The Undefended Self: Living the Pathwork

The Undefended Self is a profound pragmatic guide to living the spiritual-psychological path toward union—with self, with others and with the essence of life. Here we learn, through the Pathwork teachings, and through true personal stories of conflict, crisis and breakthrough: —The maps and processes for the hero's journey for our times. —How to dismantle personal defenses safely and sanely and to anchor in our original divine nature. —How meeting the unconscious dark side of human nature releases powerful new energies for creativity, love, aliveness, and awakening and leaves us permanently changed. —how to work with the invitations, tasks, and realities of each of the developmental stages of consciousness. Like such other contemporary spiritual teachings as "A Course in Miracles" and "Conversations with God," "The Undefended Self is a clarion call of hope and liberation for ourselves and for our world. "The Undefended Self" has been published in seven languages and is read at schools of healing and transformation and in study groups around the world.

Susan Thesenga has taught the Pathwork throughout the United States and in Brazil. She started on this path more than thirty years ago, after meeting Eva Pierrakos, whose Pathwork teachings gave direction and meaning to Susan's lifelong spiritual search. In 1972 Susan and her husban, Donovan, founded the Sevenoaks Pathwork Center in Madison, Virginia, where they still live and work.