Books by Anne Scott
NEW Listening Circles, Seeding Life
A Guide to Facilitating Women’s Circles in Community
Published 2024.
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This small guide describes a simple way to help us remember who we are and reconnect with our sacred nature as women. We possess, in our very beingness, wisdom which is vital for the nourishment and regeneration of self, of families, community and our Earth. When we gather together in silence, we can reconnect to deeper dimensions of ourselves and naturally realign to our place in the web of life. It is through this practice of deep presence with each other, that we can weave back into life the missing thread of love.
Anne Scott has refined the ability to listen deeply to her dreams and to the subtle world of women’s true nature. She communicates her own trust that a natural inner compass is available to those who in their outer lives may be experiencing the extremes of alienation and abandonment. In this beautiful little book, she teaches us to trust, to stand by, and to bear gentle witness to what emerges from the women’s inner worlds. We simply create a space. There is no interference, no effort in this work. Here, those who seek to facilitate such a process are given tried and tested tools, but more importantly we are guided to an attitude of respect and reverence for the light that can come to women through befriending themselves. And we participate as well, in touching something luminous.
In time, some whose lives have become a constant struggle and who may have nearly given up hope seem to find safety and nourishment in this process. It’s as if a spring of pure water becomes available, providing refreshment, rest, and a return to the person’s truer self.~ Holly Javadi, MA, Therapist, International Rescue Committee, Group Co-facilitator
Finding Home: Restoring the Sacred to Life
Stories of Women in Homelessness & Transition
Published 2016.
This luminous collection of stories by and about newly homeless women reveals how the deepest form of empowerment can be found when women are given a heartfully-tended space in which to reconnect with the sacred within themselves. Deftly weaving the women’s own writing and sometimes their dreams with Anne Scott’s own reflections, Finding Home presents an inspiring and compassionate picture of the healing that is possible for women when held in safely contained groups whose focus is on listening within, to the beauty and wisdom that awaits our attention.
Offering invaluable guidance for those wishing to work with homeless women in transition, this book also serves as a beacon to us all, for finding our true inner home, through the eloquent ways it points us back to a deeper way of relating to life and its sacred source.
WONDERFUL NEWS! Finding Home: Restoring the Sacred to Life is now available in German. There is a new German website for Anne’s work, where this edition can be found. (Visit the tab Probelesen/Kaufen to make a purchase.)
Women, Wisdom & Dreams
The Light of the Feminine Soul
Published 2008.
In this elegant and practical guide on feminine wisdom and dreams, Anne Scott leads us into a deepening relationship with our dream world, not only to help us understand its personal significance, but also to use the insights we uncover there to help heal our world.
Asking us to cultivate a courageous attentiveness to our inner lives, Anne provides valuable tools for restoring the link between feminine spirituality and social change. Reclaiming the language of dreams, practicing states of inner attentiveness and stillness in our busy lives, and gathering in groups to share from a deeper place offer rich ways to reconnect to the love, joy and creativity that are our birthright and contribution to life.