Spirituality Books

This is a great book. Its a dense read, every word is important, so don't think you can just read it in a single afternoon

I really appreciate the no nonsense easy to read style. It's a bit much to read straight through -- I like focusing on a couple pages at a time and marinating in them. A great handbook for those with questions about who and what they are.

Hard reading at first, but then it flows. There is profound wisdom inside this book, with its deceptively simple title. I'm about to read it for the second time to try to better absorb it. It really teaches you about the adult - the human- you want to be.

I found this book helpful over 6 years ago when I first read it. I just finished reading it again (for the third time); the author's thoughts and understanding of life-issues (loneliness, relationships, self-esteem, adulthood, happiness) remain as helpful and relevant now as before. The way he contrasts "anger" (a natural feeling) from "drama" (an avoidance of true feeling); his exposition on "neurotic guilt"; and the paragraphs that lead up to "If people really knew me, they would not like me" illuminates one's understanding of oneself and others. Author Richo (Ph.D, psychology) makes clear the many areas of our life that we have responsibility for. The book contains helpful tables (checklists, kind of)that can be used (when viewing things or responding to stimulus) to develop better attitudes and habits. This book (like Nathaniel Branden - "Six Pillars of Self Esteem") does help one understand happiness in adulthood and also give insights into how to help our children grow into successful adulthood. Another book (Bernstein : Emotional Vampires: Dealing With People Who Drain You Dry) is also very useful.

It is one of the more, if not the most, impactful books I have read.

I have recommended this book to many friends and have purchased it as gift for some. Every one who read it has expressed tremendous gratitude for the wisdom they have gained. It has helped me grow and mature in ways that I did not expect

I am grateful that it was recommended to me

a must read book for those who seek the true,Maharaj explains us his knowledge,he hard earned with his life,free to us all,
what he is giving is the essence & will directly come into the hearts of the longing seeker ,
he also explains us that with words, truth cannot be explained,
we have to go beyond the words ,where the seeker meets the sought
& there wont be anyone to explain or hear
what he follows is the direct path to salvation and said as the Hardest,where the unconditional pure faith alone can liberate,
u can hear the unique words ,trust the book as it is from one of the realised ,i love the book
and it gives me strength to live without clinging to anything other that the "I",i bow my head at my Divine Master, from where i first happen to hear about Maharaj,& the Generation of Divine Masters,
I express my humble gratitude to Maurice Frydman Who let us all hear and know Maharaj

Using words to describe what is beyond words will always fall somewhat short; this book, however, narrows the gap considerably. You are not who you think you are. Who are you? This book answers that question as accurately as it can be answered in words. If you have only one book, let this be it; if you ask only one question of yourself, let it be "Who am I?"

Words do no justice to the "teachings" found herein. I would recommend no other book prior to this. If one wishes to end suffering and awaken to ones true nature, this is all you shall require. With all, as all.

I AM THAT is my bible-In his clear yet deeply profound answers Sri Nisargadatta expounds the timeless truths of self-realization which Christ called the Kingdom of God within us.This unique book can be opened at any page and provide the reader with powerful insights into their real essence by negation of the temporary and unreal to the true fullness of their real being.A must for seekers of the light.

I love this book. If only his main teaching were not eventually to stop reading and actually to start the deep inner search he suggests, I would happily while way the rest of my life reading it.

The absolute calm certainty of his position at the very centre of the inward search, calling you on and soothing your fears, is so reassuring.

Come on in, the water's lovely!

without a doubt the most clear, coherent and educational introduction to astrological archetypes. steven forrest's syntax embodies the essence of capricorn: rich, yet concise. every reader will be moved and enlightened, engaged and empowered.

Not the same old perspective on why to use astrology. One natal chart has the possibilities of 10,00 personalities. Check yourself against the intent/purpose of each house to see if your life reflects living at optimum or the pits. Raise your baseline of self awareness and learn the understanding of moving toward more wholeness...thus more cheer, contentment, bliss, success.

