The Enchanted Life: Unlocking the Magic of the Everyday

Blackie, Sharon

ISBN 10: 1487004079 / ISBN 13: 9781487004071

Verlag: Ambrosia, 2018

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IT'S TIME TO RECONNECT TO THE WORLD AROUND US:

• 'Life Satisfaction' scores in many wealthy countries are surprisingly low, averaging just 5.7 on a scale from 0 to 10 in OECD countries. We're yearning for meaning, for ways to feel at home in the world. How do we transform ourselves from alienated and anxious to feeling a sense of wonder, kinship, and belonging to the world around us? THE ENCHANTED LIFE is a guide to doing just that.

AN INTERSECTIONAL TAKE ON ENVIRONMENTALISM:

• Blackie will use her background in psychology and mythology to explore developing a relationship to the natural world using an intersectional approach, uniting feminism, mythology, environmentalism, psychology, and folklore.

A ROMANTIC CONNECTION:

• Like the artists of the Romantic era (think Wordsworth), Blackie reminds us that a childlike sense of wonder is key to recovering a sense of joy and enchantment with the world around us, and she points to the natural world as balm for the soul.

INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES AND BROAD REACH:

• Sharon Blackie has a popular Facebook page and is active on Twitter (where she is a regular guest host for the prominent hashtag #FolkloreThursday). Posts from Sharon's popular blog, 'The Art of Enchantment' (formerly 'Singing Over the Bones'), are regularly syndicated to or reposted on other web magazines, and she has a substantial and growing number of subscribers to her monthly TinyLetter. Her creative residential retreats for women sell out more than a year in advance, and people travel from all around the world to attend them. Her reach is especially strong in the US, UK, and Canada, but extends throughout Europe and Australasia.

A PRACTICAL AND GUIDED APPROACH:

• Each chapter includes exercises and practices, case studies, and lists of tips, resources, and questions.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

DR. SHARON BLACKIE is an award-winning writer and internationally recognized teacher whose work sits at the interface of psychology, mythology, and ecology. Her highly acclaimed books, courses, lectures, and workshops are focused on the development of the mythic imagination, and on the relevance of our native myths, fairy tales, and folk traditions to the personal, social, and environmental problems we face today. As well as writing four books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestselling If Women Rose Rooted, her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Irish Times, the Scotsman, and more, and she has been interviewed by the BBC and other major broadcasters on her areas of expertise. Sharon lives on a smallholding in the mountains of Wales.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Enchanted Life: Unlocking the Magic of ...
Verlag: Ambrosia
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good