Root! Root! Root! A Place Called Home

Sanctuary: The Inner Life of Home, created and edited by Valerie Andrews, is a compilation of ideas on home, born from the need for sanctuary during tumultuous times. The many authors, and several interviews, create a kaleidoscope of home; from Jean Shinoda Bolen’s offering of Hestia, goddess of the hearth, to Brian Swimme’s evocative interview with Andrews on the fact that we are cosmological beings made from stardust, the reader is swept into an array of stories about the best qualities of human nature and how these are shaped by our relationship with home. By slowing down and listening to the inner life, we grow more attuned to nature, to others, and to our own yearning to belong. From culture to psyche, from dreams to activism, Sanctuary tells inspiring stories that underline our potential to grow empathy, care, resiliency, and hope—to cultivate sanctuary and a home within—especially in times of struggle.