Basic fundamentals.....and you think you know them.....but still, as I'm reading....I'm learning more and more.

I knew nothing about astrology before this book. Nothing about signs, planets and houses. Now I know what I bought this book for: read my own birthchart.
The author explains everithing you need to understand and read the informations in a birthchart.
Besides this, the author uses a very easy language and style.
The best thing in this book is that you don't get confused. The author teaches you a sistematic way, step-by-step, to read a birthchart and not to be a "fortune teller".

The Inner Sky is the best book I have found on learning how to read and interpret birth charts on your own. It doesn't contain already written interpretations, instead it teaches you step by step what each planet and sign represents and shows you how to put it together and form your own interpretation, and it is so basic and do-able! I recommend this as the starter book for anyone wanting to learn to read birth charts - hands down!

As I write this, I have not finished reading this book. However, I am impressed with Mr. Kushner's abilities. The novel works on many levels. It works as a stand-alone story with excellent nattarive structure and character development. To a more sophisticated reader, the novel's resonances with Kabblistic text and thought are hard to escape. However, I'm under the strong impression a reader can develop a deep appreciation of Mr. Kushner's work without being a scholar in Jewish thought.

What Rabbi Lawrence Kushner writes, I read and learn.

I was intrigued to see that this inspiring author had turned his hand to writing a novel. I found it an accessible and appealing way to learn more about kabbalah and would certainly recommend it to anyone starting out on this particular spiritual path. The interweaving of concealed and revealed truths and the constant referral to light-- real and symbolic-- made this a most worthwhile and enjoyable reading experience.

A wonderful connection between the teachings of Kabbalah and a modern love story. The book makes the complex easier to understand. Our book group has decided to make this book our topic of discussion at our next meeting.

This novel permanently shifted my perspective, challenged me to dig a little deeper and confirmed those fleeting thoughts we all get when we allow ourselves to contemplate our existence.

A real gem! This little book is amazing. Rabbi Lawrence Kushner is to Jewish mysticism what Alan Watts was to Zen Buddhism. The writing is deceptively simple, the book is easy to read, but things are not as they first seem. What I initially found a little confusing was simply my brain not getting this message! The story follows two threads simultaneously. One thread is the tension between the main character, who is inexperienced with love, and his newfound astronomer girlfriend, and the second is his discovery of an ancient text hidden in the binding of an old copy of the Zohar, a medieval book on Jewish mysticism. How these two threads interweave in the mind of the reader is quite compelling: calling into question the nature of reality and our trust in perception; drawing attention to the function of religion and spirituality in our daily lives; and revealing the interconnectedness of all things.

I highly recommend this book!

For a number of years now I've been working on a practical how-to book on discipleship. Dennis McCallum has beaten me to the punch with Organic Disciple Making. He's written the most practical book on how to disciple people I've ever read.

Time and time again I find myself saying, "Yup, he nailed that one; that's how it works." For example, early on the book covers the subject of modeling and its key role in making disciples. Later it delves into the practical questions of how you counsel and disciple through various issues or how you deal with blocks in their development.

For example McCallum distinguishes the difference between weakness and resistance and the appropriate response of a disciple maker. A disciple struggling with weakness generally needs encouragement, whereas a disciple who is resistant often needs confrontation and possibly discipline.

I loved that the book had a whole section on coaching and I loved that its counsel is both biblically grounded and rooted in the everyday experience of someone who leads 250 home churches. I've read so many books on discipleship and few drill down to address the questions ordinary people have as they struggle to help their disciples grow.

All of us who have committed ourselves to following Jesus and representing his name need to learn how to make disciples. It was the last thing he asked us to do before leaving the earth. If you as a Jesus-follower feel like you need help in learning how to do this in a way that feels natural, do yourself a favor and get Organic Disciple Making.

I really liked the book. It had the right theological framework necessary to grow God's people and care for the flock as well as providing very practical advise for helping those that want to engage in discipleship at different levels.

