Edward Tick
Autor(a) de War and the Soul: Healing Our Nation's Veterans from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
About the Author
Edward Tick, ph.D., is the director of Sanctuary: A Center for Mentoring the Soul in Albany, New York
Obras de Edward Tick
War and the Soul: Healing Our Nation's Veterans from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (2005) 110 cópias
The Practice of Dream Healing: Bringing Ancient Greek Mysteries into Modern Medicine (2001) 30 cópias
Warrior's Return 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- Albany, New York, USA
Membros
Resenhas
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Membros
- 148
- Popularidade
- #140,180
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 12
- Idiomas
- 1
He describes the experience of going to war as an initiation -- one which in modern times is almost never successfully completed. As a result, those who go war undergo the first part -- the tearing down of the previous personality and the transformation into a soldier -- but seldom receive the support to integrate their experiences into becoming a mature warrior after the war: a person who has faced and dealt with the horrors of war and the ethical issues, who can release their fear and anger, and become an elder, a guardian, and an advocate against senseless violence.
Author Edward Tick uses myth and archetype -- the language of the soul -- as the language of this work, which resonates deeply with me. Our culture still responds to the ancient mythic power of war, but the way we wage war (mechanized, large scale, with more tolerance of "acceptable loss" and collateral damage to civilian targets than used to be the case) makes the fulfillment of those dimensions very difficult, and increases the soul wounding for those who participate in it.
Through individual counseling and the work of his organization "Soldiers Heart," Tick has been using these techniques successfully for more than 20 years to help veterans, their families, and communities, heal from the wounds of war.
Five stars not just for strong writing and a fascinating topic, but because I've joined Soldiers Heart as a result of reading it.… (mais)