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Reviews for THE SPIRITUAL CHICKS QUESTION EVERYTHING By Tami Coyne & Karen Weissman (Red Wheel, $14.95) Order
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Part guide to life, part spiritual exploration and part journal, this book is a timely work by two insightful and experiential 'spiritual chicks.' Coyne and Weissman take turns telling stories, ruminating and speculating without ever falling into the trap of being preachy or condescending. One can simply open the book to any place and find a wonderful segment of reading waiting there. Virtually no frontier is left unexplored by this intrepid duo as the wade through the fauna of life, assigning spiritual value and analysis to events both mundane and holy. Forthright and candid, the authors share their own life experiences and create a web of commonality with the reader that creates a warm and familial bond. The book is as much 'experienced' as 'read' and would make a wonderful and intimate gift, if even to yourself. -- Katrina Rasbold |
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They're funny. They're irreverent. They're on a quest to live authentically. They're the Spiritual Chicks! Tami Coyne and Karen Weissman are two New Yorkers with some real spiritual attitude, and they have no problems letting you know it. These two women are on a mission to bring spirituality down from the exalted realms of stuffy old scriptures and exotic practices, and redistribute it to the masses with a humorous twist. Though they are trying to tickle a few funny bones by posting sixty "spiritual questions to rock your world," they inspire their readers to open up to a larger perspective on what it means to be spiritual in the modern world. (Red Wheel, 2002). |
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In a hip, humorous and wonderfully personal tone, THE SPIRITUAL CHICKS QUESTION EVERYTHING helps you release the roadblocks that keep you from living the life you desire. You know, the life filled with joy, passion and acceptance that's so easy to fantasize about but hard to achieve. These two ladies question everything - every belief, idea or concept that keeps us in our respective boxes. They look beyond the rules and the woo-woo of modern spirituality to find answers that are grounded in the now, in the realness of life. Drawing on great thinkers from around the world and their own personal experience, they dive deeply into the constructs that tie the noose around our necks and keep us stuck. I love what they are doing, and I especially love how they go about it. They explore questions like: Will God love me if I'm too fat? What does it mean to be spiritual when everyone around me is acting like an idiot? Is life a maximum-security prison? Adding that little touch of humor rattles my brain up enough that I can look at things in an entirely new way without feeling threatened. This is a great book - irreverent in all the right ways and thoughtful at all the right times. It's bound to help you change your life for the better, if that is what you are after. |
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Well, they address 60 of the biggest questions and cover quite a bit of ground in the process. Each question is preceded by an inspirational quote from as diverse contributors as Gandhi, C.S. Lewis, Che Guevara and Lisa Simpson, and many are followed by modern parables from the lives of the chicks themselves. The two American authors come from quite different backgrounds but have met on the spiritual common ground that underpins all faiths. Their commentaries are both informal and informative, rather like having a late night chat with friends. If you are new to the spiritual path, or feel alone on it, or just instinctively want simplicity, this will be a friendly and supportive guide. It's a down-to-earth approach to living our everyday lives in a spiritual way - with just plenty of encouragement and reassurance that it is possible to be a spiritual person and live a 21st-century lifestyle. |
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"Real life doesn’t go away when we’re on the spiritual path--it is the spiritual path." So say the "Spiritual Chicks," a pair of savvy New York women who became writing partners in 1994, after meeting each other in a spirituality discussion group. This delightful and irreverent book takes a different approach to New Thought spirituality and metaphysics, and is organized around 60 questions, including, “Do I Need a Guru?” “If I Have Free Will, How Come I Keep Making the Same Mistakes?” and “Why Do You Think You Need to Do Something?” Each question is followed by a short essay, usually humorous, sometimes hard-hitting, and sometimes poignant—which elaborates on the subject at hand. The foundation of the book is what the authors call the One Life Principle: the idea that there is a single power in the universe, expressing itself in many forms. Since this is the case, we each have our own way of exploring our spiritual connection, so there is no need for “spiritual name calling,” i.e., labeling things as “good” or “bad.” The Chicks posit that “everything is spiritual—even stuff we don’t like or don’t agree with.” Ultimately, their counsel is to (1) question everything; (2) condemn nothing; (3) and then, align ourselves with what we want. Not a bad approach to life. -- Jan Suzukawa |
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Awareness
