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THE HUMAN ODYSSEY: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life
Thomas Armstrong is a leading educator and psychologist with 16 books to his name. THE HUMAN ODYSSEY, one of my favorites, expanded on the "Passages" idea popularized by Gail Sheehy by presenting a more nuanced model of human stages of development, from pre-birth to death. It is a virtual encyclopedia of human development and discovery in all its stages, with a rightful emphasis on the critical importance of childhood and its reflection throughout one's life
Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., an award-winning educator and expert on human development, offers a cross-cultural view of life's entire journey, from before birth to death to the possibilities of an afterlife. Dr. Armstrong cites both clinical research and anecdotal evidence in a comprehensive view of the challenges and opportunities we face at every stage of our development. His accessible narrative incorporates elements of history, literature, psychology, spirituality, and science in a fascinating guide to understanding our past as well as our future.
Extraordinary, high-pedigree praise:
"Armstrong synthesizes an enormous amount of material from many fields and wisdom traditions to create a book that is fresh, provocative, and important. His holistic approach presents us with the largest possible map as we navigate across our own lives." — Mary Pipher, author Writing to Change the World and Reviving Ophelia
"If you are looking for encouragement, understanding, and strength, this is your book." — Larry Dossey, author The Extraordinary Power of Ordinary Things and Healing Words
"Truly a major contribution — brilliant, beguiling, and as broad in concept as it is deep." — Jean Houston, The Possible Human
“Superb, magnificent, astonishing, unique, engrossing, eminently readable, informative, enjoyable, entertaining, profound. What else? A remarkable a book." — Joseph Chilton Pearce,The Crack in the Cosmic Egg and Magical Child
"Extraordinary." — Laura Huxley, widow of Aldous Huxley, founder of Children: Our Ultimate Investment, authorThis Timeless Moment, and The Child of Your Dreams
"An integral approach to human development, from birth to death, that provides practical information for all who see spirit interpenetrating all of life." — Michael Murphy, founder of the Esalen Institute and author, The Future of the Body, The Life We Are Given, and God and the Evolving Universe
"This is a thoroughly researched and beautifully written account of the story of human development. Drawing on the most recent scientific studies, as well as literature and films, mythology and major spiritual traditions, Armstrong shows the way to a truly integrated understanding of the complexities of the human life cycle." — Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., author of Maps of Consciousness and The Unfolding Self, co-author (with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert) of The Psychedelic Experience, which was the inspiration for the Beatles' song "Tomorrow Never Knows"
"I loved the tone, the pacing, the sense of audience, and especially the richness of the associations . . . It's a book that one would like to keep around — a guidebook even." — John Kotre, Seasons of Life: The Dramatic Journey from Birth to Death
“Impressive for its dual focus on the scientific and the soul/spiritual dimensions." — Howard Gardner, Ph.D., The John H. and Elizabeth A. Hobbs Professor in Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, author of Frames of Mind
"A wonderful and encyclopedic summary of human development." — Allan B. Chinen, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; author Once Upon a Mid-Life: Classic Stories and Mythic Tales to Illuminate the Middle Years and In the Ever After: Fairy Tales and the Second Half of Life
"Absolutely remarkable.Written with lively scholarship and contains great depth and breadth, a wide range of fascinating materials, and many useful resources.'" — George Leonard, "the granddaddy of the consciousness movement" (Newsweek) and author of The Transformation and The Ultimate Athlete
"Dr. Armstrong has included a spiritual dimension of human growth that is lacking from most accounts but which is essential for a complete understanding of the human condition. It is a splendid, brilliant work." — Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., former president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, author of Personal Mythology: The Psychology of Your Evolving Self, and co-editor of The Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilians: An International Perspective
"I love he way Armstrong wove into each developmental stage a rich array of materials from Greek myths, Martin Buber, psychology, rituals, spirituality, and so many wonderful stories. As people read this book, they will be much more aware of the different stages of life and how they impact all of us personally and collectively." — Barbara Findeisen, President, The Association for Pre- & Perinatal Psychology and Health and creator of the documentary film, The Journey to Be Born, featured on Oprah
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"The most important book of the century." — Jan Hunt, author of The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart; member of the board of directors of the Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
“A tour de force by one of the leading experts in whole person development. I've never before seen such a comprehensive and readable work on the many stages that humans go through on our journey through this life." — John W. Travis, M.D.,author of Wellness Workbook, founder - Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children.
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“An extraordinary book; an intellectual feast. Armstrong has amassed and integrated an amazing amount of information from developmental and transpersonal psychology, modern consciousness research, biology, anthropology, mythology, and art, and created an extraordinary guide through all the stages of the adventure of human life. While the rich content of this book will impress professional audiences, it's clear and easy style makes it quite accessible to the general public." — Stanislav Grof, M.D., Chief of Psychiatric Research, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center; author Realms of the Human Unconscious, Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transcendence in Psychotherapy and Adventures in Self-Discovery
"Armstrong has written a brilliant, caring and beautiful book on the human lifecycle. Such an all-inclusive book is rare and adds a sense of the wholeness of life, into and beyond death, in the mere reading of it." — Stuart Sovatsky, author of Words From the Soul, Your Perfect Lips and Eros, Consciousness and Kundalini, and President of the Association of Transpersonal Psychology.
Many excellent volumes have focused on key chapters in our lives, from classics on early childhood and the teen years to bestsellers that identify pivotal phases in adulthood. In THE HUMAN ODYSSEY bestselling author Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. covers the entire journey.
With Dr. Armstrong, the travels through the first stirrings of life in the womb to the anticipation of death and even beyond. In a unique synthesis, he draws from a wide array of sources from various disciplines and cultures to create a compelling narrative; scientific and psychological knowledge combine with personal accounts, literary passages, myths and legends, and psychospiritual perspectives to help enrich our understanding of the broad sweep of life. The result is a comprehensive, groundbreaking view of our development.
The core of THE HUMAN ODYSSEY consists of 12 chapters, each describing a different stage of life, with its own unique changes, struggles, and growth. A final chapter poses the possibility that the voyage may even continue after physical death.
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