The Mystical Symphony: A Memoir of Healing, Vision, and Wonder is a healing journey of growth. It follows Judith Bowen’s transformation into a seer when her visions send her from conventional church wisdom and thinking to follow her own mystical path of revelation.
Her first vision appeared when she was fifteen. In it, Bowen discovered the promise of a new way of incorporating faith and sacred elements in life that drove her to grow, spiritually and emotionally, in new directions.
From the start, Bowen cultivates a candid assessment of a world and community initially anchored by the Lutheran Church . As her life begins to revolve more and more around health and healing challenges, readers receive insights into the adversity/recovery process. This injects a different tone of inspection into the metaphysical component to enhance the mix.
As her life unfolds and moves between childhood and adult realizations, readers will appreciate the contrasts between different forms of growth:
“I knew clearly by the age of ten that I would leave as soon as I could. I knew that the place where I lived was not enough. I did not have the words then, but my heart knew.”
From different churches and involvements to insights about spiritual music and its impact, Bowen creates revelations that will prove invitingly thought-provoking to a wide audience of readers that may come from different religious and life experiences:
“Hildegard von Bingen, especially her music, lingers in me through these many years. I remember the first time I heard her music, how it soared and flowed through my body in silver-and-gold streams. The feeling was very close to the shimmering light and flow of energy that I felt when I was fifteen.”
The resulting tapestry of psychological and spiritual movement will delight libraries seeking memoirs that are highly recommendable to spiritual thinkers. Its powerfully compelling revelations prove accessible, interesting, and deeply reflective.
Judy,
I just finished reading your book last night. Thanks so much for sending it to me. With every book you have peeled back and revealed layers of yourself until with this book you have gotten to the very core of who you are. I am so impressed with how much training you have had, your perseverance, and how along with your ‘knowing’ you have made the absolute most of it. I’m proud of you and to be able to call you a friend and wish I had known you through more of your journey. It also struck me just how we are all different and how we are all here for our own distinct purpose. So happy to have you in my life!
~Robin❤️
