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Leaving My Father's House

Marion Woodman

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

An honest and heartfelt look at woman's path. 5 out of 5 stars.
33 of 34 people found this review helpful.

With this book, Marion Woodman guides us through a complex and difficult journey. Her work with women through the often painful and lonely process of coming into their own life is shared with wisdom, compassion and deep love. I have found this book to be fundamental to my growth and my process. The women who shared their stories have enriched my life and have helped guide me on my way. I've given this book as a gift to many women friends, and I feel it can be a helpful and useful tool for anyone embarking on the inner journey.

Required Reading For Women (& Men) 5 out of 5 stars.
17 of 17 people found this review helpful.

If life had a reading list, this book would certainly be on it. Woodman does a supreme job of linking the women's narratives -- clarifying and filling in their experiences in archtypical and Jungian terms -- without dimming the spotlight on their individual experiences.

How long will we live our lives unwhole and blaming others (or even ourselves!) for our unhappiness? Until we all read this book and others like it, I'd guess.

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The psychologist-author of Addiction to Perfection follows the personal odysseys of three clients toward inner wholeness--conscious feminity--in an intriguing study of feminine psychology. Book available.

Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion (Cinema and Modernity)

Jeffrey J. Kripal

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Jeffrey Kripal here recounts the spectacular history of Esalen, the institute that has long been a world leader in alternative and experiential education and stands today at the center of the human potential movement. Forged in the literary and mythical leanings of the Beat Generation, inspired in the lecture halls of Stanford by radical scholars of comparative religion, the institute was the remarkable brainchild of Michael Murphy and Richard Price.  Set against the heady backdrop of California during the revolutionary 1960s, Esalen recounts in fascinating detail how these two maverick thinkers sought to fuse the spiritual revelations of the East with the scientific revolutions of the West, or to combine the very best elements of Zen Buddhism, Western psychology, and Indian yoga into a decidedly utopian vision that rejected the dogmas of conventional religion. In their religion of no religion, the natural world was just as crucial as the spiritual one, science and faith not only commingled but became staunch allies, and the enlightenment of the body could lead to the full realization of our development as human beings.
 
 “An impressive new book. . . . [Kripal] has written the definitive intellectual history of the ideas behind the institute.”—San Francisco Chronicle
 
“Kripal examines Esalen’s extraordinary history and evocatively describes the breech birth of Murphy and Price’s brainchild. His real achievement, though, is effortlessly synthesizing a dizzying array of dissonant phenomena (Cold War espionage, ecstatic religiosity), incongruous pairings (Darwinism, Tantric sex), and otherwise schizy ephemera (psychedelic drugs, spaceflight) into a cogent, satisfyingly complete narrative.”—Atlantic Monthly “Kripal has produced the first all-encompassing history of Esalen: its intellectual, social, personal, literary and spiritual passages. Kripal brings us up-to-date and takes us deep beneath historical surfaces in this definitive, elegantly written book.”—Playboy

Wisdom of the Psyche: Depth Psychology after Neuroscience

Paris

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In the quest for identity and healing, what belongs to the humanities and what to clinical psychology?

Ginette Paris uses cogent and passionate argument as well as stories from patients to teach us to accept that the human psyche seeks to destroy relationships and lives as well as to sustain them. This is very hard to accept which is why, so often, the body has the painful and dispiriting job of showing us what our psyche refuses to see.

In jargon-free language, the author describes her own story of taking a turn downwards and inwards in the search for a metaphorical personal 'death'. If this kind of mortality is not attended to, then more literal bodily ailments and actual death itself can result.

Paris engages with one of the main dilemmas of contemporary psychology and psychotherapy: how to integrate findings and insights from neuroscience and medicine into an approach to healing founded upon activation of the imagination. At present, she demonstrates, what is happening is damaging to both science and imagination.

Mindworks: An Introduction to Nlp: the Secrets of Your Mind Revealed

Anne Linden

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Big on ambition, poor on delivery 1 out of 5 stars.
5 of 9 people found this review helpful.

Given such a low cover price you might think this was a pretty cheap book - until you discover how poor quality it is, information and accuracy-wise.

