Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the

Swallowed by a Snake is a book for men and women about the masculine side of healing from loss. Discover new and powerful ways to heal. How the genders differ in thei healing. Greater understanding between partners. Examples of successful and uniqueness. New ways to understnad your grief. Ways the individual's loss can impact the entire family. Swallowed by a Snake is meant to be a map and a guide trough the experience of loss. It will help you move through the pain of loss and into a place of healing and transformation.

Preface to the Second Edition

ix

Introduction

1

(6)

Swallowed

What Is Grief?

7

(12)

Grief is Like a Beast

11

(3)

Swallowed by a Snake

14

(2)

Being in the Belly

16

(3)

How To Gauge Your Grief

19

(10)

Expectedness

20

(2)

Naturalness

22

(1)

Amnbivalence

23

(1)

Dependency

24

(5)

Chaos and Ritual

29

(16)

Containment

33

(2)

Submission

35

(1)

Deconstruction

36

(1)

Reconstruction

37

(8)

Getting Out

Standing In Your Tension

45

(8)

Dark Moods

48

(2)

Grief as a Guest

50

(1)

The Pain of Pain

51

(1)

Grief is Healed

52

(1)

The Experience of Emotions in Grief

53

(20)

Anger

53

(7)

Sadness

60

(6)

Guilt

66

(3)

Helplessness

69

(4)

Gender Differences

73

(12)

Physical Differences

73

(1)

Psychological Differences

74

(2)

Hierarchy

76

(3)

Gender and Healing

79

(6)

Healing Through Action: The Masculine Gift

85

(12)

Creativity

86

(2)

Practicality

88

(5)

Thinking

93

(4)

The Ground of the Battle

Our Own Culture

97

(14)

The Middle Ages

98

(7)

Guerilla Grief

105

(2)

Lack of the Numinous

107

(4)

Cross-Cultural Grief

111

(18)

Bark

115

(5)

The Yolngu

120

(2)

Singing the Grief

122

(1)

The Dagura People

123

(6)

The Basics

129

(2)

Epilogue

131

(40)

Making a Box: My Father's Death

133

(6)

Singing the Grief: My Eulogy for My Father

139

(6)

Fixing a Hole: Grieving With Other Men

145

(6)

Playing Catch: Stewarding Children's Grief

151

(8)

Decorating the Tree: A Family Ritual for the Year Anniversary

159

(6)

Listening to the Music: When Grief Recedes

165

(6)

References

171

(2)

Index

173

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