Nature And The Human Soul. Cultivating Wholeness And Community In A Fragmented World

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: New World Library
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition

Description: 517 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear, particularly to the top corner of cover present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: 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 egocentric, aggressively competitive, consumer society to an ecocentric, 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.

ISBN: 9781577315513