Spirituality is full of rules. You need to
find your own way straight through them.
Will tattoos and
convertibles keep you from finding "true" spiritual
fulfillment?
Some people claim that you cannot truly
achieve spiritual fulfillment if you’re not a vegetarian.
Some say you’ll never find the path if you don’t
learn yoga. And some would insist that any display of
vanity—cosmetic surgery! hair mousse!—is a sign
that inner peace is way out of your reach.
With great candor and humor (much of it
irreverent!), Dan Wakefield’s Spiritually Incorrect shows
that there are as many ways to find spiritual fulfillment as
there are individual seekers. Part memoir, part essay, part
whimsical illustration from his own life, Wakefield’s
reflections break down the barriers that lie in the way of
spiritual fulfillment, showing you that rules were made to be
broken, and how it’s possible—and
imperative—for you to discover a rewarding spiritual life
that fits your own personality, your own path.
In this age of political correctness and
watching what we say, award-winning author Dan Wakefield dares
to ask the risky (and sometimes hilarious) questions about
spirituality:
• Why is poverty sacred, wealth
profane?
• Can a coffee house be a sacred
space?
• Does yoga make you a Hindu?
• Can a man pray in public and still
be "macho"?
• Does eating a steak really taint
your soul?
• Who in our lives and our modern day
world deserves to be canonized as a saint?
Wakefield’s creative exploration of
these questions is a quest to free the spiritual world from
pretension, anxiety, and the seemingly endless rules that can
dictate how you identify (or don’t) with religion.
Humorous stories from his own spiritually incorrect journey to
God punctuate Wakefield’s ultimate revelation that
spirituality is not about conforming to a set of rules, but
rather discovering the practices that uniquely work for you.
Praise for Dan Wakefield’s Work
"Full of examples of sanity, balance,
and even full-time employment cohabiting happily with creative
callings."
—Utne
Reader
"Wakefield is a man who believes,
prays, and shares his insights in workshops, lectures, and
books like this. His life story reads like a novel."
—Library
Journal
"Wakefield offers readers an
engrossing story as well as a guide to spiritual maturity. With
breathtaking honesty, he shows that real spiritual faith
requires that we be explorers, open to the possibility that our
wrong turns and mishaps might lead to the richest territory of
all."
—Publishers
Weekly
"Will help you find the source of
your own spiritual and creative powers."
—Yoga
Journal
Marian DelVecchio is staff artist for the Miami
Herald. Her weekly feature, "A Different View," is seen by millions of readers each month.
