Dark Nights of the Soul
Author: Moore, Thomas
ISBN: 9781592401338
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 16 Jun 2005
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Every human life is made up of the light and the dark, the happy and the sad, the vital and the deadening. How you think about this rhythm of moods makes all the difference.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;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 P#8220;dark nightsP#8221; 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 soulP#8217;s deepest needs can provide healing and a new understanding of lifeP#8217;s meaning. Plt;iPgt;Dark Nights of the SoulPlt;/iPgt; 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:Plt;pPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8226; The healing power of melancholyPlt;brPgt;P#8226; The sexual dark night and the mysteries of matrimonyPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Finding solace during illness and in agingPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Anxiety, anger, and temporary InsanitiesPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Linking creativity, spirituality, and emotional strugglesPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Finding meaning and beauty in the darknessPlt;/pPgt;
ISBN: 9781592401338
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 16 Jun 2005
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Every human life is made up of the light and the dark, the happy and the sad, the vital and the deadening. How you think about this rhythm of moods makes all the difference.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;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 P#8220;dark nightsP#8221; 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 soulP#8217;s deepest needs can provide healing and a new understanding of lifeP#8217;s meaning. Plt;iPgt;Dark Nights of the SoulPlt;/iPgt; 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:Plt;pPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8226; The healing power of melancholyPlt;brPgt;P#8226; The sexual dark night and the mysteries of matrimonyPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Finding solace during illness and in agingPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Anxiety, anger, and temporary InsanitiesPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Linking creativity, spirituality, and emotional strugglesPlt;brPgt;P#8226; Finding meaning and beauty in the darknessPlt;/pPgt;
