Creating Heaven on Earth : the Psychology of Experiencing Immortality in Everyday Life.

How does one best fashion an ""internal"" world, a personal identity, that creates the conditions of psychological possibility to apprehend immortality, that almost magical Infinite-conceived as something-outside-everything, God, or the Other-from everyday living? The art of livi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Marcus, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Karnac Books, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • COVER; CONTENTS; CHAPTER ONE Introduction: The quest for earthly immortality; CHAPTER TWO "Take time to smell the roses: "The delights of gardening; "Magical myths": The passion for sport; CHAPTER FOUR "Wake up and smell the coffee": The pleasures of drinking coffee; CHAPTER FIVE "The shorthand of strong emotion": Listening to great music; CHAPTER SIX "Once upon a time there was ... ": On storytelling; CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusion: Reflections on creating earthlyimmortality; WEBSITE RESOURCES; REFERENCES; INDEX; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR.