Rituals for Living and Dying: From Life's Wounds to Spiritual Awakening [Hardcover]

David Feinstein (Author), Ph.D. (Author), Peg Elliott Mayo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 23, 1990

If you are called upon to recommend a single book to an individual or family facing death or grief, this is the book.

How We Can Turn Loss & the Fear of Death into an Affirmation of Life

Learn the Alchemy of Transmuting Grief to Creativity

Part I: Rituals for Living and Dying - One Family's Experience

Part II: Cultivating an Empowering Mythology for Confronting Death

Part III: The Alchemy of Transmuting Grief to Creativity

Editorial Reviews

Review

A powerful step toward opening the mind to the heart...I recommend this book to anyone confronting illness or loss. --Stephen Levine

The provocative exercises and thoughtful text can help you approach death, and thus life, with enhanced integrity. --Ram Dass

With passion, creativity, and sensitivity, Feinstein and Mayo have fashioned rituals ... that nurture relationships, ease transitions, and feed the spirit. --Jeanne Achterberg, Ph.D.

About the Author

David Feinstein, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist who has worked extensively with individuals facing life-threatening illnesses, lives in Ashland, Oregon. He is in wide demand as a lecturer and workshop leader who focuses on cultivating relevant, contemporary ritual and myth.

Peg Elliott Mayo, M.S.W., is a clinical social worker, writer, workshop leader, and storyteller, living in the rugged Coast Range Mountains of Oregon. Her psychotherapy combines a Jungian perspective, Gestalt immediacy, body awareness, and the power of ritual.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 182 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st edition (November 23, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062503294
• ISBN-13: 978-0062503299
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Feinstein, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has served on the faculties of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Antioch College. Author of eight books and more than 80 professional articles, he has been a pioneer in the areas of energy psychology and energy medicine. His books have been translated into 15 languages and won nine national awards, including the U.S. Book News Best Psychology/Mental Health Book in 2007 (for Personal Mythology) and an Indies Best Books Award (for The Promise of Energy Psychology). His website is www.EnergyPsychEd.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poetic, practical guidance with bereavement and death issues, September 19, 1999

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Peg E. Mayo (Coast Range Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rituals for Living and Dying: From Life's Wounds to Spiritual Awakening (Hardcover)

This book is available through the authors: rivervoices.com or innersource.net. It provides tender,applicable guidance when facing death or at the time of loss. Strong case studies, intimate chronicles, and scholarly support for growing through grief into creative understanding of life's challenges.