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Care of the Soul,
 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Ed Lib/E: 
A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life 


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With a new introduction by the author and additional material, this 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by Thomas Moore provides a powerful spiritual message for our troubled times.

In this special 25th anniversary edition of Thomas Moore's bestselling book 
Care of the Soul readers are presented with a revolutionary approach to thinking about daily life--everyday activities, events, problems and creative opportunities--and a therapeutic lifestyle is proposed that focuses on looking more deeply into emotional problems and learning how to sense sacredness in even ordinary things.

Basing his writing on the ancient model of "care of the soul"--which provided a religious context for viewing the everyday events of life-
- Moore brings "care of the soul" into the 21st century. 

Promising to deepen and broaden the reader's perspective on his or her own life experiences, 
Moore draws on his own life as a therapist practicing "care of the soul," 
as well as his studies of the world's religions 
and his work in music and art, 
to create this inspirational guide that examines 
the connections between spirituality and the problems of individuals and society.
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Care of the Soul has struck a national nerve.-- "Dallas Morning News"

Thoughtful, eloquent, inspiring.-- "San Francisco Chronicle "


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Thomas Moore is the author of the bestselling Care of the Soul and twenty other books on spirituality and depth psychology that have been translated into thirty languages. He has been practicing depth psychotherapy for thirty-five years. He lectures and gives workshops in several countries on depth spirituality, soulful medicine, and psychotherapy. He has been a monk and a university professor, and is a consultant for organizations and spiritual leaders. He has often been on television and radio, most recently on Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul Sunday.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; Unabridged edition (26 January 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 150471699X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1504716994
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.02 x 3.05 x 15.49 cmCustomer Reviews:
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M Akhila
5.0 out of 5 stars Science and soul can coexist
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I liked Care of the Soul very much because it reminded me of that essential beauty that gets missed in the glitzy hurly burly of modern life. Thomas Moore’s opinion that this emptiness of soul leads people to fill the vacuum with stuff / power/ wealth resonated with me
I read this when I was recovering from the change of a relationship- it helped me gain insight into both our actions.
I would recommend it to anyone wanting to delve deeper into an understanding of human nature and its connection to the world around us.
5 stars because it made me stop and admire the demon thee leaves

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Elva Red
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I didnt expect to like this book as much as I did, it is on the reading list for a course I am doing. I found the exploration into archetypes really fascinating and I like the approach of relaxing into what is present rather than always trying to fight against our feelings. Admittedly there are parts in the middle of this book that I found difficult to move through and was getting a bit bored. On the whole its certainly an interesting read.

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MEW
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless ClassicReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 8 January 2021
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A gentle, thoughtful book asking us to reconsider our approach to life. I have reread this book many times and it never fails to lift my spirits and redirect my inner compass This was a gift.

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Rambling and boring
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I assume the author knows the points he is trying to make, but the style is so rambling such points are lost. 
Not a satisfying intelligent read at all. 
A total waste of my time.

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Moore gives us the benefit of his search for spiritual wisdom but he does not preach, rather he encourages you make your own. 
I got many helpful insights from the book. I will certainly read more of his work.

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Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life


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This New York Times bestseller (more than 200,000 hardcover copies sold) provides a path-breaking lifestyle handbook that shows how to add spirituality, depth, and meaning to modern-day life by nurturing the soul.

Readers are presented with a revolutionary approach to thinking about daily life—everyday activities, events, problems and creative opportunities—and a therapeutic lifestyle is proposed that focuses on looking more deeply into emotional problems and learning how to sense sacredness in even ordinary things.

Basing his writing on the ancient model of "care of the soul"—which provided a religious context for viewing the everyday events of life—Moore brings "care of the soul" into the 21st century. Promising to deepen and broaden the reader's perspective on his or her own life experiences, Moore draws on his own life as a therapist practicing "care of the soul," as well as his studies of the world's religions and his work in music and art, to create this inspirational guide that examines the connections between spirituality and the problems of individuals and society.

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Thomas Moore is the author of the bestselling book Care of the Soul, Ageless Soul, and fifteen other books on deepening spirituality and cultivating soul in every aspect of life. He has been a monk, a musician, a university professor, and a psychotherapist, and today he lectures widely on holistic medicine, spirituality, psychotherapy, and the arts. He lectures frequently in Ireland and has a special love of Irish culture. He has Ph. D. in religion from Syracuse University and has won several awards for his work, including an honorary doctorate from Lesley University and the Humanitarian Award from Einstein Medical School of Yeshiva University. He also has a B.A. in music from DePaul University, an M.A. in musicology from the University of Michigan, and an M.A. in theology from the University of Windsor. He also writes fiction and music and often works with his wife, artist and yoga instructor, Hari Kirin. He writes regular columns for Resurgence, Spirituality & Health, and will soon publish Writing in the Sand: The Spirituality of Jesus and the Soul of the Gospels, The Soul of Medicine, and Hole in One: Stories about the Game of Life.
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The chapter "Gifts of Depression" is phenomenal. One cannot feel true happiness until they've felt true pain. Our society today is so focused on the quick-fix in order to 'feel' happy, that we don't allow people to go through the NORMAL ups and downs of life. It is NORMAL to hurt, and cry, and feel pain. By going through those emotions we are able to move on to greater happiness. I would not give up the pain in my life for anything in this world. Nothing.

