{"product_id":"2940046468342","title":"Mostly A Mystic: Reflections on a Spiritual (But Not Religious) Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"a constantly touching and insightful memoir...\" — from the Foreword by JACOB NEEDLEMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years in the making, the spiritual memoir of Fearless Books founder D. Patrick Miller is now available in print. MOSTLY A MYSTIC: Reflections on a Spiritual (But Not Religious) Life tells the story of how a young investigative reporter transformed into a modern mystic. Along the way, he has played a significant role in furthering the public awareness and understanding of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) as both a spiritual journalist and an independent publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I had to confess long ago that I'm mostly a mystic,\" says the author, \"mainly because I am so often mystified.\" Chronicling a childhood marked by an emotionally disturbed family life and a young adulthood transformed by a seven-year illness and spiritual crisis, Miller tells a story that will reverberate powerfully with readers who have faced their own challenges in a \"spiritual but not religious\" age of rapid and tumultuous change. The book features a Foreword by the author's long-time mentor, philosopher Jacob Needleman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of autobiographical essays published over 25 years in such magazines as Yoga Journal and The Sun, plus new writing, MOSTLY A MYSTIC explores astral projection, disillusionment with gurus, growing up with a bipolar parent, surviving and thriving after a serious illness, the meanings of home and homelessness, ending one's religion, the expense of not selling out, and what it's like to study and practice A Course in Miracles over the long haul... as well as a lot more. For anyone who has contemplated the progress and significance of their own unconventional spiritual path, MOSTLY A MYSTIC will provide a wealth of reassurance and information confirming that you are not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D. Patrick Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072448545008,"sku":"2940046468342","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046468342_p0.jpg?v=1763693771","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046468342","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}