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The enchanted life : unlocking the magic of the everyday

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    Voix de: Fiona Reid
    Publisher:
    House of Anansi Press Inc, 2018
  • Publisher:
    House of Anansi Press Inc, 2018
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Blackie, Sharon
    Contributor: Reid, Fiona
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2018
    Summary:

    By Dr. Sharon Blackie's definition, enchantment is a vivid sense of belongingness to a rich and many-layered world, a profound and whole-hearted participation in the adventure of life. Enchantment is a natural, spontaneous human tendency - one we possess as children, but lose, through social and cultural pressures, as we grow older. It is an attitude of mind which can be cultivated: the enchanted life is possible for anyone. It is intuitive, embraces wonder, and fully engages the mythic imagination - but it is also deeply embodied in ecology, grounded in place and community. Taking as her starting point the inspiration and wisdom that can be derived from myth, fairytales, and folk culture, Dr. Sharon Blackie offers a set of practical and grounded tools for enchanting our lives and the places we live, so leading to a greater sense of meaning and of belonging to the world. To live this way is to be challenged, to be awakened, to be gripped and shaken to the core by the extraordinary which lies at the heart of the ordinary.

    Original Publisher: [United States], House of Anansi Press Inc
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781487005559, 1487005555