Thursday, October 16, 2014

Breast Cancer -A Soul Journey

One in eight women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer but countless others are affected. 
Chiron Publications is pleased to announce the release Breast Cancer: A Soul Journey written by a breast cancer survivor. Patricia Greer, MA, PhD is a Jungian psychoanalyst whose own journey with cancer began 26 years ago.
 
Breast Cancer: A Soul Journey, speaks to the sisterhood of women that breast cancer creates—and to all those who love them. Greer works with metaphors and meanings related to the illness “in the hope that it may offer examples for other women who want to reflect on their experiences and find insights and lessons that may be gained from viewing cancer as a teacher.”
 
Greer says of her journey, “I have learned to savor and feel gratitude for the small and ordinary moments of life.” She is not naïve about the devastating fears evoked by the words breast cancer—the fear of disfigurement, the fear of treatment, and the fear of death.
  
In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Chiron accelerated the production schedule for the book. 


Breast Cancer: A Soul Journey, takes the reader through Greer’s experience with dream and imagery to show the many ways psyche expresses itself. Hers is a non-linear journey, “a circling around the reality and metaphor of cancer, allowing meanings to appear and shift and transform.” Moving in this world establishes a sacred space or “inner sanctuary where images can be held and honored.” To begin, Greer shows how one must first clear space, creating an inner emptiness that is rich with potential. She then describes several methods she found useful to access and honor the language of soul, including journaling, poetry, active imagination, drawing, sandplay, and work with dreams. The result, this book, is rich with the harvest of Greer’s journey including her own poetry. 
 
Patricia Greer, MA, PhD is a Jungian Psychoanalyst and a breast cancer survivor. For more information visit www.patriciagreer.com
 
To learn more visit Chiron Publications at www.chironpublications.com.

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