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SECOND REVIEW, MARCH 2008:
There will be many revisions of this review because I will probably have to read and re-read this book for my entire life just to fully absorb it.

Freaking Thomas Moore. He grabs my soul where no other nonfiction spiritual author has managed. The other night, I craved some spiritual comfort (don’t' even talk to me about opening my bible right now! :), and his words jumped from the pages and balmed my broken soul. Let me share some of my favorite passages from the last chapter i read:

On page 258, he just finishes a story about a nun who "lost her faith." To sum up he says something profound.

"There is a Job-like mystery in human suffering and loss that can't be comprehended with reason. It can only be lived in faith. Suffering forces our attention towards places we wound normally neglect. The nun's attention had long been focused on her spiritual practice, but then she was forced to look at her own heart without any spiritual props or lenses. She had to learn that faith comes not only from the spiritual life and high revelations, it also comes as an emanation from the depths, a starkly impersonal reality from the most personal place...we have to arrive at that difficult point where we don't know what is going on or what we can do. That precise point is an opening to true faith."

On page 260, "This is the goal of the soul path - to FEEL EXISTENCE; not to overcome life's struggles and anxieties, but to know life first hand - to exist fully in context."

on page 262, after embracing your soul work..."Then your soul, cared for in courage, will be so solid, so weathered and mysterious, that divinity will emanate from your very being. You will have the spiritual radiance of the holy fool who has dared to live as it presents itself and to unfold personality with its heavy yet creative dose of imperfection."

FIRST REVIEW, MARCH 2007:
Being a student of classical literature, I have very rarely found nonfiction that can speak in the same language to which I am accustomed. This book is deeply profound and challenging--perhaps the most evocative approach to psychology, philosophy, and mythology that I have ever encountered.

It is especially helpful to those who enjoy literature. It is artistic and aesthetic, yet still very, very helpful for practical use and everyday living. I have found myself challenged deeply towards personal and spiritual fulfillment, and have been recommending the book to everyone that I know.

My husband and I read it together and are continuing to sift through its richness. No other book has been able to so completely shift my spiritual and psychological paradigm effectively. This is a must read.


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Another book I had forgotten that I'd read until I saw it on my feed via a GR friend who just rated it. Read this in the early nineties.

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Many of the religions I've been exposed to preach reaching for an impossible ideal, and my attempts as transcendence have left me inevitably frustrated with myself, others, and my life. That is why I appreciate Thomas Moore's philosophy. Here is, in a nutshell: don't try to transcend your humanity, embrace it.

Moore's ideas would resonate with spiritual wanderers and people who view life as an artistic work in progress.

Here is what I took away from the book:

-When Moore was a therapist, he noticed that many clients would come to him, wanting him to remove a flaw of theirs. They went to him like patients seeking a surgeon to remove a tumor.

For instance, once a woman told him that her problem was that she was too dependent on others, and she wanted him to help her get rid of this tendency. He explained to her that if it were magically possible to remove this tendency, she would simply acquire an entirely new of problems that comes with being an independent person. Instead of fighting one's nature, why not accept it and the inevitable positives and negatives that come with it, and find a way to live more peacefully with that knowledge.

-I had always assumed that nothing good could come from being jealous. So, I found it immensely frustrating when I fell in love and experienced intense jealousy for the first time. Moore helped me realize that jealousy is natural and even necessary in an intimate relationship. It is that possessiveness that keeps a couple together. If there's too high a level of detachment, then it'd be too easy for the couple to drift apart.

-When people think of what "creativity" means, according to Moore, most people think of the child-like initial stages of creativity. However, the less-than-glamorous, mundane tasks are also essential to the creative process.

-He is critical of conventional psychotherapy because of its often cold, scientific approach. He feels that labeling a person with a condition can reflect a condescending view.

I've sat around with friends listening to someone's relationship problems, when a friend will say "The problem is he's avoidant and a total narcissist." Everyone, including myself, would then roll their eyes and nod in agreement. But I would feel like something's wrong with dismissing someone in this way. Thomas Moore's approach seems much more compassionate to me. He might respond by saying that there are reasons people resist dealing with difficult situations and it can take time for them to work through denial, and narcissists have good and bad traits.

-Our culture celebrates light, and many feel ashamed when we aren't happy. However, Moore contends that sadness is, in a sense, a gift, for it gives one depth and perspective. Healing can take time. It rarely occurs overnight.

