Author and Spiritual Guide

FOR THIS MOMENT NOW

WHY WE ARE HERE

Greetings. Hello. Welcome. Namaste. Ours is a divine appointment. This is only fitting, for what you are about to read is the outgrowth and outpouring of an appointment my own soul diligently kept with the Divine over the course of nine years. Divine design guided me to write the words you are about to discover , and divine design led you here. Wherever you may fall in your belief systems, wherever you may live in this vast and ever-expanding world, this is a time of great turmoil. When I first had the idea to collect and organize my writings into the work you are now reading, SACRED LANDSCAPES OF THE SOUL, the world was erupting - and so was I. Into dance! It was the day after the 2016 American presidential election and many people I knew were in a state of apoplectic shock. I posted the following passage on my social media feeds: Breathe. Cry. Breathe. Scream. Breathe some more. Then, dance! In the middle of the night, I had the urge to blast tunes and move. The energy was powerful. Release! I'm sure you have your own favorites but Beyoncé's "Love On Top" and Bill Withers' "A Lovely Day" plus lots of Prince worked for me. Now, remember who you are and why you are here. Remember who has the power and who truly governs you. You are the light. We are the light. Let's shine!
Introduction, Sacred Landscapes of the Soul

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Religion / Spirituality of Other Traditions

3 TERRAINS
9 SACRED LANDSCAPES

CONFINEMENT
forest plateau tundra

GESTATION
valley riverbank garden

EXPANSION
ocean mountaintop vastness

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Specialty Books
(Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing)

Each selection opens with an epigraph
from a diverse group of wise, resonant voices
spanning three millennia.

Let their words inspire and comfort you!

Each selection concludes with an affirmation or...

Say each one aloud to help anchor the message
you are sending to your soul.

Speak your spiritual evolution or growth into existence!

A MARVELOUS BOOK—A journey into selfhood and spirituality and all the challenging and beautiful minutiae our experiences in this plane have to offer.
AMANDLA STENBERG
Actress

SACRED LANDSCAPES of the SOUL is like a spirited choir singing the wisdom of the ages. It is grounded in intelligent thoughts from the great spiritual writers and song-makers and offers inspiring and transformative guidance. Read it to have your mind and heart opened up. Use it as a contemporary, unaffiliated prayer book or meditation guide.
THOMAS MOORE
Author of Care of the Soul and Ageless Soul

SACRED LANDSCAPES ASSERTS ITSELF among the proverbial books for the ages. Filled with spiritual insight and wisdom, it beautifully evokes the peace and comfort readily available to us just by our mere acknowledgement. Master Agape Licensed Spiritual Practitioner Karen Brailsford's inspired messages and affirmations light the path on our journey towards, and through, eternal peace.
MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH
Founder & Spiritual Director, Agape International Spiritual Center
Author of Life Visioning and Spiritual Liberation

THIS HEALING, strengthening, empowering collection of wisdom is exactly what my spirit has hungered for. SACRED LANDSCAPES of the SOUL sits with my journal, ready for my morning inspiration and my evening reflection.
LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON
New York Times bestselling author of Shout; Speak and Chains, National Book Award finalists

CALLING IN MAELSTROMS of emotions and heartache, shadow and light, spiritual practitioner Karen Brailsford offers a banquet of meditations and images to awaken, calm, challenge and excite soul, mind, heart and body. Plentiful food for all the hungry—indeed starving—souls in our chaotic world today!
REV. MATTHEW FOX
Author of Original Blessing, Christian Mystics, The Tao of Thomas Aquinas: Fierce Wisdom for Hard Times

I WAS SURPRISED BY THIS BRAVE, BEAUTIFUL BOOK, which I will from now on keep by my side for comfort and inspiration. As a long time Buddhist, terms like "God" and "soul" are not so usual, but Karen's use of them in harmony with sayings of great mystics, West and East, gives them new life. And it is especially her eloquent affirmations of the divine as the life force and love force within oneself and every being that resonate with the buddha essence and the diamond clearlight of freedom that sustains our infinite lives. Enjoy this daring book of affirmations—once you get over worrying about feeling way better about yourself, you will find yourself happy at home in it!
PADMA SHRI DR. ROBERT THURMAN
Author & Translator
Professor Emeritus of Indo-Tibetan Buddhology, Columbia University
Co-Founder of Tibet House US, the Dalai Lama's Cultural Center in America

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