Book Description
The field of art therapy is discovering that artistic expression can be a powerful means of personal transformation and emotional and spiritual healing. In this book, Shaun McNiff, a leader in expressive arts therapy for more than three decades, reflects on a wide spectrum of activities aimed at reviving art's traditional healing function. In chapters ranging from "Cultivating Imagination" and "The Practice of Creativity in the Workplace" to "Rock and Roll, Ecstatic Transformation, and Shamanism," he illuminates some of the most progressive views in the rapidly expanding field of art therapy: The "practice of imagination" as a powerful force for transformation A challenge to literal-minded psychological interpretations of artworks ("black colors indicate depression") and the principle that even disturbing images have inherent healing properties The role of the therapist in promoting an environment conducive to free expression and therapeutic energies The healing effects of group work, with people creating alongside one another and interacting in the studio "Total expression," combining arts such as movement, storytelling, and drumming with painting and drawing
Customer Reviews:
May be - But not here.......2005-02-05
Art does heal, but that art needs touch, feel, look, so on and so forth.
Donot buy this book by its cover. Cover page gives you a colourful and an impressive hyperlink.
Contentwise, it hardly gives an idea of what is that art that can move, inspire and initiate the process of mindfulness, spiritual healing and therapeutic fulfillment.
Academic and arm chair healing narratives apart, the book could have added real pictures of what art makes this healing.
A few black and white images DONOT satisfy any healer, let alone the end-user.
Look at the contents and make your own decision to own it or not:
Table of Contents: Preface ix Acknowledgements xv ; Part One INTRODUCTION 1 ; ~ Part Two ART IS SOUL'S MEDICINE 9 ; 2 The Creative Space 15 ; 3 Letting Go in a Safe Place 28 ; 4 Embracing Upheaval 31 ; 5 The Early Work, 1970-1974: Anthony, Bernice, and Christopher 34 ; 6 The Art Therapist as Artist 52 ; 7 Aesthetic Meditation 55 ; ~ Part Three OPENING TO IMAGES AND MEDIA 69; 8 The Interpretation of Imagery 75 ; 9 Treating Images as Persons and Dialoguing with Them 82 ; 10 The Challenge of Disturbing Images 96 ; 11 Images as Angels 100 ; 12 Angels of the Wound 112 ; 13 Artistic Auras and Their Medicines 121 ; 14 The Effects of Different Kinds of Art Experiences 137 ; ~ Part Four TOTAL EXPRESSION 147 ; 15 Pandora's Gifts: Using All of the Arts in Healing 151 ; 16 A Pantheon of Creative Art Therapies 163 ; 17 Working With Everything We Have 168 ; 18 A Review of Jung on Active Imagination by Joan Chodorow 171 ~ Part Five CONNECTIONS TO SHAMANISM 181 ; 19 From Shamanism to Art Therapy 183 ; 20 The Shaman as Archetypal Figure 194 ; 21 The Shaman Within 200 ; ~ Part Six REFLECTIONS ON THE SOURCE 209 ; 22 The Basis of Energy 211 ; 23 The Healing Powers of Imagination 221 ; 24 Surrender to the Rhythm 230 ; ~ Part Seven USING NEW MEDIA TO EXPAND CREATIVE EXPRESSION 239 ; 25 Video Enactment in the Expressive Therapies 243 ; 26 A Virtual Studio 255 ~ Part Eight ART HEALING IS FOR EVERYONE 263 ; 27 Art Therapy Is a Big Idea 267 ; 28 An Inclusive Vision of Art Therapy: A Spectrum of Partnerships 271 ; 29 The Way of Empathy: The Practice of Creativity in the Workplace 283 ; 30 The Test of Time 290
Book Description
Learn to apply Scripture to the cares of the Soul - just say "no" to fear and anxiety! So many things to worry about and so little time to worry! Christians obviously are not immune to the troubles of life, and when troubles do come we're urged to rise above them and experience "peace that passes understanding." But how, in day-to-day life, does that really happen? While numerous books have been written on overcoming anxiety, Anxious for Nothing, goes beyond pop psychology's temporary cures by returning us to our only true source of comfort and victory: Scripture.
