Ordinary Mysticism

Your Life as Sacred Ground

By: Mirabai Starr

Narrated by: Mirabai Starr

“This gorgeous, transformative, welcoming book is for anyone who longs to feel more present, more alive, more joyful and aware of the holiness of daily life.”—Anne Lamott, author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow

Welcome to the temple of your regular life.

So begins beloved spiritual guide Mirabai Starr’s stunning exploration of finding the extraordinary in the everyday. In Ordinary Mysticism, she helps readers discover their own inner mystic and let go of the limiting belief that spiritual life exists only in traditional places of worship. Mysticism, she explains, is a direct experience of the sacred—no church or clergy required. Our everyday life can be an encounter with the sacred if we pay attention. Starr explores the magic of mundane life, from weeding in our humble gardens to a slow evening walk with a friend to a full kitchen table surrounded by family. Embracing mysticism in our everyday is a way of being more alive in the world, an awakening to the interconnectedness between all things.

You can visit an ashram in the Himalayas or kneel in a church pew to connect to the spirit or examine life’s big questions—but these aren’t the only opportunities to discover the sacred. Life, Starr reminds us, is holy ground. Lyrical and tender, filled with profound wisdom and mind-opening insights, Ordinary Mysticism is about finding wonder in regular life, grounded in lessons from spiritual teachers across the centuries—from Julian of Norwich to Ram Dass. Starr combines their ancient wisdom with the story of her own personal and spiritual journey—from surviving the heartbreak of her fourteen-year-old daughter’s death to growing up amid the 1960s counterculture that introduced her to mysticism to her self-made spiritual practice of today. Alongside storytelling and age-old teachings, Starr offers practices and writing prompts for help our souls seek holy ground.

When you decide to walk the path of the mystic, the mundane shows up as miraculous, the boring becomes fascinating, and your own shortcomings turn out to be your greatest gifts. May we all find meaning and wonder in our most ordinary moments.

This book was very authentic.

This book was very authentic and filled with compassion and love for all beings. It was also very heavy.

Starr is Stellar

I’m so glad Mirabai decided to create this experience for all of us… She and this book is simply Extraordinary. Mirabai, thank you for sharing your truth and gift and for any one who doesn’t align and love your work, there are countless ones of us out here bathing in your light and loving you and each and every word. 💞✨

A gentle wake up

I loved it all so much. I feel like I’ve made a new friend in Mirabai.

We are all mystics

The affirmation that everyone is a mystic. We just need to stay awake and aware and focus on compassion and love.

Life Altering, Life Confirming

This was/is the culmination of my own mystical journey. Every step confirmed the last step after devouring the words of the many, many mystics who have gone before me. They, and most beautifully now by Maribai in her own passionate voice, merely confirmed the divine wisdom and truth waiting to be fully embraced all around me. Heaven is now, the quiet prayer.