A Spiritual Handbook for the Modern Era
By Kate Rouse
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A Spiritual Handbook for the Modern Era is a handbook for life, providing spiritual sustenance and guidance for anyone searching for meaning or requiring assistance in times of trouble or confusion. It explores life stages and common difficulties that may arise at these times, offering discernment on coping with such diverse areas as bu
Kate Rouse
The eldest of four sisters, Kate Rouse, grew up in Albury and on a small farm at Table Top, New South Wales, Australia. She had a happy childhood with freedom to explore nature and enjoy life with horses that were a huge part of her life then as they still are today. After completing a BA and Dip Ed at the University of New England, Armidale, Kate worked at Mt Hotham and Mt Buffalo in various roles and travelled extensively throughout the world for 12 years, interspersed with teaching English in Japan and casual teaching in New South Wales and Victoria. She self-published two travelogues in the 1990's. During the following 12 years Kate worked as a teacher, Aborigial Education Worker, youth worker, pool manager, factory hand and receptionist. She travelled in Australia with her partner, Shayne, completed Certificate IV in Community Welfare, a Diploma of Counselling and a Fine Arts Certificate. At Christmas, 2010, Kate was struck down with pneumonia and during this time she contemplated her mortality. Slowly recuperating while house-sitting in Queensland, Kate began to think about what she would write in a book if her life was coming to its finality when the idea of, "A Spiritual Handbook for the Modern Era, " emerged in 2012. Kate wanted to help others who were experiencing trouble or confusion and provide some clarity with relevance to the sometimes complicated and often demanding era we find ourselves in today. Kate published the book with Zeus Publications in 2013 and again in 2019 under her company name, Zephyr Publications. House-sitting in 2014, and again unwell, Kate decided to write a novel for young readers incorporating thoughts from, "A Spiritual Handbook for the Modern Era." Sitting beside a fire in a frigid mansion she wrote the manuscript titled, "Mya meets Elin or Love meets Light." Kate wanted to make the ideas in the previous book readable and memorable for readers aged 14 and up. Kate and Shayne now live in Queensland where they are establishing a small horse stud. Living with Chronic Fatigue and its many challenges, Kate still writes and paints. She has experienced life broadly, felt life deeply and studied spirituality from an early age. Kate and Shayne share their lives with Teuco, a talkative blue parrot, Whispit and Sox, mischievous tabby cats and 12 beautiful horses.
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A Spiritual Handbook for the Modern Era - Kate Rouse
ALSO BY KATE ROUSE
The Diary of a Happy Dropout
Still a Happy Dropout
Mya meets Elin or Love meets Light
A little bit of Poetry
A SPIRITUAL HANDBOOK
FOR THE
MODERN ERA
Kate Rouse
Zephyr
Publications
A SPIRITUAL HANDBOOK FOR THE MODERN ERA
Copyright © KATE ROUSE 2013
First Edition by Zeus Publications, Queensland, Australia, 2013
Second Edition by Zephyr Publications, Queensland, Australia, 2019
The National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication
Author: Rouse, Kate
Title: A spiritual handbook for the modern era
ISBN: 978-0-6487165-0-1 (pbk)
Subjects: Self-help techniques
Spiritual Life
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Dewey Number: 158.1
All Rights Reserved
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photocopying or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage or retrieval systems, without permission from both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book.
This book is a work of non-fiction.
The author asserts her moral rights.
Desktop publishing—Wendy Blake 2019
© Cover design—Wendy Blake 2019
For Shayne, my earthy anchor
And for all who are seeking meaning and purpose within the veneer of everyday life
Acknowledgements
A HUGE THANK YOU TO my life partner, Shayne Hall, for believing in me and supporting my dreams. Thank you to Ray and Anne Pullinger, whose lovely home near the ocean in Queensland provided a haven for the writing of this little book. Thank you to the ocean for giving me peace and clarity and my horses for keeping me grounded and dreaming. Mardi McCarthy provided encouragement with her enthusiasm for the book which I greatly appreciate. Positive words from my wise friend, Gordon Gannon, and my sweet farmer friend, laughing Graham Trewin, helped to keep me focused and believing. Thank you to my aunt, Sal Huxtable, for her interest and support. Thank you to everyone at Zeus Publications for birthing the first edition into the world. A special thank you to Wendy Blake for her desktop publishing assistance and designing the beautiful cover. Thank you to our property, Bahwyn Horse Stud, for giving me space and lucidity to complete the second edition. Finally, I would like to thank my beautiful mother, Alice Rouse, who has always been there for me and supported my goals despite me not following conventional paths.
About the author
THE ELDEST OF FOUR sisters, Kate Rouse grew up in Albury and on a small farm at Table Top, New South Wales, Australia. She had a happy childhood with freedom to explore nature and enjoy life with horses that were a huge part of her life then as they still are today.
After completing a BA and