This book is nothing short of revolutionary. Yes it is “ordinary,” but it is not simplistic… it is a masterpiece of stunning brilliance.

I read a lot of books, and this is hands-down one of the best books I have ever read. It brought me to tears exactly five times.

It’s exquisitely accessible to anyone of any background (especially those who don’t consider themselves spiritual or religious, as well as those who do). No matter where your life path has taken you, you will find yourself relating to the stories she shares from her own life and others’.

Yet being accessible doesn’t in any way detract from the depth of its wisdom. In fact, I believe what Starr teaches about finding the sacred in the ground of ordinary life to be one of the most important and revolutionary teachings of our time. She is inviting us to reclaim our direct connection with the divine, in the midst of our ordinary human lives.

I expected this book to be about things like opening to the sacred in daily life while watching the sun rise or chopping vegetables. That’s certainly a part of it. But what I didn’t expect was it to so thoroughly embrace the messy, imperfect, deeply-human side of life. Hearing her say that she would sometimes get angry at her kids, that she had a poor sense of direction, that she’s sensitive to criticism, and that she has a pattern of being too busy all hit me straight in the heart because I also share these foibles. Hearing her bless those qualities as part of her/our sacred humanness helped me bless my own wild, messy, imperfect self.

Don’t mistake the simplicity of these teachings for superficiality, as some reviewers may have. It is simple in the same way the Tao Te Ching is simple. Concepts of incredible depth and spiritual power are distilled into their essence in this work.

For those familiar with the teachings of the evolutionary mystics, this book strikes me as the most practical guide I’ve seen anywhere to actually embodying their teachings and becoming the divine human that so many have spoken of.

Ordinary Mysticism is also incredibly funny. I laughed out loud in every chapter, sometimes to my own detriment (I woke up the baby once or twice).

I want to order copies for all my friends and read it a second and third time. It is such a beautiful gift to the world at this critical time in our history.

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Ordinary Mysticism: Your Life as Sacred Ground