At the Heart of Longing
by McNeill, Steven, M.A., PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE, 2011, 78 pages; 1507303

Abstract:

This production thesis utilizes creative and heuristic approaches in proposing that what lies at the heart of longing is the soul's poetic need for individuation. Influenced by Carl G. Jung, James Hollis, and other pioneers in depth psychology along with poets such as Jalal ad-Din Rumi and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the author presents his poetry and insights into a personal, intimate relationship as he explores the nature of longing. The poetry and the exploration of relationship in the thesis demonstrate the capacity to transform personal wounds into encounters with divinity. The concept of relationship with an Other, as a religious encounter, is central to this thesis. This thesis aims to reconcile the first loss of love and the resulting separation with the reclamation of love and union with a universal source.
 
AdviserAllen Koehn
SchoolPACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE
SourceMAI/ 50-04, p. , Jan 2012
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsCounseling psychology; Psychology
Publication Number1507303
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