The Great Work: Self-Knowledge and Healing Through the Wheel of the Year

This book is phenomenal! I purchased it for myself right before New Years, to set a positive tone for the year and focus on inner exploration. I like to spend time in the morning before work reading uplifting passages, journaling and mediating. This book has become an essential part of my morning routine. At the end of each chapter are a list of questions; one for each day of the year. The questions are strong prompts for journaling and reflection, really pulling on the information in the associated chapter. The layout is practical and intuitive, drawing parallels between the cycles of the seasons and the cycle of human development. I love how organically the information flows from one stage of emotional/psychological development to the next, building upon itself in a linear fashion. Thought provoking, inspiring and educational, this book is a real tool for self development, addressing childhood experiences, personality formation and many essential core concepts of Jungian psychology. This isn’t a book that you just breeze through- it’s an undertaking, a truly immersive experience. I can’t recommend it highly enough, and look forward to the insights it will continue to bring me throughout the year.

I've been working through this book day-by-day with the daily journal entries and weekly (or so) readings since mid-June, and I have to say I'm really enjoying it. I love the daily journal prompts; they really get you thinking. I love this book so far. I wish it was hardback because of all the use it's getting...one of the covers got a little bent at the corner already. But that should not deter you from checking out this book! I love the beautiful cover, and the readings are fascinating, covering stuff in psychology to spirituality, as well as learning about yourself, self-empowerment, and getting you to really look at the way you think and view things. This book is about healing through the seasons, or through the Wheel of the Year. You can start at the beginning, or you can start wherever you are in the year. I started about halfway through the book because it's summertime now, and the book begins at Yule. I love this book and recommend it!

I wish I would have known about this book years ago. I'm greatly enjoying working through the cycles of the year and what they mean for me on a spiritual and emotional level. My husband is even working through it with me! The information for each cycle is well thought out and easy to comprehend while charts detail certain things like spirit guides, and then each section ends with reflection questions that are fantastic. I can't wait to explore these cycles year after year to track my growth.

Enjoying the continuing experience of finding my true self & the One through the seasonal cycles that further help me to connect to nature and my beliefs.

Wow!!! This book is so in-depth and detailed. You can tell a lot of thought, love and care went into this. I joined a group of loving women who will be working through this book all year long and I am so excited. I can tell already that I am going to heal many parts of myself and become much more knowlegeable about ancient information at the same time. Finally! A book that delivers!!!!

I'm doing this book in order and I love it. I'll probably due it for another 2-4 years and keep learning about myself 💕 Highly recommend

I'm going through this book for the second time around with a group of like minded women and that really makes the experience so much better. The chapters are short and easy to understand. There are daily journal prompts you can use to go as deep as you want into the material.

This is a beautiful book. I bought it for a Christmas gift and I know The person I bought it for will love it. The illustrations are pretty and it is full of inspirational information and suggestions for balancing and positivity. This is the perfect gift for anyone who meditates and looks to find their center and live a positive life. I definitely recommend it.

El libro está increíble no puedo esperar para leerlo! El problema es que siempre que mandan libros de EUA, no vienen protegidos con plástico ni nada y se ve que en el viaje se movió y la portada está maltratada. Lo iba a devolver pero es un lío aparte de que lo tendría que pedir nuevamente a ver si llega en buen estado. Ojalá tuvieran más cuidado al empezar los libros.

This wasn't for me. I found it too disjointed for my purposes. Too much info packed into one book made it seem overly complex. Edit: I've re-thougth and added an extra star to my original 3 rating. My first response was a little hasty and having given it another go it really is jam packed full of info. There is a lot in there but on reflection this is a good thing.

gostei do livro, embora eu pense que a estratégia de apresentar diversas práticas holísticas o tenha tornado muito superficial. a melhor parte são as perguntas orientadoras, de semana a semana. o livro funciona melhor se a pessoa já tiver conhecimento sobre o conceito da Roda do Ano

There are so many approaches to self-knowledge out there. And this book brings it all together in one volume. You can work at your own pace, follow the year's cycle or dive in where it feels right. A brilliant compilation and weaving of almost every modality I have ever encountered. Well organized with icons indicating what is being offered, and to weave in the various themes. Of course alchemy is included! It's about the real work we all need to do, and Tiffany Lazic gets down to the business of delivering it in a concise way, so that we actually read it and do it. It is not a book that will sit on the shelf. It's a book you will use. And it's beautiful too!

It wasn't for me. I ended up gifting it to a friend so hopefully she enjoys it. Kind of like a book of shadows with different deitys, divination and books to read on given months. A disorderly book of shadows is what I'd call it.. Probably good for a witchy beginner.