Following a Thread of Gold
The 'deeply textured, well written, no-holds-barred' account of a spiritual journey
Published on 22. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
706 pages
978-1-8382298-8-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is an extraordinary account of a spiritual journey. Caroline Sherwood examines the path that led her to seek spiritual teachers and healers, both traditional and maverick. Based on diaries and journals, and written over the course of a lifetime, decades of study and practice are set against the day-to-day details of a memoir in a uniquely powerful combination.
How do we go beyond our current sense of powerlessness to become a conscious and active teacher? What is the essential reality of our relationship to ourselves and the wider world? How can we help and heal ourselves, while also helping others?
Whether you are just starting your spiritual journey, or are a life-long practitioner - this is a candid and thoughtful account of following a thread of gold.
How do we go beyond our current sense of powerlessness to become a conscious and active teacher? What is the essential reality of our relationship to ourselves and the wider world? How can we help and heal ourselves, while also helping others?
Whether you are just starting your spiritual journey, or are a life-long practitioner - this is a candid and thoughtful account of following a thread of gold.
Reviews / Votes
"A deeply textured, well written, no-holds-barred spiritual odyssey that tells it as it really is, and then some. No fairy-gloss here, just the unadulterated facts of a journey through light and darkness that has resulted in a work of extraordinary exploratory power and penetration" Douglas Lockhart, author of The Dark Side of God and The Mar Saba Codex; "Fluid and articulate and deeply thoughtful" Philip Carr-Gomm, former head of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids; "Reading the book you're taken by the hand and come to discover what it means to embark on a journey that leads to a deeper and deeper understanding of our real nature" Johanna van der Schaft, Astrologer and TeacherMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
60 black and white photographs and charts
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 57 mm
Weight
954 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-8382298-8-7 (9781838229887)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Caroline Sherwood holds a BA in drama from Bristol. Following a seven year intensive training in mindfulness-insight, she taught meditative and spiritual life skills for 40 years.
Alongside bread-and-butter jobs (with many years as a residential carer for elderly people), she contributed numerous articles to magazines (including a regular dance column for Somerset Life), and chapters to two books about Chalice Well in Glastonbury where she lived for 12 years. Now based in Cheltenham, she has co-founded Clean Air Cheltenham, and a 'fruit loop' to encourage the sharing of locally grown produce.
Caroline is the author of Following a Thread of Gold, Naming: Choosing a Meaningful Name, and Making Friends with Ourselves: Introducing Children to Meditation which has been translated into Hungarian and Romanian.
Alongside bread-and-butter jobs (with many years as a residential carer for elderly people), she contributed numerous articles to magazines (including a regular dance column for Somerset Life), and chapters to two books about Chalice Well in Glastonbury where she lived for 12 years. Now based in Cheltenham, she has co-founded Clean Air Cheltenham, and a 'fruit loop' to encourage the sharing of locally grown produce.
Caroline is the author of Following a Thread of Gold, Naming: Choosing a Meaningful Name, and Making Friends with Ourselves: Introducing Children to Meditation which has been translated into Hungarian and Romanian.