Sidra Stone - The Shadow King: The Invisible Force That Holds Women Back

Our task at hand, as we approach the 21st century, is to disengage from this depleting and damaging force known as the Inner Patriarch. In The Shadow King, Sidra Stone compassionately reveals the inner struggles that both women and men undergo in their dialogue with and taming of this force. Every page is vibrantly filled with Sidras warmth, humor, and caring. With her assured guidance, we learn how to work with this primal power, rather than to be its casualty.

Cathleen Rountree, Author - The Heart of Marriage and On Women Turning 50

Reading Sidra Stones book The Shadow King was a mind-blowing experience. It gave me insight and understanding about my deep relationship to men and success in the world. It provides a process that gives me the tools to continue to learn and grow.

Marsha Mason, Actress

In Stones hands, the Inner Patriarch is rightly understood as an energy that once recognized consciously and engaged creatively, can be harnessed in a positive way.

Richard Moss, Author - The I That Is We, The Second Miracle

Speaking of the importance of women as leaders in this new time is vital to a world so much in need of balancing the feminine with the masculine. Sidras courage in sharing this wonderful work can help us fulfill the charge we all carryto make a positive difference in our world.

Brooke Medicine Eagle, Author - Buffalo Woman Comes Singing

Long ago my teacher had me look into a pond as he stirred my reflections around in the water. Sidra Stone has stirred up the waters of the unknown in her new book The Shadow King. Her commitment to well-being for all living things along with her sensitive perception and non-judgmental way of showing us how to recognize, separate and reclaim this extremely powerful energy is truly a prayer answered for all humankind. Just read it and contemplate your life!

Marcellus Bear Heart Williams, Author - The Wind Is My Mother

After reading this phenomenal book, my life will never be the same. I finally understand why I have been absolutely paralyzed by anxiety and doubt at times in my life, unable to move forward in my work, certain situations and relationships. By acknowledging the part of me I know as the Inner Patriarch, I have been able to free myself from it and to learn that its gift is a concern for my protection and safety. Dr. Stone is on the cutting edge of self-transformational work.

Reverend Mary Ann Dickinson - Boulder, CO

This book brings a revolution in consciousness. In my private practice, the Inner Patriarch provides an essential key to unlocking the doors of business power, successful relationships, and modern spirituality. In my personal experience, integrating the Inner Patriarch has brought my dreams to lifeand has enhanced my relationships a thousand-fold!

Judith Hendin, Counselor - Wilkes-Barre, PA

The work Sidra has done with the Inner Patriarch has saved my life. This work is creating real change for the future of young women today. I feel blessed that Im able to pass this on to my daughter.

Donna James, Businesswoman, Facilitator - Vancouver, BC

About 20 years ago, I read that it is hard to fight an enemy that has outposts in your head in an article about the womens movement. It made such logical sense that many of our limitations were self-imposed, but it was hard to know exactly what to do about that back then. Sidra Stones work, The Shadow King, finally provides a map of those outposts and, better still, offers an effective way to navigate and alter them so that the Inner Patriarch can become an advocate rather than an adversary in womens everyday lives.

Nancy D. Young, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist - Orange, CA

The gift of awareness and understanding of this Shadow King has given me a profound sense of freedom. After working with Dr. Sidra Stone, I have for the first time in my life experienced the kind of intimacy that is possible once the Inner Patriarch lets go and allows true feelings and vulnerability to surface. This work is changing the way people look at relationships.

John Nutting, Relationship Counselor - Brisbane, Australia

I struggled against the outer patriarchy for years as a politically active feminist, and finally when I met my own Inner Patriarch I understood why it so often seemed I was taking one step forward and two steps back. On the outside I argued rights for women, but inside my own head was a man setting strict limits on what I could dare for myself. Like so many women Im great at starting things, but successful completion is hard because it means being big, being out there in the world, competing with men. Now I realize there is an anxious father inside of me who worries that Ill fall on my face, be rejected, abandoned, hurt, left destitute, etc. Hes an old-fashioned guy who thinks I should be taken care of by a wealthy husband and stay safely out of the limelight. Thanks to this work, I have fortunately learned that when I embark on a new project and start to feel his anxiety well up inside me, I can listen to him, reassure him and actually enlist his help.

Miriam Dyak, Poet, Teacher, Business Woman, Counselor - Seattle

When I separated from this oppressive voice, I dared to state what I want and set my own limits. I got a new self-confidence and a whole new and delightful relationship with my husband.

Liv Dons Samset - Oslo, Norway

As the Inner Patriarch of a woman makes her ashamed and defensive, a strong Inner Matriarch in a man can unconsciously create the same feelings and reactions. For men who have difficulty relating to other men, or who feel easily shamed by women, Sidras chapter on the Inner Matriarch is a must-read. Learning to separate from my Matriarch has allowed me for the first time in over 40 years to feel totally O.K. about being a guy. Sidras work advances an enlightened consciousness in both women and men.

Greg Haraldson, Facilitator and Businessman - Calgary, Canada

Meeting my inner patriarch was truly transformational. As soon as I heard his voice, I knew he had been sabotaging me for years.

Robin Gale, Psychotherapist, Trainer - Melbourne, Australia

There are magic moments in working with oneself and with others when the feeling of liberation and expansion are palpable, and oh, so fulfilling! It has been my joy and privilege to live many of those moments, thanks to Sidras gifts to mankind: the understanding and the experience of the Inner Patriarch, and the subsequent flight to freedom from its unconscious power.

Manuela Terraluna, Teacher, Counselor - Parma, Italy

Many of us have learned to manage that part of ourselves who either readily succumbs to or rebels against outside authority. What we have not learned is that there is an inner authority figure which is a much more demanding task-master than anything outside. This Inner Patriarch as described in Sidra Stones book is so brilliantly examined that we cannot help but explore the rules and constraints we impose on ourselves and stand up to the fact that we can and must harness our power as women.

Kathryn Altman, Businesswoman, Teacher,
Consultant - Mill Valley, CA

Unidentified, unacknowledged and disowned, the Inner Patriarch is the agent of our imprisonment. It constantly undermines us as women and thwarts our creative and sensual expression. Objectified and reclaimed, it can, among other things, become a powerful ally in our quest to give form and structure to our endeavors and help us set boundaries in our relationships.

Valma Granich - Perth, Australia

Putting her finger on the Inner Patriarch, Sidra is helping to make this elusive force in me more conscious so that I dont have to believe its authoritative words as the truth. When I was writing my book, I could feel his presence standing over my shoulder telling me I have nothing worth sharing. Without having known him, it might have felt like Gods truth to me and stopped me from going further.