{"product_id":"the-sacred-path-beyond-trauma-isbn-9781556437250","title":"The Sacred Path Beyond Trauma","description":"One of Graham Greene’s characters famously said, “I suffer, therefore I am,” suggesting that pain is an inescapable, and perhaps incurable, part of the human condition. But must this be so? Ellen Macfarland argues otherwise in \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Beyond Trauma. \u003c\/i\u003eThrough the use of mythology, stories from film and fiction, real-life examples, and her personal history, Macfarland shows that healing trauma is indeed possible, using rich resources near at hand, in nature. The book explores major symbols of healing nature that can provide an impetus for personal transformation. One of the case studies profiles Monty Roberts, a well-known horse trainer who overcame significant childhood abuse by working with horses and eventually fostering some forty children alongside his own biological family. The key, says Macfarland, is using these and other natural symbols such as \u003ci\u003eyin yang \u003c\/i\u003eto balance the tension between trauma and \u003ci\u003enuminosity \u003c\/i\u003e(sacredness, transcendence), resulting in the creation of a new way of being in the world. Understanding this and the book’s other nature-based symbols can turn the distressed mind into a fertile field of spiritual awareness, empowerment, and lifelong growth.“Ellen Macfarland’s book \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Path Beyond Trauma\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and insightful exploration of the healing power of Nature in experiences of trauma.”\u003cbr\u003e—from the foreword by Dr. Robert Romanyshyn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Soul in Grief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dr. Macfarland elegantly weaves the reciprocity between the individual and nature. This dance between the individual and nature is the delicate tao that is essential to the very survival of the human soul and the fragile planet that we inhabit.”\u003cbr\u003e—Ashok Bedi, MD, Jungian analyst and author of \u003ci\u003ePath to the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAwaken the Slumbering Goddess\u003c\/i\u003eEllen Macfarland practiced psychotherapy for twenty years. She leads popular workshops nationally on the healing of trauma from a depth perspective. The founder and director of Brookfield Counseling Services, a nonprofit agency providing mental health care for those unable to pay, she lives in Big Sky, Montana.","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305058062565,"sku":"NP9781556437250","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781556437250.jpg?v=1767741310","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-sacred-path-beyond-trauma-isbn-9781556437250","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}