'The rock star of the new spirituality'

'Undoubtedly one of the most lucid and inspired philosophers of our time'

'Deepak Chopra has introduced literally millions of people to the spiritual path, and for this we should be profoundly grateful'

This book is a phenomenon in itself... a book to read and reread forever, its style of varied narration responds to our times

John O'Donohue's unique voice and heart and his exquisitely elevating poetic imagination are immortalised in these pages, saturated as they are with his lyrical and contagious love of life and love for people and nature. Even reading it at random is profoundly healing and affirming, especially in hard moments.

The moment I read Anam Cara... I felt like I had found a kindred spirit. I love everything John has written. It comes from such a deep, profound, wise, and insightful space.

What a profound joy it is rereading Anam Cara, John O'Donohue's glorious book of teachings about nature, human life, friendship, love, and loss. Anyone who ever spent time with John came away changed, as do his readers.

In this twenty-fifth anniversary edition, you will find John a 'soul friend' on your own journey through life, offering support and solace, clarity, and consciousness-expanding narratives that invite you to experience relationships with people, nature, and even your inner world in new ways that nurture well-being and resilience in these challenging times.

With this twenty-fifth anniversary of Anam Cara, John's fervent call to dignify each other reverberates in every corner of our beautiful broken world with more urgency and presence.

A lively spiritual companion to all Celts-or to those who are Celtic in their hearts.

For almost twenty years the poetic and prophetic words of John O'Donohue have held sacred space and holy weight in my heart.

Anam Cara is a radiant source of wisdom, a link between the human and the divine. This work is a blessed, rare gem.

John O'Donohue is an unassuming man with a grand sense of humor. . . charming.

John brightens the way for you, if you have the courage to go there--he was obviously sent here with the light.

John O'Donohue's book of Celtic wisdom comes at you like a blast of fresh wind rushing above the din of modern noise and cynical contemporary conversations, revitalising the spirit to effectively face this turbulent world. Indeed we need John's wildly original and provocative voice more than ever.

From the very first sentence, Anam Cara takes us on an exhilarating journey through the human soul and its many wondrous and mysterious labyrinths, and John O'Donohue is the perfect guide to light the way--a radiant soul full of deep wisdom, true compassion, and boundless joy.

Anam Cara has accompanied me on my spiritual journey from its very inception. I have returned to this book often, for solace, wisdom and --most of all--to be reminded that I am not alone in what I desire for myself and for our world. John O'Donohue has been my "soul friend" for years, and his brave revelations of his mind and heart have changed my life. Get ready for a life-altering journey.

In the age of social media in which we add and discard friends with the tap of a screen, we need more than ever John O'Donohue's vital words of wisdom on how the right relationships can lift a life and feed the soul. This book is about deep love, belonging, and honoring nourishing ties that crush small-minded concepts of what friendship can be. A must read for all on the spiritual journey.

John blew away the dust of many years of spiritual disillusionment and blessed the world with an ancient message infused with beauty, love and divine truths. This was a man formed from the wildness of clay and rock of the West coast of County Clare. It was a privilege to know John and to witness him enliven weary souls in search of the divine spark. He was and continues to be an Anam Cara (soul friend) to those of us blessed to have known him and for all who continue to walk the path through his inspired writings.