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Dark night is the boat that transports you over river styx. In this book, former monk and psychologist, thomas moore, provides guidance and inspiration. Download or stream dark nights of the soul by thomas moore. A guide to finding your way through lifes ordeals by thomas moore. Thomas moore dark nights of the soul a guide to finding your. While moore begins the book comparing the dark night to the biblical story of jonah in the whale he draws on a wide variety of spiritual traditions and the works jung and hillman to explore how the dark night which he claims is not depression can teach about ourselves. Dark nights of the soul moore, thomas 9781592400676 hpb. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. In this beautifullywritten and thoughtprovoking work he explores our contemporary anxieties and insecurities and shows how these metaphoric dark nights can.
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Jun 16, 2005 dark nights offer potential for growth, for soul expansion, and thomas moore is the one to lead us on this important journey. Oct 11, 2018 a job loss, a relationship breakdown, or a financial loss all of these things can catapult us into the middle of a dark night of the soul. He describes this unusual experience as a liminal state, strangely out of the ordinary and yet still a rite of passage. Dark nights of the soul by thomas moore penguin random.
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