Snow Melting in a Silver Bowl: A Book of Active Meditations
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Active meditation is the solution for those who don't have the time or patience to sit still and wait for enlightenment and peace. Snow Melting In A Silver Bowl is a collection of activities designed to focus the mind--if only for a moment--to see the spiritual in the physical world.
Nancy Brady Cunningham
Nancy Brady Cunningham is an accomplished poet, author of A Book of Women's Altars, and workshop leader in yoga, meditation and ritual for more than 30 years.
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Snow Melting in a Silver Bowl - Nancy Brady Cunningham
PRAISE FOR A BOOK OF WOMEN's
ALTARS ALSO BY NANCY BRADY CUNNINGHAM AND DENISE GEDDES
"Reading this book, ancient memories are stirred of a time when women paid tribute to seasons and life cycles by creating indoor and outdoor altars. A Book of Women's Altars is beautifully written and filled with many specific suggestions. The photographs encourage the reader to breathe a bit more deeply. In both the images and the words, there is a fresh simplicity, a lack of pretense and a reclaiming of the original intention of altars, which was to express awareness of the sacredness of all life."
—Gloria D. Karpinski, author of Barefoot on Holy Ground and Where Two Worlds Touch
A fresh and innovative exploration of prayer and sacredness in our everyday life. This book is its own ‘ritual of the heart.’
—Lynn Andrews, author of Medicine Woman and Tree of Dreams
A perfect balance of evocative photography and inviting prose, this book illustrates how easy and essential it is for women to create sacred spaces to honor their visions, concerns, and desires.
—Dana Carpenter, co-founder, Sole Sisters Inc. and editor of I am Beautiful
"A Book of Women's Altars is worship, magic, artistry, and passion. The ancient art of creating altars is preserved and expanded in this beautiful book. The exquisite words and photographs of Nancy Brady Cunningham and Denise Geddes inspire us to create a physical connection to the sacred in our own lives."
—Louisa and Rick Clerici, authors of Sparks from the Fire of Time
A book like this is long overdue and applicable to a life-long spiritual journey. The list of uses for a personal altar is a welcome reminder for anyone; the definitions of
altar expand one's possibilities for honoring, growing, and celebrating. I have many altars in my home and office and recommend them in my books, but here for the first time is an exhaustive exploration and focus on the subject with contemporary touchstones and rationale.
—Jennifer Bosveld, Director of Pudding House Writers' Innovation Center
A lovely, poetic guide to inviting the sacred into our everyday lives.
—Kris Waldherr, author of The Goddess Tarot and Sacred Animals
A visually evocative and inspirational book—gives women an opportunity to create their own spiritual sanctuaries.
—Dan & Marty Campanelli, Flying Witch Farm
This book shares a wonderful vision for creating sacred space in your life—each altar and ritual can change everyday into beauty.
—Amy Zerner, artist and author of Love, Light, and Laughter;
Oracle of the Goddess; and Gifts of the Goddess
"A Book of Women's Altars by Nancy Cunningham is a marvelously creative and helpful book which helps us bring the creative symbolic world and the haven of spirit together in the everyday corners of our lives. Denise Geddes's photographs shows diverse altars so we may better create altars by which to dream and pray."
—Janell Moon, author of The Wise Earth Speaks to Your Spirit and Stirring the Waters
What a profound spirituality of awareness Nancy Brady Cunningham gives in her wise and beautiful practice of making altars. Suddenly I see opportunities for altars at every intersection of creation with Divine Mystery. She helps me realize that the altars I've made since childhood are centerpieces of my spiritual practice; a meeting place for all that is deepest in my soul. Every flower is an opportunity, each stone and feather, every fallen leaf. Every woman needs this book!
—Christin Lore Weber, author of Altar Music, Womanchrist, and Circle of Mysteries
Nancy Brady Cunningham's book offers a lovely invitation to create meditative spaces of your own for clarity and well-being. Her guidelines are inspiring and creative and encourage you to combine natural elements with personal treasures.
—Hailey D.D. Klein, author of The Way of Change: Finding Joy in Your Journey
"This book is a haiku of a guide that allows your inner wisdom out to play. I have always