Liminal: Poetry from the Depths of Transition, by Rebecca Cleary
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Liminal: Poetry from the Depths of Transition, by Rebecca Cleary
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Liminal: Poetry from the Depths of Transition comprises a collection of poems that have flowed from Rebecca Cleary's life journey and moments of profound personal transition and transformation. From the struggle to find her own voice and speak her need to end her 30 year marriage in 1999, to her spiritual companionship of a terminally ill young woman and the resulting formation of an intentional family, to the eventual passing of her beloved Stacey and its aftermath, Ms. Cleary reflects on her experiences of evolving on her spiritual path and soul's journey through a human lifetime.
Liminal: Poetry from the Depths of Transition, by Rebecca Cleary- Amazon Sales Rank: #2565531 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .25" w x 6.00" l, .35 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 100 pages
About the Author Rebecca Cleary is a freelance memoirist and poet living on Whidbey Island, Washington with her dog and two cats. Insatiably curious intellectually since childhood, Rebecca received a bachelor of arts degrees in mathematics and secondary education with a concentration in psychology from Lindenwold College, St. Charles, MO in the spring of 1969. Marriage followed the following December. Three daughters arrived over the next six years. Her oldest daughter’s learning disability shifted her aspirations for a teaching career into research and advocacy for her daughter and others with learning differences. She tutored and supported her daughter through grade school, high school, and college. Volunteer work at her daughters’ Catholic high school brought her into dissonance with the Catholic bishops’ refusal to allow HIV/AIDs education to Catholic school students and launched her into activist feminism within the Church. Her unquenchable desire to learn led her into a search for the historical Jesus, in-depth historical/critical Biblical studies, ongoing psycho-spiritual exploration, and graduate studies in theology at a Catholic seminary in Washington DC. The constant bass rhythm to these activities was conscientious and unflagging support to her husband's career path from junior auditor to president of a major hotel and hospitality company. While at seminary Rebecca became spiritual companion to Stacey, a young woman living with a terminal neurological illness. Thus began another learning curve into body-mind connection and healing as well as the spiritual dimensions of health and transformation. Following a reluctantly requested divorce from her husband of 30 years in 2001, Rebecca embarked upon PhD studies in Women's Spirituality at the California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco. In 2004, Rebecca became committed life partner to Stacey, who had defied all odds and survived into her fifth remission. Stacey left this physical incarnation in March 2014. Rebecca’s adventures of ongoing transformation and awakening continue to this day. Passionate about our human life journeys and her profound belief that each of us is a spiritual being having a human experience, Rebecca seeks to recount and share significant moments of her life out of a deep desire to strengthen the web of interconnection and engagement among all life in the Universe, empowering women’s voices and agency in particular. Memoir and soul-centered reflective poetry are her tools.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Poetic memoir of a profound life By Cynthia Trenshaw This is a generous book, filled with secrets not easily shared except with heart-friends. The reader becomes part of a chosen circle who recognize and cherish the Sacred in human life, and are therefore privileged to receive and hold these poems.“Liminal” is a gorgeous mini-memoir. Rebecca takes us with her on a chronological/spiritual journey as her wounded psyche and her languishing spirit develop into Wholeness and Wisdom. In one section we get to watch as Rebecca dips a toe into a poetry retreat at a silent monastery. Later we explore the sacred labyrinth meditation, over several days in Chartres Cathedral, and find profound new meanings with her. We hear only two poems in another section, when her experience of Mystery School turns out to be “not for me.” And it feels as if the reader gets to repay Rebecca's unflinching honesty somewhat by holding her hand as she explores the loss of her Beloved, fearlessly but not without cost.This is a book filled with, in Rebecca’s words, “Tales unvoiced/Disallowed and discredited/Too dangerous/To loose into a world/Hell-bent on keeping them/Buried and invisible//Their courage/Moves from cell to pen/As I tell my story . . .”Which poem is my favorite? Is it the courageous “Aspie,” or “Résumé (in which I see my own story), or the lovely “Quiet,” or the powerful “Sea Cruise”? I think my favorite of all Rebecca Cleary’s beautiful poems in this volume is the richly-told story, “Monsieur Le Troubadour.” Every reader will find some unexpected favorite, just over the turn of a page in this, Rebecca’s first collection of poems. May there be many more to follow.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This book made me weep with happiness. By Amazon Customer Highly recommended! This book made me weep with happiness. The work is reminiscent of the Sufi poet Rumi.Rebecca's poems speak simply, and deeply, to everyone who is in transition, who is doubting, or who has had a brush with magic and faith. "Invitation from the Heart of the Universe" was one of my favorites, along with "Indigenous Wisdom."Her imagery is powerful and transporting, taking readers from a cathedral in France to a PNW backyard: "The floating dance of winged birds / Gliding and soaring / Over slate black rooftops / Which peek in and out / Between the treetop waltz."The thread that carries this collection of poetry is Rebecca's finger on the pulse of the Universe. You need this book, and you'll immediately think of three friends who need to read it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. You don't need to know Rebecca personally to understand her ... By Jo You don't need to know Rebecca personally to understand her heart. Liminal achieves entrance to the soul of yearning and transformation. It leads the reader to a place that few of us would open. Rebecca has opened her soul and allowed us to glimpse the light she has within. Compelling words and rhythms that will fill your heart each time you read it.
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