With ‘The Goddess Path’, Kirsty Gallagher invites readers on a transformative spiritual journey to discover their Divine Feminine. Through 13 steps inspired by ancient Goddess wisdom, this guide aims to empower readers to heal, grow, and reclaim their authentic selves.

Accuracy: ★★★★☆
The book blends practical advice with spiritual teachings, offering a grounded approach to integrating Goddess archetypes and self-discovery practices. While rich in wisdom, some readers may find the cultural breadth overwhelming without prior knowledge of Goddess traditions.

Perspective: ★★★★☆
Gallagher’s perspective is deeply personal, and her passion for Divine Feminine teachings shines throughout. Her approach, grounded in both self-reflection and empowerment, provides a relatable and inspiring lens through which to explore these practices.

Relevance: ★★★★☆
In a world where self-worth, boundaries, and intuition often take a backseat, the themes of ‘The Goddess Path’ feel more relevant than ever. The focus on reconnecting with cycles and archetypes offers valuable tools for modern spiritual seekers.

Engagement: ★★★☆☆
The inclusion of rituals, affirmations, and practical exercises creates a dynamic reading experience. However, the text occasionally leans heavily into spiritual terminology, which may not fully resonate with readers new to these concepts.

Readability: ★★★★☆
The writing is approachable and clear, with detailed explanations of archetypes and practices. Dividing the content into clear steps ensures an organised and digestible structure.

Enjoyment: ★★★★☆
For those seeking spiritual growth and a deeper connection to the Divine Feminine, this book offers an enriching and inspiring journey. Its blend of mythology, self-love, and shadow work creates a unique and fulfilling experience.


Kirsty Gallagher’s ‘The Goddess Path’ is a beautifully crafted guide to embracing the Divine Feminine and stepping into your power. Through its structured steps, ancient wisdom, and practical tools, it offers readers the opportunity to heal, grow, and live authentically.

This was such a fun and empowering book. I love the idea of framing lives through archetypes, and I had not yet been acquainted with the goddesses.

I found it offensive. It is rife with cultural appropriation and is not inclusive of the gender spectrum. Not to mention this: “the Goddess, the feminine, cannot be understood with the mind. The mind is masculine.” and other pitfalls of outdated, binary thinking. I would like to clarify that I am a practicing pagan with a special interest in working with the moon and cycles of nature, so I’m not one to dismiss unconventional spiritual beliefs and practices. But this book just picks and chooses what the author likes from the sacred practices of other people‘s cultures. The author even addresses the fact that she is sharing traditions that were taught to her by people from within the culture. However, that does not make it appropriate for her to capitalize on their teachings. For her to utilize these traditions in her personal practice is a beautiful thing, but to make money off of them is inappropriate. She is clearly a privileged person who is very caught up in outdated binary thinking and comes off as a culture vulture. She appears to be tone deaf and willfully ignorant. Additionally, the information she shares with her readers is absolutely not original or in any way innovative - it has all been written about extensively and is easy to find in any library or database. This just confirms my belief that it’s a money grab. If I were to review this, it would be extremely critical and very negative, so I will not be making this review public, but I do want to share it with NetGalley and the publishers as I think it’s a valid view and may be helpful feedback.
No stars

Thank you to NetGalley, publishers and the author for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This books was great, definitely will be recommending it to some of my friends.

The Goddess Path : 13 Steps to Becoming Your Most Intuitive, Authentic, and Powerful Self. In this book the author invites you to follow the Goddess Path to tune into your feminine intuition and wake up to your true powerful self. Thirteen goddesses across different cultures and religions are tuned into for their unique qualities and powers. The writing in eloquent and easy to read, and as soon as you begin to read you will feel you feminine power rising. Overall a really good read.

The Goddess Path by Kirsty Gallagher is an empowering guide to discovering the Divine Feminine.

Gallagher shares stories and lessons from 13 goddesses across many cultures. She dives into archetypes, shadow work, affirmations, and rituals for gaining self-awareness and growth. These practices and exercises help the reader access intuition, establish better boundaries, embrace inner power, and connect with their authentic selves.

