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The Fire of Joy: Ecstasy, Awakening, and the Flame Within

The Fire of Joy: Ecstasy, Awakening, and the Flame Within


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You were built for joy. Not the fleeting rush of a purchase or the fragile buzz of approval-but the deep, radiant state that mystics, poets, and sages have celebrated for millennia. Somewhere along the way, we were taught to fear it, suppress it, or trade it for survival. The Fire of Joy is a call to take it back. In this groundbreaking work, spiritual author and teacher Laing Z. Matthews invites you into the living heart of joy-not as an occasional emotion, but as the natural baseline of an awakened life. Drawing on ancient wisdom traditions, modern neuroscience, and his own path through disillusionment and discovery, Matthews shows how joy is not a luxury-it is a vital nutrient for the soul. This is not a book of quick-fix happiness hacks. It is a deep dive into the real terrain of awakening, bypassing clichés to explore the bliss states described in Daoist alchemy, Buddhist meditation, Sufi poetry, Christian mysticism, and indigenous ecstatic practices. Along the way, you'll learn: Why joy is the true compass of spiritual growth-and why we've been taught to mistrust it. The neuroscience of ecstasy-how gamma waves, neurochemistry, and the body's own design make joy a built-in capacity. The shadow side of bliss-how to avoid turning ecstasy into another addiction. Accessible practices for awakening joy, including breathwork, stillness cultivation, movement, and ethical alignment. How to reclaim joy as a daily baseline rather than a rare peak experience. Matthews' voice is clear, direct, and uncompromising. He challenges spiritual complacency and the subtle ways we avoid our own aliveness: "You don't need to earn this joy. You need to stop resisting it." Every page is infused with both the mythic and the practical. You'll move from poetic visions of the "flame within" to grounded exercises you can integrate immediately into your life. You'll see how joy functions not just as an emotional state, but as a spiritual force-one that heals, clarifies, and calls forth your highest self. Whether you are a lifelong seeker, a meditation practitioner, or simply someone who knows there must be more than the grind of everyday life, The Fire of Joy offers both a map and a spark. This book is for you if you are ready to: End the cycle of chasing counterfeit highs. Reconnect with the sacred energy that fuels creativity, compassion, and courage. Experience awakening not as a dry discipline, but as an ecstatic homecoming. Live in alignment with the truth that joy is your birthright. In a world built on distraction, fear, and division, joy is an act of rebellion. In a culture that prizes productivity over presence, joy is a radical return to your true nature. The Fire of Joy is more than a book-it's an initiation into the ecstatic current that has always been waiting for you. Once you feel it, you will never mistake it for anything else. Let this be the moment you remember what your soul has always known: Joy is not what you earn at the end of the path. Joy is the path.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781997624172
  • Publisher: Esther's Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Esther's Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 340
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Ecstasy, Awakening, and the Flame Within
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1997624176
  • Publisher Date: 20 Aug 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 508 gr


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