Everyday Soul [Hardcover]

Bradford Keeney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1996

A psychotherapist presents stories and exercises designed to turn all the events of life--from breathing and sleeping to work and relationships--into a connection with the Divine and Sacred.

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Move over, Thomas Moore! For those who want more on soulfulness, Keeney combines self-help exercises with an astonishing series of short memoirs of his own spiritual search, which has led him to shamanic visions in the Americas and to spiritual healing in Japan. A psychologist, Keeney begins with the struggles that often bring a client into therapy--loss, frustration, thwarted desire--and shows their spiritual dimensions. He then moves into examinations of dreaming, drumming, and hands-on healing as aids to soulfulness. Each chapter includes inventive applications of theory that encourage readers to explore how ordinary life offers an arena for the drama of the emerging soul. Patricia Monaghan

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover (October 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573220442
• ISBN-13: 978-1573220446
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,510,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Professor Bradford Keeney, PhD, is an internationally renowned scholar, author, and therapist. He is presently Hanna Spyker Eminent Scholars Chair in Education and Director, Institute for Creative Transformation and Virtual Pedagogy, University of Louisiana, Monroe, and President, Louisiana Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

As a fieldworker, Keeney has been called "the Marco Polo of psychology and an anthropologist of the spirit" by the editors of Utne Reader. As the author of over thirty-one books, Keeney presently is practicing and teaching what he has learned from the arts and sciences across diverse cultural traditions to help individuals, couples, and families transform their challenges and suffering into growth and more meaningful lives.

Apart from his work with the Kalahari Bushmen, he has served distinguished careers that span and connect the disciplines of social cybernetics, anthropology, and therapy. He has extensively researched and published information about various healing traditions around the world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cookbook for the Amateur Shaman, November 14, 1997

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This review is from: Everyday Soul (Paperback)

A delightful find. Although I found it at a when the author was "lecturing" at the Church of Today, Warren, MI. Does your life yearn for more? Do you have just about everything you thought you wanted, but something important is missing? If so this book can guide you on a journey of discovery! Your rewards will be many. Most importantly, that nagging question you can never ask (who am I) will be answered. There are many books that can lead you to self-discovery. This is one. If it appeals to you: buy it NOW! If not, write; I know dozens of books (all available here at amazon.com) that will lead you there. For there are many paths to the One, all are available to you. Choose one that appeals and stick to it. Enjoy!! (Copywrite 1997 Siddheartha)

4.0 out of 5 stars Not sure about this one, August 1, 2011

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This review is from: Everyday Soul (Paperback)

I own "Aesthetics of Change" and a few other Keeney titles. I've read each of them numerous times. I've been a fan of Keeney since the day I cracked open my Dad's copy of "Aesthetics of Change" years ago. Reading Keeney's books tends to be very enlightening.

That said, I'm not sure about "Everyday Soul". It's a fascinating read, for sure, but it is quite off-base from Keeney's more "scientific" works. Granted, this isn't a psychology book...I'm well aware of that. With all of Keeney's other books that I've read, I've been enlightened with new understanding that has a real impact on my life, so when "Everyday Soul" assumed the stance that understanding is an obstacle to spirituality, I was a bit disappointed.

I'm still giving this book 4 stars because there are plenty of typical Keeney bits of wisdom sprinkled throughout, and my own expectations lead to the disappointment I felt.