Emotional Genius : Discovering the Deepest Language of the Soul

by McLaren, Karla

• ISBN13: 9780965658348
• ISBN10: 0965658341
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Laughing Tree Pr

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(6)
PART I---RESTORING THE FLOW
Introduction	7	(5)
Genius appears everywhere
My Empathic Journey	12	(13)
The difficult beginnings of emotional genius
Releasing the Genie	25	(6)
Understanding the difference between intelligence and genius
Troubled Waters	31	(10)
How we got so confused
Honoring the Quaternity	41	(15)
Bringing water into balance with earth, air, and fire
In Defense of Judgment	56	(15)
Helping your mind make sense
Restoring Your Elemental Nature	71	(23)
Making room for your central self
Avoidance, Addiction, and Awakening	94	(16)
Understanding the necessity of distractions
Unintentional Shamans	110	(31)
The role of trauma in soul making and culture building
Building Your Raft	141	(34)
The meditative process
PART II---MOVING DEEPER
Wading into the Water	175	(19)
Awakening to your emotions
Anger: The Honorable Sentry	194	(25)
Includes rage, fury, and the masking state of apathy
Hatred: The Profound Mirror	219	(19)
Includes resentment and disgust
Guilt and Shame: Restoring Integrity	238	(14)
Sadness: Release and Rejuvenation	252	(14)
Includes despair and despondence
Grief: The Deep River of the Soul	266	(13)
Depression: Ingenious Stagnation	279	(16)
Happiness: A Moment's Peace	295	(13)
Includes contentment, Joy, and exhilaration
Fear: Intuition and Action	308	(22)
Includes anxiety, worry, and the masking state of confusion
Panic and Terror: Frozen Fire	330	(12)
Jealousy and Envy: Relational Radar	342	(15)
Suicidal Urges: The Darkness before Dawn	357	(12)
The Steadfast Promise	369	(2)
Why love is not an emotion
Stress and Resistance	371	(7)
Understanding emotional physics
You are an Emotional Genius	378	(6)
The fine art of a life well-lived
Appendix: Bach Remedy questionnaire	384	(6)
Bibliography and resources	390	(2)
Index	392