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ما هیچ‌وقت از مرور خاطرات گذشته خسته نمی‌شویم. تعریف کردن داستا‌ن‌های زندگی راه موثری برای مراقبت از روح است.
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مراقبت از روح به ما می‌آموزد که وقتی در زندگی مشکلی پیش می‌آید در برابر آن حالت دفاعی نگیریم. بلکه ظرفیت روحی‌مان را آن‌قدر بالا ببریم تا بتوانیم آن را به تمامی در برگیریم.
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برای شناخت روح‌مان چاره‌ای جز روبرو شدن با جنبه‌های تاریک، انحرافی و غیرعادی آن نداریم. حتی باید جنبه‌های عادی روح‌مان را زیر سوال ببریم. این عادی بودن می‌تواند روکشی برای جنبه‌های سایه‌وارمان باشد.
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این کتاب برای من خیلی کاربردی و مفید بود. برای خواندنش حتما باید با نظریات یونگ و مبحث خودشناسی و اسطوره شناسی تا حدودی آشنا باشید.
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نویسنده‌ی کتاب یکی از یونگین‌های غرب است و از پیروان یونگ می‌باشد. وی با اعتقاد به تفاوت‌ها و انعطاف‌پذیری‌های رفتاری در انسان‌ها سعی در شناخت و به کارگیری درست آن‌ها را دارد که برای حل مسائل درونی و بیرونی آن‌ها را مفید می‌داند.
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در جایی از کتاب آمده : نباید از زندگی ترسید و باید با آن مواجه ش. نباید از آن هراسید باید تجربیات سخت زندگی را در آغوش کشید و به طور کامل با آن‌ها رو به رو شد. گاهی باید از دست داد و خالی شد...
کتاب ماحصل تلاشی‌ست برای بازگرداندن روح به زندگی انسان. برای مراقبت ابتدا باید نیازها و تمایلات‌ را شناخت. دست‌کم گوشدادن به آن‌ها باعث باعث غنای شخصیت و هویت می‌شود. انکار نکنیم و سرنوشت را بپذیریم. تلاش کتاب برای موثر دانستن خانواده برای ریشه‌یابی مسائل جامعه مورد توجه بود. اهمیت دادن به سلامت جسم در کنار سلامت روان، تاثیر ورزش... و مباحثی که در مورد افسردگی، خشونت، حسادت، رشک، عشق، فقدان و جدایی و ... شده بود برای من بسیار مفید بود.
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Ok, the title sounds cheesy, but this is basically the best book of all time. It has absolutely informed my approach to my life, my friends', and my clinical work. Basically, Moore addresses what he terms our culture's overly "hygenic" approach to mental health - the idea that we need to clean up and get rid of undesirable parts of ourselves. Having been educated in theology, psychology, and musicology, Moore is in a good position to advocate for a polytheistic approach. He does not mean that literally, in terms of accepting multiple deities, but rather uses examples and Greek myths to show that all parts of ourselves are important and deserve listening and care. Instead of repressing undesirable parts of ourselves, Moore advocates honoring symptoms as voices of soul. If something is bothering us, we may need to listen to parts of ourselves that have been hidden. Moore also explains that not everything needs to be resolved, and that it is often appropriate to welcome perspectives within ourselves that have very different needs. It is in caring for our multiple needs and complex, contrasting parts that we can honor different parts of soul and facilitate comprehensive care.

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It takes the reader to great depths within the realm of their soul. There are no words that may describe what this great book can offer to someone in the midst of their suffering, as it provides healing that comes with a deep understanding. Such outlook could replenish contentment and restore warmth to someone's life with a reason. Thomas Moore had valuable information to share. He also contributed significant knowledge that enriches both the mind and soul. Highly recommended!

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Care of the soul is much neglected by the individual in our society and this neglect effects personal happiness, how we view relationships, and our feeling of fulfillment. Soul is who we are and soul is the prescription we need for our sicknesses and disorders of mind.

Moore, writing in 1992, definitely saw clearly the problems of the future: "One day I would like to make up my own DSM-III with a list of disorders I have seen in my practice. For example, I would want to include the diagnosis of Psychological Modernism, an uncritical acceptance of the values of the modern world. It includes blind faith in technology, inordinate attachment to material gadgets and conveniences, uncritical acceptance of the march of scientific progress, devotion to the electronic media, and a lifestyle dictated by advertising. This orientation towards life also tends toward a mechanistic and rationalistic understanding of matters of the heart. In this Modernist Syndrome, technology becomes the root metaphor for dealing with psychological problems."

Moore's many insights of 1992 have come true and society has clearly moved away from the soul and more towards technology. Technology is unavoidable but the call and tending of the soul is essential to being in balance and the pharmaceutical approach to treating mental problems is an abysmal failure.
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Thanks to Rowena https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...--- who suggested we “buddy-read” bell hooks’ 1995 book Art On My Mind earlier this year, my love for that book was re-kindled. Like I told Zanna https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...--- who recently began reading Art On My Mind --- “this book is my jam.”

In her essay “The Poetics of Soul: Art for Everyone” ---hooks takes to the pulpit to speak about the sanctity of the soul as revealed in artworks created by Alison Saar. She cites Thomas Moore’s book Care of the Soul (1992) in this essay about four times, which is what made me curious to read his book. Well, it has taken me 20 years to get around to reading Moore’s book! (Take THAT! those of you with extensive TBR lists!) But I think that now is the good time for me.

