genre: non-fiction,spirituality
I stumbled upon the author's content online and it really spoke to me. As someone who has been experiencing a massive faith transition over the last several years, her explanations and hot takes on certain issues really resonated with something deep in myself. When I saw she'd written a book, I knew it would be good for me to try and dig deeper into the idea of a spirituality that doesn't require me to believe in things I can't believe in anymore.
It took me a while to get into and it wasn't a fast read. It was thoughtful and required my heart and my brain. I kept a pen in hand because there was a lot that I processed as I read. The chapters on Secular Morality and Awakening the Feminine really connected a lot of dots already in my mind to even bigger ideas. Ideas about the patriarchy and how it has impacted the relationship I've had with deity, ideas about how I don't have to reject the "spiritual" experiences I've had in the past just because I'm in a different space now. I feel like the inner compass and integrity I've been truly relying on the last three years has been validated, now that I've been not just reminded but assured that listening to my heart and mind and treating people with compassion truly is enough.
She brings many different faith/spirituality/philosophy traditions into this look at how to take what is good and then leave behind what no longer serves or is even causing harm.
It needs better editing, this is true. I caught several actual typos and sometimes the narrative was a little rambling. But for people like me, trying to rebuild a spiritual life from the ashes after a spiritual crisis has burned down our belief a high-demand religion, it feels like a life raft in a wild ocean. I know there are parts of this book I will be returning to again and again.
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