Customer Reviews:
Anxious For Nothing.......2006-08-31
Anxiety, worry, fear and stress are common responses to the problems we face. But when we consider the Biblical commands--"Be anxious for nothing," (Phil. 4:6) "Casting all your cares upon Him," (1 Peter 5:7) "Do not worry about your life" (Matt.6:25)--it is sad that so many of us still respond to life's trials and circumstances this way.
This book gave a helpful overview of anxiety that clearly showed why anxiety is sin and gave great Biblical instruction for putting on qualities to counteract it(i.e.: contentment and gratitude). On a side note--though it was very easy to read, I noticed that it didn't sound very much like John MacArthur's other books or even how he speaks. The book is simpy an adaptation from sermon transcripts and was not edited by his usual editor, so it reads different, but is still definitely worth a read!
George Muller said, "Where faith begins, anxiety ends; where anxiety begins, faith ends." This pointed statement is a good summation of MacArthur's approach to anxiety as well. He definitely teaches that anxiety is a spiritual issue of the heart as one stands before God not just as some describe it as an uncontrollable attack or a reaction their circumstances forced them into. I was convicted by his explanation that anxiety is simply distrust in God's power and care. He gave a great example of the Israelites and how they complained against God while they were in the wilderness because they doubted He would bring them to the promised land. The silly thing is that all the while they were witnessing miracles and wonders. We can so easily trap ourselves into a tunnel vision and forget just who our God is!
Below I have listed some points that I found to be encouraging in attacking anxiety in my own life.
React to problems with thankful prayer. Paul said, "In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." (Philippians 4:6) What MacArthur says about this is very helpful because I can sometimes come to God very upset about my circumstance and almost accusatory instead of thankful for the opportunity to come to Him and to be sharpened and grow. MacArthur writes:
The real challenge of Christian living is not to eliminate
every uncomfortable circumstance from our lives, but
to trust our sovereign, wise, good, and powerful God in
the midst of every situation. Instead of praying to God
with feelings of doubt, discouragement, or discontent, we
we are to approach Him with a thankful attitude before
we even utter one word. We can do that with sincerity
when we realize that God promises not to allow anything
to happen to us that will be too much for us to bear
(1 Cor. 10:13), to work out everything for our good in the
end (Rom. 8:28), and to "perfect, confirm, strengthen and
establish" us in the midst of our suffering (1 Peter 5:10).
p. 38
Put away grumbling and be content. When we question or criticize how God is working things out in our lives it will only breed more worry and anxiety over what is to come. MacArthur writes about this "emotional bellyaching" and warns us not to debate God.
"We start arguing with God about why things are the way
they are or why we have to do what we're supposed to do.
We think we have a better idea than God about the job,
marriage, church, home or any other situation we're in.
We are living in a fallen world. It isn't always going to be
the way we like it, and the people around us aren't always
going to be the way we'd like them to be. When we complain
about them we are positioning ourselves for His judgment.
James warned, "Do not complain, brethren, against another,
that you yourselves may not be judged; behold the Judge is
standing right at the door. (James 5:9) God is always in
earshot of our complaints."
p. 118
Remember whose Name I bear. We should never act in such a way that would be inconsistent with who we are. We must not forget who our heavenly Father is. This quote was a good reminder for me:
"Keep in mind next time you're tempted to become anxious
or complain...You have been created to reflect God's nature."
p. 124
Temporary cures for our anxiety, stree or worry should not suffice. Instead we can hold fast to the truth of God's promises to us and trust Him. Anxiety is not something that we should struggle with because God gives us the power to overcome it!
