1<br >What Is Women s Spirituality?<br >Women s spirituality is a return to the goddess， to the female principle of<br >creation that is uniquely women s own. It s the joyous group bonding of<br >national women s festivals and conferences， the local small groups and<br >covens，L~ and the single self-blessings and rituals done in bedrooms.<br >Women s spirituality is a celebration of the lives， lifestyles and values of<br >women， women s participation in the cycles of the earth and universe，<br >and women s working toward making a better world. It s Sabbat rituals<br >by the sea and full moons under the stars， the power and beauty of<br >energy raised by groups of caring sister-friends， the affirming activisms<br > o( [3iab~o Canion， G~eenham Common and the Seneca Nomen s<br > Peace Camp. Women s spirituality is the creativity of individual women，<br > the writers， artists and musicians who make beautiful forms with their<br > bodies， hands and minds. It s women healing themselves and each<br > other by crystals， massages， colors and herbs， learning the tarot and I<br > Ching together， re-claiming and dis-covering women s herstory and<br > skills. It s the midwife delivering a child， the struggle to birth a new<br > women s publication， and the effort to build safe havens on woman-<br > run land.<br > Women s spirituality is a growing re-cognition of the goddess as<br > planet， as the earth herself， and of women as part of the earth and her<br > divine Be-ing. The goddess is everything creative， everything that exists<br > in nature and in women s lives， including every woman in her Be-ing，<br > I~Coven， [rom the root word covenir， is a gathering of like minded individuals to celebrate the goddess， the moon<br > and the Wheel of the Year. The word is related to covenant and has the same root.<br > 1<br >