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PublisherNew World Library

ISBN-101577315510

ISBN-139781577315513

eBay Product ID (ePID)61032974

Product Key Features

Book TitleNature and the Human Soul : Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World

Number of Pages528 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicPersonal Growth / General, Developmental / General, Essays

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Self-Help, Psychology

AuthorBill Plotkin

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight20.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-038812

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal155

SynopsisAddressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, "Nature and the Human Soul" introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill Plotkin presents a model for a human life span rooted in the cycles and qualities of the natural world, a blueprint for individual development that ultimately yields a strategy for cultural transformation. With evocative language and personal stories, including those of elders Thomas Berry and Joanna Macy, this book defines eight stages of human life -- Innocent, Explorer, Thespian, Wanderer, Soul Apprentice, Artisan, Master, and Sage -- and describes the challenges and benefits of each. Plotkin offers a way of progressing from our current "ego"centric, aggressively competitive, consumer society to an "eco"centric, soul-based one that is sustainable, cooperative, and compassionate. At once a primer on human development and a manifesto for change, "Nature and the Human Soul" fashions a template for a more mature, fulfilling, and purposeful life -- and a better world., Addressing the pervasive longing for meaning and fulfillment in this time of crisis, Nature and the Human Soul introduces a visionary ecopsychology of human development that reveals how fully and creatively we can mature when soul and wild nature guide us. Depth psychologist and wilderness guide Bill Plotkin presents a model for a human life span rooted in the cycles and qualities of the natural world, a blueprint for individual development that ultimately yields a strategy for cultural transformation. With evocative language and personal stories, including those of elders Thomas Berry and Joanna Macy, this book defines eight stages of human life - Innocent, Explorer, Thespian, Wanderer, Soul Apprentice, Artisan, Master, and Sage - and describes the challenges and benefits of each. Plotkin offers a way of progressing from our current ego centric, aggressively competitive, consumer society to an eco centric, soul-based one that is sustainable, cooperative, and compassionate. At once a primer on human development and a manifesto for change, Nature and the Human Soul fashions a template for a more mature, fulfilling, and purposeful life - and a better world.

LC Classification NumberBF713.P585 2008