Dark nights of the soul
by Moore, Thomas
Published by : Gotham Books (New York) Physical details: 329 pages 24 cm. ISBN:9781592401338. Year: 2004| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 200 - 299 | Book Cart | 204.42 Moo (Browse shelf) | Available | 84186 |
Contents:
pt. 1. Passages. The night-sea journey
Rites of passage
Sorting out and starting over
The view from the moon
Life's ironies
pt. 2. Disturbances. Lovesickness
Wedding nights
Night eros
Creativity, the child, and the sure-footed goat
Dark beauty
pt. 3. Degradations. The deep-red emotions
Temporary insanities
The island of illness
The twilight years
Navigating a dark night
Our lives are filled with emotional tunnels: the loss of a loved one or end of a relationship, aging and illness, career disappointments or just an ongoing sense of dissatisfaction with life. Society tends to view these “dark nights” in clinical terms as obstacles to be overcome as quickly as possible. But Moore shows how honoring these periods of fragility as periods of incubation and positive opportunities to delve the soul’s deepest needs can provide healing and a new understanding of life’s meaning. 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
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