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Field guides are designed to help us identify and better appreciate the natural world around us--whether it be spotting the Baltimore oriole or recognizing the Rocky Mountain juniper tree. James Thornton, a naturalist and renowned defender of the earth (a...(more) former attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council), has compiled a field guide for helping readers identify and appreciate the wonders of the soul, as if it, too, were an natural terrain filled with beautiful mysteries. Although Thornton draws upon Buddhism, Christianity, and Jungian psychology, he is at his best when relying on metaphors and lessons from nature to illustrate the deeper work of spiritual development, such as facing the "Beasts in the Forest of Our Hearts" or finding courage from meandering, aging rivers, or learning truly to listen by hearing the songs as well as the breath of the titmice and chickadees. --Gail Hudson(less)