Frustrated with outdated forms of spirituality that urge us to reject the ego, the bestselling author of The Jesus Mysteries invites us to embrace our personal selves as a doorway to spiritual awakening
Is the author of more than 20 books on the world’s spiritual traditions, Tim Freke is in a unique position to present a revolutionary new approach to spiritual awakening. With astonishing clarity and directness, he explains why popular spiritual teachings that urge us to reject the mind, attack the ego, and detach from the vicissitudes of life are misguided.
Using the powerful tool of ‘paralogical thinking’, he reveals that everyone has both a ‘deep I’ and a ‘personal self’. The ‘deep I’ is our spiritual essence, which is one with everyone and everything. We experience the ‘deep I’ as a feeling of limitless love. The personal self by contrast is our tender humanity; it feels pleasure and pain, hope and heartache, love and loss. The personal self feels separate from the world.
Tim’s powerful paralogical insights reveal that the personal self is not an obstacle to our spiritual essence which must be overcome but rather a doorway to the ‘deep I’. Indeed, it is only through the personal self that we can find and then embody the ‘deep I’ in our lives. The ego is not the villain but rather the hero of the spiritual journey.
When we are deep awake, we wake up to oneness and celebrate separateness. We embrace both our spirituality and our humanity. Authentic spirituality is not about detaching ourselves from life, but about wholeheartedly diving in so that we can express our deep love and our unique human passion in the world.
Timothy Freke has an honors degree in philosophy and is the author of more than twenty books on world spirituality. He lectures and runs experiential seminars throughout the world exploring gnosis. For information, see timothyfreke.com. Both Freke and Gandy live in England and are the authors of five previous books, including The Jesus Mysteries and Jesus and the Lost Goddess.
This book is a beautiful introduction for someone who has begun spiritually awakening, and an easy read for remembrance for someone, like myself, who has a consistent relationship with God but need words to satisfy my longing when I’m feeling distant from God. The book is written in language that is not difficult to understand, I’ve never read work from an author that explains God and higher planes of consciousness in such a precise and easily digestible manner. After finishing the book I felt propelled into complete devotion to God again and being in awe of the mystery. I would recommend this book to any and everyone!!
Fascinating book which explains the philosophy of being " DEEP AWAKE", a oneness with the universe and seeing life on a new level and perception. When your longing to feel alive, living in the now and experiencing it and enjoying it then this is one of those books you should read. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED A MUST READ BOOK