Soul Rush (book)

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author = Sophia Collier
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country = USA
language = English
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subject = Spiritual development
genre = Autobiography
publisher = William Morrow & Co.
release_date = 1978
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pages = 240
isbn = ISBN 0688032761
oclc = 3327890
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"Soul Rush: The Odyssey of a Young Woman of the '70s" is an autobiography written by Sophia Collier. The book describes the author's personal spiritual development during the 1970s, and experimentation with drugs and Eastern spiritual practice. After going on a spiritual journey, Collier returned home to write the book in 1976, and sold it at the age of nineteen.cite news
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title =The Interview: Sophia Collier
work =The Boston Globe
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date =September 13, 1998
url =http://graphics.boston.com/globe/magazine/9-13/interview/
accessdate = ] Collier initially earned USD$12,000 from sales of the work. [cite news
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title =Fiz Biz Upstart is a Hit
work =Miami Herald
pages =Page 3B
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date =February 9, 1987
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accessdate = ] She later utilized profits from sales of her book, to develop the company Soho Natural Soda. [cite news
last =Hershey, Jr.
first =Robert D.
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title =Sophia Collier, Soda Entrepreneur, Uncorks a Money Fund
work =The New York Times
pages =Section 3, Page 11
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publisher =The New York Times Company
date =October 8, 1995
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accessdate = ] The book was published by William Morrow & Co. in 1978.

Synopsis

In the book, Collier describes her experiences with recreational drug use, including marijuana and LSD, and then her introduction to Eastern spirituality through life on an ashram. At age sixteen, Collier had become friends with Abbie Hoffman, then moved to live first on a commune and later a Divine Light Mission ashram. The book describes her initiation to the Techniques of Knowledge of Guru Maharaj ji (also known as Prem Rawat) and her experiences in the organization. cite book
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first =Sophia
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title =Soul Rush
publisher =William Morrow & Co.
date =1978
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pages =Chapter 9: Initiation to Knowledge
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id = ISBN 0688032761]

Years later, in an interview published in 2001 in "Fast Company" magazine, Collier stated that at she still felt very connected to the knowledge she gained while living in the ashram, and described the effects of meditation and focusing that she still applies in stressful business situations, and that "drawing on those experiences has definitely helped me maintain perspective." cite news
last =Lieber
first =Ron
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title =The Reinvention(s) of Sophia Collier
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publisher =Mansueto Ventures, LLC.
date =May 2001
url =http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2001/06/collier1.html
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Reception

"Fast Company" magazine characterized the work as a "precocious autobiography." In the article, Ron Lieber wrote that the work "..reads like a diary of the brainy, excruciatingly self-aware girl that she was." Lieber went on to note that though an experience in an ashram might not always be as applicable as an MBA, the spiritual experiences described by Collier in her autobiography helped her notice industry gaps and utilize a competitive advantage. Daniel Cuff described the work in "The New York Times" as "a memoir of growing up." [cite news
last =Cuff
first =Daniel F.
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title =BUSINESS PEOPLE; Maker of Soho Drink Revels in Suit Victory
work =The New York Times
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publisher =The New York Times Company
date =May 28, 1987
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accessdate = ] According to "The Boston Globe", the book became a Book-of-the-Month-Club selection soon after it was published. [cite news
last =Christy
first =Marian
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title =Making it Naturally in the Fiz Biz
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date =September 14, 1986
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References

Further reading

* cite book
last =Barbour
first =John D.
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title =Versions of Deconversion: Autobiography and the Loss of Faith
publisher =University of Virginia Press
date =1994
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pages = [http://books.google.com/books?id=w0whChb6hFQC&pg=PA170&vq=%22Soul+Rush%22&dq=Downton+%22Sacred+journeys%22&source=gbs_search_s&sig=nB8YchH7iqeQus42i82tKxeRtLg p. 170 ff.]
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id =ISBN 0813915465