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The renowned Jungian analyst Helen M. Luke reads her classic text on aging wisely, reflecting on the final journeys described in Homer's "Odyssey," Shakespeare's "King Lear" and "The Tempest," and T. S. Eliot's "Little Gidding," and also on suffering. In examining some of the great masterpieces of literature produced by writers at the end of their lives, she elucidates the difference between growing old and disintegrating and encourages us to grow emotionally and mentally in this culminating stage of our own lives.
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'Better to spend a day meditating on a single page of her writing than to read a stack of books on enlightenment.' -- Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Planets Within 'Helen Luke is a unique voice that carries beautiful passion, feeling, and clarity. She is clearly one of our most precious national treasures.' -- Helen Pinkola Estes, author of Women Who Run with the Wolves
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Luke teaches us, growing older becomes freedom.
In these five related essays, Luke presents us with her very potent insights into a phase of life that until now has not been fully incorporated into our understanding of the inner journey. Drawing on masterworks of Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, and T.S. Eliot, she explores attitudes on aging to illuminate the spiritual possibilities of truly "growing into" old age. For those who recognize the moment, who choose to let go and embrace the "gifts reserved for age," Luke teaches us, growing older becomes freedom.
In these five related essays, Luke presents us with her very potent insights into a phase of life that until now has not been fully incorporated into our understanding of the inner journey. Drawing on masterworks of Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, and T.S. Eliot, she explores attitudes on aging to illuminate the spiritual possibilities of truly "growing into" old age. For those who recognize the moment, who choose to let go and embrace the "gifts reserved for age," Luke teaches us, growing older becomes freedom.
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- PublisherParabola Books
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0930407261
- ISBN 13 9780930407261
- BindingAudio Cassette
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