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Title: The Five Stages of the Soul: Charting the Spiritual Passages That Shape Our Lives by Harry R. Moody, David Carroll ISBN: 0-385-48677-4 Publisher: Anchor Books/Doubleday Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: My vacation reading for 2000
Comment: I decided not to take any books on my (solo) vacation this year -- preferring instead to see what I would gravitate toward 'on the road' (my way of living dangerously -- such an exciting life I lead!). So it was, in one of the bookstores at Logan Airport in Boston that I came to be standing in front of the philosophy/self-improvement section. No -- PLEASE no self improvement (I said to myself). Aren't vacations supposed to be a respite from such relentless work?. But something (probably the link between my impending 37th birthday and the book's idea that a spiritual journey is natural in mid-life) intrigued me too much to let myself put this book back on the shelf.
When I reached my destination, I was still reluctant to start such a deep-sounding subject, but I picked it up anyway -- just to read a bit to get myself to sleep. Three hours later, I was still in the midst of this engrossingly descriptive guidepost to maturing spirituality. Reluctantly I put it aside to get some sleep, but the next morning I finished it -- somewhere between breakfast and lunch. Like another reviewer said, now I know what several friends will be getting for birthdays/Christmas presents!
I suppose the thing that touched me most was the inclusionary (rather than exclusionary) nature of the examples of different stages of 'the journey' -- tapping many different faith traditions rather than one particular dogma. Well, that and the idea that I have something 'new' ahead of me as I hit my forties and beyond, rather than more of the same old thing. I'd like to read it again soon (and I have a feeling I'll want to read it several times in the next couple of decades), but I'll have to get another copy -- my 'original' has been on loan since returning from my trip!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Guiding Light
Comment: Rarely has a book affected me as profoundly as The Five Stages of the Soul. Like the mythic lighthouse beaming brightness into the dark, authors Moody and Carroll bring illumination into the deepest recesses of our souls and provide insight into the challenging and difficult struggles of life.
Actually, this is the first book that I've read suggesting the concept of stages in soul growth, especially during one's middle years. Those of the "baby boomer" era who are also caring for elderly parents may identify with many of the stories artfully woven into each chapter. While the content of the book is deep and thought provoking, the material is presented in language and style that is understandable and inviting.
Giving meaning to our daily lives, encouraging growth through struggle, and offering hope through spiritual commitment are a few of the gifts laden in the pages of this book. Perhaps you may even find, as I did, answers to questions unformed yet ever present and waiting.
Rating: 5
Summary: There's More to Life and There's Still Time
Comment: This is a wonderful book.
I've just completed it a second time, in between readings buying copies for friends and loved-ones.
This is a book that normalises the feeling I, and as the book shows, amny, feel about there lives ... "Is this all there is?".
The book is full of spiritual wisdom, drawing from a broad range of traditions, religious and secular.
I really enjoyed this book. Yes there is more to life and as the author reminds us, there is still time.
Enjoy.
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Title: From Age-Ing to Sage-Ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older by Ronald S. Miller, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi ISBN: 0446671770 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Ethics in an Aging Society by Harry R. Moody ISBN: 0801853974 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Spiritual Passages: Embracing Life's Sacred Journey (Inner Workbook.) by Drew Leder, Gp Putnams Sons ISBN: 0874778735 Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying by Ram Dass, Ram Dass, Mark Matousek, Marlene Roeder ISBN: 1573228710 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.14 |
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Title: Winter Grace: Spirituality and Aging by Kathleen R. Fischer ISBN: 0835808505 Publisher: Upper Room Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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