The Spiral Way

For over a century, readers have found in Evelyn Underhill a gentle yet incisive guide to the interior life. In The Spiral Way, she takes the familiar words of the Lord’s Prayer and reveals them as a living pattern for spiritual growth—a path that does not climb in a straight line but circles upward, returning again and again to the same petitions with ever-deepening understanding. This modern-English edition preserves Underhill’s luminous insights while making her language fully accessible to today’s reader. From the hallowing of God’s name to the cry for daily bread and deliverance from evil, each chapter unfolds a stage of the soul’s journey toward union with the divine. Whether you are new to contemplative prayer or returning to an old companion, these pages offer a timeless invitation to pray with greater attention, humility, and hope. Part of The Modern Wisdom Library.