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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This vital new book examines how healing encounters might further
the horizons of practice and extend innovation in professional
interpersonal relationships. Highly qualified contributors explore
ways in which insights into individual, cultural and community
meanings open further perspectives on human being and help clarify
what can feel a confusing present and an increasingly unpredictable
future. Divided into parts on Personal and Professional Identity,
Culture and Personal Context, Practice Research, and Clinical
Practice, each chapter opens up thinking on crucial contemporary
issues, informed by personal and clinical practice case-study
examples and by findings from leading-edge research investigations,
adding to the current literature on both theory and practice. This
book brings together voices from the margins, offering alternative
practice perspectives that look beyond protocol and
statistics-based therapy, emphasising the relational richness that
informs professional interpersonal encounters in the support of
mental health and wellbeing. It will be of immense value to
counsellors and psychotherapists in training and practice, as well
as for related mental health professionals and those with an
interest in the caring professions.
This vital new book examines how healing encounters might further
the horizons of practice and extend innovation in professional
interpersonal relationships. Highly qualified contributors explore
ways in which insights into individual, cultural and community
meanings open further perspectives on human being and help clarify
what can feel a confusing present and an increasingly unpredictable
future. Divided into parts on Personal and Professional Identity,
Culture and Personal Context, Practice Research, and Clinical
Practice, each chapter opens up thinking on crucial contemporary
issues, informed by personal and clinical practice case-study
examples and by findings from leading-edge research investigations,
adding to the current literature on both theory and practice. This
book brings together voices from the margins, offering alternative
practice perspectives that look beyond protocol and
statistics-based therapy, emphasising the relational richness that
informs professional interpersonal encounters in the support of
mental health and wellbeing. It will be of immense value to
counsellors and psychotherapists in training and practice, as well
as for related mental health professionals and those with an
interest in the caring professions.
An in-depth look at the lives and occult practices of 12
influential practitioners of sex magic from the 19th century to the
present day * Explores the background and sexual magical beliefs of
Paschal Beverly Randolph, Ida Craddock, Aleister Crowley, Maria de
Naglowska, Austin Osman Spare, Julius Evola, Franz Bardon, Jack
Parsons, William S. Burroughs, Marjorie Cameron, Anton LaVey, and
Genesis P-Orridge * Details the life of each sex magician, how they
came to uncover their occult practice, and, most importantly, how
the practice of sex magic affected their lives Offering a
fascinating introduction to the occult practice of sex magic in the
Western esoteric tradition, Michael William West explores its
history from its reintroduction in the early 19th century via
Paschal Beverly Randolph to the practices, influence, and
figureheads of the 20th and 21st century such as Anton LaVey,
founder of the Church of Satan, and Genesis P-Orridge, founder of
Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth. Focusing on 12 influential sex
magicians, some well-known and some who have remained in obscurity,
West details the life of each sex magician and how the practice of
sex magic affected their lives. He explains how most of the figures
presented in the book used sex magic as a means rather than an end,
utilizing their practice to enhance and enrich their life's work,
whether in the arts, sciences, or as a spiritual leader. He
examines what is known about Paschal Beverly Randolph, the founding
father of modern sex magic, explores the tragic and mystical life
of Ida Craddock, and discusses, in depth, iconic figures like
Aleister Crowley and Austin Osman Spare, who saw sex magic as a
source of artistic power and is now seen as a prophet of the chaos
magick movement. Other sex magicians explored deployed magic to
drive themselves to the highest echelons of achievement: in
literature, William S. Burroughs; in music, Genesis P-Orridge; and
in science, Jack Parsons, who openly used magic while making
unconventional breakthroughs in rocket science. The author also
examines Maria de Naglowska, Julius Evola, Franz Bardon, Marjorie
Cameron, and Anton Szandor LaVey. While these sex magicians each
followed a different spiritual path and had varying degrees of
notoriety and infamy, one common thread emerges from looking at
their interesting lives: utilizing magic to know thyself and change
your reality is a journey that requires imagination, creativity,
and self-awareness to the quest for enlightenment.
The contributors, who each work with spiritual issues, either
explicitly as spiritual directors or accompaniers, or as an
implicit part of their therapeutic work, offer a
psychologically-informed approach to Spiritual Accompaniment and
Direction, and to working with others on a spiritual level more
generally. They explore what it means to be attuned to the
spiritual process of another, discuss what makes an effective
relationship in Spiritual Accompaniment and counselling, and
consider how best to work with spiritual crisis, spiritual abuse,
and pain. The unconscious process informing the work, forgiveness,
changing spiritual needs over the life-span, and models of
supervision that can inform the practice of Spiritual Accompaniment
are also explored. A case study is presented, providing
psychological and theological insights into the accompaniment
process. Grounded in work with the spiritual dimension of others
and aspiring to improve encounters at a spiritual level, this
concise book has important implications for the practice of
counsellors, psychotherapists, and spiritual accompaniers and
directors.
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