Using mostly Eurocentric references, Moore’s discussion of the soul and its care seems even more resonant and urgent now, in these splintered, anesthetized, and technology-driven times. Care of the Soul does not read like a generic “self- help” book but offers concepts regarding the soul and its care which challenge western contemporary expectations toward solving internal and external mysteries of life. Care is not synonymous with cure. As Moore says in the introduction:

“The act of entering into the mysteries of the soul, without sentimentality or pessimism, encourages life to blossom forth according to its own designs and with its own unpredictable beauty. Care of the soul is not solving the puzzle of life; quite the opposite, it is an appreciation of the paradoxical mysteries that blend light and darkness into the grandeur of what human life and culture can be.”

I am very behind on summer fun and writing for my blog so this is as long as this “review” is going to get, today!

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This book if full of wisdom. I've abandoned it because it relies heavily on mythology for analogies and I have a personal dislike of mythology, therefore I had difficulty getting through the book. When authors use mythology within their prose, a knowledge of the myths is required. I have very little knowledge of the myths and have very little desire to learn more about them. AS Byatt referred to a lot of myths in her book "Possession" and I cross referenced most of them because I was determined to read her book from beginning to end. Unfortunately I didn't have the same energy when it came to reading "Care of the Soul", I gave up about one third of the way through. That said, I would like to try again some time "down the track" because I know the book holds profound thoughts on how to live a "good-life" which is something I strive for.
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“It is only through mystery and madness that the soul is revealed”
― Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life

“Disappointments in love, even betrayals and losses, serve the soul at the very moment they seem in life to be tragedies. The soul is partly in time and partly in eternity. We might remember the part that resides in eternity when we feel despair over the part that is in life.”
― Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life

“We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk.”
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제1부 영혼의 돌봄
제1장 증상, 아파하는 영혼의 탄식

제2부 일생생활 속에서 드러나는 영혼의 돌봄
제2장 가정과 유년기의 신화
제3장 자기애의 신화 : 나르시서스와 자기애
제4장 사랑과 통과의례
제5장 질투와 시기 : 극약 치료제
제6장 영혼과 힘
제7장 우울증이 가져다주는 선물
제8장 질병, 몸으로 쓰는 시
제9장 영혼의 경제학 : 일, 돈, 실패, 그리고 창조성

제3부 영성 실천과 심리학적인 깊이
제10장 신화, 의례, 그리고 영성생활의 필요
제11장 영성과 영혼의 결혼

제4부 세계 영혼의 돌봄
제12장 아름다움과 사물의 소생
제13장 삶의 거룩한 예술


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토마스 무어 (Thomas Moore) (지은이)

세계적인 영성지도자이자 심리치료사인 토머스 무어는『영혼의 돌봄』으로『뉴욕 타임스』46주 연속 1위라는 경이로운 기록을 세운 베스트셀러 저자이다. 그는 융 심리학, 원형 심리학, 신화, 예술에 관한 많은 글을 발표해 왔으며『영혼의 돌봄』『영혼의 종교』『섹스의 영혼』등 열다섯 권의 책을 집필했다. 그의 책들은 삶의 모든 측면에서 영성의 깊이를 더하고 영혼을 돌보는 문제를 다루고 있다. 토머스 무어는 수도사, 음악가, 대학 교수, 심리치료사로 활동했으며, 현재는 전인적 의료, 영성, 심리치료, 생태학에 관해 북아메리카와 유럽 등지에서 강연하고 있다. 가톨릭 수사로 12년을 살기도 하였던 무어는 드폴대학교에서 음악과 철학을 배웠고 미시간대학교에서는 음악학석사, 윈저대학교에서는 신학석사를 받았으며 시러큐스대학교에서는 종교학으로 철학박사 학위를 받았다. 소설 집필과 작곡도 병행하는 그는 예술가이자 요가 강사인 아내 조앤 핸리와도 다양한 작업을 함께하고 있다.『Resurgence』『Spirituality & Health』지와 Beliefnet.com에 정기적으로 칼럼을 기고하며 두 아이와 부인과 함께 뉴잉글랜드에서 살고 있다. 접기

최근작 : <나이 공부>,<[POD] 유토피아 : Utopia (영어 원서)>,<영혼의 오푸스, 일의 즐거움> … 총 44종 (모두보기)

김영운 (옮긴이)

한국외국어대학교와 감리교신학대학, 샌프란시스코 신학대학원(D.Min.)에서 공부했다. 저서로는 「몸으로 읽는 성서」, 「성서에 나타난 기도」, 「영성 과정의 균형」, 「아름다
운 영성의 삶」, 「영혼의 돌봄」 등이 있으며, 월간 〈햇순〉발행인이다. 평생을 공동체 성서연구에 몸 바쳐온 그는 현재 한양대학교에서 교목실장으로 학생들의 영성지도에
심혈을 기울이고 있다.

