Edited and with an Introduction by Phil Cousineau.

Photographs and Notes by Eric Lawton.

"Contemplation of beauty is the consolation of the world."

- from the Introduction by Phil Cousineau

A collaboration between a writer/poet and a photographer, The Soul of the World speaks to our desire for connection and celebration by contemporizing the medieval book of hours--a classical device for "making holy the hours." Each day is divided into eight periods that trace the natural rhythms of the day and week, joining the inner world of the spirit and the outer world of nature and reconnecting our souls with the soul of the world.

Photographs by Eric Lawton from around the world -- from sunrise in Darjeeling to midnight in Santa Fe -- are paired with eclectic passages by diverse thinkers, including Lao Tzu, Sappho, Hildegard of Beigen, John Keats, Langston Hughes, Anna Akmatova, Jorge Luis Borges, Gary Snyder, Rosario Castellanos, David Brower, and many more.

Juxtaposing eclectic reflections with stunning photographs from around the world, this modern book of hours serves as a "pocket cathedral," for reflection and renewal at any time, in any place.

Winner of Communications Arts' Award of Excellence

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