Written by Sylvia Binsfeld
Forward by Anne Baring
Illustrated by Evangelia Philippidis
About the Author: Sylvia Binsfeld began her career as an actress, but as a storyteller at heart, she quickly transitioned to working behind the camera. Sylvia won the first-place Telly Award for her commercial writer/directorial debut, FALL’N ANGELS, but her true passion is film. Sylvia is dedicated to creating innovative and engaging films that aim to raise awareness and contribute to planetary healing.
Several years ago, Sylvia had a profound spiritual experience during a group sound healing session at a qigong intensive, which inspired years of research. She discovered that in ancient history, there had always been a Mother God, a Divine Feminine who was the partner of the Divine Masculine, Father God. After investigating scholarly writings on how she was removed from the pages of religious texts and our consciousness, Sylvia recognized how this had impacted humanity and the world, bringing us to where we are today. Her findings inspired the writing of HOLY SPIRIT RISING: THE VITAL RETURN OF THE DIVINE MOTHER FOR THE HEALING OF OUR PLANET ,which reveals how our Mother God was erased, how it impacted all of life, and what we can do to bring her back.
Sylvia founded the Conscious Media Movement (CMM) around that same time, which she looks forward to expanding now that her book is out. The Conscious Media Movement will become a hub for filmmakers to work on raising their consciousness to better tell the kind of stories that both entertain and elevate humanity.
Holy Spirit Rising will surprise, inform and challenge some long-held assumptions. Ultimately, it is a work of abiding love and unending hope.”
—Reverend, Dr. Craig Atwood, the Charles D. Couch Chair of Moravian Theology, Director of the Center of Moravian Studies
“Sylvia Binsfeld has written a powerful manifesto to the human race, calling out for our spiritual awareness and change on both an individual and global level. If we are ever to regain the health of our planet and assure our children of a bright and beautiful future, then balance must be restored. With love, compassion and wisdom, Binsfeld gives us a radiant light to direct our path during challenging times.”
—Kathryn Otoshi, award-winning author and illustrator, and speaker. Creator of the character-building book series for the
young.
“This book exposes the damage done by obscuring the feminine aspect of God in faith, culture, economy, politics and the environment…This distortion has warped the way society conducts itself; violence, loss of rights, war, poverty, the extinction of many species, and environmental disaster are the results.
Acknowledging the feminine nature of the Holy Spirit opens us to the beauty, compassion and grace evident throughout the creation.”
—Kate Tsubata, Journalist, activist and filmmaker, Dancing Joy