Book Description
As high summer bakes the rich earth of north-east Herefordshire, dark shadows gather around a converted hopkiln where the last owner was savagely murdered. Though the local vicar dismisses claims by its current occupants that the place is haunted, their story is soon splashed over a Sunday newspaper—and Merrily Watkins is directed by the Bishop of Hereford to defuse this situation. Merrily, however, is already contending with a woman's claim that her adopted teenage daughter is possessed by an evil spirit. In both cases Merrily remains unconvinced, but in this summer of oppressive heat and sudden storms, nothing is ever quite what it seems.
Customer Reviews:
"The Deliverance Ministry is here to listen and advise".......2006-10-14
Not having read all of Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins stories it's a bit forward to say that The Cure of Souls is the best or the spookiest or any other such superlative. But rest assured, this one will magnetize you in spite of it's length as it draws you into an intense dissertation on the nature of evil as Merrily, still new to the role of deliverance minister (exorcist) confronts a darkness that confuses the innocent and the guilty, condemned to repeat itself like the hearth and field rituals that it imitates.
The pieces of this tale are complex. Merrily's daughter Jane falls in with a high school divining circle led by a wannabee gypsy witch, rich, spoiled, and to brash to realize the price of her own selfish manipulations. When Merrily herself tries tohelp on of the girls Jane's own actions cause Merrily's motives to be questioned. Then Merrily agrees to an exorcism that fails spectacularly with murder and death shortly to follow. She finds herself catapulted into a public role that could mean the loss of her ministry and all that she treasures. And Lol, the closest thing Merrily has to a romantic interest, finds himself in the same complex web when he sets out to help an old friend build a music studio in one of the old hop kilns that dot the Herefordshire countryside and runs into the echo of a legend of an older murder.
Rickman uses a rich pallet of local color to make this tale of parallel murders and possession to make this a tale something more than a murder mystery. Merrily's Herefordshire is caught in a conflict between the old traditions of hop farming and oncoming gentrification. Old money, the new rich and the simpler folk of town and country all participate in making this story as memorable for its characters as it is for the story itself. Merrily, Lol, and Jane are all at turning points in their lives, each facing an identity crisis of one sort or another, and the terrible mystery of an exorcism gone wrong brings each up short as they face their own lives.
If The Cure of Souls isn't one of Rickman's best, I'm not sure what would be. The author displays a rare sure hand in both character and narration. The story combines looming darkness with flashes of wry humor in a delicate balance that makes its 560 pages seem too short.
Another installment, in an addicitvie series........2006-05-12
I have been a fan of Rickman since first reading Curfew some years ago, and have always had a difficult time shutting of my bed lamp and putting his books aside.
If you're interested in this book, I strongly suggest you go back to the beginning, and start with Wine of Angels. While no one installment of the series is necessarily dependent on one another, the Merrily Watkins mysteries is a progression of the character. You wouldn't want to start dating someone and immediately start ordering take out and watching a video on Saturday night while you folded your laundry would you?
There also events in Merrily's person life that will have less context without the background.
If you have not read Rickans previous works in the horror genre and are inclined, you would do well to read December, which lends an extra dimension to the history of some of the secondary characters, who I am happy to say haven't lost any of their identity with their inclusion in this new work.
These are mystery novels, and in spite of that Rickman manages to maintain the very necessary element of the other worldly which set them apart. But he doesn't bludgeon you with it.
I have been a sometime mystery fan, and a long time horror fan. Rickman blends these two elements subtly and with skill.
His writing style, and this is probably the most important element of the review, is such that you want to keep reading. You want to finish the next chapter, you want to know what goes on next.
Phil Rickman Is In A Class All Of His Own!!!.......2005-09-24
In this book the reader is once again introduced to the Reverend Merrily Watkins .The "Cure Of Souls" refers to an Excorcism which the Reverend is qualified but hesitant to do. This is a wonderful offering by the Master Of The Supernatural and unlike Stephen King and his contemporaries Mr. Rickman does not bludgeon his readers with scenes of Graphic Violence but instead makes the reader wary of shadows and things that go bump in the night. 5 stars for this most excellent book.
