Asherah Roots of the Mother Tree Edited By Claire Dorey, Janet Rudolph, Pat Daly and Trista Hendren

In these starless and shifting times, the relationship binding woman to tree lies between dream and memory. We have forgotten so much. Retreating within to unearth buried stories, rooted in nourishment, is a divine act. Contributors to this anthology have shared their vision, creativity and surreal imaginings, all glorious and beautiful, whether written, chanted or drawn.

Asherah's story exposes exploitation, including sexual and environmental. She is calling upon those of us who weep, when trees are cut down, to rekindle our allegiance to Mother Earth. Behind us is darkness. Ahead, if we take the right path, a new age of possibilities: pristine, joyful, peaceful, restorative.

"The Great Goddess Asherah, the sacred tree, Mother-Goddess of all of the gods, did not lose her sacrality in the Hebrew Bible; she was the wife of the Hebrew god as an undercurrent throughout early Hebrew religion, despite the fact that the Hebrew Fathers tried to remove her from their attempted monotheistic pantheon. Blessings to the Goddess, and to this wonderful anthology in her honor." -Miriam Robbins Dexter, Ph.D. from the Preface