A Wild and Sacred Call
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A Wild and Sacred Call

Nature–Psyche–Spirit

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A Wild and Sacred Call

Nature–Psyche–Spirit

About this book

An ecopsychological, ecospiritual exploration of humankind's relationship with the rest of nature.

Our current ecological derangement is not only a biological crisis but more deeply a crisis of consciousness, culture, and relationship. The core ethical responsibility of our contemporary era, therefore, and the aspiration of this ecopsychological/ecospiritual book, is to create a mutually enhancing relationship between humankind and the rest of nature. To address the urgent concerns of global warming, mass extinction, toxic environments, and our loss of conscious contact with the natural world, psychologist Will W. Adams weaves together insights from Zen Buddhism, Christian mysticism, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and the practice of psychotherapy. Through a transpersonal, nondual, contemplative approach, Adams explores the fundamental malady of supposed separation (or dissociation): mind over body, self over others, my tribe over others', humans over the rest of nature. Instead of merely discussing these crucial issues in abstract terms, the book presents healing alternatives through storytelling, poetry, and theoretical inquiry. Written in an engaging, down-to-earth manner grounded in vivid descriptions of actual lived experience, A Wild and Sacred Call speaks across disciplines to students, experts, and nonspecialists alike.

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Information

Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781438492063, 9781438492056
eBook ISBN
9781438492070
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Ecology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface: Deep Calls to Deep: Hallowing Our Relationship with Nature
  7. Introduction Transpersonal Ecopsychology by Way of Phenomenology and Contemplative Spirituality
  8. Chapter One Seeing Those Peach Blossoms Changed My Life: Keeping Joy, Wonder, and Gratitude Alive in Our Heart
  9. Chapter Two The Ghost Bird’s Haunting Cry: Letting Our Heart Break … Open
  10. Chapter Three All Real Living Is Meeting: Losing Nature, Losing Our Humanity
  11. Chapter Four The Dissociative Madness of Modernity’s Shadow: Constructing, Deconstructing, and Reconstructing Culture
  12. Chapter Five The Supposedly Separate Ego: Delusion, Paranoia, and Greed in Conventional (Co)Existence
  13. Chapter Six No Longer I: Christian Mysticism, Self-Surrender, and Transpersonal Realization
  14. Chapter Seven Nature’s Conversational Consciousness: Awareness as an Ecological Field of Relations
  15. Chapter Eight Bashō’s Contemplative Therapy for Narcissus: From Ego-Centered Alienation to Eco-Centered Intimacy
  16. Chapter Nine Nature-Healing-Body-Healing-Nature-Healing-Body: From Desensitization to Embodied Attunement
  17. Chapter Ten Living Means Being Addressed: Embracing Earth’s Wild, Sacred, Ethical Call
  18. Chapter Eleven Love Is Our Nature, Our Calling, Our Path, Our Fruition: It All Comes Down to This
  19. Coda: Deep Calls to Deep—Deep Listens from Its Depths—Deep Serves Deep
  20. Acknowledgments
  21. Notes
  22. References
  23. Index
  24. About the Author
  25. Back Cover