Motherline Grimoire

“Motherline Grimoire is a powerful and beautifully written invitation to reconnect with the ancient wisdom of the motherline. Blending ritual, genealogy, mitochondrial DNA, and ancestral magic, it offers readers a deeply meaningful path for remembering the women who came before and honoring the stories carried in blood, memory, and spirit. Both practical and poetic, it guides readers through sacred preparation, grimoire work, DNA discovery, and personal reflection with reverence, clarity, and compassion. A meaningful companion for anyone interested in walking the path of ancestral remembrance.”
—Rev. Angie Buchanan, certified death midwife, death midwife instructor, and cofounder and senior minister of Earth Traditions

“As a medicine woman (shaman) from the Navajo Nation, I was deeply moved by Motherline Grimoire. As a woman, a mother, a spiritualist, and an educator, I enjoyed the female liberation, the magic of being a mother, the profound wisdom, and the scientific evidence. I highly recommend this book for individuals who would like to deeply understand the mysteries of life. Personally, I hold this book as a reference guide to understanding the sacredness of Motherline. Thank you, Cairelle Crow Perilloux, well done!”
—Granddaughter Crow (aka Dr. Joy Gray), author of Hozho and Shamanism and Your Shadow

“When it comes to blending the science of getting to know our genes and the magic of ancestral wisdom, no one does it better than Cairelle Crow Perilloux. . . . Readers will quickly note Perilloux’s rare gift for blending science and spirituality as they embark on their own paths of discovery. . . . Motherline Grimoire redefines the meaning of memory and magic and demonstrates how the mysteries of our ancestors can illuminate our lives today.”
—Antonio Pagliarulo, author The Evil Eye and Queer Saints

“Inside your cells, there's a genetic line linking you directly to every woman who came before you in your maternal lineage. Motherline Grimoire grounds ancestral work in actual biology. In this book, Cairelle Crow Perilloux builds a no-nonsense roadmap for tapping into your lineage and reclaiming the real power sitting in your DNA.”
—Nancy Hendrickson, author of Ancestral Grimoire and Ancestral Tarot

“Cairelle Crow Perilloux’s Motherline Grimoire is a blend of ancient wisdom, modern science, and spirituality. This book offers a new approach to ancestry veneration as well as grimoire creation. I love how science and spirit are woven throughout. The rituals within this book are powerful and easy to follow. When you read Motherline Grimoire, you will embark on a journey through the spiral of time and self and will come away stronger and more rooted.”
—Jenny C. Bell, author of Spirit Crystals and Divergent Witchcraft

“Cairelle Crow Perilloux has written a masterful work. For anyone interested in learning how to grasp and work with their maternal DNA, while consciously using tools of divination, Motherline Grimoire is a must for their library. Cairelle adeptly weaves personal stories with scientific knowledge to bridge the mysterious ways of known and unknown, while taking tender care with maternal relationships that may be painful. She leaves her readers with a grimoire that reaches into the past, explores the present, and is a guide unto the future.”
—Najah Lightfoot, author of The Spiritual Magic of Dolls and Good Juju

“There is so much in Motherline Grimoire that I recognized deeply from my own years of working with women, the womb, and the ancestral motherline. Cairelle Crow Perilloux brings together the physical and the mystical, weaving mitochondrial lineage with ritual, story, blood, womb wisdom, and the initiatory thresholds of a woman’s life. I particularly loved the way she makes space for both what is powerful within our motherline and what has been wounded, silenced, or forgotten. This is not simply a book about looking back at the women who came before us. It is an invitation to remember ourselves as part of a living spiral and to become conscious ancestors for those who will follow us.”
—Angie Twydall, author of The Shamanic Way of the Womb® and founder of the Sanctuary of Sophia

“Motherline Grimoire is an absolute gift—a dynamic and thoughtful guide for anyone looking to heal, expand, and magically explore their connection to women of their bloodline. Cairelle Crow Perilloux has created an esoteric path through personal ancestry that not only celebrates your known mothers, but provides an intuitive connection to the women lost to time and memory. Motherline Grimoire is truly brilliant, unique, and divinely inspired.”
—Brandi Auset, priestess and author of The Goddess Guide

“Cairelle Crow Perilloux’s Motherline Grimoire guides us through ancestral knowledge into primordial presence and wisdom that every human carries within their blood. Weaving mitochondrial science, genealogy, ritual, and magic, she makes the motherline tangible, sacred, and accessible. Cairelle’s groundbreaking work has helped heal wounds within my own motherline, offering practical yet deeply spiritual ways to illuminate what has traveled through generations. This is a true grimoire, one that places knowledge into our hands and invites us to become the newest flame lit from the ancient fire of the motherline.”
—Priestess Kimberly Moore, founder of MotherHouse of the Goddess

“Cairelle Crow Perilloux has given those of us who wish to connect with their maternal ancestry a precious gift through her new book, Motherline Grimoire. While the book definitely includes spells, evocative rituals, and unique ancestor magic that helps you connect to your sacred lineage, it also delves deeply in the science of DNA ancestry. Motherline Grimoire is written in the modern wisewoman way. It is an exquisite mélange of magic, science, genealogy, history, and storytelling. I highly recommend it!”
—Priestess Stephanie Rose Bird, genealogist and author of numerous books including Light, Bright and Damned Near White, The Healing Power of African American Spirituality, and African American Magick