Soul Psychology

Zusatztext "Soul Psychology is a helpful guide to those on a spiritual path of ascension. . . . Provides wonderful tools that are easy to apply!" --SHAKTI GAWAIN Author of Creative Visualizations and Living in the Light "MAGNIFICENT . . . A comprehensive! practical approach for experiencing soul transformation." --DR. NORMA MILANOVICH Author of The Light Shall Set You Free Informationen zum Autor Joshua David Stone, Ph.D. Klappentext The words of Sai Baba, "God equals man minus ego," are echoed by Dr. Joshua David Stone in his seminal work, Soul Psychology. A veteran transpersonal psychologist and family counselor, Dr. Stone teaches us how our entire understanding of ourselves and others is completely changed when we integrate our soul into the way we live our lives. Based on eighteen years of Dr. Stone's practice, this book is not a psychological approach to spirituality. It is rather a spiritual approach to the psychology of everyday living. At the heart of Soul Psychology is emotional healing through the dismantling of the "negative ego," a psychological cancer that prevents us from acting in accordance with our soul's true nature and purpose. This negative energy drives us to find our security outside of ourselves; whereas the only true security is one that is grounded in having a right relationship with self and a right relationship with the Divine. To guide us onto this path of spiritual ascension, Soul Psychology offers a stimulating new viewpoint that expands the boundaries of traditional spiritual practice, providing a wealth of accessible and powerful meditations and exercises, including - The six-step process for healing and spiritualizing emotions - The spiritual science of the seven rays and the twenty-two chakras - Methods for clearing negative psychic energies that inhibit soul growth - The one hundred most common pitfalls and traps on the spiritual pathChapter 1 What Is Soul Psychology? God equals man minus ego. SAI BABA We are living in an extraordinary time in the history of the earth's evolution. Extraordinary advances have been made within this last millennium. In the last hundred years alone, we have witnessed startling breakthroughs in technology, medicine, and communications. We have landed on other planets, put a space station in orbit, grown test-tube babies, and cloned sheep. In the midst of these incredible achievements, mankind has never been more at odds with itself and so lacking in inner peace. Why is this? To say that there is one answer would merely oversimplify complex issues. While there are many aspects to consider, there are two main patterns woven through this tapestry of answers. The first is humanity's obsession with material expansion and accelerated change at the expense of focusing on psychospiritual development. The second thread is failing to take into account the degree to which an individual's relationship to the psychological self affects his or her spiritual life. Simply put, if we are not right with ourselves, then every relationship in our lives, including our relation to God, will be compromised. I have spent my life studying psychology or sharing my days with those who work in the field, including my parents, my stepmother, and my sister, who are all professionals in this area. This early and frequent exposure hasn't given me all the answers to life's problems; however, I do feel that my personal and professional background, including my many years of experience in working as a licensed marriage, family, and child counselor, and as a licensed minister and spiritual teacher, has given me some valuable insights. Most particularly, it has helped me to understand, and to experience firsthand, the limited means traditional forms of psychology have used to deal with these two crucial issues. I have a great deal of respect for...

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Joshua David Stone, Ph.D.

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The words of Sai Baba, "God equals man minus ego," are echoed by Dr. Joshua David Stone in his seminal work, Soul Psychology. A veteran transpersonal psychologist and family counselor, Dr. Stone teaches us how our entire understanding of ourselves and others is completely changed when we integrate our soul into the way we live our lives. Based on eighteen years of Dr. Stone's practice, this book is not a psychological approach to spirituality. It is rather a spiritual approach to the psychology of everyday living.

At the heart of Soul Psychology is emotional healing through the dismantling of the "negative ego," a psychological cancer that prevents us from acting in accordance with our soul's true nature and purpose. This negative energy drives us to find our security outside of ourselves; whereas the only true security is one that is grounded in having a right relationship with self and a right relationship with the Divine. To guide us onto this path of spiritual ascension, Soul Psychology offers a stimulating new viewpoint that expands the boundaries of traditional spiritual practice, providing a wealth of accessible and powerful meditations and exercises, including

• The six-step process for healing and spiritualizing emotions
• The spiritual science of the seven rays and the twenty-two chakras
• Methods for clearing negative psychic energies that inhibit soul growth
• The one hundred most common pitfalls and traps on the spiritual path

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Chapter 1
 
What Is Soul Psychology?
 
God equals man minus ego.
 
—SAI BABA
 
We are living in an extraordinary time in the history of the earth’s evolution. Extraordinary advances have been made within this last millennium. In the last hundred years alone, we have witnessed startling breakthroughs in technology, medicine, and communications. We have landed on other planets, put a space station in orbit, grown test-tube babies, and cloned sheep. In the midst of these incredible achievements, mankind has never been more at odds with itself and so lacking in inner peace. Why is this?
 
To say that there is one answer would merely oversimplify complex issues. While there are many aspects to consider, there are two main patterns woven through this tapestry of answers. The first is humanity’s obsession with material expansion and accelerated change at the expense of focusing on psychospiritual development. The second thread is failing to take into account the degree to which an individual’s relationship to the psychological self affects his or her spiritual life. Simply put, if we are not right with ourselves, then every relationship in our lives, including our relation to God, will be compromised.
 
I have spent my life studying psychology or sharing my days with those who work in the field, including my parents, my stepmother, and my sister, who are all professionals in this area. This early and frequent exposure hasn’t given me all the answers to life’s problems; however, I do feel that my personal and professional background, including my many years of experience in working as a licensed marriage, family, and child counselor, and as a licensed minister and spiritual teacher, has given me some valuable insights. Most particularly, it has helped me to understand, and to experience firsthand, the limited means traditional forms of psychology have used to deal with these two crucial issues.
 
I have a great deal of respect for traditional psychology and for those well-intentioned individuals who practice it. And I feel fortunate that I underwent traditional psychological training. It provided me with the solid foundation on which I’ve based my explorations of alternative methods and models, which eventually led me to establish my practice based on the principles of soul psychology. As you can probably gather from the very words themselves, soul psychology takes us out of the realm of tradit…