An Introduction to Spiritual Direction: A Psychological Approach for Directors and DirecteesPaulist Press, 2004 - 231 pages An Introduction to Spiritual Direction is a clear, nuanced and practical handbook for spiritual directors and directees that examines what it means to be spiritually whole and the process that gets us there. It is based in part on the two-year training course that the author conducts at Spiritual Direction Institute, the teachings of the depth psychologist, Carl Jung, and the Christian traditionalists, among them, St. Francis de Sales, Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. It is further conjoined with sections on the qualities of the good director and directee, with fascinating forays into the nature of temperament and psychological type. The core of the book is devoted to its larger question, the actual growth and acquisition of spiritual wisdom, where the stages, pitfalls, remedies, rewards, as well as the importance of spiritual direction, especially during times of crises, are examined in numerous comprehensive sections. Dovetailed with chapter notes and questions, index, and extensive bibliography, An Introduction to Spiritual Direction deserves recognition by directors, directees, counselors, students and practitioners of psychology, and religious educators. It is a great starting point for spiritual exploration. + |
Table des matières
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Actual Process of Spiritual Direction | 23 |
Qualities of a Good Spiritual Director | 38 |
Qualities to Encourage in a Directee | 46 |
Six Steps of Our Journey of Faith | 53 |
Three Obstacles to Grace and Their Remedies | 67 |
How to Discern Gods Will | 78 |
Spiritual Direction in Times of Crisis | 139 |
Spiritual Direction for the Different Temperaments | 154 |
Spiritual Direction for Contemplative Souls | 171 |
A Balanced Christianity | 183 |
Pitfalls in Spiritual Direction | 196 |
How to Deal with Extraordinary Spiritual Phenomena | 202 |
Facing Death and the Cross | 208 |
Facing the Future with Hope | 214 |
Signs of Spiritual Progress | 87 |
Direction for Different Levels of Faith | 98 |
Four Steps of Individuation | 124 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
able adult anima/animus attain attitude authenticity balance become Bible Brian Hall call of grace Carl Jung CHAPTER Christian contemplative prayer cross dark night David Keirsey death decisions depth psychology desire detachment develop directee's director and directee director needs discern God's Earth earthly Eucharist evil experience experienced fifth level freedom fruits future gifts give goal God's call God's love Gospels help the directee Holy Spirit hope human race humility inner journey of faith Jung Jungian psychology Lectio Divina level of faith live mature mystical negative one's oneself ourselves Personal Growth Plan pleasure possessions present problems proper psychological regarding relationship of love religious religious conversion rience second level self-discipline seventh level sign of spiritual soul spiritual direction session spiritual growth spiritual guidance spiritual progress suffering tasks Temperament Teresa of Avila things trust unconscious words