Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent

by David Spangler

Writer, mystic, and father of four, David Spangler understands that the birth of a child is a spiritually significant event--a mystical experience. There is a feeling of magic in the parent/child relationship that relies on intuition, total presence, and impulses that come from the soul. The acclaimed author of The Call shares his stories from the trenches, blessings from the day-in and day-out of child-rearing, and encourages us, with grace, wit and common sense, toward the kind of parenting that brings to the world creative, honest, enlightened, and independent kids.

Genres: Nonfiction, Parenting, Mysticism, Spirituality

Paperback

First published December 28, 1998

Reviews

[Kathleen Garber · Rating 4 out of 5]

David Spangler calls himself a mystic. This book is stories of life with is own children and how they relate to his being a mystic. The book is NOT religious. He talks of spirituality, not religion so this book is not for a specific religion. He does mention God but does specify whose God he is referring to. To some, this book will just be another parent telling stories of his children. To others, it will be a look into how to raise a better child by considering the idea that the parent doesn't have all the answers and that sometimes, it's the children who do. He writes that we can learn from our children sometimes if we just take the time to listen.

It is a wonderful book that I will recommend to other parents who are looking for a different kind of parenting book. My only qualm is that it was a little hard to follow in some parts but I'm sure re-reading the book a few times more will fix that.

[Kellyhiselman · Rating 4 out of 5]

For me, this was the kind of book that has great nuggets of wisdom that I wanted to write down and post somewhere for daily inspiration. It's written by a dad too, which is always nice perspective. I wasn't sure where he was going initially in this book but then I found myself really enjoying the ride and thinking about parenting things in a new and long term opportunistic way. I also enjoyed his many examples from his own family life. I would like to read something else from this prolific author.

[Linda Branham · Rating 5 out of 5]

A way to look at parenting as a mystical experience