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This text explores spirituality and its relationship to mental health. It emphasizes the need to look inward and listen to the messages, which are channelled through our beings, rather than dismiss these experiences as some form of "disorder". Part One considers spirituality as a reflection of the process of change. A brief overview of the contemporary history of spiritual inquiry in the field of mental health is provided. Part Two considers spirituality as a reflection of the process of meaning making. Part Three considers spirituality in terms of different forms of journey, including a consideration of the traditional concept of pilgrimage. Part Four considers the potential for healing that lies within even the most terrifying forms of madness. The book then concludes with a suggestion of the power of "waiting" and the rewards obtained by the careful, compassionate practice of life.
| ISBN | 1861563922 | | Pages | 200 | | ISBN13 | 9781861563927
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 386 | | Imprint | Whurr Publishers Ltd | | Published in | Chichester | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Publication date | 15 Dec 2003 | | Width (mm) | 159 | | Library of Congress | RA790.5 | | Spine width (mm) | 16 | | DEWEY | 616.89 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| | | 'Lady Giladriel's skin' by Gary Platz | | | | | | Foreword by Toby Brandon | | | | Ch. 1 | | Spirituality and mental health : something for nothing? by Phil Barker and Poppy Buchanan-Barker | | 3 | | Ch. 2 | | Chocolate cakes by David Brandon | | 27 | | Ch. 3 | | Perceptions of reality by Anne Drysdale | | 41 | | Ch. 4 | | Climbing Durer's ladder by Phil Barker and Poppy Buchanan-Barker | | 53 | | Ch. 5 | | A via negativa in the city : reflections from the Whitechapel road by Kenneth Leech | | 68 | | Ch. 6 | | Craving by Ian Beech | | 81 | | Ch. 7 | | Confession by Liam Clarke | | 91 | | Ch. 8 | | Pilgrimage by Eibblin Inglesby | | 111 | | Ch. 9 | | Discipline by Sally Clay | | 122 | | Ch. 10 | | Grace by Cathy Conroy | | 134 | | Ch. 11 | | Epiphanies by Peter Wilkin | | 150 | | Ch. 12 | | Heavenbound by Nikki Slade | | 167 | | | | A commentary on 'heavenbound' by Larry Culliford | | 181 | | Ch. 13 | | Broken chains by Sue Holt | | 191 | | Ch. 14 | | Spirituality, madness and the man who lost a thousand masks by Gary Platz | | 200 | | Ch. 15 | | Finding ourselves by getting lost by Phil Barker and Poppy Buchanan-Barker | | 211 |
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