최근작 : <에니어그램으로 보는 성서 인물 이야기>,<그 사람 이름은 사랑이었다>,<당신이 소중한줄 너무늦게 알았소> … 총 9종 (모두보기)


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번역이 좀 조악해서 정말 아쉽습니다. 좋은 책을 망쳐버린 느낌입니다. 다시 좀 개정해서 좋겠습니다.원문은 별5개 주고 싶은데 번역문은 3개 정도라서 4개로 했습니다. 
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김영운씨가 번역하신 책들은 한결같이 전부 번역이 안좋습니다. 이렇게 번역해 낼거면 현재 구글번역기 수준이 나을 수도 있어요. 좋은 책들을 일부러 골라다 망치는 셈이죠. 다른 사람의 번역 출간 기회도 뺏고요. 다른 분이 전문번역인을 고용해서 내셨더라면 얼마나 좋았을까 싶은 생각만 듭니다.
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"인류의 지질학(#Geology_of_Mankind)" 파울 크뤼첸(Paul J. Crutzen) / 이찬수 옮김

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#인류세(#Anthropocene)라는 화두와 같은 말을 처음으로 제기한 네델란드 대기과학자 #파울_크뤼첸(#Paul_J_Crutzen)의 짧은 글을 번역해보았다.
2002년 글이라 기후위기를 지금만큼 심각하게 느꼈던 것 같지는 않지만, 연구사적 의미가 워낙 지대하다.
곧 출판될 인류세 관련 내 논문에 부록으로 게재할 예정이다.
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"인류의 지질학(#Geology_of_Mankind)"
파울 크뤼첸(Paul J. Crutzen) / 이찬수 옮김

지난 3세기 동안 인간이 지구 환경에 끼치는 영향이 확대되어왔다. 이산화탄소의 인위적인 배출로 인해 다가올 수천 년 동안 지구의 기후는 자연스러운 행태에서 크게 벗어나게 될 것이다. 현재는 여러 면에서 인간 지배적 지질 시대(human-dominated, geological epoch)이며, 여기에 ‘인류세(Anthropocene)’라는 용어를 붙이는 것이 적절해 보인다 - 이는 지난 10,000년에서 12,000년 사이의 온난기인 홀로세(Holocene)를 보완한다. 인류세는 지난 18세기 후반에 시작되었다고 할 수 있다. 극지방 얼음에 갇힌 공기를 분석해보니 그때 이산화탄소와 메탄의 농도가 세계적으로 증가하기 시작했음을 보여주기 때문이다. 공교롭게도 이때는 1784년 제임스 와트의 증기 기관 설계 시기와도 일치한다.
인류가 환경에 끼치는 영향력의 증대는 오래전인 1873년에도 인식되고 있었다. 그때 이탈리아 지질학자 안토니오 스토파니(Antonio Stoppani)가 “힘과 보편성에서 지구의 더 큰 힘들에 필적할 새로운 대지의 힘(new telluric force)”에 대해 말하면서 “인류지배시대”(anthropozoic era)라는 언급을 했다. 그리고 1926년 베르나드스키(V. I. Vernadsky)는 증가하는 인류의 강한 영향력을 이렇게 인지한 바 있다: “진화의 과정이 진행되어야 하는, 즉 의식과 사유를 증가시키는 방향이어야 하며, 그 주변 환경에 더더욱 큰 영향을 미치는 모양새이다.” 떼이야르 드 샤르댕(Teilhard de Chardin)과 베르나드스키는 인간 두뇌력(brain -power)이 그 자신의 미래와 환경의 형성을 위해 맡은 역할이 계속 증가하고 있음을 나타내기 위해 ‘정신권’(noösphere, ‘사유의 세계’)이라는 용어를 사용했다.
인류의 급속한 수적 팽창과 지구의 자원에 대한 일인당 착취는 급가속 되고 있다. 지난 3세기 동안 인구는 60억 명 이상으로 10배 증가했고, 이번 세기에 100억 명에 이를 것으로 예상된다. 메탄을 생산하는 소의 숫자는 14억 마리로 증가했다. 지구(planet) 지표면의 30~50% 정도가 인간에 의해 착취되고 있다. 이산화탄소를 방출하고 종의 멸종이 급증하면서 열대 우림도 빠른 속도로 사라지고 있다. 댐의 건설과 하천의 유역 변경은 흔한 일이 되었다. 접근 가능한 모든 담수의 절반 이상이 인류에 의해 사용된다. 수산업은 용승 대양 지대(upwelling ocean regions)에서 일차 생산량의 25% 이상을, 온대 대륙붕에서는 35% 이상을 없앤다. 에너지 사용이 20세기 중에 16배로 늘어나 연간 1억 6천만 톤의 이산화황을 대기 중에 배출시켰는데, 이는 자연상태 총 배출량의 두 배 이상이다. 농업에서 사용되는 질소 비료는 전체 지상 생태계에 자연적으로 갖춰진 것보다 더 많다. 화석 연료와 양적 생물 자원(biomass)을 태우면서 발생하는 일산화질소도 자연 배출량을 능가한다. 농업과 화석 연료의 연소는 ‘온실’ 가스의 농도를 이산화탄소의 30%, 메탄은 100% 이상 증가시켜, 지난 40만 년 사이에 최고 수준에 이르렀고, 앞으로는 더 할 것이다.
지금까지 이런 효과들은 주로 세계 인구의 25%에 의해서만 발생되었다. 그 결과는 무엇보다도 산성비, 광화학 ‘스모그’, 기후 온난화이다. 기후변화에 관한 정부 간 협의체(IPCC)의 최근 추정치에 따르면, 이에 따라 지구는 금세기 동안 1.4~5.8°C까지 따뜻해질 것이라고 한다.
많은 독성 물질들이 환경 안으로 방출되고 있다. 독성은 없다고 해도 심각한 손상을 일으키는 물질들이 있다. 가령 클로로플루오로카본은 남극 지역에 ‘오존 구멍’을 초래했다. (지금은 규제되고 있지만,) 사태는 더 악화될 수도 있었다: 할로겐이 오존층을 파괴하는 성질은 1970년대 중반 이래 연구되어왔는데, 만일 염소가 브롬처럼 화학적으로 반응했다는 것이 밝혀졌다고 한다면, 그때까지 오존 구멍은 남극의 봄에 벌어지는 하나의 사건이 아니라 세계적으로 연중 계속되는 현상이었을 것이다. 지혜보다 운에 더 의존했다면 이 파국적인 상황은 개선되지 않았다.
운석 충돌, 세계 대전 또는 대전염병과 같은 지구적인 대재앙이 일어나지 않는 한 인류는 수천 년 동안 주요 환경적인 세력으로 남을 것이다. 과학자와 기술자들 앞에는 인류세 시대 동안 환경이 지속 가능할 수 있도록 관리하며 사회를 이끌어야 하는 벅찬 과제가 놓여있다. 그러려면 모든 범위에서 인간이 적절한 행동을 해야 한다. 예를 들면 여기에는 기후를 ‘최적화’하기 위한, 국제적으로 수용할만한 대규모 지구공학 프로젝트를 포함할 수 있을 것이다. 하지만 현 단계에서 대체로 우리는 여전히 ‘미지의 대지’(terra incognita)에 발을 디디고 있는 중이다.
Paul J. Crutzen, “Geology of Mankind”, #Nature vol.415 (2002), p.23(#이찬수 옮김)

