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The Wisdom of the Desert by Thomas Merton
4.0
There are 150 short sayings of some remarkable men. They are clever and at time humorous. They also seem like very solid advice.
When Fragments Make a Whole by Lory Widmer Hess
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
What an unusual book! Each chapter has 3 parts. The first is a story of a healing that Jesus did. It is told from the perspective of the one who is healed. That brought such a different view of why the healing was needed and how it was experienced. The second part is the exploration of various aspects of the text such as word meanings and the times and culture. The third part is a segment of the author's experience of her own transition through difficult times. The book gave me a fresh view of this ministry of Jesus. I took time reading it meditatively.
Mindful Shadow Work: Exercises For Befriending Your Dark Side, Healing Trauma, and Finding Joy by Aletheia Luna
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book gives basic information on several methods of approaching shadow work. There are many examples to help in understanding concepts. I feel this was a good place for me to start. I was bogged down in reading more in-depth books, but now feel I can go back to reading them while also doing some shadow work with a couple of the methods I found in this book.
Romancing the Shadow: A Guide to Soul Work for a Vital, Authentic Life by Connie Zweig, Steven Wolf
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Much more information in this book than what I am looking for.
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
5.0
Joe Haldeman gives his opinion of war as he saw it up close and personal. He uses very interesting characters and science and theory about time and space to put it into a dynamite story. I do not read SF war novels (I used to binge Star Trek, but got over that addiction), but was enticed into reading this one by a review. I'm glad I read it. Excellent read.
The Comfort of Ghosts by Jacqueline Winspear
5.0
An excellent wrap-up to a great series. It's one I'm thinking of reading again. First class writing and story telling with themes that fit as much today as they did in the time of the stories.
Dreaming While Awake: Techniques for 24-Hour Lucid Dreaming by Arnold Mindell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.
I liked the book at the beginning, because I could relate to that relaxing of the thought process and experiencing reality differently. But as the book went on I felt I could not relate to where he was going with it. There was the idea of my having more to do with causing reality than I was comfortable with. At that point I really couldn't understand what was being said.