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In this classic text on ageing wisely, the renowned Jungian analyst Helen M. Luke reflects on the final journeys described in Homer's Odyssey, Shakespeare's King Lear, and T.S. Eliot's Little Gidding, as well as devoting attention to suffering.

In examining some of the great masterpieces of literature produced by writers at the end of their lives, she elucidates the difference between growing old and disintegrating, encouraging the reader to grow emotionally and mentally during the final stage of life.



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'Better to spend a day meditating on a single page of her writing than to read a stack of books on enlightenment.'
-- Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Planets Within

'Helen Luke is a unique voice that carries beautiful passion, feeling, and clarity. She is clearly one of our most precious national treasures.'
-- Helen Pinkola Estes, author of Women Who Run with the Wolves



Table of Contents

Foreword by Thomas Moore
Introduction by Barbara A. Mowat
The Odyssey
King Lear
The Tempest
Little Gidding
Suffering

Old Age: Journey into Simplicity

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    A Paperback / softback by Helen M. Luke, Thomas Moore

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      Book details

      Publisher SteinerBooks, Inc
      Published 22 July 2010
      ISBN-13 9781584200796
      978-1584200796
      ISBN-10 1584200790
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      Health & Wellbeing Coping with / advice about ageing

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In this classic text on ageing wisely, the renowned Jungian analyst Helen M. Luke reflects on the final journeys described in Homer's Odyssey, Shakespeare's King Lear, and T.S. Eliot's Little Gidding, as well as devoting attention to suffering.

      In examining some of the great masterpieces of literature produced by writers at the end of their lives, she elucidates the difference between growing old and disintegrating, encouraging the reader to grow emotionally and mentally during the final stage of life.



      Trade Review

      'Better to spend a day meditating on a single page of her writing than to read a stack of books on enlightenment.'
      -- Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Planets Within

      'Helen Luke is a unique voice that carries beautiful passion, feeling, and clarity. She is clearly one of our most precious national treasures.'
      -- Helen Pinkola Estes, author of Women Who Run with the Wolves



      Table of Contents

      Foreword by Thomas Moore
      Introduction by Barbara A. Mowat
      The Odyssey
      King Lear
      The Tempest
      Little Gidding
      Suffering

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