I found the section on professional counseling rather difficult. I lean toward Biblical counseling which empowers God's people to counsel at different levels. I cringe at the advise most people get when they see psychiatrists. The problem is real, however. You were brave enough to speak about it. I would think something not so sophisticated speaking about this might be more appropriate for the readers of this book.

Your section on quality conversation and friendship making will surely be helpful to some.

It is a good basic book that helps people trying to make discipleship work in their cell groups.
I already started talking about your book and will pass it on to some of our pastors

If you want to make a lasting impact for Jesus Christ, this book is a must. McCallum and Lowery give Biblical, insightful, and practical ideas on how to promote and achieve Chritian formation in others. Not many have the gifting to lead thousands. Very few are effective at preaching to hundreds. Yet helping disciple one or two other Christians is something every Christian can do.

In the long tradition of The Lost Art of Disciple Making, Multiplying Disciples, and Disciples Are Made, Not Born, Organic Disciplemaking: How to promote Christian leadership development through personal relationships, biblical discipleship, mentoring, and Christian community is designed to do more than tell about the need for making disciples of Jesus. This is a book that painstakingly provides a path from start to finish.

This book has the potential to be used by small group coaches to disciple and develop small group leaders. With today's small group ministries launching groups with leaders just a step ahead of their members, this could be a very helpful resource providing a pathway for mentoring.

In its pages you will find more than stories of how it's working at Xenos. You'll also find the practical steps needed to begin a disciplemaking ministry in your own church. More importantly, you may find the inspiration to look for one life to pour into. After all, that is the point.

This book strikes a good balance between explaining essential principles you want to impart to others and dealing with practical issues that come up as you mentor people. It is clear the author has had decades of experience in helping people mature in their ministry and uses many real life examples to illustrate his principles. Most importantly, it is well grounded in scripture. I recommend this to anyone who is serious about becoming successful in mentoring people.

I have been using Dr. Ted Roberts book Pure Desire every since the first week we started sex addiction ministry. Dr. Roberts through his own experience and expertise wrote a book that explains exactly what is going on in a sex addicts life. I've heard remarks like: "It's like he is reading my mail when I read this book" or "this book has help me understand I'm not crazy or alone in my struggle". We require this book for all of our men who attend our recovery groups and I highly recommend it to everyone who thinks they may have a problem with sex addiction.

Much needed information to help men and women to get out from under the bondage of pornography. A real problem in the family, husband & wife relationship, in the community, and in the individuals own moral, character, and mental health issues. A must read for everyone. For those trapped and for those who can help the trapped. It is written well. Informative, funny, interesting, and easy to read. It's hard to put down. Ted's transparentcy is the center of the success of this book. His openness is healing to those who need it most.

I love it when an author addresses issues that are rarely talked about, especially issued that are rarely talked about in church.

The thought life is the most private and secret area in our entire being. Unless you decide to reveal all that is in your mind, no one is going to know what lies behind the curtain. Yet it is right behind that curtain where most of the pain and damage begins.

Roberts boldly reveals the struggles he has had with sexual immorality, laying the foundation of his connectedness with more than half of the rest world. He does a great job at introducing possible ways of dealing with the skeletons in our closests and help bring them to the light of God for deliverence and healing.

Also recommend: "I'm Bored with Christianity" by Derrick Engoy

This book is more than just about sex. It is very rich for men and women to read. It addresses issues of relationships with family and with God and how that relates to disfunction in sex and other addictions. We have read quite a few books like this and it is by far the best.

Ted's personal experiences both in his struggle with sex addiction and in his career as a pilot provide a compelling unity to this book. He has a passion for helping the many people who struggle with this problem, but who are not receiving the help where they should be receiving it -- from their churches, who have the truth of the Bible, but often don't focus it in this area.

The book has a dual-fold purpose. Foremost, to help the person caught in the bondage of sex addiction. Secondly, to sound a "wake-up call" to churches who are letting these persons slip through the cracks. It is effective on both counts, though I think Roberts sometimes tries to address both simultaneously, and would be better off focusing on the sex addicts as his primary audience, then addressing the churches in dedicated chapters toward the end.

