Attars Paperback – August 10, 2017

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Review I just finished Attars, and it was a fine read!  Of course I liked the Dunes setting and the cast of characters.  Most of all I liked the depths of your journey through the illusions of the "reality" most of us are living in.  Right away I saw I needed to take side notes to go back to later, to enjoy more leisurely the heart of your work.  Below are noted just a few of the page numbers with subject matter that I marked and especially enjoyed:     28.  Essences.  The very last paragraph speaks volumes about understanding the essences.     51.  The "two sets of books" beginning with paragraph 4 and on to the end of page 52.  Wow!     69.  The Book of Secrets.  Underscores the difficulty in trying to have an original thought (and I'm still trying).     83.  Inner sensorium.  Starts with paragraph 3 and goes (in and out and all around) to the end of the next page.     167. Watchers.  Makes me feel like I'm in a room of a thousand eyes.  And I'm watching them watching me...     Of course I thoroughly enjoyed the entire book, but on those pages were what I feel are the crystallized "essences" of the Essences.  I've spent considerable time camping in Dunite coves in the Dunes, back before they became so immensely popular with the off-road crowd, and in the wilds below Oso Flaco where few seldom go.  I always carried the writings of Dunites like Hugo with me to savor in the evenings after I had supper and took care of camp chores.  I wish I'd had Attars with me back in those days to enjoy (and re-read) by the light of my campfire with essence of wild dune mint blooming heavy in the night air.     Thank you for your contribution towards greater awareness ...Norm Hammond, Historian of the Dunes, Oceano, CA.I felt your voice in the book reminds me of Shamcher's voice in Fairy Tales are True.  I loved the section on the Guys and am still enjoying contemplating the idea of what our essence is in life and what it may become at death, and linking that to the akasha.  It has actually blown my mind, so thank you!I look forward to making my way through the rest of the book but wanted you to know the above right away.  I can only imagine what it would be like to create a book and set it out there.  Simples and bundles.  Good stuff.Judy Evaski, TherapistAs I read through Carol Sill's new book, I became deeply intrigued with the downright originality of Attars. I couldn't stop thinking about it long after it was done. You won't have read anything like it before. It is brilliant and wise.Ann Mortifee, Performer, Composer, Author Read more About the Author Carol Sill is a writer, editor, and publisher living in Vancouver, BC, with the abstract artist James K-M and their beagle, B. A grandmother of two, she has been engaged in the practical application of ancient spiritual wisdom for over four decades. She applies her training in the Sufi tradition of Hazrat Inayat Khan in everyday life. Her other books include Human Ecology: Notes on the Sacred Element Work, Documentary Print, and Letters: Shamcher Beorse and Carol Sill. Carol was the editor of Ann Mortifee’s acclaimed best-seller, In Love with the Mystery. In addition, she has republished several books by her Sufi teacher, Shamcher Bryn Beorse, including Fairy Tales are True, Every Willing Hand, Man and This Mysterious Universe, and Planet Earth Demands. For these, she has also written extensive introductions for the contemporary reader. She currently manages the Shamcher Archives. As an editor and publisher, she also assists authors in self-publishing their fiction, poetry and non-fiction titles. Read more