It just doesn't stop..........2004-05-26
I don't know how many times I've started in on a promising series only for the quality of the writing and stories to dip quickly after the first book or two. Not so with this series. Rickman consistently turns out amazing stories with a cast of characters so realistic they could live nextdoor. He also has the extremely rare ability to write stories where the hinging point is religion--as all the Merrily Watkins books are--without using it as a pulpit to sway anyone, or to say that any one religion is better than the other. They are simply masterful stories and darn good reads.
Not much of a cure...........2003-11-27
Rickman's fourth Merrily Watkins mystery (and ninth book overall) has our diocesian exorcist (or deliverance minister) struggling as always to deal with her life fighting the supernatural and the very real troubles of bringing up her sixteen year old, daughter, Jane, plus her own personal issues. From the start, the chain-smoking minister finds herself having to deal with a claimed case of demonic possession as a previously well brought up and God-fearing teenage girl, Amy Shelbourne, starts renouncing God and refusing to go to Church to the dismay of her devout foster parents. We are quickly given a reason as Amy claims (which we know is a lie from the opening prologue) that Jane forced her into a ouija board session and she met the spirit of her real mother, Justine.
Running concurrently is a plotline involving Lol Robinson (he who denies his true feelings for Merrily) who is back in the recording studios, down the road from Merrily, at Prof Levinson's request to record a new album. Meanwhile, in Knight's Frome we find the new-age squire, Adam Lake, rebuying all the land up that his ancestor lost under a curse. The story runs that if you see the ghost of centuries-ago murdered Lady of the Bines (whom Lol inadvertently runs into very early on) then your hop harvest will fail. Lake runs into a PR adversary, Gerard Stock, the son-in-law of the recently murdered Stewart who has inherited land that Lake wants to rebuy. As such a very neighbourly feud takes on a supernatural slant as Stock goes to the papers after the local vicar, Simon St John, refuses to perform an exorcism on the place that Stock, claims is haunted.
By the time we make it halfway through, Amy Shelbourne has attempted suicide and Merrily is called into Stock's house to perform the first exorcism (or `Cure of Souls'). It is at this point the novel begins to move as Stock not only records Lol and Merrily's incursion but also his immediate brutal killing of his wife. Amy runs away and her father is forced to explain to Merrily how Amy's real mother was killed in a church whilst a 3-year old Amy watched from the altar. Suddenly it all becomes more chilling as Merrily confronts Layla Riddock and her stepfather. Meanwhile the, as yet unfathomably linked, second plot has Gerard Stock killing himself before we finally begin to piece behind the true mystery of the Lady of the Bines and an unknown murder in the 60s that is causing the haunting of the kiln by a succubus. In a strange twist it is actually Jane and Eirion who come back from Wales to move the entire story to its bloody denouement as we learn that our protagonists are capable of great character misjudgement and what appears to be truth is inevitably incorrect.
To be honest, this isn't Rickman's finest effort. I felt that the move towards a Merrily Watkins series has taken away the polished supernatural edge books like Crybbe and December possessed. The first half of this book is given over to establishing mystery of the intellectually confusing kind, rather than previous efforts which spent the first half ever so slowly building up a sense of creeping, chilly supernatural fear. Simply put, whilst you wouldn't read Crybbe on a dark, stormy night, you could quite cheerfully skim through this effort. Nevertheless, Rickman's currently the finest supernatural thriller writer out there right now and this is the kind of quality effort you'd expect.
Book Description
Tap the power of prayer and faith...to heal whatever ails you.
Prayer and faith can be potent cures for a whole host of emotional and physical problems. Hundreds of scientific studies prove it! But how do you access this hidden strength? Prayer, Faith, and Healing will show you.
* Advice from more than 160 of America's top religious leaders, counselors, doctors, and scientists
* More than 500 tips for handling anger, addiction, depression, divorce, grief, stress, infidelity, financial problems, and over 40 other conditions
* Plus, nearly 30 ways to build a more meaningful prayer life
The most complete, most compelling advice ever gathered on how to heal yourself with prayer.
