Published in
Australia and New Zealand in 1996
by Hodder Headline Australia Pty Ltd
(A member of the Hodder Headline Group)
10-16 South Street
Rydalmere NSW 2116 Australia

Copyright Thomas Moore 1996

ISBN 0 7336 0353 x

The painting on the cover is by
Pierre Bonnard and titled
L'Amandier en Fleurs
The Almond Tree in Blossom (1945)
it was one of the last paintings
Pierre Bonnard created prior to
closing his eyes for the last time.

View an illustration by Diane Challenor of a Thomas Moore quote : "The soul has an absolute need for regular excursions into enchantment."

The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life

by Thomas Moore

What makes life worth living?

In his book, The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life, Thomas Moore starts "from the premise that we can no longer afford to live in a disenchanted world, Moore shows that a profound, enchanted engagement with life is not a childish thing to be put away with adulthood but a necessity for our personal and collective survival."

"With his lens focused on such specific aspects of daily life as clothing, food, furniture, architecture, ecology, language, and politics, Moore describes the renaissance these can undergo when there is genuine engagement with beauty, craft, nature, and art in both private and public life."

"When all is said and done, what makes life worth living? Not electronics, entertainments, or rapid information retrieval, but a spiritual and soulful vision that arises from enchanted nature, a fantasy-filled childhood, intimate neighbourhood and homes, and a public life dedicated to the needs of the heart."

"This book opens up, care of the soul and the search for intimate life, to the ordinary world in which we live every day. Millions of readers who found comfort and substance in Moore's previous bestsellers will discover in The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life ways to restore the heart and soul of work, home and creative endeavours through a radical, fresh return to ancient ways of living the soulful life." (Source of this quote is an extract from the inside covers of the book.)

The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life is a sequel to Care of the Soul.

Thomas Moore has a diverse background including living as a monk in a Catholic religious order for twelve years and practising as a psychotherapist. He has read extensively on subjects of psychology, mythology, musicology, philosophy, the arts and has University degrees in these subjects. He shares his wide knowledge and personal philosophies through lectures and his books.