The Way, the Truth and the Life

A Contemplative Memoir

Father Peter Bowes

Memoir · Reflection

The Way, the Truth and the Life

A contemplative memoir.

Part memoir, part teaching, The Way, the Truth and the Life traces Father Peter's path from a difficult childhood to a long career as a clinical psychologist, and finally into his work as a contemplative educator.

Along the way, he reflects on the trials, the joys, the small graces, and the sustained practice that shaped him. Written with humor and an eye for the texture of ordinary life, the book is meant as much for general readers as for anyone interested in the contemplative traditions.

Available as a Kindle ebook and as an audiobook read by the author.

Spiritual Astrology

A Reflective Reading of the Sky

Father Peter Bowes

Reflection · Tradition

Spiritual Astrology

A reflective look at an ancient symbolic tradition.

A short, accessible book that explores how the symbolic language of classical astrology has been used for centuries as a tool for self-reflection. Less about prediction than about patterning — the kinds of questions, temperaments, and growing edges that recur across a human life.

Written for general readers curious about contemplative and symbolic traditions, not as a fortune-telling manual.

A new thought is only fruitful when it engages the heart enough to change a daily habit.

From the introduction

Free Reading

Articles and audio, free to read.

Between books, Father Peter publishes shorter essays and audio readings on Substack. All free to read and listen.