A Foreign Life. Mystical Practices for Finding Yourself

Toko-pa Turner is a Canadian writer, teacher, and dream specialist who combines the mystical tradition of Sufism with a Jungian approach. In her work, Toko-pa emphasizes the revival of femininity, connection to nature, proper respect for grief, and the creation of beauty. She lives on a small island in the Salish Sea in British Columbia. Are you struggling to find your place in the world? Believe me, many people are. Despite never having had so many resources and means of communication as we do now, people are as lonely as ever. You may feel detached from others, or think you are unworthy of something, or worry about your place in the world—all of this indicates a lack of belonging, and this is a deep, albeit not immediately visible, wound on the body of modern society. Most people think of belonging as some mythical place, and spend their whole lives futilely searching for it. But what if belonging is not a place at all? What if it is a skill that has been lost, forgotten? In her book, Turner, exploring myths, stories, and dreams, points readers to the roots of that very feeling of detachment, reinterpreting internal exile as a necessary step towards initiation into authenticity. The author shares the competencies of belonging—a set of ancient practices for restoring true belonging to our lives and the world. The book 'A Foreign Life' has won numerous awards, including the 2017 Nautilus Gold Award and the 2018 Readers Favorite Gold Award, and was shortlisted for the 2018 Whistler Independent Book Awards.