It is an easy read -- he writes in a conversational and "story telling" manner. He uses humor frequently and in good taste to help break the tension of a tough subject. There are also some helpful chapters from his wife offering her perspective on what it's like to heal along with her husband.

I've read many books on the subject, starting with SLAA's big book, the SA white book, and Christian books such as Every Man's Battle (Arterburn and Stoecker), Faithful and Tree (Laaser), Not Even a Hint (Harris), and the Purity Principle (Alcorn). I found something helpful in all of them, but Roberts' is one of the best. It has the "empathy" of the secular 12-step "big book" literature on sex addiction, but goes beyond self-defined bottom lines and "God as I understand him" to a much more Biblically grounded faith and vision.

This book is a pleasure to read, between the artwork and the author's comments. Some of the dishes are more complicated than I care to make, but there are also some simple ones that look delicious. The ingredients and recipes are clear and easy to follow.

I have to buy another copy of this book, as my first copy has fallen apart. That's how often I use this cookbook. I buy many cookbooks, but this one has a permanent spot on my kitchen bookshelf.
Every recipe I've tried has been great. The Cinnamon Cornbread is one of my daughter's favorites, and the Salsa recipes are both good. The pasta salads are all excellent, and my family requests them often.

I have been eating vegetarian for about two years and I could not have done it without this book! The recipes are creative, fairly simple, and best of all, they do not call for unusual or hard to find ingredients. I love that the recipes are divided by the seasons (though I don't always use it this way)and I think the Autumn menus are the best. If you are vegan, you can use the majority of recipes in the book because the author is very good about telling you when you can substitute soy milk or other non-dairy ingredients. This book should be in every cook's collection- vegetarian or not!

This cookbook provides a great variety of foods to try and to explore. Many books tend to be full of recipes which may seem to complicated for the everyday cook, but Ms. Allrich has mastered the ability to share down-to-earth recipes which a cook with any ability can easily create.

The list of ingredients to keep in one's pantry was very helpful. The separation by Season is very logical. Various produce comes available at different times. As a gardener, I am already planning for meals with ingredients which are not yet harvested.

This is a great cookbook - the one I use again and again. However, it is, unfortunately, out of print.

Here's the good news! This cookbook has been revised and updated as Cooking by the Seasons - Simple Vegetarian Feasts. I've just received my copy and reviewed it at Amazon today. You'll find the cookbook searching for Allrich, Karri or Cooking by the Seasons.

Enjoy! It's a fun cookbook, and the new design (though slightly different) has a good feel to it.

I've read all the reviews available for this Missal published by Angelus Press and all were very helpful in making me consider to buy this edition. The Missal was really handy and though it may be actually bigger in size from what a usual missal is I disagree with one reviewer that it is not easy to carry around; on the other hand it actually is very much comfortable to carry. Also I don't find it cheap to use a plastic like cover since it does look really fine with the Missal. Also I have no quips whatsoever to the imprimatur of the Missal given the imprimatur is that of the original edition since the Angelus edition copies the book in toto thus it doesn't loose its orthodoxy. I agree for the fact that it is the most complete missal available so far the laity. It has six of the Seven Sacraments plus a lot of blessings, prayers and devotions. The indexing of the Missal is also one thing to consider why this is the best edition so far. It was indexed in a way that it would really be easy for a laity find whatever he/she is looking for. The introduction and commentaries on the Mass and the liturgy and the abridgement of basics of the faith are not just extras which can be overlooked easily but an enriching part of the Missal that any laity could have. Truly this Missal can be a daily companion of every laity not just on the Mass.

This missal is a MUST for every Catholic who wants to learn about their faith and traditions. More than the mass, this book contains explanations of the mass, prayers of many saints, and prayers for baptism, death and so on.

