A Home for the Soul: A Guide for Dwelling wtih Spirit and Imagination
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.50 (799 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0517704005 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In A Home for the Soul award-winning architect Anthony Lawlor shows us how to decorate a home that encourages mindfulness from every bathroom and bibelot. For example, "Books are like small altars, each page serving as a threshold for crossing into realms of broadened vision." Investing the items around us with soulful symbolism is like living in a temple of one's own design. . Despite a (perhaps unavoidable) tendency toward camp and solipsism, the stunning photographs and insights into the potentially sacred details of domestic living prompt you to pay closer attention to your immediate environment. Mindfulness has become a common religious buzzword
A Customer said Thus the difference between a house and a home.. Light a few candles. Put on the tea kettle. Find the most comfortable spot in your home and settle in. This book will transport you to the essence of your soul room-by-room. There are many ideas on how to turn your space into a nurturing nest, and not all fluff--many practical ideas that make a huge impact. I highly recommend this book.. "Planning for a home, not a showcase" according to Gwyneth Calvetti. If you are looking for lots of ideas for floor plans, design or decorating ideas, this is not the book you want. If you are looking for a book that will help you create a space that feels like "home," this book will help you think about what that means in terms of your space. Lawlor takes an unusual approach to his subject by first examining each living area with respect to the Greek gods typically responsible for that space. Before one dismisses this as a New Age thing, study the ideas behind the activities represen. "A fresh wind through the cells of your soul" according to A Customer. This book is beautifully illustrated and great value for money. The author explains how he has arrived at this work after a serendipitous path in his youth. After creating his own 'special place' in which the burgeoning youth felt secure enough to externalise the process of growth, the adult has now presented the formula for creating our own 'special place', merely by making us conscious of what makes us feel comfortable. A recent and equally wonderful book by Richard Patton entitled "The Autobiography of Jesus of Na
Anthony Lawlor is known as the architect who brings soul to design. Each time we open our front door, we enter a universe of connection and signifcance."Lawlor leads us on a journey through each room of the house, opening our vision to hidden possibilities. He explains how to use wood, tile, brick, and stone to express qualities of the spirit and how to use furniture and personal objects as allies in creating meaning.Finally, Lawlor shows us how to construct a Mandala of the Soul--a wood cabinet with compartments for housing the symbols of home that have particular personal meanings for each reader. In these pages, we come to understand how all the rooms we live in can form a sacred place of wholeness, a home that cares for and uplifts the totality of mind, body, and soul.. "Each time we bathe," says Lawlor, "we not only cleanse the body, we refresh the spirit. Lawlor teaches us how to