Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent by David Spangler

Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent by David Spangler

The words parent and mystic may seem an odd combination, but most parents will tell you that the birth of a child is spiritually significant -- in some way a mystical experience, a connection with the divine. There is a feeling of magic in the parent-child relationship that relies on intuition, total presence, and impulses that come from neither the mind nor the body -- impulses of the soul.

Full of down-and-dirty stories from life with his own four children, and charged with David Spangler's sharp wit and warm sensibility, Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent is a book about the ordinary -- the blessings of the day in and day out of child rearing. It's a captivating and inspiring guide for mothers and fathers in the trenches, trying to build strong, spiritually fulfilling families that work. A book that encourages us, with grace and humor, toward the kind of conscious parenting that brings the world creative, honest, independent kids.

David Spangler has traveled and lectured extensively since returning to the United States from Findhorn in the early 1970s. He has established and taught courses at the University of Wisconsin, Seattle University, and the California Institute of Integral Studies, among others. He also conducts Lorian Association for Incarnational Spirituality seminars. www.Hermeticist@blogspot.com is David Spangler's blog.

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ISBN 13	9781573221061
ISBN 10	1573221066
Title	Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent
Author	David Spangler
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	1998-12-28
Number of pages	191
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