True Awakening: The Highs, the Lows, and the Mess of Spiritual Transformation - by Kerra Becker English (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Experiencing awakening can emphasize our smallness in the universe and the pain of being human. It heightens fear of change and challenges us to embrace change. The fear is understandable - changing who we are from the inside out is difficult work. But that change can be the most rewarding of our spiritual lives.

Yes, there are many books on spiritual formation and spiritual awakening, but what Kerra English offers readers is different -- identifying the numerous ways inner spiritual awakening can happen through curiosity, rituals, faith practices, deconstruction, psychonaut adventures, and more.

A book for the spiritual but not religious that mixes it up, as English brings a smart, often funny take on classic themes in spirituality - from the hero(ines)'s journey, the dark forest/dark night, and answering a call--and the challenge each presents to us as we are given the choice to wake up, stay asleep, refusing to listen, turning up the volume on anything else rather than respond to the terrifying, breaking-open of awakening - an invitation that changes everything.

About the Author

Kerra Becker English is a spiritual leader who describes her spirituality as theocentric, mystical, and grounded. As a preacher and speaker she is as likely to talk about the spiritual life borrowing lines or insight from song lyrics and ancient texts, ballroom dance lessons or getting a tattoo. She is an ordained Presbyterian minister as well as a spiritual director. https: //kerraenglish.com/