Will I love Anam Cara?

It spoke to my heart. It opened up a world of spirit and intuition, of love and grace that I had never connected with before. Discovering this book was like discovering a new and deep friendship.

The book read like poetry. It provided inspiration in my life at a time when I was new to spiritual seeking. I was so inspired by its words and insight that I typed up pages of quotes I wanted to remember. It felt as if it spoke to a wisdom deep within me and called it to awaken.

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It’s a special thing when a book comes into your life right when you need it, as this one did for me. I’d spent a year reading a lot of books about death and grief, trying to grapple intellectually with my own mortality, and this book by the Irish poet and philosopher John O’Donohue wove a gentle, soulful place for me to rest in. It’s a spiritual book, but I found it to be agnostic-friendly and very beautiful. He talks about memory as the place “where our vanished days secretly gather.” This, among many other gems, reminded me of the… show more.