In ancient myths from throughout the world, the appearance of a White deer presages a warning, leads humans to crucial crossroads, and points us to a gate to better understanding our our relationship to the world.
Deeply researched and densely rich with details from science, history, myth, and dream, and written with a warmly engaging voice, Melinda Reidinger\'s opus also features the haunting interior illustration work of James Hutton and a foreword by Gordon White..
From the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand to the blue blood of horseshoe crabs, monstrous ladies and fallen knights to Magyar star-myths and desert forests, The White Deer speaks to a relationship with the living world we\'ve forgotten but can learn to find again.
In The White Deer: Ecospirituality and the Mythic, Melinda Reidinger chases the White deer down Mythic paths and startling (and sometimes shocking) tracks.
Also, throughout history and in science, the White deer has been a sign of imbalance, impending peril, and also profound moments of opening and transformation.
In ancient myths from throughout the world, the appearance of a White deer presages a warning, leads humans to crucial crossroads, and points us to a gate to better understanding our our relationship to the world
