Wheel of Initiation

by Johnson, Julie Tallard

• ISBN13: 9781591431114
• ISBN10: 1591431115
• Edition: Original
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-12
• Publisher: Bear & Co

Summary

Julie Tallard Johnson shows how to become initiated into an authentic and mature life through practices of thought transformation, cultivating attention, journaling, storytelling, and rituals found in the four directions of the universal mandala.

Author Biography

Julie Tallard Johnson, MSW, LCSW, is a meditation teacher and transpersonal counselor who has led many individuals and groups through the Wheel of Initiation. She is the author of several books, including Teen Psychic and The Thundering Years, recipient of the Independent Publisher “IPPY” multicultural award in 2002. She lives in Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Useful Tension-Religious Beliefs and Spiritual Practices	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: Entering the Wheel	p. 1
Entering the South: The Power of Agreements	p. 13
In the South: Getting on the Horse of Intention	p. 23
Entering the West: Following the Right God Home	p. 38
In the West: The Symbolic Death	p. 67
Entering the North: Tat Tvam Asi	p. 121
In the North: Taking Hold of the Sacred Thread	p. 155
Entering the East: Crossing the Threshold	p. 194
In the East: Initiation and the Return Journey	p. 229
Appendix: Teachers and Groups: The Tao of not Following	p. 256
Resources	p. 287
Bibliography	p. 290
Index	p. 295
About the Author	p. 303
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