For example, this is supposed to be an introduction to NLP, yet it makes no mention whatever of a key feature of NLP - the meta programs (mental filters). And whilst the authors do at least mention the meta model - another key concept in NLP - it gets far too little coverage (just 28 pages in a book 354 pages long).

On the subject of accuracy, the authors invent presuppositions that are not merely unknown in mainstream NLP but actual contrary to NLP thinking, such as:

Genuine NLP presupposition - "There is no such thing as failure, only feedback" (using the cybernetics definition of "feedback")

Mindworks pseudo-NLP presupposition - "You can turn failure into feedback"

How do you turn something INTO feedback if it already IS feedback?

The authors appear to be equally at a loss when it comes to simple matters of fact. For example, they baldly state that:

' "The map is not the territory" is an NLP presupposition that's taken from Noam Chomsky'

Oh really? So why does everyone else (correctly) attribute the epigram to Alfred Korzybski, creator of General Semantics?

To cut to the chase, this book is too long-winded, too inaccurate, and too poorly written to be worth even the original cover price.
Definitely NOT recommended.

Editorial Review:

Mindworks breaks open the toolbox of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to show readers how to use what s inside in order to accomplish goals and take control. Among the touchstones of the book:

-You have all of the resources you need -Success is the ability to achieve intended results -You can turn failure into feedback -The map is not the territory -There is a positive intention behind every behavior -There are always more choices

Jungian Dream Interpretation: A Handbook of Theory and Practice (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts, 13)

James A. Hall

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Theory and Practice of Understanding Your Dreams 5 out of 5 stars.
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This compact discussion of the Jungian method of dream analyses is a thorough examination of basic concepts as they are applied in practical dream interpretation. The author, a psychiatrist and Jungian Analyst, clearly outlines the process of understanding dreams and addresses their purpose. Dreams are for "problem solving and personality development." First they are compensation for conscious attitudes that are ineffective. Secondly dreams serve as guides to conscious integration of the unconscious elements of the psyche as an individual matures into an effective individuated being.
As an experienced student of dreams for 50 years, I consider this to be one of the best concise references. His example dreams illustrate the concepts and his organization of the theory of knowing one's Self is not dogmatic. Hall advises that the process is one of flexibility in differentiating the personal psyche of an individual from the universal and cultural structures that influence us all.

Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce

Liana Lowenstein, MSW

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Great Resource, a few repeats 4 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This book provides many interventions that are quick and easy to impliment, but provide a lot of content for counseling. I have a few of her other books and only a few of the interventions were familiar. I highly recommend this book.

Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, President, Play Therapy Corner Inc 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is essential for any therapist working with children who are struggling with divorce. Clinicians will appreciate the creative, practical activities which can be used for individual, group and family sessions. A versatile and clinically useful resource that is sure to be one of your most used references.

Editorial Review:

An innovative collection of therapeutic games, art techniques, and stories to help children of divorce express feelings, deal with loyalty binds, disengage from parental conflict, address anger and self-blame, and learn coping strategies. Includes a theoretical overview for practitioners, a sample treatment plan, and a reproducible handout to give parents. Also contains a ten-week curriculum that can be used in therapy or support groups. A much needed resource for counselors, therapists, and group facilitators.

The Art of Being

Erich Fromm

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Adventures in being. 4 out of 5 stars.
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Meister Eckart once asked, "How can anyone live without being instructed in the art of living and dying?" Examining what it means to truly live, psychologist and social philosopher, Eric Fromm (1900-80) drafted the manuscript of this book as a supplement and expansion to his book, TO HAVE OR TO BE. This book, which is somewhat uneven, is not so much a how-to book on how to live life more meaningfully, but an insightful exploration into the theories of escaping the "shackles" of greed and illusion that prevent us from realizing our full potentials for self-awareness, well being, independence, and the capacity to love.

The "average man today," Fromm observes, thinks very little for himself, and his capacity to concentrate has become "a rarity" (pp. 44, 89). We are a composite of data presented by schools and mass media, and we know very little from our own observations and thinking. We live our lives by the political, idealogical, and religious cliches that appeal most to our character and social class. Fromm encourages his reader to avoid the false paths ("shams") in the field of human enlightenment, and to also avoid "trivial talk." Instead, we should pursue self-awareness through the difficult practices of concentration, meditation, psychoanalysis, and breaking through the consumer/property structure of our existence.

