Inspired to write letters to someone she had never met and wasn't even sure existed, Elizabeth Hess Stamper fell in love with a beloved stranger. Eventually meeting face-to-face, Stamper and this stranger explored love and passion, together.
In "The Butterfly Book: The Inner Journey to the Beloved" (published by Balboa Press), Stamper shares about relationship as spiritual practice. Her love story describes both the joy and the challenges of real intimacy, and the inner transformation required to prepare for and enjoy that intimacy when it comes.
"For many people," Stamper says, "the powerful feelings of being in love diminish and too often disappear when the honeymoon phase is over. But for those willing to find the presence of the 'beloved' within themselves first, then they will find that presence in others."
"To experience a love that comforts, exalts and deepens for a lifetime, we need to see relationship as the path given to awaken us. My hope is that others may use the ideas and practices offered here because everyone deserves a life of love and happiness. And a happier world depends on it."
"The Butterfly Book"
By Elizabeth Hess Stamper
Softcover | 5 x 8 in | 124 pages | ISBN 9781504342193
E-Book | 124 pages | ISBN 9781504342209
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Elizabeth Hess Stamper is a psychotherapist, retreat leader and interfaith minister. A passion for exploring consciousness, meaning, the relief of suffering (personal and global), and the embodiment of joy has led her on a path of personal growth and spiritual practice since 1972. A graduate of American University and NOVA Southeastern University, Stamper is ordained through the Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley, Calif. With extensive training in transformative breathwork, energy healing, internal family systems and meditation, she brings a holistic and experiential approach to helping people live happier, healthier lives.
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