- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: HarperPerennial; Reprint edition (16 Mar 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060922249
- ISBN-13: 978-0060922245
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.1 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 210,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An inspirational programme to add depth and meaning to your everyday life.
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CARE OF THE SOUL, Thomas Moore's worldwide bestseller which has sold over a millions copies, is a powerful and uplifting book which offers a new way of thinking about daily life - its problems and its creative opportunities. CARE OF THE SOUL helps you to look more deeply into emotional problems and to appreciate sacredness in ordinary things - real friends, satisfying conversation, fulfilling work and experiences that stay in the memory and touch the heart.
Thomas Moore draws on his own life as a therapist practising 'care of the soul', his studies of the world's religions, his teaching of Jungian psychology and art therapy and his work in music and art to create this inspirational guide that examines the connections between spirituality and the problems of individuals and society.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Moore diagnoses "loss of soul" as the root of many of our modern troubles. He does not define soul but tells us that it has to do with qualities such as heart, relatedness, depth, feeling and imagination. His approach makes sense; he advises us to respect those aspects of ourselves that we often reject, seeing value and necessity in shadow qualities such as narcissism and depression. I first encountered this book as a lost soul and was devastated by the accuracy with which the book confronted me with this. Having read it several times and followed some of the suggested further reading I feel that this book has been misunderstood by some of the more critical reviewers. It does not suggest living witout morality but acknowledges that we can use morality as a defence against the soul. The authors knowlegde of the the world`s spiritual traditions is impressive, but he does not advocate spirituality as an escape from the complexities of life, but through them. There are no easy solutions here, but you will find a refreshing perspective and rare consolation.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Moore's book is an excellent guide which points the way to personal enrichment. The criticisms made of it, such as lack of academic thoroughness are valid in so far as it would have been better as a more substantiated and context based book. References to other works are absent and would help enormously. However, the same criticisms fall short of destroying the books credibility. This is because the enrichment advocated is fundamentally personal. One cannot therefore present an exact guide to health for it would nearly always be irrelevant. With this in mind, Moore has clearly produced an excellent and special book. It is like a flawed diamond that, however, reflects a rare hue.
33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
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Of the many books that I have read, I would say that this is the most important.
Some people say that health is the most important thing in life. It's not. Soul is.
I have read this book many times and yet I always find something to inspire me.
Moore basically makes the point that loss of soul or narcissism can affect us and cut us off from feeling and imagination.
He offers many ideas for care of the soul such as honoring symptoms, working with dreams and reading good books.
I reccommend this book to anyone who is curious about themselves.
Some people say that health is the most important thing in life. It's not. Soul is.
I have read this book many times and yet I always find something to inspire me.
Moore basically makes the point that loss of soul or narcissism can affect us and cut us off from feeling and imagination.
He offers many ideas for care of the soul such as honoring symptoms, working with dreams and reading good books.
I reccommend this book to anyone who is curious about themselves.
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The sleeper awakes
It is the nature of people to try and pigeonhole this writing in some category or another. Several times though the book there is a warning against this. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2005 by bernie
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The soul deserves better care than this.
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Very little to do with care or the soul.
You better know your Greek mythology, and be prepared to get lost in detailed abstraction if you want to read this one! I found this to be a drudge to get through. Read more
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