G. Merritt

Editorial Review:

This classic work by psychologist and social philosopher Eric Fromm builds upon his previous popular book To Have or to Be? The Art of Being teaches us to avoid the tantalizing illusions of our consumer-driven world by learning to function as a whole person from a state of inner completeness or being. The transition from an identity of having to being creates a state of enlightened psychological and spiritual happiness. Fromm observes that the modern person is less a self-reflective being than a composite of data promoted by the mass media, and he encourages us to pursue true self-awareness beyond simple political, ideological, and religious clichés. By learning to be centered in the self, the individual is less swayed by the endless pressures and dissatisfactions of the culture of consumerism.

A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life

Israel Regardie

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Long considered the best single introduction to the Qabalah for magicians, the third edition of Israel Regardie's A Garden of Pomegranates is now better than ever, thanks to the extensive annotations and new material by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero. Their work has made A Garden of Pomegranates easier to understand, more complete, and up to date. It now includes over 300 pages of never-before-published information from two Senior Adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

·Expands Regardie's definitive text into a practical manual for Qabalistic magic
·Includes pathworkings and guided visualizations for the 32 Paths of Wisdom
·Suggests a course of study for learning the Qabalah and incorporating its teachings into daily life
·Shows how to create your own personal Qabalistic mantra using gematria or Hebrew numerology
·Includes a technique for Rising on the Planes, so you can explore different Qabalistic worlds
·Features a Middle Pillar-style exercise for exploring and activating different parts of the soul
·Written by one of the most influential magical teachers of modern times and two of his personal students

The Qabalah is the ancient system of Hebrew mysticism that is the foundation of Western magical and esoteric studies. Its primary symbol is the Tree of Life, a diagram that can aid in the study of the nature of the Universe, the essence of God, and the human mind, spirit, and soul. A Garden of Pomegranates is the clearest introductory guide on this subject.

When Israel Regardie wrote A Garden of Pomegranates in 1932, he designed it to be a simple yet comprehensive guidebook outlining the complex system of the Qabalah and providing a key to its symbolism. Since then, it has achieved the status of a classic among texts on the Qabalah. The full annotations, critical commentary, and explanatory notes now make this book the ultimate single resource on the subject. The new material, including pathworkings, exercises, daily affirmations, rituals, meditations, and more, not only complement the original, full text included in this edition, but also make A Garden of Pomegranates the book you simply must have.

Art Therapy for Groups: A Handbook of Themes and Exercises

Marian Liebmann

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buy this book! 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

if you do art therapy with groups BUY THIS BOOK! it's fantastic! i use it all the time!

Very Helpful Resource 4 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

As a newly graduated art therapist in Australia, this book came highly recommended by one of my tutors. I found it to be a valuable resource, providing a great overview of group work. Great hands-on examples were included throughout the book which added to my ability to improve my knowledge in this area.

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Art Therapy for Groups provides detailed guidance on how to set up and run a theme-based art therapy groups and discusses factors affecting different client groups.

How to Practice Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: The Core Conflictual Relationship Theme Method

Howard E., M.D. Book

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This clinically based manual takes readers through the Core Conflictual Relationship Theme (CCRT) which is the basis of a specific form of brief psychodynamic psychotherapy (BPP). The CCRT method is research-supported and easily operationalized. The CCRT method offers symptom relief and limited but significant character change in a strongly interactive 16-session format. It focuses on helping the client to work through the circumscribed area of maladaptive functioning. After presenting general background about BPPs and a specific discussion of the CCRT rationale and process, the author offers the reader a portrait of CCRT therapy in action. In an extended clinical vignette, the reader may follow the therapist and client in a step-by-step manner, from initial session, to therapist formation, articulation and presentation of the CCRT. The volume outlines the 16-session course of therapy including termination and follow-up. This book will be of use to clinicians and directors of postgraduate psychology programmes, mental health training centres, psychiatric residency programmes and to students.