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New Self, New World challenges the primary story of what it means to be human, the random and materialistic lifestyle that author Philip Shepherd calls our “shattered reality.” This reality encourages us to live in our heads, self-absorbed in our own anxieties. Drawing on diverse sources and inspiration, New Self, New World reveals that our state of head-consciousness falsely teaches us to see the body as something we possess and to try to take care of it without ever really learning how to inhabit it. Shepherd articulates his vision of a world in which each of us enjoys a direct, unmediated experience of being alive. He petitions against the futile pursuit of the “known self” and instead reveals the simple grace of just being present.
In compelling prose, Shepherd asks us to surrender to the reality of “what is” that enables us to reunite with our own being. Each chapter is accompanied by exercises meant to bring Shepherd’s vision into daily life, what the author calls a practice that “facilitates the voluntary sabotage of long-standing patterns.” New Self, New World is at once a philosophical primer, a spiritual handbook, and a roaming inquiry into human history.
In The Press
“An exceptionally important book.”
—Andrew Harvey, scholar,
mystic, author of Son of Man, The Return of the Mother, and
The Way of Passion
“New Self, New World is an
extraordinary work—an awesome display of wisdom distilled from the
world’s great wisdom traditions and the majestic individuals who have
experienced them. This book is about achieving the highest dimensions
of which humans are capable. Highly recommended.”
—Larry Dossey,
MD, author of
Healing Beyond the Body, Reinventing Medicine, and
Healing Words
“Shepherd has written a masterpiece.
New Self, New World calls us back to source, artfully reminding
us of the divine magnificence that we have long forgotten in our
disembodied culture. As I read it, I felt my shoulders drop as my
heart became more available to the moment. Read this book, and
remember your self.”
—Jeff Brown, author of Soulshaping
“New Self, New World is an exciting investigation
of the human psyche, which is commonly male-oriented, and the
deep-seated problems that result when deprived of its female
counterpart. Using conventional spiritual concepts, such as the Holy
Trinity, Shepherd provides a workable guide to achieving inner
fulfillment by accepting the so-called ‘weak’ elements of our dual
nature.”
—Foreword Reviews
“At its core, this book is a
cultural discourse about reconnecting to the wholeness of being human:
to integrate the innate intelligence of the body into a functioning
paradigm of human experience and evolution. The idea that we ‘live in
our heads’ and are mostly disconnected from our body is not new. What
is new is how this author extensively examines the historical,
philosophical, scientific, mythological, spiritual, and social paths
that have embedded this dissociative worldview as reality, to the
extent that we are completely unaware that we are merely actors on a
‘headstrong’ stage of our own making… not since Ken Wilber introduced
the Western world to the integral movement of East-West
psycho-spirituality, has there been a catalyst for a paradigm shift
that is so relevant and radically reinventive.”
—New Consciousness Review
“This ambitious and
wide-ranging book grew out of workshops [Philip Shepherd] has led for
more than two decades… Shepherd believes that the culture that
influences our ideas and experiences tells us the big lie day by day:
‘the roots of the self do not lie in the world around us, nor even in
the body, but are preserved intact within the blood-brain barrier.’
This fiction of self-achieved independence comes at us from all
directions when everything in science and spirituality enables us to
embrace the universe as an interdependent reality.”
—Spirituality & Practice
“Philip Shepherd has written a book which lays the foundation that
could lead us humans to a much higher dimension than we now exhibit in
New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-First
Century. The book constantly harps against the very things that stand in our
way of achieving this heightened state: the self-centeredness that
seems to dominate our mind and materialism that seems to become more
acute with each passing day… The book provides exercises for the body,
mind and being that will help begin the process of reaching the
potential which we are capable of attaining.”
—MyShelf.com
“Shepherd demonstrates how we come into our
true humanity only when we unite with our core-the deep, innate
intelligence of the body. Our consciousness is not centered in the
head any more than the universe is centered around the earth… At once
a spiritual handbook, a philosophical primer and a roaming inquiry
into human history, New Self, New World cracks open the
possibilities of human experience and, with clarity, inspiration and
compassion, lays the groundwork for personal renewal.”
—Autumn Blues Reviews
“Philip Shepherd presents a
fascinating examination of myth, consciousness, logic, and existence
as our society grows increasingly more fearful and anxious. For anyone
wanting a new perspective on achieving wholeness or a new sense of
living a more present life, New Self, New World is a book worth
reading. … exceptionally well-written and insightful.”
—CirclesOfLight.com
“Changing with the world is key to
making sure it doesn't change you.
New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-First
Century
is a new age spirituality book from Philip Shepherd that offers wisdom
on how to better face the world, shifting ourselves and controlling
ourselves as the world turns. With much philosophy, Philip Shepherd
offers much to ponder about our changing world and what it means to be
human. New Self, New World is an ideal read for spirituality
and self-help collections.”
—Midwest Book Review
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