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Few experiences stir the emotions and throw a person into crisis as illness does. If affects not only the body but also the spirit and soul. Illness is about life and death, fear and hope, love and conflict, spirit and body. And yet, the healthcare system is not structured around these considerations--our doctors and other medical professionals are not trained to deal with the whole person. Care of the Soul In Medicine is Moore's manifesto about the future of healthcare. In this new vision of care, Moore speaks to the importance of healing a person rather than simply treating a body. He gives advice to both healthcare providers and patients for maintaining dignity and humanity. He provides spiritual guidance for dealing with feelings of mortality and threat, encouraging patients to not only take an active part in healing but also to view illness as a positive passage to new awareness. While we don't fully understand the extent to which healing depends on attitude; it has been shown that healing needs to focus on more than the body. The future of medicine is not only in new technical developments and research discoveries; it is also in appreciating the state of soul and spirit in illness.
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"I wish Care of the Soul in Medicine had been available when I was a medical student, because it is one of the wisest guides for health-care professionals I have ever read. Moore shows that without attention to the spirit, there can be no true healing. If taken seriously, the wisdom in his book could transform medicine in America. This book is desperately needed by patients, too, and by all those who love and care for them."
-- Larry Dossey, M.D., author of The Power of Premonitions and Healing Words
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-- Michael Kearney, M.D., medical director of palliative care service at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, associate medical director at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care, medical director to the Anam Cara Project for Compassionate Companionship in Life and Death, and author of Place of Healing and Mortally Wounded
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"Thomas Moore's Care of the Soul in Medicine is an unusually thoughtful exploration of current medical culture and its focus on treatment and cure, often at the expense of caring and healing. He makes an inspirational and convincing case for true transformation in health care that goes beyond our fascination with technology to encompass heart, mind, and spirit."
-- Susan B. Frampton, Ph.D., president of Planetree, a nonprofit organization and internationally recognized leader in patient-centered care
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-"Care of the Soul in Medicine may be your best friend through illness, and a life-giving companion for many who seek to reclaim the joy they once knew in the healing arts."
-- Rev. Dr. Marcus M. McKinney, D.Min., LPC, director, Department of Pastoral Counseling and Community Outreach, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center; and assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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"Moore sees the mechanics of medicine, and offers another view that has its roots in the beginnings of medical care, in the Soul of a caregiver. It is a thoughtful book for patients, families, caregivers, and all of us who will eventually enter the realm of medical care (and we all will)."
-- George Doebler, director, Pastoral Care, Emeritus, University of Tennessee Medical Center

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Best-selling author and psychotherapist Thomas Moore has written numerous books on spirituality, including Writing in the Sand, Soul Mates, Life at Work, and the New York Times bestseller Care of the Soul. Born in Detroit, Michigan, to an Irish Catholic family, Moore devoted his life to the study of theology, world religions, Jungian and archetypal psychology, the history of art, and world mythology. He currently lives in New Hampshire.



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3.0 out of 5 stars good info, with an ego garnishReviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 27 August 2018
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This book has a lot of great ideas, and it's clear that the author put a lot of time and consideration into writing it. It has much to offer to those who care for others as well as those in a position of receiving care. The author phrases his points in such a way that anyone can hear what he's conveying...even those who tend to resist information when provided in the form of advice.
I learned something that I'll gratefully carry forth about humility and being humble from this book... specifically, through my irritation at the author's habit of constantly giving himself credit throughout the text. Thomas Moore absolutely could claim credit for the research he's done and the deductions he's made—but it might have been a more effective and selfless delivery to have kindly provided the information without referring to himself and giving himself credit at every turn.

