yes!!! what a wonderful book
This was a thoughtful, rich text full of deep practices and gorgeous prayers. While I’m not a Celtic polytheist, I still found much value in meditating on Doyle’s words as a heathen polytheist. I absolutely recommend this to anyone considering polytheist monasticism.
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battlepoet rated The Cat Who Saved Books: 3 stars
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
Grandpa used to say it all the time: books have tremendous power. But what is that power really?
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battlepoet rated Sputnik Sweetheart: 3 stars
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
Sputnik Sweetheart (スプートニクの恋人, Supūtoniku no Koibito) is a novel by Haruki Murakami, published in Japan, by Kodansha, in 1999. An …
battlepoet reviewed New Monastic Way by Oisín Doyle
Review of 'New Monastic Way' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
battlepoet reviewed Chaos Monk by Steve Dee
Review of 'Chaos Monk' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
informative, thoughtful, kind
This book has given me a lot of food for thought on my journey towards monasticism. I will come back to consult it for ideas again and again!
battlepoet rated Everything that remains: 4 stars
Everything that remains by Joshua Fields Millburn
What if everything you ever wanted isn't what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought …
battlepoet rated A Morbid Taste for Bones: 4 stars
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
In the 12th-century Benedictine monastery of Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael has settled down to a quiet life in charge of the …
battlepoet rated The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Magic Carpet Books): 5 stars
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Magic Carpet Books) by Patricia A. McKillip
Young Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no-one outside her gates. In her exquisite stone mansion, …
battlepoet rated 80!: memories & reflections on Ursula K. Le Guin: 5 stars
80! (Paperback, 2010, Aqueduct Press)
80!: memories & reflections on Ursula K. Le Guin by Karen Joy Fowler, Debbie Notkin
80! was assembled as a hand-bound green leather book by Karen Joy Fowler and Debbie Notkin and presented to Ursula …
battlepoet rated Silence: 5 stars
battlepoet reviewed The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
Tea's gift for death magic means that she is a bone witch, a title that …
Review of 'The bone witch' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Loved the lore, magic, and characters. The only thing that bugged me was:
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the main character is an OP seventeen-year-old and that doesn't make sense to me. Like, if she were a forty-year-old bone witch who had cultivated her powers, sure I could believe it. But 17??!?! Nah man.
battlepoet rated The Great Cat: 4 stars
battlepoet rated Your Head Is a Houseboat: 5 stars
Your Head Is a Houseboat by Campbell Walker
Your Head is a Houseboat is a uniquely hilarious guide to what goes on in your brain, from illustration sensation …
battlepoet rated The Just City: 5 stars
The Just City by Jo Walton
Created as an experiment by the time-traveling goddess Pallas Athene, the Just City is a planned community, populated by over …
battlepoet rated The philosopher kings: 5 stars
The philosopher kings by Jo Walton
"From acclaimed, award-winning author Jo Walton: Philosopher Kings, a tale of gods and humans, and the surprising things they have …