Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (855 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06ZZGNH7V |
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| Number of Pages | : | 235 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Nature-Based Spirituality" according to Will Szal. I’m just returning from a five-day Soulcraft intensive led by Bill Plotkin of Animas Valley Institute. The event took place up in the Rocky Mountains of Northern New Mexico at a retreat center called Vallecitos Mountain Ranch - nestled in a valley at 8,800 feet.BACKGROUNDSoulcraft is the artistry and practice of courting and embodying our souls. By Bill’s definition, ego is the attribute in humans that allows us to interact with the world - it’s our personality, and our physical form. Soul is purpose. Yet. Truly fantastic. I've read dozens of books on spirituality and J. Daniel Truly fantastic. I've read dozens of books on spirituality and meditation and personal growth, and this one really impressed me. A perfect compliment to an interest in Buddhism and meditation, he talks about hugely important things that are mostly left out of modern Buddhist teachings.This will probably become one of the books I recommend most highly to spiritual seekers, along with Touching Enlightenment by Reggie Ray to get a deep and practical Buddhist perspective.. KimE said I'll have this one forever!. I love this book! I even started to re-read it, and I never re-read books. This one will go with me to the grave! It's an amazing illustration into the journeys that call to us in our lives and how they transform us. As a student of psychology, I found it immensely interesting and beautiful.
A modern handbook for the journey, Soulcraft is not an imitation of indigenous ways, but a contemporary nature-based approach born from wilderness experience, the traditions of Western culture, and the cross-cultural heritage of all humanity. There's a great longing in all people to uncover the secrets and mysteries of our individual lives, to find the unique gift we were born to bring to our communities, and to experience our full membership in the more-than-human world. He calls this work soulcraft. This journey to soul is a descent into layers of the self, much deeper than personality, a journey meant for each one of us, not just for the heroes and heroines of mythology. Filled with stories, poems, and guidelines, Soulcraft introduces over 40 practices that facilitate the descent to soul, including dreamwork, wilderness vision fasts, talking across the species boundaries, council, self-designed ceremony, nature-based shadow work, and the