In ancient myths from throughout the world, the appearance of a white deer presages a warning, leads humans to crucial crossroads, and points us to a gate to better understanding our our relationship to the world. Also, throughout history and in science, the white deer has been a sign of imbalance, impending peril, and also profound moments of opening and transformation.

In The White Deer: Ecospirituality and the Mythic, Melinda Reidinger chases the white deer down mythic paths and startling (and sometimes shocking) tracks. From the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand to the blue blood of horseshoe crabs, “monstrous” ladies and fallen knights to Magyar star-myths and desert forests, The White Deer speaks to a relationship with the living world we’ve forgotten but can learn to find again.

Deeply researched and densely rich with details from science, history, myth, and dream, and written with a warmly engaging voice, Melinda Reidinger’s opus also features the haunting interior illustration work of James Hutton and a foreword by Gordon White.

Specifications

The White Deer—a crucial reference and a deeply inspiring tome—will be published in multiple editions including Ritona’s first hardback edition.

Deluxe (hardcover): 6.14 inches x 9.21 inches (Royal), full color with images on 70lb paper, 290 pages, matte dust jacket, digital cloth.

Standard (paperback): 6.14 inches x 9.21 inches (Royal), full color with images on 70lb paper, 290 pages, perfectbound with matte cover

Ordering Information

The White Deer: Ecospirituality and the Mythic by Melinda Reidinger will release to the world 1 March, 2023. Deluxe (hardcover) editions will retail for $37.50 US and Standard (paperback) editions for $22.50 US.

In addition to single edition sales, The White Deer is offered as part of two packages. These allow readers to purchase several related books together for greatly reduced prices.

Deluxe (hardcover) release package:

Includes The White Deer by Melinda Reidinger as well as The Dead Hermes Epistolary by Slippery Elm and True To The Earth: Pagan Political Theology by Kadmus. The cost of this package is 55.00 (save 12.50: these books together retail normally for 67.50).

Standard (paperback) release package:

Includes The White Deer by Melinda Reidinger as well as The Dead Hermes Epistolary by Slippery Elm, True To The Earth: Pagan Political Theology by Kadmus, and Courting The Wild Queen by Seán Pádraig O'Donoghue . The cost of this package is 55.00 (save 13.50: these books together retail for 68.50.

To Order

Use the form below. Select your option as follows and then proceed to your cart (top left on web browsers, bottom of the pull-down menu in mobile).

• Deluxe (Hardcover): 37.50 US

• Standard (Paperback): 22.50 US

• Deluxe (Hardcover) package: 55.00

• Standard (Paperback) package: 55.00

Please note: all books within a package are delivered together at the release date of 1 March 2023.