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Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life Paperback – January 26, 1994

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In this special twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Thomas Moore’s bestselling Care of the Soul, which includes a new introduction by the author, readers are presented with a revolutionary approach to thinking about daily life—everyday activities, events, problems, and creative opportunities—and a therapeutic lifestyle is proposed that focuses on looking more deeply into emotional problems and learning how to sense sacredness in ordinary things.

Basing his writing on the ancient model of “care of the soul”—which provided a religious context for viewing the everyday events of life—Moore brings “care of the soul” into the twenty-first century. Promising to deepen and broaden the readers’ perspectives on their life experiences, Moore draws on his own life as a therapist practicing “care of the soul,” as well as his studies of the world’s religions and his work in music and art, to create this inspirational guide that examines the connections between spirituality and the problems of individuals and society.

“Thoughtful, eloquent, inspiring.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“I soulfully recommend it without reservation.” —John Bradshaw, author of Homecoming

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Care of the Soul is considered to be one of the best primers for soul work ever written. Thomas Moore, an internationally renowned theologian and former Catholic monk, offers a philosophy for living that involves accepting our humanity rather than struggling to transcend it. By nurturing the soul in everyday life, Moore shows how to cultivate dignity, peace, and depth of character. For example, in addressing the importance of daily rituals he writes, "Ritual maintains the world's holiness. As in a dream a small object may assume significance, so in a life that is animated by ritual there are no insignificant things." This is the eloquence that helped reintroduce the sacred into everyday language and contemporary values.

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Therapist and religious historian Moore's invigorating guide to a "soulful" life poses a radical challenge to contemporary psychotherapy.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperPerennial; Reprint edition (January 26, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060922249
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060922245
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.76 x 8.5 inches
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    Thomas Moore is the author of the bestselling book Care of the Soul and thirty other books on deepening spirituality and cultivating soul in every aspect of life. He has been a monk, a musician, a university professor, and a psychotherapist. He has Ph. D. in religion from Syracuse University and has won several awards, including an honorary doctorate from Lesley University and the Humanitarian Award from Einstein Medical School. He also writes fiction and music and often works with his wife, artist Joan Hanley. He has a background in music composition and plays the piano daily as a kind of meditation. His most recent book is Soul Therapy: The Art and Craft of Caring Conversations.

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CARE OF TH SOULA GUIDE FOR CULTIVATING DEPTH AND SACREDNESS IN EVERYDAY LIFEWITH OVER 46 WEEKS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLER LIST, CARE OF THE SOUL HAS TOUCHED THE NATION.A LEADING LECTURER ON ARCHETYPAL PSYCHOLOGY AND MYTHOLOGY, THOMAS MOORE GUIDES US THROUGH AN ARTFUL CONSIDERATION OF HOW TO CARE FOR AND UNDERSTAND THE ELUSIVE PART OF OUR PERSONALITY CALLED THE SOUL.BEAUTIFULLY INTERLACED WITH LESSONS FROM MYTHOLOGY, MOORE'S TREATISE CAREFULLY EXPLAINS THE MALADY HE CALL "LOSS OF SOUL" THAT MANIFESTS IN OUR OBSESSIONS, ADDICTIONS AND VIOLENCE.WHILE WE HAVE SPECIALISTS TO ADVISE US ON MEDICAL AND MENTAL MALADIES, THERE ARE FEW SPECIALISTS OF THE SOUL TO ADVISE US WHEN WE SUCCUMB TO MOODS, AND EMOTIONAL PAIN, OR CONFRONT A HOST OF "EVILS".WITH INTELLIGENCE, SINCERITY AND GRACE, MOORE TEACHES US TO STEP ASIDE, ALLOWING ALL PARTS OF OUR PERSONALITY TO BLEND---EMBRACING NOT JUST THE LOVABLE, BUT ALSO THE OBSESSIVE, CHILDISH, AND EVEN THE DETESTABLE. FOLLOWING HIS SAGE GUIDANCE, WE CAN ACHIEVE AND APPRECIATE THE FULL GENIUS OF WHICH WE ARE CAPABLE."A WONDERFUL BOOK, IT WILL DO MUCH TO FREE THE WORLD OF THE MEDICAL MODEL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY AND TO HELP PEOPLE TREASURE AS INDIVIDUAL POETRY WHAT THEY FORMERLY REGARDED AS PATHOLOGY." - WHOLE CHILDWHLE PARENT[from the back cover of CDs holder]
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Carla Hastiemorrow
5.0 out of 5 stars Good manual for care of your soul!
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I had already had this book in hardback but loaned it to a friend and never seen it again. This book is like a manual for the care of your soul -I read it over and over and it really helps!! It helps to rewire your mind to actually care for yourself!
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costellogirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
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Great read even after all these years since first published
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Lory Bird
5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure
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I really love this book. It makes you look at so many things with a different perspective from what society / family has taught all of us to differing degrees. By helping us expand our minds, Thomas Moore is showing us ways to care for our souls. With every book I read, I realize how utterly ignorant I am and this one is no exception. But isn’t that the beauty of knowing you don’t know it all ? Every time I came out of this book I truly felt closer to my soul. It is beautifully written, almost dream-like, and I was wistful when it was all over. Am looking forward to pursuing his other work. What a gift !
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froggyk
4.0 out of 5 stars To understand humility
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I can race through some books, enjoying them so much that I can’t wait to see how they end. Was it Colonel Mustard with the revolver in theblibrary?

