The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2008 - 358 páginas
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 best-selling author Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. covers the entire journey.
With Dr. Armstrong, we can travel 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 fashion 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 this enlightening guide 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. Additionally, Dr. Armstrong includes a comprehensive bibliography with further reading, list of organizations, practical activities, and a filmography.
 

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Starting Your Incredible Odyssey
1
Prebirth The Undiscovered Continent
15
Birth Through the Tunnel
32
Infancy Legends of the Fall
50
Early Childhood The Magical Mystery Years
68
Middle Childhood Entering the Civilized World
92
Late Childhood Becoming a Part of the Crowd
108
Adolescence Adventures in the Twilight Zone
125
Late Adulthood Approaching the Horizon
203
Death and Dying Crossing the Bridge
221
Beyond Death Travel to Other Lands
237
Planting Your Oar in the Sand
255
Films to Illuminate the Times of Your Life
259
Books to Help Throughout the Life Span
273
Organizations That Support Human Development
283
NOTES
295

Early Adulthood Building an Independent Life
144
Midlife Moving Through Muddy Waters
163
Mature Adulthood Scaling the Peaks
180
PERMISSIONS
345
INDEX
347
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