The Architecture of the Soul by Albert J Lachance

The Architecture of the Soul by Albert J Lachance

The Architecture of the Soul introduces and maps out a model of the human person that represents a new way of interpreting and treating human--and by extension global--dysfunction. Arising from the transpersonal and integral schools of psychology, this model provides an alternative to the view of the human person as a product of brain chemistry, whose dysfunctional behavior can be treated through pharmaceuticals and traditional psychology. Based on the author's years of clinical experience treating addiction, the book posits a human psyche made up of three zones of awareness. The first two are reached by present-day psychology, focusing on cognitive and affective disorders, and therapies that treat addictive disorders. The crucial third zone, called Tertiary Awareness, is the 'rudder' of the human personality that contains deep bio- and eco-wisdoms that must be brought to consciousness and cultivated. In explaining how to integrate self and spirit, the author demonstrates how people must be made aware of this zone if we are to survive as a species and a planet.

The author of several books on spirituality, psychology, ecology, and religion, ALBERT J. LACHANCE, PhD, spent six years in a one-on-one relationship with Thomas Berry at his Riverdale Center for Religious Research. For seventeen years he owned and operated Greenspirit: The Center for Counseling and Consciousness in Manchester, New Hampshire. He has counseled individuals, families, and groups, and has consulted with organizations regarding interpersonal dynamics.

A graduate of Harvard Divinity School with a Master's Degree in theological studies, REBECCA LACHANCE GOODWIN has taught and lectured on comparative religions at the high school and college levels. She has worked with Dr. LaChance for six years as a student of his work and as an editor and coauthor. She contributed the foreword to his most recent book The Way of Christ. The author lives in New Boston, New Hampshire.

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ISBN 13	9781556436024
ISBN 10	1556436025
Title	The Architecture of the Soul
Author	Albert J Lachance
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Year published	2005-12-08
Number of pages	272
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