Pagan Portals - Spirituality Without Structure

I loved this book! It was a quick read, informational, and very encouraging for those seeking to create their own spiritual path.

I enjoyed this book immensely! Its of great assitance in guiding me on my own spirtual path into Druidry. A great read as well as an instructive guide.

Besides being something of a how-to for those seeking to go entirely off the rails with their spirituality, SPIRITUALITY WITHOUT STRUCTURE by Nimue Brown also gives some valuable insight on the pagan community today. Fewer and fewer pagans conform to any one system of belief, preferring to go by their own lived experience rather than someone else's. If one is searching for a good overview of what the pagan community looks like today, this is a surprisingly good resource.The book is a quick read made up of several essay-like chapters that guide a seeker into creating their own spiritual path. Brown discusses ethical systems, the purpose of religion and spirituality, and other key topics without getting too bogged down in what other people believe. This book could be a good resource for those first approaching religion; the fact that it is a part of the "Pagan Portals" series and contains some general information about paganism should not discourage those seekers that have some wariness towards paganism. I wish I had had this book when I was seventeen!

This is a good introduction to the idea of spirituality without structured religion. I found it easy to understand and recommend this book highly.

It was thought provoking and spot on. Interesting reading and well written. This author writes with wisdom far beyond her years.

This book is essential reading for psychotherapists and counsellors who work with people who wish to be "spiritual but not religious".

Thought provoking and logical thesis.

This is a nice book on finding your own spiritual path. It is a small book, so it's more of an overview. It's good for what it is. It gave me ideas of things I need to add to my practice. I read it on my kindle and the intro was 20% of the book. Which was a bit much. Some of that may not have been necessary. It's good to read as an intro into finding your own spiritual path without getting involved in organized religion or the different spiritual traditions.

A nice short narrative, which is well-written and will make you think. Political in places, but not overly and completely in line with the subject. Recommend this writer.

I deeply appreciated this book. Much of what Nimue Brown wrote helped me process my own reasons for leaving organized religion. I'd recommend this book to people who have left structured spiritual communities and would like to craft a spirituality that represents their truest selves.

First off, I noticed on Amazon the comments about the typos on front and back cover. Do not let this put you off. (In fact the inside of the book is more error free than many books I've read recently.)So this is a great little book. I have to admit I was expecting there to be lists of practical things to do to develop my spiritual path, and was a bit disappointed not to find them here, BUT I realised that was in many ways the point of the book, there are no tick lists to follow. Having said that, in each of the chapters the author points us to aspects of organised religions which we may or may not consider drawing on, with the pros and cons of these aspects. Similar points are restated in different ways so at times I felt I had already got the point but in the end I found this deepened my reflections.

Right there, on the front cover, is the first proof reading foul-up - the title on my brand new copy states 'The Power of Finfing....' Finfing???Sadly this could have set the tone, and to be truthful it was hard to get past, to let go of the sigh of resignation and open the book and continue to read on with a serious heart and mind. However perseverance paid off and the book offers the opportunity to challenge many a long-held assumption about the whys and wherefores of faith and Belief.Spending time considering just why we follow doctrine and dogma has to be the way forward if we wish to give serious thought to how we live our lives with other human beings and creatures on this planet. The existential questions that seem to usually attract only rhetoric and thoughtless repetition of well-worn directives - the 'should do's', 'ought to's', and 'must' doctrines are clarified in this text and we are encouraged to actually stop and think "What am I doing? What do I believe?" and "Why?"Recommended to assist folks engaging in soul-searching quests.

I enjoyed this read very much and noted down many inspiring quotes which have food for thought. This book is a great reminder that it is possible to forge your own path, and even get together with other own-path people, to share a common sense of spirituality. This book really explains what spirituality is and how to apply it in your life.