This book brings together the overlapping paths of psychology, spirituality and gestalt therapy. It considers the life of pioneers who have gone before on this journey and left a well marked trail for others to follow - those who have contributed to the bridging of the psychological and spiritual, such as Carl Jung, Evelyn Underhill, William James, Emanuel Swedenborg, Roberto Assagioli, Viktor Frankl and Wilson Van Dusen. It begins with a series of essays on spirituality and psychology and moves to the specific relationship between spirituality and gestalt therapy. This book attends to what...
This book brings together the overlapping paths of psychology, spirituality and gestalt therapy. It considers the life of pioneers who have gone befor...
In Beyond Therapy, Erving Polster examines the role of "life focus" in three of society's most familiar activities: ordinary conversation, the arts, and religion. He shows the life focus movement to be an indivisible complement to just simply living. In proposing a paradigm shift from psychotherapy's priority for changing people's troubled lives into the complementary purpose of illuminating their lives, the author invites the participation of many people who do not seek remedial treatment for emotional or psychological problems.
Polster incorporates a broader scenario for...
In Beyond Therapy, Erving Polster examines the role of "life focus" in three of society's most familiar activities: ordinary conversation,...
In Beyond Therapy, Erving Polster examines the role of "life focus" in three of society's most familiar activities: ordinary conversation, the arts, and religion. He shows the life focus movement to be an indivisible complement to just simply living. In proposing a paradigm shift from psychotherapy's priority for changing people's troubled lives into the complementary purpose of illuminating their lives, the author invites the participation of many people who do not seek remedial treatment for emotional or psychological problems. Polster incorporates a broader scenario for enhancing attention...
In Beyond Therapy, Erving Polster examines the role of "life focus" in three of society's most familiar activities: ordinary conversation, the arts, a...