Spirit and Psyche: A New Paradigm for

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in linking psychology and psychotherapy with spirituality. This book explores the literature on spirituality. This book explores the literature on spirituality as an important dimension of psychology, and explains the relationship between psychological treatment and spiritual healing.

Victor L. Schermer is a psychologist, psychoanalytic psychotherapist, consultant, and supervisor

Foreword Kenneth Porter, Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy, National Institute for the Psychotherapies, New York

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Preface and Acknowledgements

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PART I: Psychospirituality

A Paradigm Shift

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Newer Perspectives in Science, Psychology, and Medicine

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The Impact of Eastern Thought

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Building Bridges between Spirituality and Psychology through Object Relations Theory and Self Psychology

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Insights from Kleinian Object Relations Theory

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The Relational Matrix of Infancy and its Impact upon Spiritual Development

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The Self in Relation: Vulnerability and Mutuality as Gateways to Healing

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The Psychospiritual Self

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Spiritual Development throughout the Life Cycle

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The Circles of Being: Towards a `Psychospiritual Map'

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PART II: Spirituality and Psychological Healing

Spirituality in Psychotherapy

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The Spiritual Journey: Story, Rite, and Ritual as Metaphors for Psychotherapy and Healing

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The Therapist as Mystic: The Listening Process

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Conclusions: Optimistic and Cautionary

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Addendum and Exemplification

Spirituality, the Twelve-Step Model, and Psychotherapy

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References

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Subject Index

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Author Index

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Spirit and Psyche: A New Paradigm for Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Psychotherapy

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