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Healing Light
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Manufacturer: Glitterati, Inc.
Author: Alexandra Villard De Borchgrave
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Manufacturer: Glitterati, Inc.
Author: Alexandra Villard De Borchgrave
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Healing Light Description
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.6
EAN: 9788189526016
ISBN: 0976585103
Label: Glitterati, Inc.
Manufacturer: Glitterati, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 96
Publication Date: 2005-09-11
Publisher: Glitterati, Inc.
Studio: Glitterati, Inc.
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.6
EAN: 9788189526016
ISBN: 0976585103
Label: Glitterati, Inc.
Manufacturer: Glitterati, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 96
Publication Date: 2005-09-11
Publisher: Glitterati, Inc.
Studio: Glitterati, Inc.
Editorial Review of Healing Light
When the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation decided to give a gift of remembrance to every survivor family of 9/11 in New York City and Washington, DC, it chose Healing Light: Thirty Messages of Love, Hope, and Courage. Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave’s inspirational book brings a universal message of hope and personal calm in a world shaken by terrorist bombings in our cities, unending conflicts in the Middle East, and the massive destruction caused by natural disasters, such as the recent hurricane in Louisiana. At the second anniversary of the New York and Washington attacks, the author found solace in writing. She describes a cascade of words pouring out of her onto the page, and in only a month’s time thirty original poems that would be bound together in Healing Light were sculpted. The collection is a sensitive reflection on life after loss: In a bittersweet tone it asks the reader to gather strength from adversity. It includes a dedicated section especially intended to help children cope.
In an attempt to create a book that is widely inspirational—not just for Judeo-Christian societies—the author pairs poignant details from Indian Mughal paintings (acknowledged as some of the finest artworks from Asia) with her poems. In compiling the art, the author gained access to some of the most prestigious museums, art institutions and collections. As an important reference for the reader, all of the paintings chosen for the book are featured in full-frame as a resource appendix. The majority of these glorious artworks have never before been published, and Healing Light offers a unique entry into the finely wrought canvases of the Mughal period, which are strangely representative of our world today.
The book is dedicated to "all those who have suffered the adversity of life." With its timeless message of love, hope and courage, Healing Light is an emotional and visual meditation that is sure to entrance readers, philosophers, art lovers, and students of the human spirit worldwide.
Customer Reviews of Healing Light
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Excellent
Review: I bought two of these books and I hope that someone would buy me one. They were both gifts and the book was loved very much. The poems and the art were wonderful. I received the book within a week after my ordering.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautiful book of comfort
Review: My husband was killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001. The experience is too painful to look back on. But, 4 years after his untimely death, I received a copy of this beautiful little book. Someone was reaching out with compassion and beauty, like throwing a warm blanket around me and saying, "I am so very sorry for your loss. Please, accept my words of comfort". That someone is Alexandra de Borchgrave. I have spoken to other families who also received a copy and everyone was pleasantly surprised and amazed by this fine gift. We are all still healing and Healing Light helps to feather our comfort zone. I have purchased, and will purchase again, a copy of this book to give to others. Finding beauty beyond such horror is what makes life bearable.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: POWERFUL IMAGERY RECALLS 9/11
Review: The most moving part of the commemorative ceremony marking the second anniversary of 9/11 was when the children came forward one by one to name mothers and fathers lost in the rubble of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. From time to time as the sad litany of names rolled on, a child would call out to a missing father or mother as though expecting a reply, and then the resulting silence brought home to a nation watching on television the real meaning of loss.
Recalling the ceremony this week, Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave said she had felt a growing desire to somehow reach out to those children with words of compassion, encouragement, and hope. The result is "Healing Light: Thirty Message of Love, Hope and Courage" (New York: Glitterati Incorporated, 96 pages, $30), a collection of verse prayers inspired by the children of 9/11 but suitable for a reader of any age who needs to lift his or her spirit. The book, says its author, is "for all those who strive to overcome the adversity of life and who seek comfort, joy, strength...to meet the challenges of today."
