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Curious about Marianne Williamson’s books but not curious enough to read them? Say no more.

A guide to presidential candidate Marianne Williamson‘s books, from mild to wild by Caroline Tew at EW… Support our news coverage by subscribing to our Kindle Nation Daily Digest. Joining is free right now!

Marianne Williamson has emerged as a meme queen since debuting on the 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate stage last month, offering unusual phrasings, unique points of focus, and more…spiritually influenced policy ideas. (For instance, after the most recent debates she used the words “wonkiness” and “dark psychic force” in the same tweet.) And on Tuesday night, yet again, she made the most of her limited screen-time during night 1 of round 2 of the debates.

But while her fellow candidates’ titles range from mayor to congressman to governor, Williamson has been introduced, merely, as “author.” Indeed, Williamson boasts a large, best-selling bibliography — and yes, many of her books skew on the more, ahem, peculiar side. EW has assembled a guide to all of Williamson’s books, from the expected treatises on the future of America to her manual on how to spiritually lose weight, ranked from most mild to most wild.

A Politics of Love and Healing the Soul of America

Although A Politics of Love is an April 2019 release while Healing the Soul of America was just reprinted in a twentieth-anniversary edition, the two similarly deal closely with America in the here and now. Politics is worried about the divisive nature of the American political landscape and calls for the American people to act out of “love.” Healing preaches that Americans move past the dark history of our country and try to treat others with compassion. In other words: Here are the books that one might expect from a presidential candidate, just a bit more driven by feelings than policy.

The Gift of Change, Everyday Grace, and A Return to Love

A Return to Love is Williamson’s biggest hit. Written in 1992, it’s essentially a spiritual guide on how to get more in touch with oneself and their higher being. When it hit best-seller status, Williamson landed an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The Gift of Change and Everyday Grace are in the same vein, pushing readers to become more spiritual which will, in turn (according to Williamson), lead to miracles. Call these the most on-brand of the bunch.

A Year of Miracles and Illuminata

Both A Year of Miracles and Illuminata are collections of prayers and meditations to help the reader through times of trouble. Year commits the reader to a full 365 prayers and musings such as “There can be no darkness where I provide the light,” while Illuminata promises help for whatever situations life may throw at you.

Tears to Triumph

Here’s where things start to get a bit dicey. This 2017 release revolves around the idea of repression, though not in those words. Williamson claims that by refusing to confront pain, people are hurting themselves and exacerbating their anxiety and depression. Learning to stop avoiding pain, according to the book, is key to a better spiritual life and to heal. She makes some valid points about repression, but ignores how medication can treat mental illnesses, anxiety, and depression altogether. (It’s not a part of Williamson’s “spiritual” plan.) This doesn’t bode well, especially along with claims that she told HIV-positive men that they could cure themselves with prayer rather than medication (Williamson herself has denied saying this).

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