“An exemplary work of ecumenicism that explores the nature of the Divine across the religious spectrum.” —Kirkus ReviewsGod of Love is Mirabai Starr’s passionate exploration of the interconnected wisdom of the three Abrahamic faiths. She shares an overview of essential teachings, stories of saints and spiritual masters, prophetic calls for peace and justice, and deeply engaging narratives from her own spiritual experiences. She guides readers to recognize ...

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poet...

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

Whilst Europe endured the Dark Ages in the 6th & 7th Centuries devotees of Shiva and Vishnu in Southern India were creating the Bhakti Movement. Some of these exponents, as in our volume, were bestowed with the title of saint but some had the additional title of sant, swami or goswami.Broadly speaking, Bhakti poetry, as in Hinduism itself, is divided into ‘Nirguna’, the idea that the divine is formless as exampled by Kabir and ‘Saguna’ which interprets the divine as having physical...

A searing book of ecstatic poems by one of India’s most treasured poet-saintsSome people praise me, some talk trash. I just sing about god.My road is the road where the saints walk, and I’m taking it.—MirabaiThe sixteenth-century poet and saint Mirabai has long been an iconic figure in India. Tagore famously named his daughter after her and praised her as a figure of female liberation; Gandhi referenced her in speeches on n...

Matthew Fox’s new book offers a powerful new interpretation of the great Christian mystic, John of the Cross. By employing the four paths of Creation Spirituality, he makes him come alive again. John only had access to the traditional paths of purgation, illumination, and union to interpret his profound poetry, and he had the Spanish Inquisition breathing down his neck, so his writings are sometimes misunderstood—or not seen clearly. Matthew Fox shows how John was in fact way ahead of his ...

As the Covid-19 pandemic continued to spread globally, taking millions of lives with it, survivors were left to navigate the limitations of a new world amid great loss, change, and uncertainty.In the second year of the pandemic, this captivating sequel to March Rains casts light on Justin and Lottie's journeys as they make their way out of the eye of the first storm, only to contend with the destruction left in its path.As history unfolds around them, the wind picks up and ...

A profound invitation to rediscover the contemplative heart of the Christian tradition, from one of America's beloved spiritual teachersIn Silent Compassion, Richard Rohr gathers decades of reflections on contemplation as the essential ground of authentic Christian spirituality. Drawing from the Desert Fathers and Mothers, the Franciscan tradition, the Trinity, and the wisdom shared across the world’s mystical paths, Rohr invites readers beyond argument, i...

When Covid-19 spread around the world in 2020, it changed the lives of everyone in its path. Grace, an Intensive Care Unit nurse, is no exception. Dark clouds begin to gather over the bay as news headlines signal that Covid-19 has reached the United States with the first community transmitted cases emerging in the San Francisco Bay Area. Almost overnight, amidst a shelter-in-place, Grace finds herself on the frontlines of the crisis caring for the scores of patients filling her intensive c...

“This gorgeous, transformative, welcoming book is for anyone who longs to feel more present, more alive, more joyful and aware of the holiness of daily life.”—Anne Lamott, author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, WowWelcome to the temple of your regular life.So begins beloved spiritual guide Mirabai Starr’s stunning exploration of finding the extraordinary in the everyday. In Ordinary Mysticism, she helps rea...

From a pioneer in the conscious dying movement, an inclusive, nonsectarian spiritual perspective on living and dyingCaretakers for the sick and dying, people facing a terminal diagnosis, and all those seeking higher truths will discover in this powerful book a gateway to not just conscious dying but to living so fully that they can, when the moment arrives, die without fear. RamDev Dale Borglum blends personal memoir with practical guidance for spiritual transforma...

"As a major fan and promoter of Julian of Norwich, whom I call 'my favorite mystic', it is genuinely exciting to find such a faithful but freeing translation of Julian's long-lost Showings. Now they are no longer lost—for anyone!" —Fr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M., Center for Action and ContemplationIn this contemporary translation of one of the most beloved and influential mystical texts of all time, Julian of Norwich: The Showings brings the message and spiritua...