This was my first book by Kirsty Gallagher, and I'm so glad I chose to read it. I've since purchased all three of her previous books. I enjoy her teaching style and value her experience and knowledge.

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to explore the Divine Feminine in their spiritual practice.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC of this book.

I love how this book breaks down the Goddess femininity throughout the 13 chapters. I can't wait to dive more into this spiritual journey and discover more about myself throughout this book!

Solid spiritual and self-development/self-empowerment practices through the lens of the Divine Feminine and with different goddesses serving as guides for healing. I do like the section on feminine archetypes: maiden, mother, wise woman, warrior etc. and found it particularly illuminating. The author leads the reader through reclaiming self-worth, boundaries, energy, rest, emotions, intuition etc. Each section has practical advice, insight, affirmations and a "reclaiming ritual."

While I do appreciate the honoring of feminine energies and the divine feminine, working directly with these dieties is not my personal spiritual path (anymore) - but honestly one could plug in other archetypal or spiritual/religious figures - archangels, Ascended Masters, Mother Mary etc -  instead of these goddesses and the exercises would be just as effective. I think this book will have a lot of value for those healing from patriarchal wounds and looking for spiritual empowerment in the divine feminine. I appreciated the section on "healing the witch wound" as I think it applies to any woman stepping into her spiritual gifts and personal power, not just literal witches. Would definitely recommend to those on a goddess-centered, neopagan, or wiccan/witchcraft path or any woman stepping out of her comfort zone and looking for a new framework for healing and personal growth.

I appreciate the author's caveat about shadow work and working with dark aspects of the goddess. Be careful and use discernment.

This is a book centered around feminine self development with a focus on building a connection with the Goddess.

Like others, it brings forth women issues, proposes spiritual and psychological solutions and offers suggestions of Goddesses that can help with these issues and how to connect with them.

As I have read a lot of these books, I was expecting a bit more depth in terms of Goddesses presentations, more insights and a bit more understanding and setting into their cultural context for each Goddess.

For readers new to this kind of books and for anyone who doesn't know where to start their relationship with the Goddess this is a good read, it offers many exercises and ideas to further develop this relationship. All in all, I am grateful to have received this in order to share my view on it and I can recommend it to anyone taking the first steps on the Goddess path, as the author calls it.

Thoughts: I’ve read other “spiritual pathways” types of books but this one is very different. Yes, the emphasis is on goddesses from various religions and crystals and altars, but you don’t have to buy into that if it makes you uncomfortable. But… you should still read the book. There is good information on taking a path to self-discovery. There are daily affirmations that will help you find who you really are; learn to set boundaries and say no, figure out your hopes, dreams, desires, and value. For these things alone, this is a good book. And the author encourages you to take the pathways slowly – this is not something to rush through.

Overall, I thought it was a good self-help book that can help you find your true self. Be prepared to do some deep thinking.

Recommended.

Disclaimer: Disclosure of Material: I received a final and/or advanced reader copy of this book with the hope that I will leave my unbiased opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that… My Opinions. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”

Anyone interested in exploring their femininity and understanding of the divine would love this.
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC

“The Goddess Path” by Kirsty Gallagher is a self-help book designed to guide readers on a transformative journey toward embracing their inner goddess. The author presents a structured approach consisting of thirteen steps that aim to help individuals tap into their intuition, authenticity, and personal power. Each step is crafted to encourage self-reflection, personal growth, and empowerment.

This is an excellent book for anyone interested in personal and spiritual growth. The author’s writing is compassionate, wise, and thoughtful. She has structured the book beautifully and leads the reader along a path that circles around and around and back again as the reader journeys through our many layers within. She refers to many goddesses from different cultures as well as divine feminine archetypes that are available to us on our physical, emotional, and spiritual journeys. I love that she gives permission for the reader to make this goddess path journey our own.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher, for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review

A good book if you want something to re-center yourself or feel like you want to reconnect with yourself, I think even people who arent necessarily "spiritual" could enjoy this book and get something out of it!

Having read all of Kirsty Gallaghers previous books this one was a no brainer. I resonate a lot with Kirsty's words and always leave her books feeling enlightened. This is another great tool from Gallagher, taking you down a path of self discovery to find the Goddess within.