The sacred spiral: Spirituality and aging Book Section
| Author: | Hover, M. |
| Editor: | Thorson, J. A. |
| Article/Chapter Title: | The sacred spiral: Spirituality and aging |
| Abstract: | (from the chapter) This chapter focuses on the sacred spiral. With events and relationships in life, while there is progression and growth, there is seldom a clearly drawn movement from Point A to Point B. Thus, it makes sense to think of life in terms of an upward spiral, a series of cycles. Individuals move along loop to loop through a variety of daily experiences ranging from the mundane to the momentous. Another element of the spiral paradigm is the sense that core issues don't change much through the years of a lifetime. Core issues and values may look different depending on the angle at which they are viewed depending on the current place on the spiral. Life is not so much a matter of moving onward through these issues once and for all, but rather of noticing how they evolve and change appearance and texture with age and experience. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Keywords: | experiences; sacred spiral; upward spiral of life; spiral paradigm of life |
| Book Title: | Perspectives on Spiritual Well-Being and Aging |
| ISBN: | 9780398070373 |
| Publisher: | Charles C. Thomas Publisher |
| Publication Place: | Springfield, IL |
| Date Published: | 2000-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 16 |
| End Page: | 27 |
| Language: | English |
| ACCESSION: | Book: 2001-18002-002 |
| PROVIDER: | Ovid Technologies |
| PROVIDER: | psycinfo |
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| Notes: | Book Chapter: 2 -- Source: PsycINFO |
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