Nearing Death Awareness (eBook)

A Guide to the Language, Visions, and Dreams of the Dying

Mary Anne Sanders (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2007
128 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84642-606-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This book presents a variety of experience-based perspectives on working in palliative care. Emphasising the use of self and the importance of reflective practice in professional work, the book will be of relevance to professionals in medical and social care who want to gain a deeper understanding of their work and of the motivation underlying it.

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Dying is a complex experience for the dying person and their family, friends, and carers, that involves all aspects of what it means to be human: physical, mental, and spiritual. The author describes different types of Nearing Death Awareness (NDA), including visions, dreams, and symbolic language, and offers practical guidance for family and carers of the dying about how to respond appropriately and supportively to NDA behavior.This sensitive and informative book will make fascinating reading not only for anyone who is likely to accompany a dying person, but for anyone with an interest in spirituality.

Autor

Mary Anne Sanders, a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, received her Master of Arts degree in Transpersonal Studies with a focus on Spiritual Guidance Mentoring from Atlantic University (Virginia Beach, VA). She teaches seminars on transpersonal topics and is a certified Spiritual Guidance Mentor as well as Reiki Master. She is the mother of two grown children and lives with husband Clay in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. What is Nearing Death Awareness? 2. Symbolic Language. 3. Deathbed Visions. 4. Pre-death Dreams. 5. The Timing of Death. 6. Nearing Death Awareness and Near Death Experience - What's the Difference? 7. How to Respond to Nearing Death Awareness. 8. The Transpersonal and Nearing Death Awareness. 9. Connecting the Spiritual Dots. Conclusion - What Can Be Learned From Nearing Death Awareness. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2007
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Religion / Philosophie / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• Schlagworte: Dreams • NDA • Palliative Care • Religion • Spirituality • symbolic language • terminal illness • Transition • Visions
• ISBN-10: 1-84642-606-5 / 1846426065
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84642-606-3 / 9781846426063