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Carolyn M. Kell
21-08-2017
So Needed in this time of Crisis in Health Care

Great read because it tackles what is needed in this time of health care turmoil and what I perceive as real resistance to truly putting America's best interests forward. 

Whether you are at your healthiest or struggling with a lifetime sentence of chronic pain or type 1 diabestes, you will benefit from the knowledge and observations that Moore so delicately and comprehensively covers. 

As Woody Allen says: " We all suffer from 2 conditions: taxes and death." Ha! But, yes, no one escapes this reality. So, it is our duty to understand what is wrong with this stifling system and work for change. Again, this book captures exactly what's missing in our current blighted state of health care and shows the way to recover. Definitely worth the thoughtful person's time!

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Loretta M. Siani
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Thomas Moore delivers another great work on the soul. He nails for the listener what is missing in the practice of medicine and the things that would change it from a wasteland of arrogance and ego power to a realm of nurturing, true caring and real healing. Loretta Siani author of Everyday Miracles


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Dorothy
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I read Thomas More's first book Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life and found it very enlightening.

 I was however rather disappointed in this offering.

Thomas Moore has some important things to say about the practice of medicine but I do feel that putting it into the context of soul and spirit is not a particularly good fit in this case. 

Some of the suggestions (having a dream chart next the medical chart in a patient's room for example) seems rather ludicrous to me

I think the point he is trying to make is that imagery is an important way for patients to speak about their illness, but as a patient, I think I would like to keep my dreams to myself.

Basically the book is saying that Medicine should not be impersonal, and that arrogance on behalf of doctors is counter-productive. Everything should be done to help the patient feel comfortable and have dignity.

 I certainly will not argue with that, but I feel that this book relies too heavily on the writer's Catholic beliefs to be helpful to other who do not share his religious convictions.

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The idea that we as a culture view a "dream diary" as ludicrous in concert with a medical chart, I think proves the observation Moore is making. Why is it when we are dealing with physical illness we suddenly forget that throughout our daily lives we do not refer to medical charts solely to assess and evaluate our quality of life? Relationships, beauty, humor, comfort, social engagement, entertainment, meaningful experiences - these are some of the measures of what makes up our daily lives. Why does this need to change when we are facing an illness?

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Steve wrote: "The idea that we as a culture view a "dream diary" as ludicrous in concert with a medical chart, I think proves the observation Moore is making. Why is it when we are dealing with physical illness ..."

As a person who has been dealing with chronic illness for 20 years, I wholeheartedly agree with what you are saying. In fact, the need for all the things you list for good quality of life is even more important when we are ill. We may not have the energy to do what we did before...and even social occasions can be difficult but the patient does need to build in time for relationships and ...fun!

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Gracias a este libro descubrí a Thomas Moore, quien es claro, preciso e invita a reflexionar sobre temas relevantes de la existencia humana.
Dirigido a médicos, enfermeras y pacientes, así que nos concierne a todos.

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July 17, 2013
Four years of studying biology, chemistry or other sciences in undergrad, four more years in medical school, and two more for residency, and even more for those who want to specialize in a certain medical field. 

Students that undergo through this process is overwhelmed with information and learning about diseases, treatments, etc. 

Thomas Moore, in this book, presents a critical view that many medical schools hardly touch in teaching: spirituality and healthcare. How do we as Christians treat patients in the secular medical world? 

The Care of the Soul has a bunch of information and examples on how we can intertwine our faith into treating patients. Many times doctors view patients as experiments and physiological parts, not as holistic beings. 

Although there are some views that Moore discusses that I do not exactly agree with, because of our differences in spirituality, I believe that overall, he does an incredible job informing this generation what the medical field is lacking and in need of. I recommend this book for any future physicians that are going to be dealing and treating patients!

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Moore is basically saying in this book what he's said in most of his previous ones: that we need to honor our souls as well as our spirits. But he still says it well (plenty of practice!), and when talking about illness and the modern health-care system, it still needs saying. Moore encourages the medical profession to support patients' dignity and individuality and to connect with them as people while performing the sacred duties of healing. But he also has advice for patients: to share in the responsibility of preserving their individuality and to remember that they have lives and concerns beyond their illnesses. It was a bit depressing to read Moore's vision of what health care could be like and then think about the reality of my local health-care system (it's really tempting right now to mail a copy of this book to the CEO of my insurance company!), but his stories of the changes he sees happening and his suggestions for further change were encouraging.
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An excellent read and Moore does not disappoint. As with Care of The Soul, this book brings soul work for the patient and medical establishment. As someone who is dealing with a chronic illness, I forgot to consider my soul too needs care as well. I must confess guilt of viewing myself in parts -- the disease, and not as a total person -- mind, body, spirit, and soul. He brought me back, delightfully, to the whole of me. The best thing since my diagnosis.

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This is a thoroughly enjoyable book that takes a close look at the depersonalization (of patients and caregivers) that is so common in medicine, and discusses ways to address it. One of the most important things to take away from reading, for me at least, was to be fully present when talking to a patient ... don't fake attention, give it.

