Title: Return to Spirit: A Western Yogi’s First-Person Account Of Spontaneous Kundalini Awakening And Candid Look At Spirituality Involving The Evolution And Expansion Of Consciousness In The 21st Century
Author: Christopher B. Soltis
Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1977210197
Pages: 441
Genre: Nonfiction / Occult Ritualism / New Age Meditation
Reviewer: Jack Chambers
Pacific Book Review
It is often said that people are the complete sum of their experiences and memories. Whatever life has to throw at someone, those moments in time and what they learn from it are how they grow and develop as a person. Yet the specifics on how people combine these experiences with concepts including spirituality, psychology, and the physical impact of these experiences are often the topic of debate amongst those who study these fields.
Yet it is the ways in which these fields balance with one another that forms the basis of author Christopher B. Soltis’s Return to Spirit. The book focuses on Kundalini Awakening, a physiological mechanism that formulates the complete union of mind, body and spirit. Stumbling into this throughout their career as a yogi, the author explores the events of their life that led to this moment and through these experiences touches upon everything from numerology, love, and the exploration of consciousness around the greater universe.
This is quite the fascinating and insightful read. The honesty and depth with which the author conveys his experiences to the reader is both refreshing and engaging. The book immediately stood out with the way it was relayed, as the author begins the story with the Kundalini Awakening moment he had, and then goes into the journey of his life, which was such a unique way of telling his story. The author’s way of writing brought these experiences to life vividly and allowed for a deeper connection to the author overall.
Readers who enjoy nonfiction books that balance memoir style storytelling with themes of spirituality, New Age mysticism, mental and spiritual health, and relationships with both others and the self will absolutely love this book. The author’s writing really resonated with me greatly, as it was presented less like a structured instructional guide and more like a conversation between the author and the reader, relaying personal experiences of the author’s life to help illustrate the stunning revelations that this moment of spiritual awakening brought. This book invites readers to reconsider what spirituality means in the 21st century and what it truly takes to return to the essence of who we are.
