{"product_id":"the-red-book-isbn-9780787980542","title":"The Red Book","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Red Book\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than a spiritual fire starter -- a combustible cocktail of Hindu Tantra and Zen Buddhism, Rumi and Carl Jung, goddesses and psychics, shaken with cosmic nudges, meaningful subway rides, haircuts, relationships, sex, dreams, and intuition. Author Sera Beak's unique hybrid perspective, hilarious personal anecdotes, and invaluable exercises encourage her readers to live more consciously so they can start making clearer choices across the board, from careers to relationships, politics to pop culture and everything in between. For smart, gutsy, spiritually curious women whose colorful and complicated lives aren’t reflected in most spirituality books, The Red Book is an open invitation to find your true self and start sharing that delicious truth with the world. \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrelude to a Kiss xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWake Up xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Light the Match\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet Your Intentions Free 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Beaming You Who\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGods, Goddesses, and the Blind Man’s Elephant 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Are You Really Gonna Eat That?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrazing at the Spiritual Buffet, Respectfully 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sacred Lipstick and Cosmic Lattes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1001 Ways to Give Prayer a Makeover 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Catapult Your Inner Waitress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitualize Your Life; You’ll Just Feel Better 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Divine Winks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Universe Wants Your Attention. Will You Wink Back? 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Dream On\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWidening the Spotlight in Your Internal Theater 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Peeling Your Onion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Do You Think You Are? 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 When Sparks Fly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow Your Self, Transform the World 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Breaking the Rules\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealthy Transgressions Make the Heavens Applaud 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Open Up and Say Ahhh\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex. Spirit. The Twain Shall Meet—Under Your Covers 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Sitting Down and Shutting Up\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Best Spiritual Tool You Will Ever Learn, Ever (Except for the One in Chapter Thirteen) 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Know That You Know\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrusting Your Intuition with Your Life 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Keep Your Self Buzzing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrank Your Vibe; It’s Your Cosmic Duty 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Joke’s on Us\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe One Mandatory Ingredient for Every Path 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Roar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinale (Like Red Wine Spilled onto a Mattress) 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudge a Book by What You Uncover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources to Keep You Blazing 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 287\u003c\/p\u003e Beak, a religious scholar and writer for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Web site, \u003cb\u003esfgate.com\u003c\/b\u003e, presents a brief but potent book focused on invigorating spirituality in the 20- or 30-something American woman. She vividly criticizes the patriarchal interpretation that has dominated most belief systems for centuries, and then quickly moves on to create her own feminist one. Beak encourages her female audience to do so as well, with their own \"red book\" modeled after hers, which was first given her as a birthday gift by her sister after their grandfather's death. Beak initially rejected the idea of keeping a journal, but soon found herself writing down prayers, recording dreams and in essence keeping a spiritual scrapbook. Avoiding the typical sentimentality, Beak's vision is a modern, femme fatale spirituality. The book lives up to its \"unorthodox\" subtitle, advocating that young women search for the spiritual in all things, even sex (memorably in a chapter called \"Open Up and Say Ahh\"). Beak calls herself a \"spiritual cowgirl,\" taking her readers along for the ride. Her writing is probably too brazen for more conservative spiritual readers, but she displays poignant insights throughout\u003ci\u003e. (June 16)\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, February 27, 2006)  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSera Beak\u003c\/b\u003e is a world-traveled, Harvard-trained scholar of mysticism and comparative religion and an intrepid spiritual cowgirl.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIgnite Your Divine Spark\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red Book\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than a spiritual fire starter—a combustible cocktail of Hindu Tantra and Zen Buddhism, Rumi and Carl Jung, goddesses and psychics, shaken with cosmic nudges, meaningful subway rides, haircuts, relationships, sex, dreams, and intuition. For smart, gutsy, spiritually curious women whose colorful and complicated lives aren't reflected in most spirituality books, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Book\u003c\/i\u003e is an open invitation to find your true self and start sharing that delicious truth with the world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"GORGEOUS! . . . A deep, smart, and authentic guide to being more indelibly and powerfully yourself.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—SARK,\u003c\/b\u003e author\/artist, \u003ci\u003eSucculent Wild Woman\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A modern, femme fatale spirituality. The book lives up to its 'unorthodox' subtitle . . . poignant insights throughout.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every so often there comes our way a glorious chunk of life so utterly unique that even the jaded blink twice. \u003ci\u003eThe Red Book\u003c\/i\u003e is just such a chunk . . . refreshing, sparkling, effervescent . . . a psychic shower for the soul.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Neale Donald Walsch,\u003c\/b\u003e author, \u003ci\u003eConversations with God\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"If you're hungry for real magic but allergic to self-righteous jive, sit yourself down at this feast.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Rob Brezsny,\u003c\/b\u003e syndicated columnist, Free Will Astrology  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smart, stylish, divine!\" —\u003cb\u003eCameron Tuttle\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Girl's Guide to Getting What You Want\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Beak's knowledge is far-reaching. 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