Divine Sparks - Print

Divine Sparks

By Starr Regan DiCiurcio.

Pbk 212pp.
ISBN 9781953910943.
Dartfrog Plus (2021).
[Allow 4 weeks].

Divine Sparks has been released at a critical time.  As the world becomes smaller, problems of ethnocentrism, division, and misinformation abound. This award-winning book provides a new language and pathway to bring people together, to deepen understanding, and promote healing. It is also well suited to all individuals seeking enriching practices and greater clarity in their personal spiritual lives.

DiCiurcio presents practical and inspiring wisdom from the world’s great religious traditions. She offers guidance to readers of all faiths or none, and doesn’t propose any dogma or doctrine, but encourages inner exploration by readers so they can come to fully know their own hearts and minds.

The book’s 12 themes are:

• mindfulness and meditation
• simplicity
• forgiveness
• creativity
• beauty
• the true self
• Mother Earth
• gratitude
• embodied spirit
• solitude and community
• joy, and
• prayer.

Each chapter concludes with questions for reflection, suggestions for creative activities and a prayer or meditation. The book serves equally well as a personal spiritual companion or a guide for study groups or book clubs. Beyond general readership, it is a text that offers practical support to clergy, spiritual directors and others working in multi-faith communities.