Soulfulness: The Marriage of Shamanic And Contemporary Psychology

by David England

Overview

This book brings the wisdom of the ancient healing practice of shamanism together with the insights of contemporary psychology to provide an integrated approach to the treatment of traumatic symptoms.'Soulfulness' has two historic shamanic roots: Mayan and Native American psychology - a psychology of Self - as expressed in the many aspe

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367327033
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/31/2019
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

David England is a Psychosynthesis Psychotherapist and Counselor in private practice. He trained at the Institute of Psychosynthesis, where he worked for seven years as a course tutor. For five years, working alongside a Psychosynthesis colleague, (Simon Smith, author of Inner Leadership), David undertook Psychosynthesis-based business coaching and personal development work with business managers. David trained as a Shamanic Practitioner at Eagle's Wing College of Contemporary Shamanism. He is also a workshop leader, professional storyteller, and public speaker.

Table of Contents

Foreword — Introduction — What this book is about — Contemporary shamanism: traditional shamanism's legacy — The Medicine Wheel: shamanic psychology — Attachment theory and shamanic psychology — Shamanic journey and soul retrieval ceremonies — Trauma and the wounded soul: perspectives — Trauma and the wounded soul: a soulfulness perspective — Approaches to the deep psyche: active imagination and dreams — Approaches to the deep psyche: soul retrieval — Psychotherapy and counselling with soul — Afterword — Appendix

Editorial Reviews

"David England guides us through a wonderful weaving of shamanic wisdom and deep psychological understanding that powerfully builds a contemporary psychospiritual context. We thoroughly recommend this work to coaches, counsellors and psychotherapists who reach for "soulfulness" with their clients."-- (10/02/2017)

"What we know as "psychotherapy" goes right back to the days of the shamans who did psychological and spiritual work as one contiguous whole. David England reconnects these seemingly disconnected fields in this excellent book, which presents a holistic view of the human and the world we live in."-- (10/02/2017)

From the Publisher

"What we know as “psychotherapy” goes right back to the days of the shamans who did psychological and spiritual work as one contiguous whole. David England reconnects these seemingly disconnected fields in this excellent book, which presents a holistic view of the human and the world we live in."

Leo Rutherford

"David England guides us through a wonderful weaving of shamanic wisdom and deep psychological understanding that powerfully builds a contemporary psychospiritual context. We thoroughly recommend this work to coaches, counsellors and psychotherapists who reach for “soulfulness” with their clients."

Joan and Roger Evans