The Woman's Book of Spirit: Meditations to Awaken Our Inner Wisdom [Paperback]

Sue Patton Thoele (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2006

When the Divine Feminine instructed Sue Patton Thoele to "pour water on my women," Thoele set about writing a book to provide women with spiritual sustenance for every area of their lives. The Woman's Book of Spirit is the result of that journey.

A leader in the women's spirituality movement, Thoele offers her deepest wisdom in this collection, resulting in a powerful and profound book that can be used in a number of ways including using it as a sacred feminine oracle.

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About the Author

Sue Patton Thoele is a licensed psychotherapist and the author of numerous books, including The Woman's Book of Courage and The Woman's Book of Soul. She lives with her husband Gene near their extended family.

Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: Conari Press (March 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573242640
• ISBN-13: 978-1573242646
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #469,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Writing made me sit down and shut up and, as a result, helped me become aware of the desire to move from an over-busy lifestyle to a more balanced one. I actually didn't begin writing until all four kids were either in college or on their own. In fact, I was forty-five when the Muse grabbed me by the back of the neck and wouldn't let go no matter how much I resisted. And resist I did! However, my first book, The Courage To Be Yourself, seemed to have a mind of its own and simply would not let me rest until I was totally committed to it. By the time the original book was completed, I was passionate about writing. Since I'd had a private psychotherapy practice for many years, it felt natural to write about issues similar to those with which my clients and I grappled.

I am incredibly blessed to be able to do work I love and to have the support of My Husband Gene, without whom I would never have become an author. We--well, really he--self-published "The Courage To Be Yourself", stacked the first 5,000 copies in our itty bitty garage, and hand delivered two and three copies at a time to local bookstores before the book was eventually picked up by a "real" publisher. To this day, Gene continues to do all the heavy lifting, paper and financial work, schlepping of author to speaking engagements, and has enduring patience with the weirdness-of-wife-while-writing phases I inevitably go through while working. He is my rock.... and he makes me laugh.

Each of us plays many roles and works in different arenas during a lifetime. Below are a few roles I've played and some of the work I've done. Several I still do and others seem as if they existed in another time and space.

ROLES I'VE HAD
Wife, divorcee, wife again ... still "wife again"
Mom, single mom, stepmom ... once a mom of any kind, always a mom
Grandmother, mentor ... love these roles
Myriad acting roles in community theater ... now do some Reader's Theater

WORK I'VE DONE
Author
Psychotherapist in private practice
Public/Keynote Speaker
Seminar/Group/Retreat Leader
Hospice Chaplain, Trainer &
Counselor
Director of a Counseling Center
High School and Adult Ed teacher

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!, September 27, 2006

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Janet Boyer "Author, Blogger, Mystic" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Woman's Book of Spirit: Meditations to Awaken Our Inner Wisdom (Paperback)

"Fundamentally, we are spiritual beings with soul as our essence, our most basic quality. We've forgotten. I continue to forget on a daily basis. Consequently, it seems to me that a huge spiritual lesson for most of us is to remember, to re-evolve into simplicity of spirit, and invite the natural, inherent essence of our Selves back to the fore of our lives, to `become like little children.' I believe women are being called to birth this all important spirit-memory." - From the book

With books like The Woman's Book of Confidence, The Courage to Be Yourself, and The Woman's Book of Courage, psychotherapist Sue Patton Thoele has brought encouragement, inspiration, and rare spiritual wisdom to thousands of readers.

Heeding the call to "pour water upon my women", Thoele has birthed yet another treasure in her book A Woman's Book of Spirit. Using anecdotes from her life, as well as those of her friends and clients, Thoele desires to help moisten and revitalize the hearts of women so they may reclaim the Sacred Feminine Voice within.

Offering 128 meditations spanning ten themes, this book can be consulted for specific topical wisdom, as well as daily devotions or random oracular insight. The ten themes in A Woman's Book of Spirit are:

* Re-Greening Arid Places

* Embodying Heart Energy

* Nourishing Our Souls

* Intertwining Soul-Strands

* Honoring Sacred Rights and Responsibilities

* Creating Spiritual Touchstones

* Awakening to Wisdom

* Enrolling in Saint's School

* Ascending to Gratitude

* Embracing Angels and Other Emissaries

Delving randomly yet deeply in this book, I've found relevant, profound messages from Spirit each and every time. I especially enjoyed Steering Clear of Black Holes (an essay on avoiding energetic vampires), Listening Deeply (about the sacred art of listening), and Soothing Our Hearts (showing how to cradle and comfort a hurting heart).

A Woman's Book of Spirit is rich with sacred Feminine Wisdom, and this 279-page book certainly accomplishes the charge the Universe gave to Thoele to "pour water upon my women". Highly recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of serene meditations for women of all religious backgrounds, May 3, 2006

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This review is from: The Woman's Book of Spirit: Meditations to Awaken Our Inner Wisdom (Paperback)

The Woman's Book Of Spirit is a collection of serene meditations for women of all religious backgrounds. Each of the meditations are 1-2 pages in length, and all are designed to awaken the wisdom and knowledge within the reader. Divided into categories including: "Embracing Angels and Other Emissaries", "Creating Spiritual Touchstones", "Nourishing Our Souls", and much more, The Woman's Book Of Spirit offers refreshment for the drained, weary psyche, and demonstrates how to open oneself up to the breathtaking wonder of the divine. The spiritual suggestions for personal meditation can be contemplated one at a time over a series of days, or all at once. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Woman's book of Spirit, October 28, 2007

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Gail O'Quinn "Homeopath" (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Woman's Book of Spirit: Meditations to Awaken Our Inner Wisdom (Paperback)

I love this book. I keep it on my nightstand because it is a Source of such comfort and wisdom for me. It is like reaching for an old friend. One who always cherishes me and who will hunker down and settle in with me and allow whatever I am feeling to be okay. This book is a jewel in my treasure box.