Overview

"A wild and wise book. From ancient mystics to modern poets and philosophers to recipe books, Frykholm weaves together a set of lush and juicy practices and invites her reader into deeper knowing. — Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, online Abbess of Abbey of the Arts and author of more than twenty books on contemplative practice and creative expression

"Trustworthy guidance on stepping into a contemplative way that meets the unpredictable dimensions of the everyday with poetry, wisdom, and boldness."— Paul Swanson, Contemplify

Amy Frykholm is your delightful and wise guide on a journey exploring contemplative living.— Dawn Araujo-Hawkins, religion journalist, vice president of Religion News Association

"Amy Frykholm’s book helps the reader re-frame, re-imagine, re-create the abundant life of love, grace and mercy. Practical counsel and clear guidance."— Mary C. Earle, author, The Desert Mothers

“You can trust Amy Frykholm as a modern-day amma who knows the terrain of the soul. Reading Journey to the Wild Heart is like going out to the desert for a word. It helps us slow down, let go, unknow in Silence, and embody Love.— Carmen Acevedo Butcher, PhD, poet and award-winning translator of The Cloud of Unknowing, Practice of the Presence by Brother Lawrence, and Hildegard of Bingen

“With honesty, wisdom, and a true contemplative’s eye for beauty, Amy Frykholm leads us deep into the mystery of ourselves”.— Paula Huston, author, One Ordinary Sunday and The Hermits of Big Sur

“On the ever-changing path of life, Amy reminds us of the sacred rhythms that can ground us and invites us to remember that contemplative life is within reach.”— Rev. Cassidy Hall, MA, MDiv, MTS, author, Queering Contemplation

“One of the most succinct and accessible frameworks for reflection and contemplation that I have ever come across.”— Carl McColman, co-host, “Encountering Silence” podcast

A treasure hunt through our own inner lives

Every pilgrimage—whether it is an interior soul-searching, a stay-in-place retreat, or a pilgrimage to near and far places—sends us on a treasure hunt through our own souls . . . . As we take these journeys, the wild, contemplative heart emerges, not from new forms of knowledge or a quick ten-step guide, but from the integration and expansion of what we don’t know, what contemplatives call he via avia, the way of no way.” —from the book

Delve into this all-in-one guide for contemplative living which offers a rich array of spiritual practices, applications and insights, questions for reflection, and resources for further reading.

Amy Frykholm is an award-winning American writer, podcaster, and journalist whose books of non-fiction have covered the territory of American religion from apocalyptists to saints. She has a PhD in Literature from Duke University and lives in Colorado

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