The Lover’s Path
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The print version of The Lover’s Path was first published by Harry N. Abrams Books in 2005. This tenth anniversary e-book edition has been enhanced and expanded to bring additional richness and depth to my original vision of Filamena’s journey along the lover’s path. It is my most fervent wish that this digital re-envisioning will invite new pilgrims to join her there.
—KRIS WALDHERR
Brooklyn, 2015
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kris Waldherr is an award-winning author, illustrator, and designer whose many books include Doomed Queens and The Book of Goddesses. She is also the creator of the Goddess Tarot, which has nearly a quarter of a million copies in print. Waldherr’s illustrations have been exhibited in many galleries and museums, including the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Mazza Museum, and the Ruskin Library. She lives and works in Brooklyn with her husband and their young daughter. Her upcoming books include A Gathering of Shadows, a novel set in the art world of Victorian England, and a follow up to Doomed Queens. Visit her online at KrisWaldherr.com.
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Books and Apps by Kris Waldherr
Doomed Queens
Illicit love, madness, betrayal—it isn’t always good to be the queen. From Cleopatra (suicide by asp), to Princess Caroline (suspiciously poisoned on her coronation day), there’s a gory downside to being blue-blooded when you lack a Y chromosome. Kris Waldherr’s elegant book is a chronicle of the trials and tribulations of fifty unfortunate queens across the ages, a quirky, funny, utterly macabre tribute to the dark side of female empowerment. Praised by The New Yorker as “utterly satisfying.” Read an excerpt or purchase.
The Book of Goddesses
Over 120 illustrations. Drawing inspiration from the many goddesses honored throughout history, this visually stunning book presents one hundred goddesses from traditions and cultures all over the world, along with their stories. One Spirit/Book of the Month Club top ten bestselling book. ALA Pick of the Lists. Read an excerpt or purchase.
Sacred Animals
A stunning illustrated book for animal lovers of all ages. Dazzling full color portraits of legendary creatures and mythical beasts are accompanied by lively, well-researched commentaries that explore each animals’ special significance. As she did in the best-selling The Book of Goddesses, Kris Waldherr has combed the world’s major mythologies to create an inspiring multicultural collection of images and information. Read an excerpt or purchase.
Persephone and the Pomegranate
A picture book of the beloved Persephone and Demeter myth. When Persephone bends down to pick a blood-red narcissus, the earth suddenly splits in two. Deep in the darkness of the underworld, Persephone discovers that she has been abducted by Pluto who loves her and makes her his queen. But Persephone is inconsolable, knowing she will never see the sun or her mother Demeter again. “The dramatic oil paintings are matched by a quality of myth and magic in the prose.”—The New York Times Book Review. Read an excerpt or purchase.
Rapunzel
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair…. She was taken from her parents at birth, the penalty that her father was forced to pay for stealing from a forbidden garden. She was raised by a powerful enchantress and locked away in a lonely tower, the only stairway up her own golden tresses. Kris’s first picture book. Read an excerpt or purchase.
SELECTED APPS BY KRIS WALDHERR
Goddess Tarot App
With nearly a quarter of a million copies in print, The Goddess Tarot is one of the most beloved tarot decks ever published. Includes four reading spreads, journal, and more. Available for Android and iPhone platforms. Learn more or download.
Love Tarot App
The Love Tarot iPhone app interweaves the tarot with twenty-two of the most romantic love stories of all time. Includes four reading spreads, journal, and more. Adapted from the award-winning Lover’s Path Tarot. Learn more or download.
Text and art copyright © 2015 Kris Waldherr.
Design by Kris Waldherr.
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,
mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher.
Print edition published 2005 by Harry N. Abrams Books, New York.
Cover art montage:
Top: Portrait of Tullia d’Aragona as Salome by Moretto da Brescia, c. 1537
Bottom: Venice, The Grand Canal with San Geremia, Palazzo Labia, and the Entrance to the Cannaregio by Francesco Guardi, c. 1750.
ISBN 978-0-9828125-8-7
Version 1.2
Expanded and Revised Anniversary Edition published 2015 by Art and Words Editions, an imprint of Kris Waldherr Art and Words.
Visit Art and Words Editions online at ArtandWords.com.