Spaces for Silence [Hardcover]

Caro Ness (Author), Alen MacWeeney (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 140 pages
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing (August 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804834628
• ISBN-13: 978-0804834629
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,180,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A space for silence in itself, March 24, 2008

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S. J. Bockett (Wellington New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This book is a space for silence in itself. Illustrated with beautiful, often full-page photographs, it makes a rather different coffee table book, one that provides serenity and calm. I have only to pick up this book and flip through its pages, to feel its calming effect.

Each meditative space shown in this book represents a different approach to spirituality, from Taoism to Buddhism to different types of Christianity - and even a quiet space for someone who has no religious affiliation at all. In fact one person is a religious sister; another a surfing enthusiast. You can't get more eclectic than that.

The book shows that you can expand - or contract - your application of the ideas in the book to suit your circumstances. One example uses a complete roof top with exotic vegetation, waterfalls and hidden nooks. In contrast, another uses a small shelf in the corner of a living room, with special lighting. This book has inspired me to create my own individualised space for silence, and to change it as my physical space (and my personal perspective) changes.

With the hectic pace of Western society, we all surely need our own place to restore and renew ourselves. Out of all the books I have looked at on the topic of personal sanctuary, this one by far is the best.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual spaces, September 30, 2008

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Happy mom (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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Visual examples, but not exactly what I was expecting. Shows pictures of religious, and spiritual spaces, public or private across the world.