Consolations II - The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words

David Whyte''s Consolations use everyday words to present us with a prism through which to better understand ourselves and the lives we walk through. At the request of readers globally, Whyte returns with fifty-two short, elegant meditations on a single word ranging from ''Anxiety'' to ''Body'', ''Freedom'', ''Shame'' and ''Moon''. He embraces their nuances, amplitudes and depths, and, in doing so, confronts realities that many of us would spend a lifetime trying senselessly to avoid. In Consolations II , anxiety might be more mercifully understood as the preparation for being hurt, fixed beliefs are recognised as the very places where we do not wish to understand, guilt is a friend compassionately waiting for us to catch up and routine becomes a form of ritual and worship. Each piece in this life-affirming book is an invitation to slow down, shift our perspective and find comfort. In these pages, Whyte explores the full constellation of human experience.

Product details

• Authors: David Whyte
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2024
• EAN: 9781837263486
• ISBN: 978-1-83726-348-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 225 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; NON-CLASSIFIABLE, PHILOSOPHY / General, Gift books