Various Authors – CANCER AS A TURNING POINT

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Various Authors – CANCER AS A TURNING POINT

One in three women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer—a situation that can throw even the most self-assured individual into a crisis of body, mind, and spirit. To survive, and more than that, to thrive, we must rally all of our inner resources.

On Cancer as a Turning Point, nine bestselling authors and healers, many of whom are thriving after cancer diagnoses, reframe the healing process in a positive, creative, and spiritual light.

Distilled from the nationally acclaimed “Healing Journeys” conferences, Cancer as a Turning Point collects, for the first time, the sessions most relevant and useful to anyone whose life has been touched by cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. This information-filled anthology of real-world wisdom includes:

Jeanne Achterberg, PhD
Transpersonal Medicine: The Role of Sacred Ritual in Women’s Healing
A pioneer in the use of imagery in healing explores the healing potentials of ritual and community. Referencing rituals from varied cultures, Achterberg illustrates how ritual gives meaning to life-threatening illness and how this meaning is medicine.