I like reading of historical rules and guidelines and find the logic and common sense behind them. This book has the nine ways of being accessory to another's sin and then can be simplified to know why the religion is called Catholic. I think the traditions and prayers are great for english and latin. The only thing other I would have liked to own was the latin exorcism rites. But that maybe there best kept secret. Some prayers against evil and persecution are left unended with just ... I don't exactly know why that is but can only guess. Overall the book has many of the prayers of the church along with songs and all of the masses for each day of the year. It also explains the prayers and significance of easter tide, pentecost and so on.

The reissue of THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DAILY MISSAL (2007)is a milestone in the restoration of the Tridentine Mass. The Latin Missal is based in part on the Latin Missal produced in 1570 as a result of The Council of Trent (1545-1563). This Missal was used by millions of Catholics until the "reforms" of Vatican II (1963) and the issue of missals in English which largely replaced the Latin missals.

This Missal has good organization and clear explanations. The table of contents and index make location of Masses, Litanies,Novenas,Votive Masses,etc. easy to locate. The Liturgical Calendar of Movable Feasts is dated until the year 2050 which makes this Missal useful for at least another 42 years.

Another useful feature of this Missal is the Litanies to St. Mary, Christ, St. Joseph, etc. The Litany of the Saints is complete, and as much as possible this Missal has recently canonized saints listed on their feast days. Many readers probably know that that certain feast days include different saints which can conflict with the proper celebration of their feast days. There are explanations for this in this Missal.

The Ordinary of the Mass is highlighted in black and red print with Latin and accurate translations into English. Those who may remember when the Latin Mass was celebrated regularly may recall much of the Latin. Those studying Latin will find this Missal a handy guide to examine how good their Latin is. As an aside, this reviewer's Latin is not good, and he appreciates the clearly written translations.

The Proper of the Saints used in this Missal has a brief but informative history of both well known and lesser known men and women who have been canonized as saints. The concept that the Catholic Church was built on the Martyrdom of Her saints is made clear in the feast days and the number of martyrs in the first 300 to 400 years of the history of the Catholic Church. The blessings and readings of the Mass and special feast days are again in both Latin and English.

Those who like to contemplate the masses, prayers, etc. will find this Missal useful. There are special prayers and biblical readings for every day of the year. This Missal has the Mass for each day of the year with a listing of movable feasts. The index and table of contents offer convenient guides to help the faithful which needs to be reemphasized.

On page 1900, the chants (Gregorian Chant for example)of the Catholic Mass are available with the Latin and musical notations. The Latin Mass was orginally celebrated by chanting based mostly on Gregorian Chant. Readers should know that Gregorian Chant and the other chants used by monks and priests were the basis of Classical Music. Readers who have a love of Gregorian Chant and Classical music would appreciate this part of the Missal.

The ROMAN CATHOLIC DAILY MISSAL is based mostly on the Latin Missal sanctioned at the Council of Trent and was first issued in 1570. Those who argue that the Latin Missal is not that old have not studied history very closely. The Latin Missal sanctioned in 1570 was based on the Latin Missal(s)that were at least a thousand years old. The Trent Missal has a long history behind is publication.

This reviwer highly recommends the ROMAN CATHOLIC DAILY MISSAL. Traditional Catholics will enjoy and appreciate this Missal. Readers should know that Prof. Thomas Woods wrote a book titled SACRED THEN AND SACRED NOW which is a good companion volume to this Missal. Prof. Woods has an useful guide and listing of web sites that will enhance the enjoyment and use of the ROMAN CATHOLIC DAILY MISSAL.

I don't want to repeat what others already have said, let me just say that this beautiful and reverent Missal and the fortunate circumstance of having a local parish that celebrates the Tridentine Mass less than 2 miles from my home, were instrumental my actively returning to the Church after a forty five year absence.

Having being raised in the Church, I was one of those Roman Catholics who felt betrayed by the changes in the Mass even at the ripe old age of 15! The Latin Rite had not changed appreciably in over 1,400 years and overnight it altered to such a degree that it more resembled a Protestant service, lots of "preaching", superficial glad handing around, and little introspective or meditative atmosphere. In the Latin Mass you feel united through the silence and the focus and concentration of the congregation.