Customer Reviews:
Beyond the Usual Self-Help Fare.......2006-02-26
Although writen from a Christian perspective with many Biblical verses, this is a valuable book for anyone who has reached the point in their lives where they have found that it is time to wake up to or to deepen their spirituality, whatever their religious or philosophical beliefs or orientation.
Prayer can be the most profound means of finding meaning and purpose in your life and for integrating and transforming your future, and that of the people around you. This is a practical book, so it does not get into the accumulating data about the power of prayer, both for buttressing your own health and well-being, but also for helping those around you. Suffice to say that whatever sceptics may claim, there is plenty of empirical data to support the power of prayer, and to prove that it is far from being simple superstition or neurosis.
This is a book that can be savored as a multi-course banquet, or used as fast food in times of need. I can think of few books that are so full of practical advice and inspiration.
Highly recommended.
a terrific book!.......2000-01-14
This is a lovely book which helped improve my "prayer life" and my faith. A good book to have during difficult times!
Average customer rating:
|
The Cure of Souls: Science, Values, and Psychotherapy (New Lexington Press Social and Behavioral Science Series)
Robert L. Woolfolk
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
 General
| Psychology & Counseling
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
Psychoanalysis
| Psychology & Counseling
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
Psychotherapy, TA & NLP
| Psychology & Counseling
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Mental Health
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Psychiatry
| Specialties
| Medicine
| Subjects
| Books
Internal Medicine
| Medicine
| Subjects
| Books
| Cardiology
| Critical Care
| Endocrinology & Metabolism
| Gastroenterology
| General
| Hematology
| Hepatology
| Infectious Disease
| Nephrology
| Neurology
| Oncology
| Pulmonary
| Rheumatology
| Urology
General
| Psychiatry
| Internal Medicine
| Medicine
| Medical
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
All Titles
| Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007
| Stores
| Books
ASIN: 0787940348 |
Book Description
Written with a rare combination of personal passion and multidisciplinary expertise, Robert L. Woolfolk analyzes the institution of psychotherapy, exploring the roles that psychotherapy plays in the contemporary world. Psychotherapy emerges as a pivotal social force, one that both shapes and reflects the principal currents of western cultures.
Rarely has any writer addressed the issue of values in psychotherapy as cogently and comprehensively as has Robert Woolfolk in this groundbreaking volume. This book should be read by the providers and consumers of psychotherapy as well as by anyone with an intellectual interest in the current status of this important form of treatment.
--Aaron T. Beck, university professor emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Book Description
Routledge is now re-issuing this prestigious series of 204 volumes originally published between 1910 and 1965. The titles include works by key figures such asC.G. Jung, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Otto Rank, James Hillman, Erich Fromm, Karen Horney and Susan Isaacs. Each volume is available on its own, as part of a themed mini-set, or as part of a specially-priced 204-volume set. A brochure listing each title in the International Library of Psychology series is available upon request.
