The Sacred Ego: Making Peace with Ourselves and Our World [Paperback]

Why have we failed to create the happy, peaceful world that we all want? And what can we do about it? For more than three decades, Jalaja Bonheim has explored these questions in her work with women leaders, activists, and spiritual seekers from around the world.

In The Sacred Ego, she tackles one of the core myths of popular spiritual culture—the myth of the ego, supposedly responsible for our greed, selfishness, and violence. In contrast, Bonheim approaches the ego as a sacred function worthy of honor and gratitude. With riveting stories from her work, she guides us into the depths of our collective psyche to pinpoint the real sources of our problems and illuminate our path to wholeness. Firmly grounded in a lifetime of practical experience, The Sacred Ego is a visionary, uplifting book that explains why our world is in crisis and how we can support the unprecedented transformational process that’s underway.

This outstanding feminist guide to fostering peace in communities opens hearts up to facilitating justice in an often violent world.… Bonheim shares powerful stories and practical guidance in a must-read volume that teaches how a continued shift in human consciousness can indeed bring healing to the planet.… ​The Sacred Ego is a practical and compelling guide for conscious living. Through her truth telling, Bonheim leaves us with nothing but hope that peace is achievable—because it is already present within our hearts.
—Foreword Reviews​

Exceptionally well written, organized and presented,The Sacred Ego is an inherently fascinating read that is as informed and informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking.
—Helen Dumont,Midwest Book Review

The Sacred Ego is a gem—a beautiful and vitally important book. Jalaja Bonheim is the voice lâ