I had forgotten how the terseness and economy of Latin is such a perfect vehicle for the Liturgy; the mystical nature of the Mass is so much more meaningfully conveyed. And there is the added attribute that Latin, being a so-called "dead" language, is not subject to the gradual changes in connotative and denotative word meanings which occur in spoken languages with the passage of time.

Check out any of the various websites that list local churches which serve a Tridentine Mass. If you are an old timer like me, the memories will rush back and perhaps you will find the tears hard to resist. It is a weekly reminder at least for me, though its eternal beauty and form, that the old Roman Catholic Church is the most spiritually complete, intellectually satisfying, beautiful and meaningful religion of all.

For those of you who have never seen a Latin Rite Mass, there are several on youtube and you might want to get a copy of the reprint of KNOW YOUR MASS offered from various Catholic websites. It is a an excellent introduction to aspects of the Mass of which many of you are unaware.

And Jesus most definitely gave me my medicine in this book!!

I absolutely loved this book! It was so inspiring. God has really blessed Tee Austin with an amazing story to share with all of His Ruth's of the world! Tee is a very powerful and beautiful person. But most of all, if you have ever been fortunate enough to met Tee you know that she is so humble and I love that about her spirit!

Keep them coming Tee! And thank you for being an inspiration to me!

The book is amazing Tee Austin dropped the bomb with this one.
This book by far was the best book I have read all year.
Please keep these coming.

I have to say I got a chance to me Tee Austin this year in Indiana at a charity event and later at one of her book signings
Her beauty was amazing but her character grabbed me this woman is annointed. I read her book while i was traveling and as a man I can say it brought tears to my eyes ....
She taught me that if Ruth could get through hard times then we all could make it .. I also realized how blessed I was
and that life is never as bad as it may appear to be.
Hey girl can i get a Soul Ties 2.

This book really moved me. It was very well written and touched on a lot of emotions. I really felt bad for Ruth while reading the book but in the end, the Lord was there for her and that's all that mattered. I could not imagine what she has gone thru mentally, but she appears to be on the right track and you have to respect her for that. I would suggest this book to anyone because it teaches a valuable life lesson.... "When you think your life is going bad, someone is always worse off than you so count your blessings!"

Soul Ties is a powerful book that makes you examine yourself, your life and the decisions you've made over time. I think every woman can personally relate to the things that Ruth experienced. One of the many things most rewarding about Soul Ties is that Tee Austin lets us know that through prayer and an unwavering belief in God and His son, Jesus Christ, you can be healed and delivered from all of your hurt, pain and disappointments. She even gives unsaved people an opportunity to become saved at the end of the book. I got your message Ms. Austin: learn to love yourself unconditionally and pray for your spiritual mate not your soul mate. Thanks for sharing your incredible talent! Stay blessed!

The work of Hakim Bey is well-known in that other american world, the "underground" society, the one of subculture, silent resistance and anarchy. But slowly it has been bubbling to the surface, often in unexpected places. The novel and film Fight Club, surely shows an affection for poetic terrorism, an idea rooted in Bey's ontological anarchism and closely related to the situationist tactic of detornement. T.A.Z. is not the property of any philosophy but chaos and elegant disorder. Sure, there are aspects of anarchism, chaos thinking, situationist leanings, but that is just a symptom of the spectacle and is such precisely because of it. These essays all point to a way out of this spectacular society, but the first step comes with the mere recognition of it. This is harder than it sounds, or perhaps easier. TV and the media are always easy components to recognize, the real challenge is to recognize how the spectacle, i.e., the prefabricated, artificial, consumerist milieu penetrates, influences and shapes even our most intimate thoughts--which we often mistake for our own desires, wants and needs. In T.A.Z. Bey offers suggestions on how we can extricate ourselves from this structure and start creating our own temporary autonomous zones, within this system of economic, social and cultural oppression. Immediatism, Poetic Terrorism, and the embrace of Chaos are just a few of the strategies that he advises, all of which presuppose a new dialectic with reality.