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A solid 3.75 stars. The book starts out strong, with many great insights about how medicine is practiced and how that avoids the soul and spirit of the people involved, and was a great insight into how I can bring greater meaning into my practice. The loss of a star is mostly because it goes a little longer than it needs to.

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I think this is one of Thomas Moore's best books.

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'Ursula King has succeeded admirably ... with a sure grasp of the subject and a clear prose style, she takes us on a journey through the lives and works of some of the great spiritual teachers of the Church.' - Church Times

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Ursula King is Professor Emertius in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol. Widely known internationally, her many publications include several books on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and women in world religions. She now works freelance on comparative spirituality, interfaith dialogue and wider issues of religion and gender. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.


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Lissa U
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read!Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on 16 February 2018
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Wow, I didn't know much about mystics until I read this book! Good read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars God is joined to God`s creationReviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 24 August 2007
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Technology offers the attraction for hot new inventions, and these can even seduce our nature into accepting change for changes's sake. And confronted with secular pretense and it is easy to miss the subtleness of mystical experience altogether. Ursula King's "The Christian Mystics" provides an account of this other activity that is possible to miss. The alternative activity cannot be dismissed easily seeing that King catalogues the life of numerous mystics, from early Christians (e.g., Clement of Alexandria, Origen) to those contemporary mystics (e.g., Simone Weil, Thomas Merton).

King (page 15) writes: "All mysticism is characterized by a passion for unity. To the mystic, true Being and Ultimate Reality are One. This can be experienced as both impersonal and personal, as Ground of Being, Ultimate Source, Perfect Goodness, Eternal Wisdom, Devine Love, God, or the Godhead. This Reality contains, yet transcends, everything there is. It is the One whom all is lost and all is found." Mystics share the same experiences, and as these experiences are common they provide a level of validity that is not so easily ignored.

I must comment here. God is not found separate from God's creation, God is with us. The dualism that finds God apart from our world, either coming from theists or atheists, does not find support coming from mystical experience. I need only point to King. The situation is reversed from dualistic constraints, it is mysticism that is open to scientific investigation of a kind proposed by Wallace in "The Taboo of Subjectivity".

King (page 19) writes: "Of Great importance also is the concept of God who is not simply One, Ultimate Reality or the Absolute, but a personal Being who yet transcends all notions of personhood found among human beings by forming a community of persons with the mystery of the Trinity."

King (page 80) writes of Hildegard of Bingen: "She describes her visions in terms of light, speaks of mystical rapture and prophecies, and expresses her passionate desire for God with great intensity. Her visions are marked by brilliant colors, her descriptions by apophatic negations."

King (page 109) quotes Meister Eckhart: "The union of God with the soul is so great that it is scarcely to believe. And God is in himself so far above that no form of knowledge or desire can ever reach him... Desire is deep, immeasurably so. But nothing that the intellect can grasp and nothing that desire can desire is God. Where understanding and desire end, there is darkness and there God's radiance begins."

King (pages 152-153) writes on St. Teresa of Avila: "For Teresa, mental prayer was the beginning of the path to new ways of understanding, to the tasting of deep mysteries of faith, which included the indwelling presence of the Trinity and of Jesus Christ in his humanity and divinity, as well as insights into sin and grace, the Church and the sacraments. Her visions were both spiritual and physical, and she eventually experienced the grace of perfect union with Christ so that she became inseparable from him `as when a little stream enters the sea'."

King (page 235) writes on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: "As a child he had experienced a deep sense of oneness with nature, later followed by mystical experiences linked to `vast open spaces' of sea and desert, to the riches of fossil life and the vibrant energy of cosmic evolution. All these made him ecstatically perceive `that through all of nature I was immersed in God.' For him Jesus `comes to us clothed in the glory of the world.' "

Trinity finds agreement with the Advaitic experience. King (page 241) writes: "Swami Abhishiktananda's experience included the belief that there is an Advaitic dimension, an experience of deep, underlying unity, in Christianity itself which must be recovered." On page (242): "He realized a profoundly personal synthesis of Hindu-Christian spirituality in his own life."

King (page 247) writes: "Reading the stories of past Christian mystics, it is remarkable how often mystical experiences of union and communion occur through intimate contact with nature, with the haunting beauty of its myriad forms of life. Hildegard of Bingen saw God's fiery essence in the beautiful meadows and waters, the blossoms, fruits and breeze, but also the sun, moon and starts, whereas Fracis of Assis spoke to the animals and praised Brother Sun."

King (page 248) writes on the basic message of all mystics: "Divine radiance, light and life suffuse all there is. It is for us to accept this, and just let be or, in the words of the Christian mystics, to conform our will to God's will."

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mysticism in a NutshellReviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 20 July 2006
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Writing a book on the history of Christian mysticism would be a daunting task for any historian, because everyone is looking for something different. This book delivers neat, concise and well written mini biographies of the famous and infamous mystics of ancient, Western, Eastern and modern Christianity. Each installment gives you enough information to get you interested to study further, but not too much to make you bored. I recommend this book for all levels of mature readers.

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