Controversial Book Shines New Light on Use of Power by Women

'Bitch'? 'Harlot'? Amazon.com Best-Seller Says These Are Good Roles for Modern Women

Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) November 3, 2008 -- The Bitch, The Crone and the Harlot by Susan Schachterle catapulted to the top of the best-seller list of Amazon.com this week (www.amazon.com). Claiming the #1 spot in Psychology of Human Sexuality and Women's Studies, Schachterle's book argues that middle-aged women need not feel that they are losing visibility and value. In fact, the author says, they can be much more powerful in the world than young women.

The key, says Schachterle, is for women at midlife to embrace qualities that at many points in history have been used against them. Some of the most prominent women in our culture demonstrate the decisiveness, wisdom and sensuality that are often damned in women but transformational in the world. Hillary Clinton? Sarah Palin? Schachterle says these women fit the classic Bitch archetype. Maya Angelou redeems the old, repellent, fairy-tale image of the Crone. Bette Midler and Madonna: These artists demonstrate the richness of life that is possible for women when they really open themselves up to their senses. In The Bitch, The Crone and the Harlot, Schachterle argues that women shouldn't feel bad about aging. They shouldn't mourn their lost youth. Instead, they should recognize that midlife gives them the freedom to be bold, astute and raucous -- and to have more positive impact on the world than ever before.

Schachterle's book is for women who want to make the second half of their lives more powerful, meaningful and luxurious than the first half. "Bitch," "crone" and "harlot" are explosive terms that women should not shrink from, says the author. Instead, those old, provocative concepts point to new possibilities, not only for individual women but also for the planet, with all of its struggles and sorrows. Women who live fearlessly and forcefully can help to heal the world, says Schachterle.

The Bitch (capital B) is a woman who can make big things happen -- for the greater good, not a self-serving agenda. The Crone is a repository of all the wisdom she won in her earlier struggles; she can transform difficult situations with that wisdom. The Harlot is a woman who expresses herself physically and who, as a result, is more aware than others, happier and more adventurous. www.bitchcroneharlot.com

Today, women have the option of stepping into their authority and taking full advantage of it in ways that were not acceptable in earlier times. Schachterle's book depicts a new kind of midlife for women - one offering a profound opportunity for personal power, wisdom and sensual awareness. The author not only illustrates this new, vibrant midlife for women, she guides them through the process of attaining it.

As reviewed in Author's Den.com, "In (Susan Schachterle's) warm, funny, and gorgeously written book … using incidents from history, case histories from her counseling work, stories from her life, and examples from her corporate and non-profit consulting career, she shows that midlife in fact represents a time when women's sexuality, wisdom, and power can come into full bloom."

Susan Schachterle is an international speaker, award-winning author and Director of the Ahimsa Institute. www.ahimsa.com

Media Contact: Marjorie Helms, 303-475-6169, Contact@KarishMarketingGroup.com
Web site: www.bitchcroneharlot.com

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