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Margaret Silf

    Margaret Silf
    On Prayer
    Lighted Windows
    On Making Choices
    Wayfaring
    Landscapes of Prayer
    Landmarks
    • 2020

      The journey of transformation is central to this exploration of personal and spiritual growth. Using the metaphor of a caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly, the author illustrates how tumultuous changes can lead to profound renewal. Amidst societal upheaval, the narrative emphasizes the importance of embracing chaos as a catalyst for spiritual awakening. Through this lens, readers are encouraged to recognize their inherent potential for change and to navigate their own paths toward a hopeful future.

      Hidden Wings: Emerging from Troubled Times with New Hope and Deeper Wisdom
    • 2020

      Exploring the theme of transformation, the book invites readers to reflect on their potential as agents of spiritual change amidst chaos and uncertainty. It emphasizes the importance of making wise choices for a better future, both personally and globally. The second part outlines a five-stage journey of transformation, paralleling the caterpillar's evolution into a butterfly, symbolizing growth and renewal. Designed for personal reflection or group discussion, it serves as a companion to Margaret Silf's earlier work, Hidden Wings.

      Born to Fly: A Handbook for Butterflies-In-Waiting
    • 2020

      Soul Journey

      • 178 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Life often feels like a rough journey along a challenging road, especially in our own turbulent times. This book invites us to risk a spiritual journey, guided by wisdom derived from scripture, to help us find the way, encourage, warn and challenge us, and keep us focused on our destiny to become the person - and the people - God is dreaming us to be.Soul Journey covers forty days (plus six 'reflection' days for Sundays) along the road towards the best human beings we can become, guided by characters, incidents and interactions drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These reflections are offered to any spiritual pilgrim or group of pilgrims, for use at any time, and are particularly designed to accompany a journey through the season of Lent.

      Soul Journey
    • 2019

      Exploring the concept of sacredness in everyday life, this book redefines prayer as an accessible and place-oriented experience rather than a distant, abstract exercise. Through seven cityscapes, Margaret Silf invites readers to find the divine in familiar environments like trains, offices, and parks. Accompanied by stunning photographs, it encourages self-discovery and connection with God amidst the urban hustle, making it a valuable resource for those seeking spirituality in their daily routines.

      Sacred in the City: Seeing the Spiritual in the Everyday
    • 2019

      Exploring the concept of prayer as a tangible experience, the book presents nine unique landscapes—such as gardens, mountains, and urban jungles—as spaces for spiritual connection and self-discovery. Accompanied by beautiful photographs, Margaret Silf invites readers to encounter the divine in familiar settings, transforming the perception of prayer from an abstract exercise to a meaningful journey through the natural world and beyond. Each landscape serves as a backdrop for personal reflection and connection with God.

      Landscapes of Prayer: Finding God in Your World and Your Life
    • 2018

      Outsider Theory

      • 424 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      "Outsider Theory is a timely book about outlandish ideas, bringing readers on an adventure in intellectual history that stresses the urgency of taking seriously the ideas that might otherwise be regarded as errant, unfashionable, or even unreasonable. It shows how crucial it is to know how and why such ideas have left their impression on modern-day thinking and continue to shape its evolution."--Page 4 of cover.

      Outsider Theory
    • 2017

      Born to Fly

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Based on the caterpillar-chrysalis-butterfly metaphor of Hidden Wings, this book offers spiritual insights and wisdom from the likes of Teilhard de Chardin to help us explore what it means to be an agent of spiritual change in our own life and that of the world around us.

      Born to Fly
    • 2017

      Hidden Wings

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
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      Written as a direct response to fears raised by division in post-Brexit Britain and since the election of Donald Trump in the USA, Hidden Wings is a superb book of spiritual transformation and hope for the future, by Margaret Silf, the bestselling author of Landmarks and At Sea with God.

      Hidden Wings
    • 2016

      Lighted Windows

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The journey mapped out in this book is an invitation to look into some of these lighted windows, and discover a few reflections of what we wait for, and long for-reflections of God's guidance, his call to trust him and live by his wisdom.

      Lighted Windows
    • 2015