Power or Depression?: The Cultural Roots of Abuse

ISBN-13: 9781475142204 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 300 str.

Pierre F. Walter

Opis

POWER OR DEPRESSION is an essay that was inspired by the author's selfhelp guide 'Macht oder Ohnmacht', originally written in German language. The essay points out the historical roots of abuse and patriarchal society's systematic breeding of depression as something like a cultural disease. However, the author does not stay with the analysis what depression is and how it is systematically bred by our culture, but he shows practical ways to get free from the cultural trap so as to find a way to personal liberation and creative realization. His approach to healing the abuse pattern is mainly focused upon establishing a strong identity, built on soul values, and realizing a high level of personal autonomy....