Spirit and Psyche: A New Paradigm for Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Foreword, Kenneth Porter. Preface and Acknowledgements. Part I: Psychospirituality. 1. A Paradigm Shift. 2. Newer Perspectives in Science, Psychology and Medicine. 3. The Impact of Eastern Thought. 4. Building Bridges between Spirituality and Psychology through Object Relations Theory and Self Psychology. 5. Insights from Kleinian Object Relations Theory. 6. The Relational Matrix of Infancy and its Impact upon Spiritual Development. 7. The Self in Relation: Vulnerability and Mutuality as Gateways to Healing. 8. The Pyschospiritual Self. 9. Spiritual Development throughout the Life Cycle. 10. The Circles of Being: Towards a `Pyschospiritual Map'. Part II: Spirituality and Psychological Healing. 11. Spirituality in Psychotherapy. 12 The Spiritual Journey: Story, Rite and Ritual as Metaphors for Psychotherapy and Healing. 13. The Therapist as Mystic: The Listening Process. 14. Conclusions: Optimistic and Cautionary. Addendum and Exemplification. Spirituality, the Twelve Step Model and Psychotherapy. References. Index.