olga_naden's review against another edition
5.0
I am a huge fan of Cynthia's work and this book does not disappoint. It is a short course in ancient Wisdom tradition and its aim is to 'traverse the 12 inches between the brain and the heart'. It gives just enough historical background, pulled skilfully from various wisdom tradition, and marries it with powerful daily practices that are very simple yet profound. If you are a spiritual seeker that likes to be inspired by a variety of sources: Sufism, hermeticism, Gnosticism, mystical Christianity and others, you will find this book hugely inspiring.
dgshroyer's review
4.0
So much beauty in this book. My one caveat is that I felt her approach to the passions and emotions felt too negative for me, at times almost Gnostic. I may need to reread to understand what she means by the language she is using but that took away some depth for me, as did the lack of discussion on justice/action as a fruit of Wisdom. Nevertheless a helpful corrective to so much of what has gone awry in Western Christianity...and modern religion in general.
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