Illustrated Care of the Soul: Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life

Withmorethan1millioncopiesinprint,theoriginaleditionofCareoftheSoulisaremarkablestudyofthecreativeopportunitiesthatareavailabletousineverydaylife.ThomasMooreisnowaworld-renownedwriter,psychotherapist,andspeaker,andthisnew,illustratededitionofCareoftheSoulbringsaneditedversionoftheoriginaltexttoanewaudience.CareoftheSoul:TheIllustratedEditionoffersatherapeuticprogramtorestorethespirituallifetothehumansoul.Wearegiventheopportunitytogodeeperintoouremotionalproblemsandfindthesacrednessinordinary,everydaylife--withfriends,inourconversationwithothers,inmorefulfillingwork,andinalltheexperiencesthatcantouchtheheart.Byintegratingclassicalandmodernartwiththetext,thiseditionoffersthereadertheopportunitytoenvisionthealreadyveryvisualnatureofThomasMoore'swriting.Itcontainsmorethan150colorillustrationsofgreatworksofartthatmakethetextcomealive--rangingfrompiecesbyMarsilioFicino,oneoftheauthor'sfavoriteartists,toEdwardMunchandPabloPicasso;fromvasepaintingscreatedin400BCEallthewaytoworksbymodernartistssuchasEdwinRomanzoElmer,GiorgioDeChirico,andWilliamWaterhouse.ThomasMoorehaslongworkedasanarttherapistandhasstudiedreligionandmusic--allofwhichhavecometogetherinthisvolumetobringusanextraordinaryandinspirationalguidetothespiritualsolutionsneededindailylife.