The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future

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The legacy ofthe sacred feminine The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. It showsthat warfare and the war of the sexes are neither divinely nor biologicallyordained. It provides verification that a better future is possible—and is in factfirmly rooted in the haunting dramas of what happened in our past. RIANE EISLER is an internationally acclaimed scholar, futurist, and activist, and is codirector of the Center for Partnership studies in Pacific Grove, California. She is the author of Sacred Pleasure and The Partnership Way. The Chalice and The Blade Contents List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: The Chalice and The Blade 1. Journey into a Lost World: The Beginnings of Civilization 2. Messages from the Past: The World of the Goddess 3. The Essential Difference: Crete 4. Dark Order Out of Chaos: From the Chalice to the Blade 5. Memories of a Lost Age: The Legacy of the Goddess 6. Reality Stood on Its Head: Part I 7. Reality Stood on Its Head: Part II 8. The Other Half of History: Part I 9. The Other Half of History: Part II 10. The Patterns of the Past: Gylany and History 11. Breaking Free: The Unfinished Transformation 12. The Breakdown of Evolution: A Dominator Future 13. Breakthrough in Evolution: Toward a Partnership Future Epilogue Notes Figures Index