Paths to Wholeness: Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01NAAFU3S |
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| Number of Pages | : | 387 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Carry it with you throughout the day, or page through it as you drift off to sleep, knowing you are not alone on your journey to self-actualization.. He has taken that gift and poured it into 'Paths to Wholeness: Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas,' using innovative photography and heartfelt reflection to surface and praise the mysteries of the inner world." - Mark Nepo, 'The Book of Awakening' Many of us long to be fully present to this amazing existence we were born into, and often we can. Combining insightful, pragmatic essays in the lineage of Carl Jung and Mark Nepo with 52 award-winning Flower Mandala images inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe and Harold Feinstein, David both shows and tells the tale of a spiritual seeker who, having traversed his own winding path toward awakening, now guides others to find balance, overcome fear and shame, build resilience, and to expand their hearts by listening deeply, inspiring hope, and more fully loving. "David Bookbinder is one of those awakened souls whose near-death experience gave him fresh and timeless eyes.
They are flowers and jewels at the same time. David Bookbinder's Flower Mandalas contain both the shock of recognition and the delight and surprise of originality. They will enrich anyone's feelings about what a flower is.
A balm for the soul Cam The mandala, a symbol representing the universe, is also a tool for establishing sacred space. David Bookbinder’s Paths to Wholeness: Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas creates sacred space through the close, photographic inspection of fifty-two flowers, transformed into mandalas, with accompanying quotes and essays. With almost unbearable intimacy these mandalas reveal the power, majesty and ferocious delicacy of each flower within a series of infinitely unfolding petals. One does not so much view them, as ex. Jill Uchiyama said Flower Power. David J. Bookbinder's "Path to Wholeness: Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas" is truly a joyful experience. It is not just a book about healing and transformation, but there is an energy infused throughout each essay and flower image that reaches toward the light. Bookbinder delivers the whole experience as delicately as humanly possible. Graphically stunning and wise. This is a book for the coffee table so that the reader may reach to ponder another essay, or merely to delight in the flower power of each mandala. P. I would recommend taking your time to savor the many layers of Paths to Wholeness: Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas by David J. Bookbinder isn’t a book to sit down and read from cover to cover. I would recommend taking your time to savor the many layers of information that is purveyed in each section, starting with the quotes. The quote prior to the chapter often pinpoints an idea, and the following section expands the idea further- much like the flower opening towards the sun. There is much to think about just skimming the surface, but letting yourself sink to the bott