Though de Borchgrave had never written any poetry before, she says the words came pouring out of her onto the page, and within a month she had produced 30 delicately crafted gems -- points of light in a world darkened by devastation and terror, inflicted by both man and nature. The language is simple, meditative and, above all, honest. She has taken to heart Keats' admonition that poetry should be "unobtrusive, a thing that enters into one's soul and does not startle or amaze it with itself, but with its subject."
"My message is simple, the need for courage to overcome the fear within us, for hope to rebuild after the devastation of a tragic event, and for love and faith," de Borchgrave said Tuesday. The poems invoke a non-denominational diety, and the gorgeously reproduced, and largely unpublished, Indian Mughal miniature paintings as illustrations are both perfect visual counterpoints and serve to emphasize the book's universal application. "the details of the emotive animals, brilliant stars, and glorious flowers in the miniatures conveyed the same emotions (as the poems) and completed my message," she said.
The book preface is by India's foreign minister, K. Natwar Singh, who calls it "an inspirational reflection of a cosmic connectivity that binds the human race together in its quest for ultimate understanding." The foreword is by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Egyptian-born former Secretary General of the United Nations, who describes the work as "an oasis of compassion and inner calm."
That universality is also evident in the fact that some of the verses are a perfect fit for Hurricane Katrina. The poem "Sudden Gale" starts: "When change descends/like a sudden gale/Let my spirit be first/to stand and prevail./When wind and rain/ challenge the sun,/Let my step remain firm/until calm is won..." But generally Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave's benign vision of nature would do credit to St Francis of Assisi. The sun "warms our path/ in pursuit of peace;" life can be as fleeting as "the leap of a gazelle;" robins "sing on boughs of grace."
De Borchgrave may be new at the verse game, but she has a natural gift for metaphysical imagery, as in "Reveal the harmony/ between the rose and the bee/ As I seek the balance of life/on both land and sea./ Crystallize my existence/ in a drop of dew/ Sparkling, ephemeral/ with strivings of every hue./ Ignite my soul/ with the kiss of the sun/ And spur good deeds/ until my time has come."
(Roland Flamini is Chief International Correspondent of Unnited Press International)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: From the Heart
Review: It is clear to me that lots of thought and deep feeling went into this wondrous and beautiful work of art; the outcome is infinitely great. It touches on the most essential elements of what makes us all equal, and brings our humanity into direct and tender focus, cutting to the truth and reminding us of what is important.
The book was inspired by the first anniversary of 9/11, and as someone who lost a family member in that horrible attack, I want to express that this book is exactly the kind of thing that brings me comfort in the face of all the madness and pain in our world. It is always up to us to see the good in things, so that things really may become better. The goodness in the world is always there, and there are people who are willing to see that goodness--people like author Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave. I cannot thank her enough for her pure and peaceful vision of truth and love and spirituality. If everyone took this book to heart, the world would be immensely better for it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: An elegant and inspirational gift
Review: "Healing Light" is an enchanting book that is elegantly illustrated with the most magnificent artwork and poignant words that bring enormous comfort, peace and hope. I keep this book by my bedside and read a poem each night to end my day with beauty. This is a perfect gift or keepsake for anyone with adversity in their life that they will treasure forever!
Review Summary: Excellent
Review: I bought two of these books and I hope that someone would buy me one. They were both gifts and the book was loved very much. The poems and the art were wonderful. I received the book within a week after my ordering.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautiful book of comfort
Review: My husband was killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001. The experience is too painful to look back on. But, 4 years after his untimely death, I received a copy of this beautiful little book. Someone was reaching out with compassion and beauty, like throwing a warm blanket around me and saying, "I am so very sorry for your loss. Please, accept my words of comfort". That someone is Alexandra de Borchgrave. I have spoken to other families who also received a copy and everyone was pleasantly surprised and amazed by this fine gift. We are all still healing and Healing Light helps to feather our comfort zone. I have purchased, and will purchase again, a copy of this book to give to others. Finding beauty beyond such horror is what makes life bearable.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: POWERFUL IMAGERY RECALLS 9/11
Review: The most moving part of the commemorative ceremony marking the second anniversary of 9/11 was when the children came forward one by one to name mothers and fathers lost in the rubble of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. From time to time as the sad litany of names rolled on, a child would call out to a missing father or mother as though expecting a reply, and then the resulting silence brought home to a nation watching on television the real meaning of loss.
