The story of a woman who has taken an oath of silence on her own terms.
In 1980, Antonella Lumini (1952) took an oath of silence. She doses her communication with others, while working part time at the National Library of Florence. The rest of her day is spent in contemplation, meditation, or in selective company. She disciplines her use of the internet and the telephone and is convinced that “silence asks for answers and invites loneliness, introspection, and a deep relationship with yourself.” In this book, Lumini tells her story and shares the insight she has learned through silence and stillness.
The words she speaks are a balm for the souls of those who visit her—men and women seeking meaning in their lives. Paolo Rodari met her and spent time in her “pustinia”, her private desert. Struck by Antonella’s mystical nature, he decided to share the insights she has learned through silence and stillness.