This is only an outline, a mere review, I leave discerning and interpreting the details to you...Get this book today (also available in spoken word from axiom records).

TAZ is an amazing book. I personally see it as a philosophy and a self-improvement book. Hakim Bey presents his ideas about how the universe should be, chaotic. If you are into chaos magic or discordianism you will find this book very appealing and its a book that must be in your collection.

TAZ is a virus, it spreads through all the self-created walls that hold you down with the promise of true freedom. Suddenly you will become chaos.

Assume nothing.

I am surprised that the sort of people attracted to such a work--to guess from previous reviews--are still apparently apt to want to swallow the thing wholly, assertions that "they lied to you, sold you ideas" and all. Personally i reckon that we are in the midst of a conspiracy, yes...but most likely an unconscious one--the aggregate of fear & complacency & ignorance & such things, that is, resulting insidiously in the effects of a sort of conspiracy. What sort of result, for example, would one really expect from blowing up a transmission tower? A sudden enlightenment of the populace? No: most people would likely become even more reactionary when faced with causes for alarm.

Essentially this book, in spite of its claims to the contrary, seems to me a variety of art movement and not the "ultimate" anything, but as with anything so incendiary and beautiful its value can still hardly be overestimated. Who can resist Poetic Terrorism or Bey's felicity with language (eg. Chaote art)? The language and imagery are colourful and bursting full. Imagine a feast laid out on a table with barely enough room for the feasters' plates--and certainly not enough for their elbows--and everyone seated around it wearing purple plumage or velvet saris or nothing at all & laughing with food in their mouths.

I'll take what i need and leave the rest, as it goes. Implicit in most of the writing is criticism of those who would reject any part of the "freedom" described, but who's afraid of Hakim Bey? I'm glad he wrote even if i won't be taking all of what he wrote to heart.

Have a couple of dictionaries standing by, or be sure to have a few dozen bookmarked online while reading this, for if you're to appreciate Bey's prose, you're likely to need 'em. He writes in a strange way, obviously highly intelligent, but rambling, and if you're not quite sure what he's on about, it's just going to seem worse.

There are a lot of ideas in here, based on things I'm not very familiar with, such as Sufism and dadism - some of which are at least partially explained, but this is one of those books you need to read, and then come back to later and see how it compares. Certainly on the first go struggling somewhat to get a feel for how his mind works on paper.

It's a very inspiring work, which he may loathe to hear, but I intend to do something about it. I recommend reading it to anyone interested in expanding their interests and testing the limits of one's mind. Agreeing with everything he presents isn't necessary, but thinking about it is - doing even better. Highly recommended reading.

This is one of those pieces of literature that you simply cannot afford to miss. It's like discovering Marge Piercy at the tender, malleable age of 12, or finding Clarissa Pinkola Estes' book, worn and well-loved, after a ten-year marriage filled with abuse. Except, TAZ doesn't require you to be at any particular phase of your life to change it. It just does. Sometimes, it's not immediate. Sometimes it sits quietly in the back of your mind, bubbling up curt replies to oppressive corporate and societal forces that occasionally - tragically infrequently, to begin with - with issue forth from your mouth and cause bank tellers to go pale with shock.

Temporary Autonomous Zones are nets of co-conspirators, ready to take the mass of over-bearing government and the thin veneer of so-called civilization down, not through bloody revolution, but rather through obsolescence. If we do not respect the right to control us, if we have our own power back to do our own work, only then are we our own people. And moreover, in "Ontological Anarchism", we find the suggestion that we do not have to define ourselves by ANYTHING other than what WE feel we are. We are "supposed" to be productive, civilized, friendly, codependent, well-dressed, well-paid, well-fed and easily coddled. But humans are NOT that - we are animals, base creatures of a triple nature, as gods are, as goddesses are. And in each as our own deity, we cannot be truly shaped by anyone else but our own ineffable nature.

And that's just the beginning....