Cover image for Ageless soul : the lifelong journey toward meaning and joy / Thomas Moore.
TITLE:
Ageless soul : the lifelong journey toward meaning and joy / Thomas Moore.
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
New York : St. Martins Press,
Physical Description:
viii, 294 p.
Summary:
Thomas Moore reveals a fresh, optimistic, and rewarding path toward aging, one that need not be feared, but rather should be embraced and cherished. In Moore's view, aging is the process by which one becomes a more distinctive, complex, fulfilled, loving, and connected person. Using examples from his practice as a psychotherapist and teacher who lectures on the soul of medicine and spirituality, Moore argues for a new vision of aging: as a dramatic series of initiations rather than a diminishing experience, a passage that each of us has the tools - experience, maturity, imagination - to enjoy in the fullest way. He addresses the many paths of spiritual growth and learning that open later in life; the vital role of the elder and mentor in the lives of younger people; why melancholy is a natural part of aging, and how to accept it, rather than confuse it with depression; sex and sensuality; building new communities and leaving a legacy. Ageless Soul teaches readers how to embrace the richness of experience and how to take life on, accept invitations to new vitality, and feel fulfilled as they grow older. Thomas Moore is the author of Care of the Soul, and other books on deepening the soul and cultivating a mature spiritual life. He has been a monk, a musician, a university professor, and a psychotherapist. He lives in New Hampshire.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781250135810
General Note:
Includes index.