There is a silence you know. And a silence you are. And a silence you have never left.
This book guides you through seven rituals and seven inner silences - no system, no doctrine, but an invitation to come home in yourself. Rooted in an age-old Daoist wisdom, written in the language of the western seeker.
The rituals are not techniques to master. They are doors. Towards presence. Towards the body. Towards the silence that was always already there, beneath the noise of daily life.
The seven silences are not rules. They are remembrances. Of gentleness. Of boundary. Of the courage to be still where words fall short.
Out of the Silence is not a book to read and put aside. It is a book to work with - alone or in a circle, week after week, season after season.
For those who have had enough of performing. For those who do not fear silence, but seek it. For those who wish to be reminded of who they are, beyond the story they tell about themselves.
Ronan Rotthier is a qigong and meditation teacher and founder of The Gentle Way (Belsele, Belgium). Previous works: Silence in Motion (essays) and Daoverses (2 volumes of poetry). Out of the Silence is Part I of the From the Source series - a path that continues in The Journey of the Dragon.
