Earth Angels

Engaging the Sacred in Everyday Things

Shaun McNiff, Thomas Moore

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Shambhala Publications Inc
15 February 2013

Christian spirituality & religious experience

By the time you finish this book, the term ""inanimate object"" will no longer have a place in your vocabulary, for Shaun McNiff will awaken you to the wondrous energies streaming out of familiar things and bringing a sense of magic into everyday life.

Join the author as he discovers the autonomous spirits of a silver Mercedes convertible, a mysterious cigarette burn on the dining room table, and the scary shadow of a tree outside a child's room. Contemplate with him the bleakness of a hotel conference room and the crucifix that hung over his childhood bed. Let him lead you on a field trip to the ""unholy lands"" of the shopping mall and faculty meeting, to the familiar spirits of his seaside New England homes, to the realm of dream, reverie, and memory, as he demonstrates how to connect with the life-giving energies of images and things, places and people. These are the earth angels-spirits of everyday life that call for the return of our lost soul to the world.

Unlike the images of winged beings that now pervade popular culture, the earth angels also include the soul's unattractive messengers, whose mission may require offense, pain, or fear as a preparation for change and renewal. Does a Styrofoam cup have soul? McNiff says yes, for the most debased things show us that the presence of the divine depends upon the quality of attention that we bring to our experiences.

By: Shaun McNiff
Foreword by: Thomas Moore
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 445g
ISBN: 9781570626401
ISBN 10: 1570626405
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shaun McNiff is internationally recognized as a founder and leading figure in the arts and healing field. University Professor at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he is past president of the American Art Therapy Association and the author of several other books including Art As Medicine, Trust the Process, and Creating with Others .

Reviews for Earth Angels: Engaging the Sacred in Everyday Things

""A world of marvelous possibilities surrounds us everyday without our knowing it. By waking us up to the spirits of things, Shaun McNiff reconnects us with this primal wisdom.""—Joan Borysenko, author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind