Parents As Mystic Mystic As Parents - Softcover

Spangler, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573227781 ISBN 13: 9781573227780

Publisher: Penguin, 2000

Synopsis

Writer, mystic, and father of four, David Spangler understands that the birth of a child is a spiritually significant event--a mystical experience. There is a feeling of magic in the parent/child relationship that relies on intuition, total presence, and impulses that come from the soul. The acclaimed author of The Call shares his stories from the trenches, blessings from the day-in and day-out of child-rearing, and encourages us, with grace, wit and common sense, toward the kind of parenting that brings to the world creative, honest, enlightened, and independent kids.

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Review:

"In this wonderful book...[Spangler] shows how, through the everyday challenges and joys of parenting, of creating and sustaining family, we are given the opportunity to participate in the deeper mystery: the incarnation and emergence of our children's spirits and personalities". -- The New Times (Seattle)

From the Back Cover:

The words "parent" and "mystic" may seem an odd combination, but most parents will tell you that the birth of a child is spiritually significant -- in some way a mystical experience, a connection with the divine. There is a feeling of magic in the parent-child relationship that relies on intuition, total presence, and impulses that come from neither the mind nor the body -- impulses of the soul.

Full of down-and-dirty stories from life with his own four children, and charged with David Spangler's sharp wit and warm sensibility, Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent is a book about the ordinary -- the blessings of the day in and day out of child rearing. It's a captivating and inspiring guide for mothers and fathers in the trenches, trying to build strong, spiritually fulfilling families that work. A book that encourages us, with grace and humor, toward the kind of conscious parenting that brings the world creative, honest, independent kids.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1573227781
• ISBN 13: 9781573227780
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208