The Mythic Path: Discovering the Guiding Stories of Your Past Creating-A Vision for Your Future - Softcover

Feinstein, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874778573 ISBN 13: 9780874778571

Publisher: Tarcher, 1997

Synopsis

A remarkable 12-week program that will teach you how to tap into deep sources of wisdom and find greater fulfillment in these challenging times. The Mythic Path (1997) is a powerful antidote for modern lives caught in the disorienting grip of a world in turmoil. This newly expanded and updated edition brings to you a highly successful seminar that has been evolving for over two decades. An engaging book/tape "workshop," it is being assigned as homework by a growing number of psychotherapists and used to structure meetings in numerous men's and women's groups, recovery programs, and other settings where people are committed to deep personal change. Your personal mythology--comprised of beliefs and motivations that operate largely outside your conscious awareness--is the internal guidance system that shapes your journey. The more effective your guiding mythology, the better equipped you are to meet the challenges your life presents. * Become less bound by the grip of outmoded pa

About this title

About the Author

David Feinstein, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who serves as national director of the Energy Medicine Institute.  

Donna Eden has been teaching people how to understand their body's energies for more than twenty-five years. She has treated more than ten thousand clients individually and has taught hundreds of classes throughout the world.  

Gary Craig is the founder of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), the most widely used of all the techniques within the burgeoning new field of energy psychology.

Reviews

Psychologists Feinstein and Krippner show us how to take responsibility for renewing our personal "guiding" mythologies. These myths establish our identity and provide a sense of direction and self-worth. The book explains how to identify outdated myths ("Everything I do must be perfect"), produce alternative imagery, and integrate a new vision into our life. The program uses dreams, journals, and ritual to create "personal shields," "power objects," and individualized fairy tales that will aid the transformation. During the 12 weeks, the authors explain how to identify conflicts between prevailing and emerging myths, how to understand both, and how to construct, refine, and make a commitment to live from a newly created mythology. They suggest three one-hour sessions per week as well as optional time on journaling and dream work. The authors admit that their prevailing thesis is a reiteration of the Hasidic proverb "Carefully observe which way your heart draws you, and then choose that way with all your strength." Patricia Hassler

Edition details

• Publisher: Tarcher
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874778573
• ISBN 13: 9780874778571
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316