"This gorgeous transformative welcoming book is for anyone who longs to feel more present
more alive more joyful and aware of the holiness of daily life."--Anne Lamott author of Dusk
Night Dawn and Help Thanks Wow Welcome to the temple of your regular life. So begins beloved
spiritual guide Mirabai Starr's stunning exploration of finding the extraordinary in the
everyday. In Ordinary Mysticism she helps readers discover their own inner mystic and let go
of the limiting belief that spiritual life exists only in traditional places of worship.
Mysticism she explains is a direct experience of the sacred--no church or clergy required.
Our everyday life can be an encounter with the sacred if we pay attention. Starr explores the
magic of mundane life from weeding in our humble gardens to a slow evening walk with a friend
to a full kitchen table surrounded by family. Embracing mysticism in our everyday is a way of
being more alive in the world an awakening to the interconnectedness between all things. You
can visit an ashram in the Himalayas or kneel in a church pew to connect to the spirit or
examine life's big questions--but these aren't the only opportunities to discover the sacred.
Life Starr reminds us is holy ground. Lyrical and tender filled with profound wisdom and
mind-opening insights Ordinary Mysticism is about finding wonder in regular life grounded in
lessons from spiritual teachers across the centuries--from Julian of Norwich to Ram Dass. Starr
combines their ancient wisdom with the story of her own personal and spiritual journey--from
surviving the heartbreak of her fourteen-year-old daughter's death to growing up amid the 1960s
counterculture that introduced her to mysticism to her self-made spiritual practice of today.
Alongside storytelling and age-old teachings Starr offers practices and writing prompts for
help our souls seek holy ground. When you decide to walk the path of the mystic the mundane
shows up as miraculous the boring becomes fascinating and your own shortcomings turn out to
be your greatest gifts. May we all find meaning and wonder in our most ordinary moments.
