{"product_id":"the-bones-and-breath-l-r-heartsong-9780692042786","title":"The Bones and Breath: A Man's Guide to Eros, the Sacred Masculine, and the Wild Soul (2018)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER, Nautilus Book Award, 2019, Personal Growth and Self-Help\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003e... \u003cem\u003eThe Bones and Breath\u003c\/em\u003e offers a persuasive revisioning of masculinity\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e one that supports both men and women in our search for a meaningful and passionate way to participate in our great transformative times\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eBill Plotkin\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eSoulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Bones and Breath\u003c\/em\u003e, L.R. Heartsong asserts that \u003cstrong\u003ewe each have a unique gift to bring to the world\u003c\/strong\u003e and through embodying the soul - primarily through our expanded, physical senses - we undertake a profound, transpersonal journey; one that serves humanity and the earth at a crucial phase of our collective evolution. \u003cstrong\u003eOur life task is not to transcend the body but to descend into the bones and breath\u003c\/strong\u003e, to there discover the gift one's soul has to offer to the 'more-than-human' world. \u003cstrong\u003eHeartsong seeks to bring men out of their heads and down into the bodysoul, to claim their personal authenticity as a wild soul.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEros is the key. Something much bigger than romantic love, \u003cstrong\u003eEros is the elemental force of allurement t\u003c\/strong\u003ehat plays a pivotal role in our evolution as conscious beings and pulls us towards our destiny. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sacred Masculine is an important archetype now making a much needed return \u003c\/strong\u003eto assist humanity, as mankind shifts from being the single most destructive force on the planet to a life-sustaining and interconnected one. Interwoven with personal stories, \u003cstrong\u003e7 key Soul Skills and embodiment exercises\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Bones and Breath\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003epart inspirational narrative\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003epart 'how to' manual for a soul-centered life.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eL.R. Heartsong\u003c\/strong\u003e is also the author of the \u003cem\u003eSoul Artist Journal\u003c\/em\u003e anthology: \u003cem\u003eTo Kneel and Kiss the Earth \u003c\/em\u003e(2018)\u003cem\u003e, A Life for the Senses \u003c\/em\u003e(2020), \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOrdinary Sacred \u003c\/em\u003e(2022). \u003cstrong\u003eHis writing has won two Nautilus Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"Better Books for A Better World\"): one for \u003cstrong\u003ePersonal Transformation and Self-Help\u003c\/strong\u003e, and one for \u003cstrong\u003eMemoir and Personal Journey.\u003c\/strong\u003e In 2022, he changed his name to \u003cstrong\u003eRiver Faire\u003c\/strong\u003e, and released a new book in December 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. R. Heartsong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692042784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692042786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hearthside Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"L. R. Heartsong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987359498495,"sku":"9780692042786","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_969a8b61-5d8a-417b-b207-951fb76ae379.jpg?v=1683288519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bones-and-breath-l-r-heartsong-9780692042786","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}