Author : Marcia Brennan
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782795278
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (827 download)
Book Synopsis The Heart of the Hereafter by : Marcia Brennan
Download or read book The Heart of the Hereafter written by Marcia Brennan and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heart of the Hereafter can help to serve as a life review for the living. The stories can change not only how we view the end of life, but how we view life itself, and thus how we actively live our lives, particularly when we encounter the part of ourselves that is nothing but love. The end of life is almost never pretty, but it can be almost overwhelmingly beautiful. This book features a moving selection of poetic and visual artworks that are based on the author’s experiences as an Artist In Residence in palliative medicine at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Emphasizing mystical and spiritual themes, the stories showcase the different types of love that emerge both in life and at the end of life. They range from philanthropy, self-respect (amour propre), familial love (agape and storge), and romantic love (eros) to various expressions of spiritual love including charity (caritas), grace, enlightenment, and transcendence. By engaging these themes, this book sheds valuable light on both the promises and the complications associated with constructing an ars moriendi, or guide to the art of dying, in our contemporary world.