Recalling the ceremony this week, Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave said she had felt a growing desire to somehow reach out to those children with words of compassion, encouragement, and hope. The result is "Healing Light: Thirty Message of Love, Hope and Courage" (New York: Glitterati Incorporated, 96 pages, $30), a collection of verse prayers inspired by the children of 9/11 but suitable for a reader of any age who needs to lift his or her spirit. The book, says its author, is "for all those who strive to overcome the adversity of life and who seek comfort, joy, strength...to meet the challenges of today."
Though de Borchgrave had never written any poetry before, she says the words came pouring out of her onto the page, and within a month she had produced 30 delicately crafted gems -- points of light in a world darkened by devastation and terror, inflicted by both man and nature. The language is simple, meditative and, above all, honest. She has taken to heart Keats' admonition that poetry should be "unobtrusive, a thing that enters into one's soul and does not startle or amaze it with itself, but with its subject."
"My message is simple, the need for courage to overcome the fear within us, for hope to rebuild after the devastation of a tragic event, and for love and faith," de Borchgrave said Tuesday. The poems invoke a non-denominational diety, and the gorgeously reproduced, and largely unpublished, Indian Mughal miniature paintings as illustrations are both perfect visual counterpoints and serve to emphasize the book's universal application. "the details of the emotive animals, brilliant stars, and glorious flowers in the miniatures conveyed the same emotions (as the poems) and completed my message," she said.
The book preface is by India's foreign minister, K. Natwar Singh, who calls it "an inspirational reflection of a cosmic connectivity that binds the human race together in its quest for ultimate understanding." The foreword is by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Egyptian-born former Secretary General of the United Nations, who describes the work as "an oasis of compassion and inner calm."
That universality is also evident in the fact that some of the verses are a perfect fit for Hurricane Katrina. The poem "Sudden Gale" starts: "When change descends/like a sudden gale/Let my spirit be first/to stand and prevail./When wind and rain/ challenge the sun,/Let my step remain firm/until calm is won..." But generally Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave's benign vision of nature would do credit to St Francis of Assisi. The sun "warms our path/ in pursuit of peace;" life can be as fleeting as "the leap of a gazelle;" robins "sing on boughs of grace."
De Borchgrave may be new at the verse game, but she has a natural gift for metaphysical imagery, as in "Reveal the harmony/ between the rose and the bee/ As I seek the balance of life/on both land and sea./ Crystallize my existence/ in a drop of dew/ Sparkling, ephemeral/ with strivings of every hue./ Ignite my soul/ with the kiss of the sun/ And spur good deeds/ until my time has come."
(Roland Flamini is Chief International Correspondent of Unnited Press International)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: From the Heart
Review: It is clear to me that lots of thought and deep feeling went into this wondrous and beautiful work of art; the outcome is infinitely great. It touches on the most essential elements of what makes us all equal, and brings our humanity into direct and tender focus, cutting to the truth and reminding us of what is important.
The book was inspired by the first anniversary of 9/11, and as someone who lost a family member in that horrible attack, I want to express that this book is exactly the kind of thing that brings me comfort in the face of all the madness and pain in our world. It is always up to us to see the good in things, so that things really may become better. The goodness in the world is always there, and there are people who are willing to see that goodness--people like author Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave. I cannot thank her enough for her pure and peaceful vision of truth and love and spirituality. If everyone took this book to heart, the world would be immensely better for it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: An elegant and inspirational gift
Review: "Healing Light" is an enchanting book that is elegantly illustrated with the most magnificent artwork and poignant words that bring enormous comfort, peace and hope. I keep this book by my bedside and read a poem each night to end my day with beauty. This is a perfect gift or keepsake for anyone with adversity in their life that they will treasure forever!