Book Review - The Alchemy of Inner Work
The Alchemy of Inner Work, by Lorie Eve Dechar and Benjamin Fox, is an exposition of an inner healing art that is incredibly valuable to practitioners. Yet, each of us – regardless of trade, title, or label – is ultimately our own healing practitioner, and this book is a gold mine of useful information that requires no external knowledge and only a willingness to explore inner terrain. “From an alchemical perspective,” Dechar and Fox inform the reader, “the light…you seek does not shine down from above, but rather rises up from the darkness below.”
Book Review - The Surrender Experiment
With the book The Surrender Experiment, author Michael (Mickey) Singer, gives us a gift. In this eloquently penned biography of his “journey into life’s perfection”, he demonstrates the beauty that life can provide for us when we are not solely guided by our logical, reactionary minds.
Book Review - Zen in the Art of Archery
Zen in the Art of Archery is described by John Stevens in his book Zen Bow, Zen Arrow as likely being the most popular book about Japanese culture and martial arts ever. This is a bold statement I cannot contest, having read only three other books about Zen: the aforementioned Zen Bow, Zen Arrow; Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – a timeless classic that I read too long ago to remember; and Zen Shorts – a children’s book about a Zen-ful panda.