ANAM CARA

In this twenty fifth anniversary edition you will find John a soul friend on your own journey through life offering support and solace clarity and consciousness expanding narratives that invite you to experience relationships with people nature and even your inner world in new ways that nurture well being and resilience in these challenging times Daniel J Siegel MD Neuropsychiatrist and New York Times Bestselling Author A special twenty fifth anniversary edition of the classic work of Celtic spirituality and mysticism by beloved poet and philosopher John O Donohue with a new introduction by the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins an afterword by the late author s brother Pat O Donohue and insightful material from O Donohue s circle of close friends In this revered classic John O Donohue excavates themes of friendship belonging solitude creativity and the imagination among many others Widely recognized for bringing Celtic spirituality into modern dialogue his unique insights from the ancient world speak with urgency for our need to rediscover the thresholds of the soul With lyrical wisdom and fluency O Donohue encourages pathways of discovery to come home to the natural rhythm in ourselves in sacred connection with one another an