Speaking with Spirit: 52 Prayers to Guide, Inspire, and Uplift You
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- Author：Agapi Stassinopoulos
- ISBN：0593232844
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Reviews
Kimberly
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Speaking with Spirit is a guide of fifty-two prayers that aim to uplift anyone。 While the author speaks in terms of prayer， she does not strictly mean this in a religious sense。 Instead， she invites readers to call on the "deeper， wiser， higher， and more intelligent part of ourselves that is connected to the whole"。 Prayers are divided into the following categories: Living， Creating， Becoming， Overcoming， Loving， and Transforming。 Each prayer is found at the end of a brief overview or explanatio Speaking with Spirit is a guide of fifty-two prayers that aim to uplift anyone。 While the author speaks in terms of prayer， she does not strictly mean this in a religious sense。 Instead， she invites readers to call on the "deeper， wiser， higher， and more intelligent part of ourselves that is connected to the whole"。 Prayers are divided into the following categories: Living， Creating， Becoming， Overcoming， Loving， and Transforming。 Each prayer is found at the end of a brief overview or explanation of an idea such as "hearing the whisper of your creativity" or "becoming you"。 To me， I found these overviews to be of more use than the actual prayers。 They provide plenty to think about and reflect upon; however， at times I felt as if the author gave too many long-winded details of her own life and I sometimes felt like I was reading her autobiography instead of a self-help book。 If you can get past that， then I think this book can provide the inspiration and comfort that is intended。Disclosure: I received a free copy from Harmony Books in exchange for a free and unbiased review。 。。。more
Dsclegg
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I am familiar with the author’s previous works but was particularly moved by this book that serves as treasure chest for the heart in its reacquaint with our soul。 For what better gift could one bestow than to provide a passageway to the awakening spirit within us all？ And with fitting reminder that we must call it and often to receive the gifts that await each。 The author provides us with a practical exercise of this spirit through a set of prayers that serve in answering perhaps our own。 As su I am familiar with the author’s previous works but was particularly moved by this book that serves as treasure chest for the heart in its reacquaint with our soul。 For what better gift could one bestow than to provide a passageway to the awakening spirit within us all？ And with fitting reminder that we must call it and often to receive the gifts that await each。 The author provides us with a practical exercise of this spirit through a set of prayers that serve in answering perhaps our own。 As such， I find this work remains as with her others -- an inspiration to and for us all！ 。。。more
Jenalee Paige
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Speaking with Spirit tapped into a meditative storytelling that opened myself up to a higher awareness of the power within me。 I appreciate the author providing a glimpse into herself， her vulnerabilities， that allowed me to feel a connection with her。 The book’s prayers helped to anchor a specific purpose with Spirit to manifest in my own life。 I found it a very lovely and poetic read while drinking tea， reflecting on the day， or just to find more peace within。 And the first prayer， which focus Speaking with Spirit tapped into a meditative storytelling that opened myself up to a higher awareness of the power within me。 I appreciate the author providing a glimpse into herself， her vulnerabilities， that allowed me to feel a connection with her。 The book’s prayers helped to anchor a specific purpose with Spirit to manifest in my own life。 I found it a very lovely and poetic read while drinking tea， reflecting on the day， or just to find more peace within。 And the first prayer， which focuses on birthdays and celebrating yourself with a gift of freedom， would make a beautiful gift for anyone too。 。。。more
Nikolaos Koutoupis
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Uplifiting and practical wisdom for daily lifeAmazing book， totally recommended！ Agapi very beautifully gives practical examples and ways to connect to spirit。 The book is light， fun， expansive and so enjoyable to read as well as easy to apply in our lives right now。 Thank you Agapi for this gift to the world。 Very grateful for this book
Dr。 Risa Ryger
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In her new book， Agapi exquisitely takes you to a space beyond the tangible。 She interweaves the pragmatic and the spiritual to help you arrive at a deeper connection in yourself， "In prayer， we can go beyond our limited perspective and connect to our inner knowing。" It is beautifully written as Agapi takes your hand and leads you on this journey。 In her new book， Agapi exquisitely takes you to a space beyond the tangible。 She interweaves the pragmatic and the spiritual to help you arrive at a deeper connection in yourself， "In prayer， we can go beyond our limited perspective and connect to our inner knowing。" It is beautifully written as Agapi takes your hand and leads you on this journey。 。。。more
Zibby Owens
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In this book， the author shares 52 prayers resulting from her time during the pandemic。 In every chapter， the author shares a challenge in life and then offers a prayer that can get us through that challenge。 She also talks about how prayers can be helpful at any time in our life。 They do not have to be reserved just for special occasions or church time on Sundays。 Prayers can help us return to our breath in the moment whenever we face challenges and need to tap into our higher power。 But prayer In this book， the author shares 52 prayers resulting from her time during the pandemic。 In every chapter， the author shares a challenge in life and then offers a prayer that can get us through that challenge。 She also talks about how prayers can be helpful at any time in our life。 They do not have to be reserved just for special occasions or church time on Sundays。 Prayers can help us return to our breath in the moment whenever we face challenges and need to tap into our higher power。 But prayers are just one aspect of this book。 The other part is about the author's life story， her philosophy， and her experience with finding her own spirituality and her family， her body， and her career。 It's like a memoir in prayer， which is what I loved most about the book。 I encourage you to get this book and read the prayers aloud because prayers can awaken us and make us more present。 My favorites are the prayer on page 122， "Dear Beloved，" about perfectionism。 I also dogeared "Prayer for time running out" on page thirty。To listen to my interview with the author， go to my podcast at:https://zibbyowens。com/transcript/aga。。。 。。。more
Kathy
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I won't resummarize the book as the publisher's book description does a fine job of giving potential readers the information they need to decide whether or not to read the book。 My review contains only my reactions to and opinions of the book。This book of prayers is very different from any I have read before。 Non-denominational throughout， it is based on the tenets of Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness （MSIA） which is dedicated to a path of soul transcendence。 The author seeks to help readers I won't resummarize the book as the publisher's book description does a fine job of giving potential readers the information they need to decide whether or not to read the book。 My review contains only my reactions to and opinions of the book。This book of prayers is very different from any I have read before。 Non-denominational throughout， it is based on the tenets of Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness （MSIA） which is dedicated to a path of soul transcendence。 The author seeks to help readers honor and deepen the connection to the inner light present in everyone through prayer as she believes prayer connects us to the spirit within， the God in everyone。 "I never think of God as a being; I think of God as a state of being。"There are prayers for a wide variety of situations。 Each entry has a personal anecdote from the author's life and ends with a prayer that starts with "Dear Beloved，" and ends with "So be it"。While I enjoyed the exposure to a different philosophy， I was put off by a couple of things。 Although I realize the author used her personal life experiences to tie into the prayer and make it more relatable to the reader， this sometimes had the opposite effect on me。 At times it seems as if the book is about the author， which in my humble opinion， takes away from her intent。Another thing that I disliked is that according to the tenets the author follows， basically， you are praying to yourself。 While I do believe that God， our creator， is in each of us， I had a hard time with the lack of recognition of a higher power external to the individual。 Despite these two points， I did find things within some of the prayers that resonated with me。My thanks to Harmony who granted me access to an ARC of this book via NetGalley。 All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are freely given。 。。。more
Kristjan
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