Anam ċara : a book of Celtic wisdom

Anam ċara A book of Celtic wisdom

John O'Donohue, 1956-2008

Book - 2022

A special twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic work of Celtic spirituality and mysticism by beloved poet and philosopher, John O'Donohue, with a new introduction by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, an afterword by the late author's brother, Pat O'Donohue, and insightful material from O'Donohue's circle of close friends. In this revered classic, John O'Donohue excavates themes of friendship, belonging, solitude, creativity and the imagination, among many others. Widely recognized for bringing Celtic spirituality into modern dialogue, his unique insights from the ancient world speak with urgency for our need to rediscover the thresholds of the soul. With lyrical wisdom and fluency, O'...;Donohue encourages pathways of discovery to come home to the natural rhythm in ourselves in sacred connection with one another and the landscapes we inhabit. This timeless collection nourishes the heart and elevates the spirit.

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Subjects
Spiritual life.
Celts > Ireland > Religion.
Friendship > Religious aspects.
Celts > Religion.
Ireland.
Published
New York : Harper Perennial 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
John O'Donohue, 1956-2008 (author)
Edition
Twenty-fifth anniversary edition
Item Description
Originally published: New York : Cliff Street Books, ©1997.
Includes P.S. Insights, Interviews, & More... (pages 1-13 at end of work).
Physical Description
xxv, 213, 13 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9780063270589
  • Foreword
  • Prologue
  • 1. The Mystery of Friendship
  • Light Is Generous
  • The Celtic Circle of Belonging
  • The Human Heart Is Never Completely Born
  • Love Is the Nature of the Soul
  • The Umbra Nihili
  • The Anam Cam
  • Intimacy as Sacred
  • The Mystery of Approach
  • Diarmuid and Gráinne
  • Love as Ancient Recognition
  • The Circle of Belonging
  • The Kalyana-Mitra
  • The Soul as Divine Echo
  • The Wellspring of Love Within
  • The Transfiguration of the Senses
  • The Wounded Gift
  • In the Kingdom of Love, There Is No Competition
  • 2. Toward a Spirituality of the Senses
  • The Face Is the Icon of Creation
  • The Holiness of the Gaze
  • The Infinity of Your Interiority
  • The Face and the Second Innocence
  • The Body Is the Angel of the Soul
  • The Body as Mirror of the Soul
  • For the Celts, the Visible and the Invisible Are One
  • The Children of Lir
  • A Spirituality of Transfiguration
  • The Senses as Thresholds of Soul
  • The Eye Is Like the Dawn
  • Styles of Vision
  • Taste and Speech
  • Fragrance and Breath
  • True Listening Is Worship
  • The Language of Touch
  • Celtic Sensuousness
  • 3. Solitude is Luminous
  • The World of the Soul Is Secret
  • The Danger of Neon Vision
  • To Be Born Is to Be Chosen
  • The Celtic Underworld as Resonance
  • To Transfigure the Ego-to Liberate the Soul
  • There Is No Spiritual Program
  • The Body Is Your Only Home
  • The Body Is in the Soul
  • To Be Natural Is to Be Holy
  • The Dancing Mind
  • Beauty Likes Neglected Places
  • Thoughts Are Our Inner Senses
  • Ascetic Solitude
  • Silence Is the Sister of the Divine
  • The Crowd at the Hearth of the Soul
  • Contradictions as Treasures
  • The Soul Adores Unity
  • Toward a Spirituality of Noninterference
  • One of the Greatest Sins Is the Unlived Life
  • 4. Work as a Poetics of Growth
  • The Eye Celebrates Motion
  • To Grow Is to Change
  • The Celtic Reverence for the Day
  • The Soul Desires Expression
  • Pisreoga
  • Presence as Soul Texture
  • Weakness and Power
  • The Trap of False Belonging
  • Work and Imagination
  • Spontaneity and Blockage
  • The Role Can Smother
  • Sisyphus
  • The Salmon of Knowledge
  • The False Image Can Paralyze
  • The King and the Beggar's Gift
  • Heartful Work Brings Beauty
  • 5. Aging the Beauty of the Inner Harvest
  • Time as a Circle
  • The Seasons in the Heart
  • Autumn and the Inner Harvest
  • Transience Makes a Ghose of Experience
  • Memory: Where Our Vanished Days Secretly Gather
  • Tír na n-Óg: The Land of Youth
  • Eternal Time
  • The Soul as Temple of Memory
  • Self-Compassion and the Art of Inner Harvesting
  • To Keep Something Beautiful in Your Heart
  • The Bright Field
  • The Passionate Heart Never Ages
  • The Fire of Longing
  • Aging: An Invitation to New Solitude
  • Loneliness: The Key to Courage
  • Wisdom as Poise and Grace
  • Old Age and the Twilight Treasures
  • Old Age and Freedom
  • 6. Death: The Horizon is in the Well
  • The Unknown Companion
  • The Faces of Death in Everyday Life
  • Death as the Root of Fear
  • Death in the Celtic Tradition
  • When Death Visits ...
  • The Caoineadh: The Irish Mourning Tradition
  • The Soul That Kissed the Body
  • The Bean Sí
  • A Beautiful Death
  • The Dead Are Our Nearest Neighbors
  • The Ego and the Soul
  • Death as an Invitation to Freedom
  • Nothingness: A Face of Death
  • Waiting and Absence
  • Birth as Death
  • Death Transfigures Our Separation
  • Are Space and Time Different in the Eternal World?
  • The Dead Bless Us
  • Afterword
  • Acknowledgments

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