Bereavement Dreaming and the Individuating Soul [Paperback]

Geri Grubbs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

When you lose a loved one, the experience is both mythical and personal. Grubbs explores the archetypal aspect of the death experience in the myth of Gilgamesh and his quest for his lost friend and the meaning of life. The personal aspect arises in the particular healing path you take. Both realms blend in the dream space where you may encounter your lost beloved. Here you can find comfort and renewal as well as participate in your beloved's own growth along his or her own soul journey. Grubbs presents several personal stories of people who have worked through their grief by discovering and using the soul's wisdom hidden in their dreams. Her description of Mexico's Day of the Dead celebration provides an insightful example of how other cultures accept death as part of the life process. She includes suggestions to help you catch your dreams and honor them and your departed loved one so you can grow in a healthy direction from the experience.

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About the Author

Geri Grubbs, Ph.D., wife, mother, and grandmother, is also a practicing Jungian analyst in the town of Woodinville, Washington. She is a graduate of the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich and is a board member of the North Pacific Institute for Analytical Psychology. She has been practicing depth psychology since 1987 and is an experienced worshop and seminar leader. In addition to working with adults experiencing life in transition, spiritual crises, bereavement, and other emotional problems, she works with children and families.

Product Details

• Paperback: 189 pages
• Publisher: Nicolas-Hays (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892540796
• ISBN-13: 978-0892540792
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,344,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Consoling Book, May 21, 2004

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Patrick D. Gallagher (Bangkok, Thailand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bereavement Dreaming and the Individuating Soul (Paperback)

This is a very consoling book. I have been graced with important dreams about three loved ones who died over the last ten years and this book helped me to understand why I had those dreams and what those dreams meant. Although the dreams themselves were very consoling, I wish that I had had this book a lot sooner so that I could have had the dreams validated soon after I had them. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in dreams and anyone who has lost a loved one and has any doubts about what happened to that loved one after they passed on.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Out of Chaos....., July 7, 2004

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Dr. Marie Blanchard (Fremont, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bereavement Dreaming and the Individuating Soul (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book for the person trying to find their way through the maelstrom of emotion following the death of a loved one. Everyone who has experienced the helplessness, guilt, bewilderment, and anguish inherent in the condition knows how difficult it is to find purpose or meaning in the suffering; this in spite of the well-meaning attempts of outsiders to give comfort.

Dr. Grubbs work enables the bereaved person to begin to understand the process and work actively to emerge more whole and complete. Her use of the story of Gilgamesh and her use of ancient Egyptian story and symbol are especially beautiful (and useful).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just For The Bereaved, May 13, 2005

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Parthena Black (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bereavement Dreaming and the Individuating Soul (Paperback)

Although someone close to me has a terminal illness, I hesitated to begin reading this book. To my surprise, once I picked it up I had difficulty putting it down, reading 65 pages in the first sitting. Those who have dreamed of departed loved ones and have felt the reality of these dreams will receive validation from Grubbs' education, research and personal experience. Those with an interest in dream interpretation and as spiritual practice will also receive valuable instruction and guidance. This book is an absorbing read and one of the most important books published on this topic.