Some books are different – very different, and I take my time not because I’m slogging through misery, but because every paragraph requires reading and rereading, followed by time to savor the ideas presented there, sometimes taking days or even weeks to work through a chapter. Care of the Soul was such a book.

This book is dense – dense in thought, dense in ideas. My first question is what is soul? I have used the words soul and spirit interchangeably, but Moore distinguishes between them. His differences are not subtle – rather, like two halves of the essence of human experience.

The basis of Moore’s most famous book is that we must take time to nurture our soul – our heart – our depth. To nurture in his sense means to explore with curiosity – both in the light and the shadows. We should look for beauty in both places. We should let our hearts feel the beauty of joy and sadness.

A tough read for me – not because the wording was hard to grasp, but the concepts themselves deserved their time. Dense in ideas. Mostly well-organized until towards the end, when it felt like Moore was just making points that didn’t fit well into earlier chapters, making it more scattered.

If you want to know yourself better, or to better understand humility, fabulous book.
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Dave/Ohio
5.0 out of 5 stars This book was a wonderful surprise
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This book was a wonderful surprise. I thought it would be a book of psychology, but it is full of examples of the gods of mythology and what they stood for, for example, the god Saturn ruling over depression. It talks about all sorts of feelings, and tells you what is good about all of them. Again for example, who would think depression is good? But it gives a person time to slow down, and see things in life they might not have known. I'm not explaining as well as the book, but I'm surprised of how interesting the book is, regarding all emotions, and what we can learn from the and do with them. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about themselves, other people, and just life in general.
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Fetechic
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, touching book.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2022
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I enjoyed this book very much and the added touch of spiritual understanding of the soul by Thomas Moore. I bought a copy for my mom to read as well.
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James
3.0 out of 5 stars changed intro in this version, needed to included the original intro.
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023
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I know the book well. I have a hardback first edition, bought in 1992. I bought this version to have an electronic kindle version. I wish Moore had included the original introduction and discussed the evolution/rationale for the new introduction. He doesn't include the original. I love segments of the original introduction.
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Jim28
5.0 out of 5 stars Read Slowly
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022
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I needed to pace myself on this one. The first few chapters are a bit heavy for me with reference to Greek mythology which might be Greek to some of us (pun intended). Author makes a case for those reference as a way of understanding basic issues of man with himself - work, family, career, love, etc. This is a classic and should be read and digested slowly.
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Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2023
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Jacob
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
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This book is like glue for the soul. Defiently worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Este Livro ajudou no meu autoconhecimento.
Reviewed in Brazil on September 24, 2018
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Nada deste livro é não gostável. E uma profunda mirada na vida das pessoas, cheia de sabedoria e sem pretensões. Escrito de uma forma simples, clara, inteligente, é impossível não entender as ideias do autor. e o mais importante e que provoca insights maravilhosos. Eu recomendo a leitura deste livro a todos aqueles que querem cuidar da sua alma e tem a coragem de fazé-lo.
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M Akhila
5.0 out of 5 stars Science and soul can coexist
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2018
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I liked Care of the Soul very much because it reminded me of that essential beauty that gets missed in the glitzy hurly burly of modern life. Thomas Moore’s opinion that this emptiness of soul leads people to fill the vacuum with stuff / power/ wealth resonated with me
I read this when I was recovering from the change of a relationship- it helped me gain insight into both our actions.
I would recommend it to anyone wanting to delve deeper into an understanding of human nature and its connection to the world around us.
5 stars because it made me stop and admire the demon thee leaves
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sreenivas
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in India on May 12, 2018
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Anyone who is looking for depth in everyday life and wanting to live meaningfully, have to embark on this journey and reading this book is the best start.
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