Linda Wilson (2)

The spiritual life defies description through words. To understand our own spiritual experiences and talk about them with others, we often rely on images or metaphors to convey our meaning. Linda Wilson explores metaphors that are commonly used for expressing life in the spirit, noting that their meaning can vary from person to person, framed by one’s geographical roots, culture, and gender. Wilson recognizes her own spirituality in the image of “tending one’s spiritual home,” a metaphor she develops with insight and care, as she offers an example to readers for finding and working with one’s own metaphors. (Pendle Hill website)… (altro)

The spiritual life defies description through words. To understand our own spiritual experiences and talk about them with others, we frequently rely on images or metaphors to convey our meaning. Linda Wilson explores metaphors that are commonly used for expressing life in the spirit, noting that their meaning can vary from person to person, framed by one's geographical roots, culture, and gender. Wilson recognizes her own spirituality in the image of "tending one's spiritual home," a metaphor she develops with insight and care, as she offers an example to readers for finding and working with one's own metaphors."… (altro)

Wilson writes of how she explored spiritual metaphors and developed one, "tending to my spiritual home," that expresses and nourishes her spiritual understanding and guides her everyday relationships and activities to create a spirit-filled life. She discusses why some metaphors work for her and others don't, and includes a series of queries to help readers explore metaphors and their implications and helpfulness for themselves. This pamphlet should be useful and encouraging to many, as well as interesting for the story of this Friend from Aotearoa New Zealand.… (altro)