Pain, Poetry, and Potential
Author: Jaco Maritz, M D
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Published: 2021-03
Total Pages: 124
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere are many ways to manage psychological pain. There does exist a theory of inner healing which involves the notion of opposing forces. It is the idea that interacting objects or forces create a sort of tension which allows inner healing. Along this line comes the notion of a mediating object. Art, or specifically poetry, becomes an object which allows reconciliation when we engage with it by means of our pain. It is probably a strange concept, but we will elaborate on this throughout the book.This book is about healing through the art of poetry. Poetry uses symbols; it uses images which allows doors into another world. This is not science, nor standard psychotherapy. Still I believe it can be transformative.There are two main themes underlying the poetry here. First, there is an emphasis of poetry as an alchemy for transmutation. Secondly, I introduce the notion that pain is a doorway to potential.