Marianne Williamson's books are informed by her profound belief in peoples' ability to find peace and strength from within. She talks about "miracles," "magic," "spirituality" and "mysticism " all in the same voice. Some consider her to be a "self-help guru." Others call her a "New Age" proselytizer, while still others consider her to be a brilliant "cult leader." The reality is that she is a friend to show biz personalities, has a radio talk show, is a television personality, has written eight books, developed "A Course on Miracles," and is a mother. Williamson has proven herself to be a woman with a vision who has followed her calling to deliver a message to all who are willing to listen.

In her latest book, EVERYDAY GRACE, that message speaks to an optimism founded in what she describes as a "mystical journey" … [of] "personal transformation [whose] path runs through … our own psyche." She believes that every human being must explore the "mystical realm" in each of us if we are to cope with our daily lives, fully appreciate our humanity and make some kind of peace with the chaos all around us.

The genesis of her proclamations lies deep within her personal convictions: "I have always had a sense that something is missing in this world". She proceeds to discuss the void, the emptiness she perceives we all feel as we strive to live our lives to the fullest: "I believe that hunger [is] for a lost dimension of experience, is natural in all of us and it doesn't go away just because we ignore it."

Williamson encourages her readers to seek the "magical source" within themselves --- the place at their core where she believes miracles are born. "We wish to cultivate the sacred in the midst of the great small difficulties [we suffer]. We want spiritual principles to be more than beautiful abstractions; we want them to actually transform our lives."

Sometimes the simple prose that forms EVERYDAY GRACE reads like a series of bromides --- sometimes it is very profound; sometimes the clichés jump off the page; sometimes the narrative is lyrical; sometimes readers will be convinced that just for the asking a miracle will take place; and sometimes, they will simply smile and say, "Oh yeah"?

Williamson fans and those who ascribe to New Age dialectic will find solace in her words of advice, while others will be more skeptical. But, in the long run, anyone who is seeking the "Truth" or the "Answers" will probably have as much of a chance of finding them in EVERYDAY GRACE as they will anywhere else.