{"product_id":"the-mirror-of-simple-souls-a-modern-restoration-of-marguerite-porete-s-teachings-on-releasing-fear-letting-go-of-control-and-resting-in-divine-love","title":"THE MIRROR OF SIMPLE SOULS: A Modern Restoration of Marguerite Porete’s Teachings on Releasing Fear, Letting Go of Control, and Resting in Divine Love","description":"The Forbidden Manuscript That Cost Its Author Her Life\nOn June 1, 1310, Marguerite Porete was burned at the stake in Paris.\nHer crime was not a deed, but a book.\nThe Mirror of Simple Souls was so radical, so dangerously free, that Church authorities attempted to erase it from history. Yet the text survived—copied in secret, translated anonymously, passed hand to hand by those who recognized its truth.\nThis book is not theology.\nIt is not doctrine.\nIt is a map of inner freedom.\nWritten for seekers who sense that surrender—not effort—is the final path, The Mirror of Simple Souls describes the soul’s return to its source, beyond virtue, beyond striving, beyond fear.\nWhat happens to the river when it meets the sea?\nIt does not disappear.\nIt loses its narrow banks—and becomes the Ocean.\nThis is the journey to that Sea of Peace.\nA Voice That Refused to Submit\nMarguerite Porete was a Beguine—a woman of deep contemplation who lived outside the Church’s formal vows. When charged with heresy, she maintained an eighteen-month sovereign silence, refusing to defend herself before inquisitors.\nWhy?\nBecause, as her book makes clear, those governed by Reason cannot judge a soul governed by Love.\nHer writing unfolds as a sharp and luminous dialogue between Lady Love, Lady Reason, and the Soul itself—revealing a spirituality that bypasses obedience, effort, and self-improvement, and moves instead toward radical inner emptiness.\nFor over five hundred years, this work survived only in fragments and hidden translations.\nUntil now.\nThe 2026 Modernized Restoration\nThis edition is a carefully modernized restoration of the landmark 1927 English translation by Clare Kirchberger.\nIt preserves 100% of the original content, metaphors, and theological logic, while removing the barriers of archaic syntax and medieval phrasing. Nothing has been added. Nothing has been softened.\nFor the first time, Marguerite Porete’s voice emerges with clarity, defiance, and startling modern relevance.\nInside This Book, You Will Discover:\nThe Seven States of Being\nA precise map of the soul’s ascent—from the Valley of Dread to the Summit of Glory.\nThe Trial of the Will\nThe soul’s consent to be undone, discovering a union that persists even in suffering and death.\nThe M.N. Glosses\nEssential 15th-century “guardrail” notes that illuminate the text’s most radical and controversial passages.\nSovereign Dialogue\nThe unforgettable exchanges between the Soul, Lady Reason, and Lady Love—where spiritual authority is overturned.\nThis Book Is Not for Everyone\nMarguerite Porete warned that everything written about the Divine is “only noise” compared to the lived experience.\nThis book is not meant to be studied.\nIt is meant to work on you.\nRead not with your intellect, but with your heart.\nIf you are ready to release effort, identity, and control—\nto take leave of Reason and enter the life of Freedom—\nyou are already closer than you think.\nJoin the lineage of the Simple Souls who passed beyond the point of the spear\nand found their home in the Far Night.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0GK6WYYDV\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0GK6WYYDV.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Porete, Marguerite|Rowe, Julian  A.|Kirchberger, Clare\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41517175504954,"sku":"DBV.B0GK6WYYDV.G","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-mirror-of-simple-souls-a-modern-restoration-of-marguerite-porete-s-teachings-on-releasing-fear-letting-go-of-control-and-resting-in-divine-love","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}