A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward An Undivided Life : Welcoming The Soul And Weaving Community In A Wounded World

In A Hidden Wholeness, Parker Palmer reveals the compassionate intelligence and informed heart that shaped his best-selling books Let Your Life Speak and The Courage to Teach. Here he speaks to our yearning to live undivided lives—lives that are congruent with our inner truth—in a world filled with the forces of fragmentation. Mapping an inner journey that we take in solitude and in the company of others, Palmer describes a form of community that fits the limits of our active lives. Defining a “circle of trust” as “a space between us that honors the soul,” he shows how people in settings ranging from friendship to organizational life can support each other on the journey toward living “divided no more.” This edition includes a DVD with interviews and footage from retreats, as well as a reader's and leader's guide to exploring the themes in the book. Inspired by Palmer’s writing, people across the country have been coming together in circles of trust to reclaim their integrity and foster wholeness in their workplaces and world. The principles and practices have been proven by many roles, seeking to rejoin soul and role in their private and public lives. A Hidden Wholeness weaves together themes such as the shape of an integral life, the meaning of community, teaching and learning for transformation, and nonviolent social change.