05226oam 2200757I 450 991079054600332120230803021738.00-415-52063-01-135-08576-50-203-06922-61-135-08577-310.4324/9780203069226 (CKB)2550000001117553(EBL)1397305(OCoLC)862825960(SSID)ssj0001000181(PQKBManifestationID)12452130(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001000181(PQKBWorkID)10944254(PQKB)10332634(MiAaPQ)EBC1397305(Au-PeEL)EBL1397305(CaPaEBR)ebr10764089(CaONFJC)MIL517991(OCoLC)858861376(OCoLC)1193335671(FINmELB)ELB133992(EXLCZ)99255000000111755320180706e20132011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGods and diseases making sense of our physical and mental wellbeing /David TaceyFirst edition.London ;New York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (262 p.)"First published in English, Australia by HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited in 2011"--T.p. verso.0-415-52062-2 1-299-86740-5 Includes bibliographical references (pages [240]-255) and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Introduction: Return of the Gods; Intuitive thinking ; Indigenous influence; The practical nature of spirituality ; My path to here ; Intellectual standpointAuthor's note 1. Gods and Diseases; Archetypes and subtle forces ; Diseases of the spirit ; Archetypal medicine ; The problem of credibilitySeeing through to the metaphor 'It's only psychological': popular approaches and positive thinking; Wrestling with our demons ; The spiritual roots of healing ; Metaphor as illnessThe theory in plain language 2. The Suffering of Spiritual Rebirth; The induction into spirit ; The natural state overcomes itself ; Metaphors of death and rebirthSpiritual initiation in the context of jungian thought The function and character of the Self; The human journey and the stages of life ; The spiritual meaning of lifeExile and homecoming<P>Today's society faces many problems that cannot be solved by the application of reason, logic or medicine. Some of these include alcoholism, suicide, drug addiction and child abuse to name but a few. Many mental health problems are on the increase such as depression, phobias and anxiety with no obvious solution in sight.</P><P>In Gods and Diseases, David Tacey argues that the answers lie in leaving behind the confines of conventional medicine. Instead we should turn towards spirituality and to what he calls 'meaning-making', to make sense of our physical and mental wellbeing and explore howMental healthReligious aspectsChristianityHealingReligious aspectsChristianitySpiritual healingPsychology, ReligiousMental healthReligious aspectsChristianity.HealingReligious aspectsChristianity.Spiritual healing.Psychology, Religious.201/.7621Tacey David J(David John),1953-,527752MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790546003321Gods and diseases3722505UNINA