Any good sources for living a spiritual life for women/people seeking a non-monastic life?

So, I've been reading The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, & I highly recommend to read it as a source of spiritual inspiration & reflection. However, almost all the sayings within are written through a male perspective & with male problems in mind. While this is hardly an issue in & of itself, I'm not certain that female readers would not get as much out of it or resonate quite as strongly, & would like something to recommend that they would relate to more. In addition, I am not certain I want to pursue a monastic life, & much of the advice given is geared towards adding & withstanding the austerities they put themselves through, not all of which I think is necessary for a "common" life. At the same time, I don't want to simply strip away certain things just because they sound too hard or weird to do through day-to-day life. Any christian lains have any recommendations?

>spiritual life for women sorry god didn't implement this feature yet

What exactly do you expect as a reply? There isn't much to say on the spectrum between going sunday to church and going monk. You can pick any arbitrary level of strictness you wish to follow like anybody else. I think the only women specific think is hipster pagan witch clubs. (yes they do actually exist)

>There isn't much to say on the spectrum between going sunday to church and going monk. You can pick any arbitrary level of strictness you wish to follow like anybody else. Well, I wanted to find out what exactly was out there beyond the obvious. Yeah, I could still probably work out what works for me on my own, but I'm hardly going to pass up the opportunity for more specific guidance. >I think the only women specific think is hipster pagan witch clubs. (yes they do actually exist) That's kind of one of the big things I'm looking to tackle. The world is absolutely awash with any kind of pseudo-spiritual teachings to justify pretty much anything one wants to believe, & I'd appreciate something more substantial that also speaks to women especially. I already know a fair amount of female saints, but I'd like to learn more of them & their works.

>The world is absolutely awash with any kind of pseudo-spiritual teachings to justify pretty much anything one wants to believe, & I'd appreciate something more substantial that also speaks to women especially. afaik point of those witch clubs is community. Its like joining a larp group to make friends with minor difference that they play a homebrew religion instead of d&d. The content isn't important because its just a medium for the real goal making friends. Sunday church works the same way btw. People don't go there for religion, many go there as a community meeting to keep in touch with other people.

>>91361 Try Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich, The Flowering of Divinity by Mechthild of Magdeburg, The Mirror of Simple Souls by Marguerite Porete, and the books of Hildegard of Bingen. Simone Weil is a more modern author, which you might not like so much, but worth checking out nonetheless. >>91367 >People don't go there for religion, many go there as a community meeting You are right, but I don't think its wise to strictly separate the two.

>>91361 Read the KJV Bible itself carefully especially the Gospels and Revelation. Looking at the source directly is far more useful than reading interpretations of it.

>>91383 The King James Bible is only good as a source of historical English religious poetry. There are plenty of better translations of the bible out there that more closely carries the meaning of the original Hebrew, Coptic and Greek texts. If your native language is not English you should probably seek out a translation in your native tongue. The KJV insistence is usually a case of American Protestants turning a translation into a piece of worship over the actual bible itself.

>>91684 >KJV IMO, KJV is most Notable/important because the esoteric/occult info present in the source material was also re-translated/encoded to preserve its esoteric meanings. For instance the calendar represented in part by Christ's Disciples [zodiacs] and The Sun/Son of God moving "through" them is preserved only in KJV. Hint: "verily verily" in KJV corresponds to Vernal Equinox. If lain is only interested in the surface level literal translations then I guess any translation will do, but IMO why even read any when The Gospel is revealed via observation of nature [over long enough time line].

>>91383 >>91703 If English, Douay Rheims is really the better way unless you're too far lost to Protestantism. KJV is a poor source of authority. You might as well admit you just don't care so much about the content as you do the aesthetic of Christianity.

>>91684 >>91703 >>91722 The KJV is the King Jesus Version. It is the source. The enemy has applied great efforts to confuse the matter. "King James Version" is misinterpretation of the acronym.

Way of the Ascetics Fillerfillerfiller

>>91361 >a spiritual life for women Remaining virgin until marriage and then having children. Spiritual? As in getting closer to God and serving his plan? Well he made women with a primary purpose: childbearing. The creation of life. There is no thing that an individual man or women can do that are more "impactful" than producing healthy children (unless you are a genius - and there are only a handful of these in the world) I know, we are told subtly every day that women are "supposed" to do other things, that they are the same as men. Those are lies made up recently and packaged very carefully.

I recommend reading Justine and Juliette by the Marquis de Sade

I couldn't tell you much but here are a few clues. Firstly, avoid any new age movement. They are all poisonous and subversive. Secondly, stick to what brings you closer to nature and her principles. It may be cruel at times but you cannot go wrong by following them. Denying them is a recipe for disaster. Thirdly, one you stand on firms grounds and understand that life is struggle, aim for maximum happiness. If women follow their biological instincts then it becomes rather easy for them to find that path. Where life was harder because of harsh conditions, it is now harder because of human weakness, vice and corruption. Be careful.

Avoid such recommendations >>91813 for obvious reasons.

Read anything written by St Francis of Sales, he wrote about this topic.