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For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World
Sasha Sagan
4.11 AVERAGE
375 reviews for:
For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World
Sasha Sagan
4.11 AVERAGE
3/5
I rarely read Non Fiction but I liked this.
Not amazing but still a very refreshing read. You can really tell Sasha is Carl Sagan's daughter by how she talks about the universe. I really liked her writing.
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I rarely read Non Fiction but I liked this.
Not amazing but still a very refreshing read. You can really tell Sasha is Carl Sagan's daughter by how she talks about the universe. I really liked her writing.
:)
I found this book in the self-help section, but categorizing it as such seems to miss the mark. (No hate to self-help books; I like them, this is just not a typical representation of the genre.) This book is about finding ritual and meaning without religion. And it meant a lot to me.
I "lost" my religion when I was 19 and plowed gleefully ahead, thinking I didn't need any of that fluff anymore. But as I get older, I find myself missing an organized way to grieve, repent, celebrate, etc. What this book does is show people like me how ritual can be a part of a secular life without dogma or faith in a higher power. It demonstrates ways to build rituals of one's own that hold meaning apart from some sacred text.
I was drawn to this book because Sasha Sagan is Carl Sagan's daughter. It was Carl Sagan's books that helped me understand the universe without my faith. So it seems fitting that his brilliant daughter helped me find a way to understand human rituals without faith. I look forward to anything else Ms. Sagan writes in the future.
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I "lost" my religion when I was 19 and plowed gleefully ahead, thinking I didn't need any of that fluff anymore. But as I get older, I find myself missing an organized way to grieve, repent, celebrate, etc. What this book does is show people like me how ritual can be a part of a secular life without dogma or faith in a higher power. It demonstrates ways to build rituals of one's own that hold meaning apart from some sacred text.
I was drawn to this book because Sasha Sagan is Carl Sagan's daughter. It was Carl Sagan's books that helped me understand the universe without my faith. So it seems fitting that his brilliant daughter helped me find a way to understand human rituals without faith. I look forward to anything else Ms. Sagan writes in the future.
Popsugar Reading Challenge 2020: A book with more than 20 letters in its title
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If you’re a hopeless romantic agnostic, this is the book for you.
Me myself, not believing in destiny, astrology, gods, crystals, witchcraft or anything similar, something I always wanted to feel was that “purpose” in life, finding beauty in every day tasks was not difficult but it was another whole story when came to romanticizing them. This book helped me to fall in love with life, the marvelous experience of an earthling and comforted me after many years of struggling with depression, clearly it did not cure me but it helped me to look at life with a new lense.
I cannot thank enough Sasha for writing this, being a 'significance junkie' has a new whole different meaning.
Me myself, not believing in destiny, astrology, gods, crystals, witchcraft or anything similar, something I always wanted to feel was that “purpose” in life, finding beauty in every day tasks was not difficult but it was another whole story when came to romanticizing them. This book helped me to fall in love with life, the marvelous experience of an earthling and comforted me after many years of struggling with depression, clearly it did not cure me but it helped me to look at life with a new lense.
I cannot thank enough Sasha for writing this, being a 'significance junkie' has a new whole different meaning.
I loved this thoughtful book on the meaning of rituals to the author and other non-religious people. I particularly appreciated her reflections on grieving and remembering loved ones when you do not believe in an afterlife. I too have struggled with this and was moved by her words.
Really enjoyed a lot of the book, and Sasha came to our book club discussion at The Wing and she is wonderful. I also love that she included suggested reading and wish more authors did this!
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emotional
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This one will stick with me for some time. I want to remember each day how unlikely and incredible it is that I'm even here at all.
Sasha Sagan moves from her little existence, to our little existence, to existence itself effortlessly and delicately.
This book made me grateful for her mind, and to be alive.
Sasha Sagan moves from her little existence, to our little existence, to existence itself effortlessly and delicately.
This book made me grateful for her mind, and to be alive.
I'm a Christian who can draw on a rich cultural tradition without feeling disingenuous, so I don't need to invent secular rituals for celebrating the turning of seasons or momentous life events. But I do like thinking about why people like me celebrate the ways we do, and how other people celebrate. Sagan's got a warm, personal way of writing that is a pleasure to read. The book is divided into occasions that can be marked, and in each chapter Sagan touches on the traditions of many cultures before detailing her own personal ways of celebration.