Weaving Myself Awake - by Gail Warner (Paperback)

About the Book

Weaving Myself Awake is an intimate inquiry into what is sacred. Covering the topics of longing, birth, grief, grace, seeing, wonder, sanctuary, beauty, empowerment, collaboration, mystery, and joy, this book of 48 poems and accompanying images is an invitation to readers to open up their own hearts to the power of inquiry and curiosity about life, especially as we age.

Book Synopsis

In Weaving Myself Awake, Gail Warner takes us through an intimate inquiry into what is sacred. This book of poems is a late-in-life weaving of heartfelt awareness and an inquiry into the Divine Feminine that was previously hidden. Accompanied by blended images that speak to the story or theme of a given poem, the book is divided into the following sections, all arenas of life that beckoned Warner's curiosity and deeper inquiry: longing, birth, grief, grace, seeing, wonder, sanctuary, beauty, empowerment, collaboration, mystery, and joy.
As therapist and heart healer, Gail knows we each hold a capacity to wake up to beauty and wonder, and to love in the midst of challenges, grief, and pain. Her poems are deep dives to the heart of what matters, covering topics both sacred and challenging. Each poem is an invitation to the reader to consider what needs tending in their own lives, and opens us up to the power of inquiry and curiosity, especially as we enter the later seasons of our lives.

Review Quotes

2018 Living Now Awards Evergeen Medal 2018 Living Now Awards Bronze Winner in Personal Growth "Gail Warner is a wise and kind soul who has gathered a lifetime of insights in her book of poems, Weaving Myself Awake. Like sunlight that seeps through the cracks of a barn as the day unfolds, Gail's voice softens our burden without looking away from the truth of things as they are. Her voice has a dignity and clear elegance. She is an honest companion in our conversation with meaning."
--Mark Nepo, author of The One Life We're Given and The Way Under The Way

"This collection of poems is a glorious love song to the Divine Feminine from one of her most surprised and ardent companions. In each lyrical jewel, Gail Warner reveals the secret name of the One we have been waiting for, the Mother who gathers the world in her arms and offers the remedy we most need: boundary-breaking, community-mending, heart-melting love."
--Mirabai Starr, author of God of Love and Caravan of No Despair

"Gail's poems powerfully and tenderly name truth, desire, and beauty--the Feminine Herself. She reveals her own transformation in the most vulnerable of ways and simultaneously invites my own. One cannot step into these pages without being changed; it's a journey worth taking, to be sure. And Gail is the kindest, wisest, and most trustworthy of guides."
--Ronna Detrick, MDiv, spiritual director and author of Throwing Stones

"In Weaving Myself Awake, Gail Warner shares with us the beauty that bubbles up from the inner well of listening, sensing, feeling the pulse of the Mystery. Her voice reeks of the deep feminine that understands from the inside the richness of the ordinary, the sanctity of our bodies, and our relationship with our earth."
--Miranda Macpherson, author of Boundless Love

"A deep submersion into a unique sharing of an inward journey to a core of rich abundance that leaves us infused with an awe-filled breath of gratitude."
--Bill White, PhD, psychologist and former president of IIBA

"Weaving Myself Awake offers an extraordinary passage into the mystical divine feminine. Through Gail Warner's intimate sharing of her personal journey as she is birthed into a relationship of Beauty and Love, we too are pierced and entered by Her--the feminine divine--as she weaves her tender and gentle awakening in our own hearts as well."
--Reverend Cynthia Brix, coauthor of Women Healing Women and contributing author of Divine Duality

"Through her beautiful, unique, and profound poetry, Gail Warner invites us to find our earthly holiness. Nature, for her, is the mother of both our body and our spirit. She shows us how the natural beauty around us reflects the beauty within us. She asks us to join her on the path toward finding our own precious uniqueness and wholeness."
--Robert Hilton, PhD, author of Somatic Relational Therapy: Writings of Robert Hilton and cofounder of Southern California Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis, and Virginia Hilton, PhD, LCSW and former president of IIBA

"In Weaving Myself Awake, Gail Warner's images and words become invocations, blessings, and offerings that thread though her life, and now ours. These living energies have grown and evolved as Gail has continued to pursue the art of life, becoming the expression and experience of one who is a wisdom keeper."
--Cat Caracelo, MA, depth coach and founder of Journey Circles Institute