The Deep Democracy of Open Forums: Practical Steps to Conflict Prevention and Resolution for the Family, Workplace, and World

by: Arnold Mindell List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com's Price: $13.04 You Save: $3.91 (23%) as of 05/24/2013 11:11 EDT Used Price: $5.95 Third Party New Price: $9.75 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Used Price: $5.95 This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback EAN: 9781571742308 ISBN: 1571742301 Item Dimensions: 8505519963 Label: Hampton Roads Publishing Languages: EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishPublished Manufacturer: Hampton Roads Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 216 Publication Date: November 01, 2002 Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Studio: Hampton Roads Publishing Related Items: Sitting in the Fire: Large Group Transformation Using Conflict and Diversity Processmind: A User's Guide to Connecting with the Mind of God The Shaman's Body: A New Shamanism for Transforming Health, Relationships, and the Community Riding the Horse Backwards: Process Work in Theory and Practice (Foundation series) Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny (Issues of Our Time) see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Most of us are terrified of conflict, says Arnold Mindell, PhD, author of fifteen books and internationally recognized for his innovative synthesis of Jungian therapy, dreams, and bodywork. But we needn't be. His burning passion is to create groups and organizations where everyone looks forward to group processes instead of fearing them. He calls this the deep democracy of open forums, where all voices, thoughts, and feelings are aired freely, especially the ones nobody wants to hear. Since 1992, one of Mindell's prime interests has been the bringing of deeper awareness to group conflicts. Conflict work without reference to altered states of consciousness is like a flu shot for someone in a manic or depressed state of consciousness. Most group and social problems cannot be well facilitated or resolved without access to the dreamlike and mystical atmosphere in the background. The key is becoming aware of it. Mindell introduces a new paradigm for working in groups, from 3 to 3,000, based on awareness of the flow of signals and events. You can take the subtlest of signals indicating the onset of emotions such as fear, anger, hopelessness, and other altered states, and use them to transform seemingly impossible problems into uplifting community experiences. As Mindell explains, "I share how everyone—people in schools and organizations, communities and governments—can use inner experiences, dreaming, and mysticism, in conjunction with real methods of conflict management, to produce lively, more sustainable, conscious communities." Customer Reviews Average Rating: none Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display blog comments powered by Disqus Safe checkout through Amazon.com ©2007-2010 NowUSave.com