The Enchanted Life: Unlocking the Magic of the Everyday - Couverture souple

Blackie, Sharon

 
9781487004071: The Enchanted Life: Unlocking the Magic of the Everyday
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1487004079 ISBN 13 : 9781487004071
Editeur : House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada, 2018

Synopsis

Taking as her starting point the inspiration and wisdom that can be derived from myth, fairy tales, and folk culture, Dr. Sharon Blackie offers a set of practical and grounded tools for enchanting our lives and the places we live, so leading to a greater sense of meaning and of belonging to the world.

Enchantment. By Dr. Blackie's definition, a vivid sense of belongingness to a rich and many-layered world, a profound and whole-hearted participation in the adventure of life. Enchantment is a natural, spontaneous human tendency -- one we possess as children, but lose, through social and cultural pressures, as we grow older. It is an attitude of mind which can be cultivated: the enchanted life is possible for anyone. It is intuitive, embraces wonder, and fully engages the mythic imagination -- but it is also deeply embodied in ecology, grounded in place and community.

To live this way is to be challenged, to be awakened, to be gripped and shaken to the core by the extraordinary which lies at the heart of the ordinary.

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À propos de l?auteur

DR. SHARON BLACKIE is an award-winning writer and internationally recognized teacher whose work sits at the interface of psychology, mythology, and ecology. Her highly acclaimed books, courses, lectures, and workshops are focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of our native myths, fairy tales, and folk traditions to the personal, social, and environmental problems we face today. As well as writing four books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestselling If Women Rose Rooted, her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Irish Times, the Scotsman, and more, and she has been interviewed by the BBC and other major broadcasters on her areas of expertise. Sharon lives on a smallholding in the mountains of Wales.

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Éditeur
House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1487004079
ISBN 13 
9781487004071
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
356
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Personne responsable
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