Dante's Road: The Journey Home for the Modern Soul

Nautilus Book Awards 2019 Gold WinnerThis spiritual guidebook follows in the footsteps of Dante on his journey through the Divine Comedy. A fresh modern take on this path the book invites us to explore these questions: what is my hell and how do I move through it? What is my purgatory and what lesson do I need to take away? What is my paradise; how do I get there and how do I stay there? With wisdom distilled from the great myths scriptures and the worlds mystics this book is an invitation to ever-greater awakening and wholeness. REVIEWS: Were lost. Were trying to get home. With those words Marc Thomas Shaw aptly summarizes the human predicament and then gathers a host of wise counselors-from mythology pop culture spiritual masters and his own lived experiences-to accompany the reader on an inner journey toward the souls true home.-Kenneth McIntosh author of Water from an Ancient Well: Celtic Spirituality for Modern LifeVulnerable lonely and dark-these words describe all of us at times. Its the human condition. I think Marc is right: were lost and we have to go through some uncomfortable heat to find our way home. I loved this book.-Jon M. Sweeney author of Inventing Hell; coauthor of Meister Eckharts Book of the HeartMarc Shaw invites us on a heroic adventure. In reading this text I experienced new insights into how I too might embrace the shadows of my personal woundedness as open doors to becoming more fully alive.-Bruce Epperly author of more than thirty books on spirituality including Become Fire! Guideposts for Interspiritual PilgrimsMarc Shaws book invites you onto a rich journey of descent with wise guides and practices to help support the path. He offers lots of practical ways to explore the themes. It is a book to be worked through slowly with lots of possibility for transformation and discovery. -Christine Valters Paintner PhD author of twelve books on spirituality including The Souls Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the SacredWith clear-eyed wisdom and an engaging style Marc Thomas Shaw is our Beatrice guiding the pilgrim through the often painful mysterious and beautiful journey of the soul ever reminding us that we are all just trying to get home.-Christiana Peterson author of Mystics and Misfits: Meeting God Through St. Francis and Other Unlikely Saints