Bernadette’s words evoke sacred chills
Bernadette’s fearless storytelling navigates you through the deepest darkest places within, with openness and courage. Through The Mysteries of Marigold, she weaves you on a fierce journey into the depths of darkness to reclaim that which we keep persecuted and denied.
Marigold's story is a potently powerful teaching that all parts of self deserve to be embraced, cherished, honoured and loved. The wisdom and beauty expressed through the exquisite tapestry of Bernadette’s words evoke sacred chills as you rise with Marigold from maiden, to warrior, to Queen. Bernadette’s alluring gift of storytelling shines through in this most deeply transformational piece she’s written thus far.
Michelle, April 2024
The lyrical writing style is nothing
short of poetic
This is a stunning book full of themes of love, loss, and mystery. It is also full of so many little nuggets of wisdom and definitely pulled on my old heartstrings more than once. It is both thought-provoking and incredibly moving.
Bernadette has a way with the most captivating storytelling which takes you on a complete journey, both compelling and relatable. This book is filled with moments of tension, and heartfelt emotion. The lyrical writing style is nothing short of poetic, adding so much depth to the story and the characters within.
What you can expect:
- Metaphysical fiction
- Divine seasons of the feminine
- Spiritual magic
- New York and Ireland landscapes
A beautiful exploration of the female spirit and one that will stay with you long after you finish the last page.
Lizzies Little Library, May 2024
Let Her Mystery Guide You
Marigold's story isn’t for the faint hearted. She isn’t here to beat around the bush. Let her mystery guide you and help you heal.
What an incredible energy.
Thank you Marigold, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Chloe, April 2024
Transformative!
A cracking story containing layers of simple, profound and complex spiritual truths.
The Mysteries of Marigold will meet you where you are at.
Angela, April 2024
'The Mysteries of Marigold' demands you really feel her journey and that you explore the story behind the story - your story. I found myself contemplating some parts of Marigold's story, as if the words were written especially for me.
This book is healing on a quantum level.
Natasha, May 2024
A JOURNEY OF MYSTICAL TRANSFORMATIVE HEALING
Marigold's story is a beautiful teaching journey. A deep dive into our uncomfortable wounds. Through Marigold we are guided to go deeper, to trust our wiser, stronger and empowered self. She calls us to go beyond the ego and experience the healing her story offers.
Marigold learns to hold her Divine Light by accepting and embracing her Divine Darkness, a journey of mystical transformative healing. She is always there.
She is always with you. She is within you. She is you. Loving you, guiding you, holding you.
Emma, May 2024
The growing energy and depth of teaching in her writing is palpable
I absolutely loved The Mysteries of Marigold!
It's more than just a good story, it's a powerful tale about women embracing & remembering their power, both the light and the dark sides, and how when that happens everyone around them transforms.
The book has a unique way of weaving its story into your mind and heart, so that you're left pondering the underlying lessons between chapters.
As the third book this beautiful author has written, the growing energy and depth of teaching in her writing is palpable. I cannot wait for her next book!
Hayley, May 2024
I Feel Her So Deeply
I completely get Marigold and love the guidance. I'm honestly healing and pausing and reflecting as I go. If only I'd had wise women back in my maiden!
Lauren, May 2024
I just finished Marigold.
I was addicted.
Wow!
Brigid, May 2024
I feel her so deeply. Your words are exquisite. What a gift you have to allow a reader to feel so connected.
Karen, May 2024
Marigold's energy works through the story to connect to your very heart
This is no ordinary book - this book will speak to your soul. It is a story told across continents, time and realms. It spins tales within a tale and somehow your own personal journey plays out alongside the host of complex characters who weave threads of the divine feminine with a profound resonance. Marigold’s energy works through the story to connect to your very heart; as she dances with her shadows, you too are invited to explore, heal and integrate the unconscious aspects of yourself. Her journey becomes your mirror, helping you see different parts of yourself, delve into your own darkness and rise – fierce, whole and free. A book to read over and over as you grow and uncover your own soul’s wisdom.
Shazmey, May 2024
A story that swirls through the light, and darkness we all harbour inside us
The Mysteries of Marigold is an enchanting novel by Australian author Bernadette O'Connor.
O’Connor’s voice is distinct in it’s whimsical and introspective style in this enchanting novel. It follows the metamorphic journey of Marigold and is a story that considers the balance of competing energies that swims inside each woman as she navigates people and the world around her. A story that swirls through the light, and darkness we all harbour inside us.
The story is sorrowful, deeply reflective and swirls through the city of New York in the era of mobsters and grimy underground happenings. Marigold brings her light to the city, and to Johnny, a darkened soul that her own recognises.
Blending spirituality, the harshness of life, and the relatable inner struggles of what it means to be a woman, The Mysteries of Marigold truly is an enchanting read.
Tessee, May 2024
She Touched My Heart and Soul At Every Turn
Marigold's story touched my heart and soul at every turn. This story could have been my own. I think I'm still processing it all and might be for a long time!
Bella, June 2024
Honestly, I didn't really understand the depths of the Divine Feminine before I read The Mysteries of Marigold. Through HER STORY I have healed in ways I didn't realise needed healing. She is powerful.
Julie, June 2024
This book will stay with me for years. I know I will go back to her and open on a page and find exactly the wisdom and guidance I am seeking. There is so much within this book that I feel like I have only scratched the surface.
Catherine, June 2024
She unashamedly shines a light into the dark corners of patriachal culture
The Mysteries of Marigold is a challenging read but very worthwhile. Through a carefully woven story Bernadette shares wisdom and deep understanding of the human condition.
She unashamedly shines a light into the dark corners of patriarchal culture exposing what many pretend does not exist.
Definitely a book for those seeking to understand themselves and evolve with integrity.
Leonie, June 2024
THE MYSTERIES OF MARIGOLD
A free-spirited Irish girl, whose life is veiled in mystique and magic from the moment she is found as a newborn, wrapped in a red shawl amidst a bed of marigolds in the rugged hills of The Burren.
She embodies courage, in her maiden season to womanhood, in the mystery of New York City, 1968—a time of transformation from dance clubs, university halls and the dark Mafia inner world.
Who is Marigold?
As her curiosity to explore the mystery knowledge of the world and her feminine expression intensifies, she encounters individuals of profound wisdom who guide her. Along the way, she discovers her dark goddess, faces death, betrayal, abuse, addiction, self-destruction.
From a lover who teaches the power of love over fear, to women who share with her the ancient dance of life, to the dark stranger who guides her to remembering truth, Marigold’s journey demands she embrace her intuition and trust in her power, and ultimately embody the essence of the Divine Feminine.
Set against the landscapes of Ireland and New York, is infused with themes of love, loss, passion, mystery, and spirituality, her story echoes of ancient wisdom and timeless truths.
In this stirring tale, Marigold's narrative serves as an illuminating path for others to find their way home. With reverence for both the Divine Masculine and the reclamation of the Divine Feminine— she of the light and the dark—she imparts the wisdom and the way of the Mother, the way of the Soul, the way of Love.
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