Customer Reviews:
Lucid account of Jungian psychology--worth 4.5 stars.......2005-12-15
This is a -highly lucid account of Jungian psychology, emphasizing religion. However, the author, a Protestant pastor, while achieving an amazingly neutral stance, mainly addresses Catholicism & Protestantism with a few scattered references to Eastern religions--despite stating on p. 200, "On the surface Jung's attitude to religion is more in keeping with the Eastern than the Western view." While the author is well-versed in Jungian psychology (in a book published 11 years prior to Jung's death), he still translates the German term "seele" as "soul" vs. its alternative translation of "psyche" even though Jung took a psychological approach to religion. As Schaer says, p. 139: "He [Jung] is investigating religion as a psychologist & starting from psychological assumptions" & p. 43: "When observing a certain object, we do not see it as it is in itself, but we see it together with what we read into it. In this way our relations with our surroundings are modified." In addition, he mixes "God" (rarely used by Jung except regarding the Anima/Animus) & god-image (extensively used by Jung). Nevertheless, Schaer notes that p. 129: "Jung makes the astonishing assertion that religion ministers to psychic hygiene." This view is especially relevant with the publication of numerous books relating Psychology & Eastern Religions & philosophies. Of special note are his statements that: p. 74: "In earlier periods of recorded history-not by any means in only the primitive religions & cultures-man clearly had a weaker ego as the focus of personality than he has today," pp. 126-7: "That the experiences of one man in one religion should be exactly like those of another in another goes right against the meaning of individuation," & p. 211: "What is psychologically true has a psychological & therefore a human meaning though it need not be objectively true." Applicable to Western students pursuing Eastern religions, p. 66: "If converts think that they have experienced a transformation of their whole personality, that is only a subjective delusion. All that has happened is a change of attitude, not of the whole man. And as Jung points out, the old Adam-the attitude that has been dropped-is still latent & can operate from the unconscious. The new attitude born of conversion may very well be one-sided in its turn; it has come into being by way of compensation to another one-sidedness & this says nothing about the personality, the totality of the inner man, itself being enlarged. One has only to remember the one-sidedness of say, St. Augustine after his conversion & how in many respects he went from one extreme to the other, to see that Jung is right on this point." Thus, I think his point is well-taken that--p. 221: "All those who are concerned with religion must take account of Jung's work" - Eastern as well as Western.
Book Description
What if there was a magic potion to help cure disease and lengthen life? And make you feel and look better in the process? Believe it or not, there is—and the place to find it is in the sea. Seaweed is eaten for its powerful nutritional benefits, used as a poultice for its healing properties, and soaked in for its ability to relax and moisturize even the most overworked bodies. This Fountain of Youth—whether fresh, dried, or in capsule form—is available more widely than ever before, and now readers everywhere can learn about its extraordinary qualities.
In this unique and comprehensive guide, Valerie Cooksley, R.N., explains in clear prose how to use seaweed, and why it works—in its medicinal, nutritional, and cosmetic applications. In addition, she offers fascinating information about humankind's relationship with the sea and its mysterious underwater plants. Seaweed features recipes for delicious meals (including many for the seaweed-wary); do-it-yourself spa treatments and topical treatments for specific ills; advice on finding, storing, and using seaweed; and much more. It's a book for anyone interested in living a healthier life.
Customer Reviews:
Best resource for everything seaweed.......2007-06-26
I was most pleased with this book. Most books about seaweed I have seen do not describe its uses, and this book fills that gap beautifully by describing medicinal, cosmetic and general uses of seaweed, as well as how to find, harvest and preserve different species. This book is a winner for anyone who wants to know what to DO with seaweed as opposed to what it is and how it evolved. Cooksley also lists the constituents and values of each type of seaweed in the book, and the pages are packed with yummy recipes and useful tidbits. A masterpiece!
Books:
- As Good As Dead
- Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Works of Shakespeare
- Batman: Blind Justice
- Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity
- Breach of Promise
- Breach of Promise
- C. S. Lewis's Case for Christ: Insights from Reason, Imagination and Faith
- Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery)
- Cinderella Man: James Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History
- Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- The Mosaic of Shadows
- My Favorite Mistake
- Chaperonin Protocols
- Conservation of Furniture
- History: Fiction or Science
- Leading Change
- Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Cookbook: Enjoy Homemade Ice Creams, Frozen Yogurts, Sorbets, Sherbets
- Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone
- California Tile: The Golden Era 1910-1940: Hispano-Moresque to Woolenius
- Cytogenetic studies of the species hybrid Allium fistulosum x Allium ascalonicum and its backcross p
Art as Medicine
Trust the Process
The Soul's Palette: Drawing on Art's Transformative Powers
Art and Healing: Using Expressive Art to Heal Your Body, Mind, and Spirit
The Creative Connection: Expressive Arts As Healing
