Where Two Worlds Touch: Spiritual Rites of Passage (Paperback)

by Gloria Karpinski (Author) "Change: Reassuring in its cycles..." (more)
Key Phrases: purification cycle, world servers, natural knowing, Universal Christ, Steps of Conscious Change, United States (more...)

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Product Description
No matter where you are in your own spiritual work, this book can show you how to harness the power of an experience we all share and often fear: change. Discover how you can learn to consciously use change as a spiritual rite of passage. Illustrated with wonderful allegorical tales from all the major spiritual traditions, compelling life stories and transformative exercises, WHERE TWO WORLDS TOUCH shows you that even the mundane details of everyday life offer rich fuel for personal evolution.


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No matter where you are in your own spiritual work, this book can show you how to harness the power of an experience we all share and often fear: change. Discover how you can learn to consciously use change as a spiritual rite of passage. Illustrated with wonderful allegorical tales from all the major spiritual traditions, compelling life stories and transformative exercises, WHERE TWO WORLDS TOUCH shows you that even the mundane details of everyday life offer rich fuel for personal evolution.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (August 4, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345353315
• ISBN-13: 978-0345353313
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #409,742 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where Two Worlds Touch, March 25, 2000

By	Mickie Prescott (Marietta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

I have read this book a thousand time. The pages are getting dog-eared and the margins are full of notes. I was really hoping that Glorida Karpinski had written another soul revealing book.But it would be hard to top this fabulously insightfull exploration of the human experience.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aligning with God, regardless of our chosen path, October 22, 1998

By A Customer

Gloria Karpinski's "Where Two Worlds Touch" is the type of book that can lay in a corner, unnoticed, until the moment it is relavent, and then becomes a-smack-in-the-head revelation. The premise of the book is that, in order to really find the spiritual "truth" as an individual or regarding a specific aspect of our lives, we go through seven steps before we can fully integrate the concept into our being. The two worlds in the title refer to the material and the spiritual. In my opinion, the power of Karpinski's work is her ability to state without preaching and use examples from a variety of religious and scientific reference. Although based strongly on metaphysical theory, it is written in a manner that is "user friendly" to most mainstream Americans who follow a traditional religious path. The basis of love, goodness and the individual's own responsibility for taking positive steps is at once reassuring and very practical. This book may not be for everyone or at all points in our lives, but when it IS right, it will be an incredibly powerful tool.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warm and non-judgemental, August 5, 2000

By	Mets Reads (Space Coast, FL) - See all my reviews

I found this book heart warming and insightful. In times of stress and change this would be a good book to read. It reminds you that change is part of life and something to embrace.