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"The Spiritual Chicks Question Everything" is a refreshing, if not mind-blowing book that will open your heart and help you dispose of junk thoughts one might be holding onto unnecessarily. Exploring themes as "Does God Love Fat People?" "Do Massage Therapists Who Smoke Get to Heaven First?" "Why Do I Feel Like I Need to Do Something?" and "Do I Need God's Approval?" The Spiritual Chicks have a unique way of creating a compendium of questions that give seekers a palatable plate to "everyday enlightenment." On a more serious tone, these "chicks" delve into spirituality with a fine tooth comb, not to be used for fixing your hair, but rather as an analytical tool. The conclusion they come to is actually rather conventional (at least for Awareness readers) that all paths lead to the same universal energy holding the universe together. They see this energy as the same energy we call God, Consciousness, or Spirit, and that it just takes different forms--from rocks and trees, to terrorists, even the Supreme Court Justices. Breaking down limiting beliefs to help one access the innate nature within, this book shows us that Truth can be found in a creative manner, and even Spiritual Chicks can tap into the One Life Principle serving all of us. -- Maryel McKinley |
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I agree with everything I read in this book, so I guess that makes me a spiritual chick with all the answers. And you'll have all the answers, too, if you read this book. Framed in a question-answer format, each of the chapters addresses a sometimes irreverntly phrased but nevertheless important question, like "Do I Have To Give Up My Toys To Be Spiritual Person?" and "What Does It Mean To Be Spiritual When Everyone Around Me is Acting Like an Idiot?" But, Amazingly, the answers these two authors give are sensitive, insightful, and right on. Good stuff. -- Susan Dobra |
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Healing
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It's easy to equate spirituality with self-denial. Think of the barefoot yogis in India or St. Francis of Assisi. Can you attain that kind of selflessness? Probably not. Do you need to? Not according to the "Spiritual Chicks," two students of metaphysics who offer a practical if unconventional definition of spirituality. Their theory is based on the One Life Principle---the idea that there is one underlying universal power that takes many forms. We're all right, we're all healthy, and we're all spiritual. You can be spiritual if you have a job and kids and aren't able to meditate for hours. You can be spiritual if the beings you revere most are Ben & Jerry. Mixing theosophical musings with slice-of-life essays by Weissman, the "analytical" one, and Coyne, the "passionate" one, this lively book is savvy, affirming and enjoyable. - Leslie Gilbert Elman |
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Sassy,
saucy and completely insightful. This is spiritual therapy for
everyone that doesn't know they need it. I dare a skeptic to not gain
a bit of insight after reading this book. The book is laid out in
simple question and answer form, making it a quick and easy read. The
chapters, although profound, are brief and easy to absorb completely.
Reading the life experiences gives it the feeling of speaking to a
friend. No nonsense, straight shooting, funny, and thankfully
non-preachy, I highly recommend this book to women everywhere. I also
couldn't help thinking that this is the perfect gift for all of your
friends that are constantly asking for advice and never taking it. The
Spiritual Chicks Question Everything gives them what they need to
answer their own questions. - Trixie |
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Badasschick
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"We humans, at least in the Western world, have become quite impatient. We are so accustomed to immediate gratification in the form of fast food, email, online banking, etc. that we believe that everything has to have a direct and immediate benefit to be considered valuable". How true and how sad. Let’s get real: Spirituality, Chick-style, is not just for egg-heads, the really pious, or the really desperate. And it’s not just for the crunchy granola set either. In fact, their philosophy is a practical approach to everyday life. Who am I talking about? The Spiritual Chicks Question Everything, of course! I have been reading this and find it to be just perfect for the phase of life I am going through. Check out their website and maybe find an answer or two to the questions you might be asking... The Spiritual Chicks talk about sex, death, work, food, relationships, parenting, you name it. Nothing is taboo. For The Chicks, spirituality is not some weird mumbo jumbo based on shoulds and should nots. It’s about questioning everything and kowtowing to nothing—and they’re right there, kicking down the door that stands between us and the lives we want to live. Tami and Karen are on to something... -- Kim |
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Firepig
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Firepig recommends The Spiritual Chicks Question Everything as a fun yet serious inquiry into spirituality for our times. Its conversational style makes it easily readable, even while attacking profound questions. |
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