A Mystic Garden: Working with Soil, Attending to Soul

by Gunilla Norris and Gunilla Norris

Book Overview

A Mystic Garden is a lyrical primer on the spirituality of gardening, affirming the garden as a soulful space where people can take root and experience the changing seasons and the enduring cycle of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933346019
• ISBN13: 9781933346014
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: BlueBridge
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Speaks to my heart …

For those who connect with the Source when in nature, this book will speak to your heart.

tilling the soil

Gunilla has a way of relating the simple, ordinary, mundane tasks of life to the profound. Her metaphor, in this case gardening, gives honor to the repetitive, unrewarding tasks which ultimately, hopefully, result in beauty and creative expression. She goes a step further by embracing the hard, disappointing and, in some cases, ugly into the landscape both of our literal gardens and of our ultimate garden: the soul.

Drink of Water for the Soul

In our increasingly fast-paced, outwardly focussed culture of immediate gratification, Norris' book calms and refreshes like a drink of water for the soul. She reminds us that every visible blossom has deep and hidden roots that followed their own natural rhythms to produce the splendor that we call Spring. She calms the anxiety by reminding us that all good things take time. Her writing touches the universal heart and is as exquisite in its focus and simplicity as it is profound in depth. A must read for anyone ready to marry intention with action to create a meaningful life.

magical and poetic

Gunilla Norris is a truly gifted writer. She has a unique way of understranding the world and an equally unique way of communicating that understanding in her books. She savors everyday events and turns them into poetry. She asks us to take the time to appreciate the process of cultivating and nurturing a garden while being mindful of the kind of hard work that goes into creating its beautiful bounty. The parallel to life is clear. This book is a real treasure!

This book is wonderful

Gunilla Norris' work is wonderful. The way she writes in mystical and wonderful. She weaves spirtuality into everyday things. I love her work. She is an amazing author.

A wise and profound reflection on "working with soil, attending to soul"

What a beautiful, luminous, deeply moving book full of profound and gentle wisdom, a book I will re-read and savor and reflect on for a long time! A wonderful gift for family and friends!