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A review by coolcatalycat
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer
5.0
RR sept 2024:
wowwww. it's so strange re reading this again a year later. the first time I read this book, it changed my life, and it still has the same effect a year later (to some degree). I've obviously applied a lot of what I learnt in this book to my life over the past year but there were some things I read this time that I did not even remember reading the first time. i'm very hesitant to re read books as I have literally almost 1000 books in my tbr, but I knew this one would be worth it. I knew I would absorb different information than I did in my first read because first of all, that always happens, and second of all, I am a completely different person than I was a year ago (so i'm bound to pick up different things).
because I read it this time as an audiobook (which was a completely different experience. I do prefer reading it myself), I didn't get to see what I annotated and highlighted. however, there was one specific chapter that really resonated with me so I went back to see what had struck me the first time. what I had highlighted then was completely different than what I would've highlighted now. It was just fascinating to see what was initially so impactful for me.
anyways, I remember reading this a year ago and then taking a class in college called enlightened consciousness not too long after (which was basically this book and more). that class really did change my life. and I feel like this book primed me for that class in a way. learning about the perennial philosophy also completely altered my view on religion (the comment at the end of my first review lol). I loved that class man, I wish I could take it again. and I wish I could tell myself a year ago that she still had so much to learn. i still have so much to learn now and its so exciting. this past year and a half or so has been the most transformative of my life. and this book was part of that journey (twice now!!). very grateful for this one and glad that it was also loved by all who I recommended it to :,) glad it lived up to the high expectations I had for it the second time around. I was really hoping it wouldn't be "damn that wasn't as transformative as I remember it being" but i'll probably just have to re read it until I do say that. I'll read it until i don't need the reminder to stop living in my head anymore.
FTR may-july 2023:
this is now my bible
i took soooo much time to read this because i was so enthralled with what i was learning and really wanted to remember it all. i think this is the first self help/spiritual book i’ve read that gave me hope instead of making me feel like i have to climb mountains before i can finally reach happiness and freedom.
i would recommend this to anybody who is on their spiritual journey! he even talks about religion in the last chapter, although i’m not religious, i know a lot of people might appreciate that as well :’)
wowwww. it's so strange re reading this again a year later. the first time I read this book, it changed my life, and it still has the same effect a year later (to some degree). I've obviously applied a lot of what I learnt in this book to my life over the past year but there were some things I read this time that I did not even remember reading the first time. i'm very hesitant to re read books as I have literally almost 1000 books in my tbr, but I knew this one would be worth it. I knew I would absorb different information than I did in my first read because first of all, that always happens, and second of all, I am a completely different person than I was a year ago (so i'm bound to pick up different things).
because I read it this time as an audiobook (which was a completely different experience. I do prefer reading it myself), I didn't get to see what I annotated and highlighted. however, there was one specific chapter that really resonated with me so I went back to see what had struck me the first time. what I had highlighted then was completely different than what I would've highlighted now. It was just fascinating to see what was initially so impactful for me.
anyways, I remember reading this a year ago and then taking a class in college called enlightened consciousness not too long after (which was basically this book and more). that class really did change my life. and I feel like this book primed me for that class in a way. learning about the perennial philosophy also completely altered my view on religion (the comment at the end of my first review lol). I loved that class man, I wish I could take it again. and I wish I could tell myself a year ago that she still had so much to learn. i still have so much to learn now and its so exciting. this past year and a half or so has been the most transformative of my life. and this book was part of that journey (twice now!!). very grateful for this one and glad that it was also loved by all who I recommended it to :,) glad it lived up to the high expectations I had for it the second time around. I was really hoping it wouldn't be "damn that wasn't as transformative as I remember it being" but i'll probably just have to re read it until I do say that. I'll read it until i don't need the reminder to stop living in my head anymore.
FTR may-july 2023:
this is now my bible
i took soooo much time to read this because i was so enthralled with what i was learning and really wanted to remember it all. i think this is the first self help/spiritual book i’ve read that gave me hope instead of making me feel like i have to climb mountains before i can finally reach happiness and freedom.
i would recommend this to anybody who is on their spiritual journey! he even talks about religion in the last chapter, although i’m not religious, i know a lot of people might appreciate that as well :’)