ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 1999.
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Ezoterija
Autor: Strani

The Ecstatic Journey: Walking the Mystical Path in Everyday Life / Sophy Burnham


Njujork, SAD 1999. Mek povez, engleski jezik, 324 strane.
Knjiga je odlično očuvana.
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In this rich and deeply personal book, Sophy Burnham uses her own momentous journey into mystical awareness to show readers a contemporary path for experiencing divine energy, guidance, and inspiration. Historically, mystical experiences have been available to only a select few. But just as Sophy Burnham made angels accessible to contemporary readers, she now demystifies mysticism and shows the many different paths readers can follow in their everyday lives for powerful spiritual encounters.

Threaded through her own story, Burnham gives us scores of firsthand accounts of mystical encounters as recorded by ordinary people today, as well as by saints, seers, ecstatics, and holy men and women of every faith. Burnham insightfully and comfortingly shows how their journeys--and ours--are similar, sharing a subtle, unnamed longing; passing through various stages of prayer, introspection, and spiritual awareness; and opening into a single transformative moment of clarity and connection. In addition, Burnham delves into the physical side of mystical awareness, describes the age-old practices that invite mystical awareness, and points out the landmarks that one passes on this extraordinary spiritual journey.


About the author
`I was born to be a writer. Growing up in the horse country of Maryland, my first ambition was to be a race jockey, a profession closed to girls at that time (no longer). But I remember one day when I was 11 or 12, curled in my father`s big chair in the study, reading The Iliad. I came to the passage where Homer writes that no greater honor can come to a hero than to die in battle, and have his name ring down the corridors of Time. I remember thinking (tears streaming down my face)`OH NO! That`s not what I want. I want to be the one who WRITES about the hero. I want my work to be so good that 3000 years later someone curled in a chair reading the little black squiggles on the page, will be moved to laughter or to tears. Like the Roman poet Tacitus, I want `to move the mind and hearts of mankind.`~ Sophy
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BIO
Author of 14 books, Sophy Burnham has written novels, award winning plays, journalism, nonfiction books, short stories, and poetry essays and articles. Three of her books have appeared on the New York Times and many other bestseller lists. She is most celebrated for her works on angels and mysticism. Her work has been translated into 25 languages.

TALKS
A frequent public speaker, she presents workshops and lectures in the Us and abroad and has appeared on scores of shows including Larry King Live, Oprah, Today Show, Good Morning America and CBS Morning News.