The author approaches homemaking from a spiritual perspective inspired by Rudolf Steiner. To be honest, a lot of the book didn’t make sense to me, maybe because I’m not familiar with Steiner principles, but I still found myself drawn back to this little book after I’d returned it, and I ended up ordering it on Amazon so I could have a copy to keep.
It’s definitely a love it or hate it kind of book. You’d know from the first page if you were going to be able to take something from it or not. My twenty year old self would have thought it was a load of woo woo nonsense. Even today as I glance through there are passages which don’t quite make sense to me, but now I feel this is more me than the book. There’s something in here to get – even if I’m not quite able to get it yet.
There were a couple of reviews on Amazon complaining the book lacks practical guidance, which is true, but I think misses the point. This isn’t a step-by-step guide of how to keep house, but a book about the spiritual dimension of making a home. Veronika Van Duin is exploring ideas, feelings, and sensations which are difficult to put into words.
I need to spend more time with this book.
The Mental Game of Housework 