--- product_id: 512604122 title: "Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life" price: "€ 33.91" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/512604122-falling-upward-revised-and-updated-a-spirituality-for-the-two store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life **Price:** € 33.91 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life - **How much does it cost?** € 33.91 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/512604122-falling-upward-revised-and-updated-a-spirituality-for-the-two) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description An update to the bestselling Falling Upward from Franciscan Father Richard Rohr In the revised and updated edition of Falling Upward, Richard Rohr seeks to help readers come to terms with the two halves of life. In this book, Rohr teaches us that we can’t understand the meaning of "up" until we have fallen "down." More importantly, Rohr describes what "up" can look like in the second half of life. Most of us tend to think of the second half of life in chronological terms, but this book proposes a different paradigm. Spiritual maturity is found "when we begin to pay attention and seek integrity" through a shift from our "outer task" to the "inner task." What looks like falling down can be experienced as falling upward―and is not necessarily connected with aging. This new edition focuses on practical guidance that you can use to live a life of love and meaning in a world of suffering and challenge. Falling Upward is an invitation to living the gospel and a call to ongoing transformation. Gain a spiritual perspective on the "the common sequencing, staging, and direction of life's arc" and learn how to bring forth your gifts in the second half of life Grapple with difficult feelings, fears, and emotions associated with "great love and great suffering" Learn how we "grow spiritually much more by doing it wrong than by doing it right" Understand why so many of us resist falling into the second half of life Readers of Rohrs previous works and those new to the remarkable teachings of this Franciscan priest will find comfort and inspiration in this guide to lifelong spiritual growth. Review: Great quality - The book arrived faster than it said it would - which I was very pleased about - and in excellent condition. Very happy all round! It also arrived with a hand written note which was a nice touch. Review: Richard Rohr fan - Present for a friend ## Images ![Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71A-JHLckqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great quality *by V***Y on 30 March 2024* The book arrived faster than it said it would - which I was very pleased about - and in excellent condition. Very happy all round! It also arrived with a hand written note which was a nice touch. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Richard Rohr fan *by C***E on 13 January 2024* Present for a friend ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Discharging your 'loyal soldier.' *by A***M on 13 August 2019* Falling Upwards Richard Rohr, Franciscan Priest and Founder of the Centre for Action and Contemplation, has written a book here aimed at those entering, in or interested in ‘the second half of life.’ This is not, however, a self-help manual with spiritual homilies for those affected by mid-life crisis. It is a profound exploration of religion, philosophy and Jungian psychology in relation to the theme of maturity, especially spiritual maturity. The key argument of this work is that in the first half of our lives we quite naturally focus on defining our individual identity, we work out what our values are, what matters to us, and guard them vigorously. We are focussed on ambition, achievement, and the avoidance of weakness in our quest. If we encounter the ‘other’ we pity it, flee from it or fight it. To do this we are our own ‘loyal soldier.’ But, Father Rohr argues, in the second half of our lives we must discharge our loyal soldier, as we are called into a new, more expansive journey. In other words, we have been focussing on building the container, and that was a right and necessary thing to do. Now our quest is to fill it. We do this through embracing ‘second half of life wisdom,’ seeing things in a new, non-dualistic way. Often there will have been a fall or series of falls to get us to this point, the life experiences that take us down so we can be built anew; redundancy, bereavement, relationship failure and other such trauma. But the key is that our scope and understanding is widened, we are more ‘us’ than ‘I,’ and we embrace difference rather than attack it, as we are now confident enough and large enough to ‘let go’ of our own ego superstructures or / and ‘individual faith projects.’ I am mangling Richard Rohr’s thinking here in my rush to summarise so please excuse me. He draws on a range of sources and learning including Homer’s Odyssey, the writings of the early Christian Mystics, the Gospels and scripture, the work of Carl Jung and his experiences as Franciscan Father and Prison Chaplain. He does this to describe this incredible adventure of spiritual awakening and discovery that is there for us all should we wish to embrace it. It does take work, which includes ‘shadow-work,’ or ‘shadow-boxing,’ that is recognising and coming to terms with the darkness in us all, if we are to progress. Sickness comes, in this view, from trying to hold on to the first half of life or ‘loyal soldier’ and deny the second. Or trying to do the second too early. This is a rich and rewarding read and its beautifully written. Rohr has a gift for presenting complex ideas and thought in a clear and accessible way, without blunting their edge. Rohr has his detractors, and if you prefer the certainties of fundamentalism, or like your ‘us and them’ politics and certainties then you will be riled. But then that is the point. This is a book to challenge as well as nourish. ## Frequently Bought Together - Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life - Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life -- A Companion Journal - The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/512604122-falling-upward-revised-and-updated-a-spirituality-for-the-two](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/512604122-falling-upward-revised-and-updated-a-spirituality-for-the-two) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-06-05*