For years now, the publishing industry has been on full alert for the next big spiritual teacher to reach seekers in their 20s and 30s. Gabrielle Bernstein broke through to the other side in 2010 with her bestseller Add More ~ing to Your Life: A Hip Guide to Happiness. The engines of publicity have joined the parade behind this new spiritual writer who sees herself as "a mentor and big sister" to young women across America who are yearning for peace, joy, and meaning.
Spirit Junkie is Bernstein's spiritual memoir in which she gives up a life of addiction (eating disorders and drugs), self-destruction, and a restless search for a man to save her. She is turned around and transformed by A Course in Miracles, the same metaphysical resource that played such an important role in the life of her heroine Marianne Williamson.
"This is not a book on how to get happiness," writes Bernstein, "rather, it’s a guide to releasing the blocks to the happiness that already lives inside you." Of course, the major source of suffering and discontent in our lives is fear. Once we replace that with love, miracles will abound and all our relationships will take on a new glow. Serenity will overtake us and bring calm to the core of our being.
Spirit Junkie describes the new high Bernstein undergoes as she is freed from the detour of fear. She is revived by "The Answer" which gives her fresh approaches to forgiveness. She discovers learnings from relationship assignments and makes the most of the holy instant. Relishing the Spirit as her new boyfriend, she realizes that love wins and miracles still happen. This spiffy spiritual memoir reveals the healing and transformative powers of A Course in Miracles.
