Sacred Spaces: Stations on a Celtic Way

by Margaret Silf

Overview

There are many books that explore actual, physical, sacred space and pilgrimage sites. This is a different kind of book. It introduces seven traditional 'sacred spaces' but then leads readers into a deeper reflection on what such 'sacred space' means in our own lives and experience. The various sacred spaces explored are: the Celtic Cross; the infinite knot; hilltops; wells and springs; causeways and bridges; thresholds and burial grounds; and boundaries. In each chapter, the author introduces a 'sacred space' as the main theme and then illustrates this by associating it with a particular stage of life and a particular sacramental experience. The ideas are then brought together by means of a scripture story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745956510
Publisher:	SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Publication date:	05/23/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Margaret Silf is a writer and a frequent leader of retreats and conferences. She has been trained by the Jesuits in accompanying people in prayer and is author of One Hundred Wisdom stories and One Hundred More Wisdom stories, as well as The Wisdom of St Ignatius of Loyola. She has beendescribed by The Tablet as 'one of the most talented spiritual writers'.

Editorial Reviews

. . . a fascinating guide for looking within and living an engaged life.

Napra Review

One of the most interesting books on Celtic notions of intersections of the visible and invisible worlds.

Living Church

In this beautifully illustrated book . . . Silf invites us to make a inner pilgrimage to these sacred spaces in our personal lives.

Spirit and Life

Silf has a wonderful gift for taking the common places—where most of us have been—beneath the surface to a deeper significance.

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