“In her book, Alice Coltrane’s personal path—from darkness to light, from sacrifice to physical and spiritual well-being—is what matters most. That, and an abiding sense of discovery, divine bliss, and individual purpose: the idea of fitting into the matrix, of being part of the plan . . . Monument Eternal also brings to mind another John Coltrane parallel that deserves to be emphasized. As a universalist who—like Alice—grew up in the Black church, the saxophonist espoused more of a philosophy than a specific path on the 1964 spiritual self-declaration A Love Supreme.”
—Ashley Kahn, from the Foreword to the New Edition

“This slender volume—an archetypal account of wrestling with cosmic forces first published in 1977 and now reissued with a foreword by music journalist Ashley Kahn—offers an essential key to Coltrane’s often overlooked yet profound and fascinating life and work.”
—Booklist

“Monument Eternal is a singularly honest, insightful portrayal of a spiritual awakening. Alice Coltrane’s courage is not only evident in her life story but also here, in her choice to share her search for transcendence with the world.”
—Brandee Younger

“Monument Eternal relates, in meditation, the sacred dialogue between Mother Turiya and the Supreme Lord. It is a profound insight into her journey through severe austerities to divine enlightenment.”
—Sita Michelle Coltrane

“Great music lifts us off this plane of existence to a higher level of transcendence and love. Alice Coltrane is a sonic guru who here uses prose to help us understand her journey and show a path to join her there.”
—Nelson George, author of Where Did Our Love Go?: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound

“In the past two decades, Alice Coltrane’s significance has been rightly elevated into the highest echelons of the jazz pantheon, where her influence is now often mentioned in the same breath as her husband’s.”
—Quietus

”In the ten years that followed [John Coltrane’s death], Alice Coltrane released about a dozen albums . . . many of them masterpieces that imagine a meeting point between jazz and psychedelic rock, gospel traditions and Indian devotional music . . .”
—New Yorker