Everyday SpiritsState University of New York Press, 1993 M07 1 - 195 pages Transformation of being begins exactly where one is. This is, for most of us, at home. We are acted upon by objects familiar to us, influenced in unfelt ways, and moved toward a destiny proper to a responsible being. Dwelling is complemented by journeying. To live in a home is to journey on the path that leads through the home to a world beyond. A householder becomes a traveler. A traveler is a seeker after new impressions, fresh impressions of a reality that beckons. Opening to the commonplace—what stands in front of us on the daily round—we are open to the call to respond to our role as mediator between heaven and earth. Everyday Spirits is a book about self-perception. |
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... filled the scene with magical changes of time and mood . The whole world was transformed by the first frost's work . Field and lawn had been blanched , stalks withered , and leaves dropped silently from their branches . The hour ...
... filled the scene with magical changes of time and mood . The whole world was transformed by the first frost's work . Field and lawn had been blanched , stalks withered , and leaves dropped silently from their branches . The hour ...
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... being a definite something . A figure illumines an age in the way a fragrance fills a room . The final result is a kind of calendar of everyday spirits , a month , four weeks , a lunar cycle of them . Pencil them xvi EVERYDAY SPIRITS.
... being a definite something . A figure illumines an age in the way a fragrance fills a room . The final result is a kind of calendar of everyday spirits , a month , four weeks , a lunar cycle of them . Pencil them xvi EVERYDAY SPIRITS.
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