Synopses & Reviews
Two pioneers in holistic psychology show how to heal mind and spirit, using Dante's
Divine Comedy as a metaphor for personal growth.
Bringing a unique Western approach to the quest for enlightenment, Dante's Path addresses such struggles as depression, anxiety, and addiction through a brilliant lens called psychosynthesis. Conceived by Italian psychotherapist Roberto Assagioli, who was a student of Sigmund Freud and colleague of Carl Jung, psycho-synthesis embraces spirituality as a key component of mental health. Dante's Path draws on Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy (of which Assagioli was a devotee) as a rich metaphor for the challenge of escaping from fear-based instincts (Dante's Hell), into a place of personal transformation (Purgatory), then into the confidence of finding life's higher purpose (his Pilgrim's Paradise).
With specific exercises, such as guided imagery and meditations, Dante's Path leads readers on a unique step-by-step journey for building an ongoing relationship with their guiding inner wisdom. The Schaubs have used this holistic method to successfully treat hundreds of patients for over thirty years.
About the Author
"In today's troubled world, millions are searching for security and happiness in all the wrong places. Bonney and Richard Schaub offer an option-a path that can lead to personal transformation and serenity. If you are tired of psychology-lite, this is your book." (Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Beyond the Body, Reinventing Medicine, and Healing Words)
Table of Contents
The experience of more -- Maps and guides -- The problem and the promise -- Hell-the sea of pain -- Learning to move out of hell -- Climbing the mountain of transformation -- First contact with wisdom -- Developing a relationship with your wisdom mind -- Experiences in higher consciousness -- The candle for its flame prepared -- Epilogue: Michelangelo's eyes.