Old Age: Journey into Simplicity - Softcover

Luke, Helen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584200790 ISBN 13: 9781584200796

Publisher: Lindisfarne Books, 2010

Synopsis

Quick now, here, now, always―
A condition of complete simplicity
(Costing not less than everything)
―T.S. Eliot, Little Gidding

In this classic text on aging wisely, the renowned Jungian analyst Helen M. Luke reflects on the final journeys described in Homer’s Odyssey, Shakespeare’s King Lear, and T.S. Eliot’s Little Gidding, as well as devoting attention to suffering.

In examining some of the great masterpieces of literature produced by writers at the end of their lives, she elucidates the difference between growing old and disintegrating, encouraging the reader to grow emotionally and mentally during the culminating stage of life.

Contents:

• Foreword by Thomas Moore
• Introduction by Barbara A. Mowat
• The Odyssey
• King Lear
• The Tempest
• Little Gidding
• Suffering

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Helen Luke can strike one note with one finger with such sensitivity that it resonates forever in our soul."        
-- Marion Woodman, author of Leaving My Father's House

"Better to spend a day meditating on a single page of her writing than to read a stack of books for enlightenment."
-- Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul

"Helen Luke is a unique voice that carries beautiful passion, feeling, and clarity. She is clearly one of our most precious national treasures."
-- Clarissa Pinkola Estés, author of Women Who Run with the Wolves

From the Inside Flap:

sic text on aging wisely, the renowned Jungian analyst Helen M. Luke reflects on the final journeys described in Homer's Odyssey, Shakespeare's King Lear and The Tempest, and T. S. Eliot's "Little Gidding," and also on suffering. In examining some of the great masterpieces of literature produced by writers at the end of their lives, she elucidates the difference between growing old and disintegrating and encourages us to grow emotionally and mentally in this culminating stage of our own lives.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1584200790
• ISBN 13: 9781584200796
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112