The Religion/Spirituality Shelf
Spirituality for Badasses Book Two
J. Stewart Dixon
PIE Publishing
9780985857974, $16.99 Paper, $9.99 Kindle
https://www.amazon.com/Spirituality-Badasses-Book-Two-without/dp/0985857978
Spirituality for Badasses Book Two: How to Find Your Heart and Soul Without=
Losing Your Cool posits a mind-altering romp through the countryside and s= pirituality alike. It opens with a chatty tone of confrontation and realiza= tion that immediately informs readers that this book represents something m= ore than a lesson in road trips, spirituality or self-realization: "So, you=
think you're gonna double your spiritual badass just by reading Book Two? = Think again. There is no doubling your badass. There is only one amount of = spiritual badass and you already (sorta-kinda-you'll see) have it. You've a= lways had it. You never lost it. You can't lose it. But I presume, since yo= u're back for more, something is still nagging you."
If Book One was "just a slow dance at a rural county fair" then "This book =
- well, it's a stage dive into a slam-dancing mosh pit at a punk concert." = The metaphysical journey which evolves represents a romp of mindful and spi= ritual proportions as first-person admonitions move through new realization=
s, realities, and acknowledgements of the ironies and inconsistencies of be= liefs and spiritual revelation, all cemented by a flavor of humor: "You'd t= hink a guy who writes books with the word "spirituality" in them wouldn't h= ave waited until page 95 of his fourth book to address a pretty damn fundam= ental - ahem - spiritual topic: Death."
What first appears to be a lesson in spirituality turns out to be a fiction=
al foray into a quest through other worlds as the narrator moves through Ka= nsas City, Vegas, and other milieus to confront Death the Destroyer of Drea=
ms and further challenges to spiritual and life perception. "The New Age th= inkers and doers... chant and hope and wish and dream... a neverending drea=
m of finally... one day... arriving."
In Spirituality for Badasses Book Two, the journey towards revised realizat= ions about life, death, and everything in between is as important as the ul= timate destination. The rollicking nature of this expedition into conscious= ness creates a powerful story that operates in the realm of metaphysical fi= ction and philosophy, but holds so many fiery topics for debates and fun th=
at book clubs and spiritual new age groups will find much fodder for discus= sion as the tale unfolds.
Libraries and readers looking for a road trip through irony and life inspec= tion will relish the originally creative tone and hard-hitting accusations = and realizations of Spirituality for Badasses Book Two.
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