Detour by S. Mariah Rose Genre: Memoir / Spirituality ISBN: 9781637529355 Print Length: 240 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Alexandria Ducksworth A friendly reminder that some things in life might just fall apart for the better No matter how much planning you do, life has a way of turning things in an entirely new direction. S. Mariah Rose shares her uplifting story of spiritual self-transformation in Detour, a memoir about physically and spiritually moving from NYC to the American Southwest. Readers who have enjoyed The Monk Who Sold ..read more

The Mystical Symphony by Judith E. Bowen Genre: Memoir / Spirituality ISBN: 9798891321014 Print Length: 124 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Alexandria Ducksworth A beautiful and inspiring piece exploring the spiritual forces driving our everyday lives Judith Bowen’s mystical journeystarts with a vision at church. Not only does the vision inspire her to start meeting new people from other walks of life but it gets her started on what would turn into a lifelong career in healing. Like Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th century German abbess ..read more

The Sage and the Gremlin by Matt Niner Genre: Memoir / Spirituality ISBN: 9798987790809 Print Length: 266 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Alexandria Ducksworth A motivational memoir that’ll make you want to pack your bags and see something new Imagine you have the opportunity to travel to Japan in your 20s during the early 2000s. Teaching little kids might be a pain sometimes, but it can be worth the trouble if you’re meeting new people and experiencing new places. This is what happened to Matt Niner. In this memoir, readers join Niner on his journey working as an English teacher in ..read more

Owning Your Destiny by Duncan McLauren Genre: Nonfiction / Self-Help / New Age ISBN: 9798985239768 Print Length: 186 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Tomi Alo A motivational roadmap to a vibrant and affirmative life “By learning to recognize the good in myself, I began to appreciate who I was.” After finalizing the end of her twenty-six-year, disappointing, miserable marriage, Duncan McLauren finds herself lost, scared, and drained. In hopes of finding inspiration and escaping the sadness, she decides to seek solace at the place she has always felt at home—New Orleans. Little did she ..read more

Bigger Pete by Elizabeth Bodien Genre: Nonfiction / Memoir ISBN: 9781620068977 Print Length: 248 pages Publisher: Ars Metaphysica Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Joelene Pynnonen This touching spiritual memoir explores a deep family connection that reaches beyond life. When Elizabeth Bodien began automatic writing exercises, she had no idea where the practice would take her. The goal was merely to tap into her deeper subconscious to create material for the poetry she loved to write. Instead, she found full, profound conversations unfolding across the pages she filled ..read more

Don’t Identify With It by H.T. Waters Genre: Nonfiction / Spirituality / Philosophy ISBN: 9798988457220 Print Length: 116 pages Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Timothy Thomas A perspective-expanding piece on seeking truth & deconstructing self It could be said that the Age of Enlightenment walked so the Age of Self could run. The seeds of the former—sowed by such philosophical giants as Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates—have certainly borne fruit. Today’s intellectual & spiritual climate presents a buffet of a la carte options with which the seeker of truth can s ..read more

Karma Two by Colleen Hollis Genre: Literary Fiction / Spiritual ISBN: 9781639888382 Print Length: 274 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt A powerful introspective about the interconnectedness of the human experience Can one man balance a lifetime of negative Karma? Arizona “AJ” Sunshine Jackson is born with a purpose—to balance the Karma of his past life. Born to a mother forced into a life of prostitution, he begins life in a trap house where the cycles of abuse and suffering are almost impossible to break. Trafficked, abu ..read more

Your Way There by Gretta Keene Genre: Nonfiction / Spirituality ISBN: 9781634895057 Print Length: 240 pages Publisher: Wise Ink Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell A thoughtfully crafted guide to awakening a higher self Your Way There is a trustworthy compass that guides you to a more compassionate way of approaching your circumstances. It could be a lifesaver.  Gretta Keene uses a friendly approach and decades of studying the mind through psychological work to shine a light on the why behind our actions. This, mixed with the tools she introduces to un ..read more

Questioning Spirituality by Dr. Eldon Taylor Genre: Nonfiction / Religion & Spirituality ISBN: 978-1803413013 Print Length: 184 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Timothy Thomas A thought-provoking investigation of the assumed irrationality of spiritual beliefs that honors both sides of the debate In a world where science and religion are often seen as antithetical to one another, Dr. Eldon Taylor dares to question whether religion is as irrational as some anti-religion advocates would have people believe.  The result is a surprisingly direct and pragmatic conversation that hand ..read more

“Book Review: Sacred Life” Reviewed by Joe Walters A dynamic spiritual perspective on accepting the things we cannot control Sacred Life: Healing from the virus in consciousness by Bedri Cag Cetin, Ph.D. is a triple-thread self-help spirituality book. It combines intuitive insight into spiritual practices that readers can enact in their daily lives while also discussing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on mental health—and it’s all through the structure of a personal autobiography. We witness the ways in which the author fails, succeeds, and tries again to embody his beliefs and to prop ..read more