Growing Whole: Self-Realization for the Great Turning [Paperback]

Molly Young Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 23, 2009

Bridging personal and global transformation, Growing Whole explores how psychosynthesis, a spiritual psychology, can help each of us participate more fully in the Great Turning toward a life sustaining society. The book guides readers along a path of personal and spiritual growth, with numerous exercises that can be used alone or in groups.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

So much has transpired since Growing Whole: Self Realization on an Endangered Planet was published in 1993. Global climate change has become a mainstream topic as we see enormous Earth changes and natural disasters happening before our eyes. Few people today would question that we live on an endangered planet, at least in terms of its life support systems. We have found ourselves plunged into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, with no resolution in sight.

Despite all these changes, or even because of them, I appreciate more and more how the principles and practices of psychosynthesis can empower and transform people's lives. I found much to update, polish, and clarify in this revision of Growing Whole, but I made very few changes to the essential concepts; their relevancy endures. In these times of uncertainty and hardship, we need more than ever to work on our own personal and spiritual development to meet the challenges ahead. Psychosynthesis can help us do this.

I decided to change the subtitle to a more positive note, from "Self-realization on an Endangered Planet" to "Self-realization for the Great Turning." Most of us now know we live on an endangered planet, but fewer of us are aware of the potential for transformation that is also at hand. The term "the Great Turning" (described in detail in the Introduction) speaks to that potential, and invites everyone's participation in the greatest adventure of our times.

From the Back Cover

Bridging personal and global transformation, Growing Whole explores how psychosynthesis, a spiritual psychology, can help each of us participate more fully in the Great Turning toward a life sustaining society. The book guides readers along a path of personal and spiritual growth, with numerous exercises that can be used alone or in groups.

"I rejoice in this book and the clear, immediate wisdom it brings. It is like a trusted friend with whom we find our own authenticity and embark on the great adventures of our lives." --Joanna Macy, Ph.D., author of World As Lover, World As Self.

"One of the two or three best books I've read on personal and cultural transformation."--Bill Plotkin, Ph.D., author of Nature and the Human Soul.

"Clear and deep, a precious tool for inner work, it will stay with you over the years." --Dr. Yoav Dattilo, President, Italian Society of Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy (SIPT)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Psychosynthesis Press (January 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961144459
• ISBN-13: 978-0961144456
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,298,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)