Merlin, and the Graillegends from the bounds ofCampbell&#8217hero&#8217journey and invites themasculine into more nuanced, complex ways of dealing withtrauma, growth, and self-knowledgeLong before the swordwieldingheroes of legend readily cut down forests,
slaughtered the old deities, and vanquished their enemies,there were playful gods, animal-headed kings, mischievouslovers, trickster harpists, and vegetal magicians with floweringwands. As eco-feminist scholar Sophie Strand discovered,these wilder, more magical modes of the masculine havealways been hidden in plain sight. Sharing the culmination ofeight years of research into myth, folklore, and the history ofreligion, Strand leads us back into the forgotten landscapesand hidden secrets of familiar myths, revealing the beautifulrange of the divine masculine, including expressions of malefriendship, male intimacy, and male creative collaboration. Indiscussing Dionysus and Osiris, Strand encourages us to thinklike an ecosystem instead of like an individual. She connectsdying, vegetal gods to the virtuous cycle of composting anddecay, highlighting the ways in which mushrooms can restoresoil and heal polluted landscapes. Exploring esotericChristianity, the author celebrates the Gnostic Jesus of theGospel of Thomas, imagining the ecology that the RabbiYeshua would have actually been referencing in his naturefocusedparables. Strand frees Tristan, Merlin, and the Graillegends from the bounds ofCampbell&#8217hero&#8217journey and invites themasculine into more nuanced, complex ways of dealing withtrauma, growth, and self-knowledge. Strand reseeds our mindswith new visions of male identity and shows how each of us,regardless of gender, can develop a matured ecologicalempathy and witness a blossoming of sacred masculinepowers that are soft, curious, connective, and celebratory.

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