The Call Paperback – October 16, 2015

This book is a reminder of what we each know deep down in our soul. We can trust ourselves to listen for our unique call and carry it out---or fear & our egos can stop us. This book helps us stay on the path to fulfilling our purpose.

I am the Prayer Director at my church and every year I am responsible for purchasing a meaningful gift for our graduating Practitioners of Higher Consciousness. For the past 4 years, I have purchased used copies of this extraordinary book. Many people do not read books but instead read from their devices such as Kindles and tablets. This book is compact and profound so I never hesitate to buy them. He clearly and elequently describes the universal dilemma of figuring out why we are here and how we are to live. To be a spiritual Practitioner is a calling. This book and his style are accessible and easy to read, with humor and authenticity David Spangler makes the process a bit less daunting and even fun.Thank you David Spangler!

I actually bought this book for a friend who is searching for ways to expand her spiritual practice into her daily life. I had read the book myself several years ago and found it very useful in understanding that a spiritual commitment did not always mean one had to do things on a grand scale. I find books by David Spangler very meaningful and easy to connect with. I would recommend this book to anyone searching for ways to understand and implement those spiritual nudges we all experience from time to time.

Not based in Scriptural truth. Save your money.

In 1998, it was a good read, but people and the world can change at great speedThere sure is now a mystery in David’s mystery school or am I being just a fool? :)To think a spiritual teacher should not tell lies … not to sell his honor at any price

Very pleased

I've known Spangler's work for years. I've known him previously as being a guru-type personage attached to the wonderful spiritual centre of Findhorn, Scotland. I read several of his books many years ago, but couldn't tell you what I concretely got out of them.In this little book Spangler discusses getting, or not getting, a call to tell us what we're supposed to do on this Earth.He relates how he was "called" away from his university studies at the age of 20, much against his will. He doesn't specify what exactly he was called to do except generally work on his spiritual development. He tells how a spirit being whom he called John came to work with him. John led him to do psychic readings for people, which he at first was vehemently opposed to. Here he experienced that the one question asked by most people was "What is my calling?" He understood that a person's calling was simply to be him- or herself, how to be his/her essence - love. The primal background call is to love oneself, to love others, and to love the "sacred". That is, our basic mission is to manifest the Spirit of the Beloved in our life. Only rarely did John say to someone that he was here to do something specific. What the Earth needs is "more compassion, more gentleness and sweetness, more caring, more love, more valuing of one another".He recounts an Arthurian story about Sir Gawain and his wife Ragnall, illustrating that an important example of loving behaviour is "giving back power and honouring the integrity of another - valuing who the other is".Our call is also individuality and to "integrate our individuality into the community, into communion with humanity - to contribute, to cocreate, and to serve".The flipside of every call or summons is transformation of the one summoned. The hero and the shaman "do not remain untouched by their quests" - their transformations are part of the gifts they bring back.First and foremost, we must practise mindfulness and answer the little calls or summonses that are in front of us in our everyday life, We thus prepare the ground for a bigger call.We are always called - if we were not loved, we wouldn't be here on Earth. We must have times of silence where we need to listen - it is then we will hear the primal call, what Spangler terms "the Big Bang of love". We create our own calling, moment by moment. "If we want to hear the big call, we cannot ignore the little ones."This is a "quiet", simple book, which calls us back to ourselves, gives us grounding and reminds us of the importance of love, of receiving that love in our everyday lives and transmitting it to all our fellow human beings, the animals, plants, the Earth and everything there is. An inspiring book, highly recommended!

Everyone at one point in their live has posed the question of the meaning of existence. What is my purpose here on earth, what am I to do are just a few of the many questions that have escaped from our lips. In this slim volume David Spangler enables us to deal with that still small voice that nudges us into unknown territory. The name we give that voice is "The Call" which is active throughout our lives. Spangler shares with us his own personal experiences in both accepting the call and defining its meaning. He shows us that in both the spiritual and scientific world, humanity is part of the whole. We are to live, give and grow in this world of ours as we accept our call in life. We, ourselves are walking answers to the call. This text lays out the differences between a call and a summons and how they work in our lives. We are also given insight concerning issues of power and integrity. In essence calls are all around us but we must pay attention. Calls are also not one shot deals but are processes that work themselves through us in the course of a lifetime. The Call is a beautiful book which points one onto his or her spiritual journey. By all means listen to your call and respond. The Call will enable you on your quest. It is a much needed resource in your spiritual library.

In 1998, it was a good read, but people and the world can change at great speedThere sure is now a mystery in David’s mystery school, or am I being just a fool? :)To think a spiritual teacher should not tell lies … not to sell his honor at any price

Very short, easy to read little book about the underlying psychological dynamics and spiritual principles at work in our existence. If you or someone you cherish wonders about how to listen to your soul's calling, this little book provides a pretty useful entrance door, simple and clear.

David Spangler writes with a refreshing clarity. Reading this book, I felt that he was speaking directly to me. A little gem that gently reminds us to slow down and pay attention to seemingly small matters; to constantly remind ourselves that every 'call' is a call to love. It is a book to keep close at hand to read and re-read.