"Here is the definitive handbook for those courageous souls taking on the creative and ethical challenge of writing a spiritual memoir. -Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice
In Writing the Sacred Journey, readers will discover how to construct a well-crafted spiritual memoir— one that honors the author's interior, sacred story and is at the same time accessible to others. Award-winning writer and teacher Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew provides practical advice on how to overcome writing obstacles as well as guidance for transforming the writing process into a spiritual practice. A writing instructor and spiritual director, Andrew teaches spiritual memoir at Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality in St. Paul, Minneapolis.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
The Spiritual Memoir
Why We Write
The Attributes of Spiritual Memoir
Getting Started
Inevitable Resistance
Developing the Writing Habit
The Dilemma of Memory
Organizing Your Memories
Your Spiritual Life as Subject Matter
Describing the Indescribable
The Power of Epiphany
Symbols and Metaphors
The Vividness of Childhood
Being in the Body
Honoring Teachers
Journeys
The Significance of Setting
Sharing Suffering
The Numinous
The Craft of Writing
The Power of Showing, The Power of Telling
Finding a Structure for Your Story
Revision as Seeing Anew
Learning to Read as a Writer
Putting It Out There
Writing Practice, Spiritual Practice
