Return with Elixir: Four Maps for the Soul's Pilgrimage through Death and Rebirth

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A step-by-step guide to reclaiming the soul

Shares four maps for spiritual rebirth based on Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, and the precession of the equinoxes

Traces the authors journey of rebirth, covering his transformation through a spiritual crisis and the creation of a more meaningful life

Provides visualization practices based on ancient Tibetan wisdom to support you on the path of self-realization

Exploring wisdom from mystical traditions and perennial philosophy on dying before you die, Buddhist psychotherapist Miles Neale shares his own heros journey of rebirth, providing a detailed roadmap for the pilgrimage through dissolution, into the great mystery, and back again to the world. He shares his transformation through a spiritual crisis and, ultimately, his creation of a more meaningful life. He provides four intersecting maps to help guide readers through the experiential process of metaphoric death, reclaiming the soul, and sharing ones genius with others. These four mapsthe cosmological map, psychological map, alchemical map, and mythopoetic mapdraw on the mythological stages of Joseph Campbell, Carl Jungs process of individuation, the Tibetan Buddhist alchemy of conscious rebirth, and the astrological phenomenon of the precession of the equinoxes, offering a detailed philosophical underpinning for the souls journey to immortality. He also provides in-depth visualization practices based on ancient Tibetan wisdom to support you on the path of self-realization.

Integrating Tibetan Buddhism with psychology, trauma healing, neuroscience, and mythology, along with profound personal experience, Neale provides a step-by-step manual for spiritual rebirth, revealing how to reframe lifes unrelenting challenges and transitions as opportunities for psychological growth.

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Miles Neale, Psy.D., is a psychotherapist, psychology instructor at Weill Cornell Medical College, and founder of the Gradual Path, where he leads pilgrimages of spiritual transformation. The author of Gradual Awakening and co-editor of Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy, he lives in Bali, Indonesia.