His approach, as thomas moores approach, is more spiritual than psychological. A guide to finding your way through lifes ordeals kindle edition by thomas moore. You may have several dark nights in the course of your life because you are always becoming more of a person and entering life more fully. A guide to finding your way through lifes ordeals digital original by moore, thomas isbn. Bestselling author and internationally known lecturer thomas moore finds people everywhere he goes who express unhappiness with their work lives and ask, why am i doing what im doing.
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Dark night of the soul kindle edition by saint john of. Jun 16, 2005 dark nights of the soul presents these metaphoric dark nights not as the enemy, but as times of transition, occasions to restore yourself, and transforming rites of passage, revealing an uplifting and inspiring new outlook on such topics as. He was a monk for 12 years, a musician, a university professor and a psychotherapist. Thomas moore, phd is the author of the bestselling book care of the soul and.
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Nor does the other tendency to relegate deep spiritual growth to only mystics and saints. While moore begins the book comparing the dark night to the biblical story of jonah in the whale he draws on a wide variety of spiritual traditions and the works jung and hillman to explore how the. This is a really great book, for anyone who is fed up with the rubbish that some of the people in the feel good, think positive industry, try to force on us and psychiatrists who try to heal with a steady dose of medication and psychotherapy, all to no avail. Feb 02, 2012 thomas moore draws on his own life as a therapist practising care of the soul, his studies of the worlds religions, his teaching of jungian psychology and art therapy and his work in music and art to create this inspirational guide that examines the connections between spirituality and the problems of individuals and society. Jun 01, 20 the dark night of the soul by thomas moore came out in 2004. Dark night of the soul kindle edition by john of the. Only the honest, sometimes difficult encounters with what christian spirituality has called and described in helpful detail as the dark night of the soul can lead to true spiritual wholeness.
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