Old Age

Journey into Simplicity

Helen M. Luke, Thomas Moore

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Lindisfarne Press
22 July 2010

Literary studies: general; Psychology; Coping with old age

In this classic text on ageing wisely, the renowned Jungian analyst Helen M. Luke reflects on the final journeys described in Homer's Odyssey, Shakespeare's King Lear, and T.S. Eliot's Little Gidding, as well as devoting attention to suffering.

In examining some of the great masterpieces of literature produced by writers at the end of their lives, she elucidates the difference between growing old and disintegrating, encouraging the reader to grow emotionally and mentally during the final stage of life.

By: Helen M. Luke
Foreword by: Thomas Moore
Imprint: Lindisfarne Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 177g
ISBN: 9781584200796
ISBN 10: 1584200790
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 22 July 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Thomas Moore Introduction by Barbara A. Mowat The Odyssey King Lear The Tempest Little Gidding Suffering

Helen M. Luke was born in England in 1904. In mid-life she studied at the Jung Institute in Zurich, then moved to the US and established an analytical practice with Robert Johnson in Los Angeles. In 1962, she founded the Apple Farm Community in Three Rivers Michigan, a center for people seeking to discover and appropriate the transforming power of symbols in their lives. In her later years, Helen Luke was the model wise woman for many people. She died in 1995 at the age of 93, at Apple Farm.

Reviews for Old Age: Journey into Simplicity

'Better to spend a day meditating on a single page of her writing than to read a stack of books on enlightenment.' -- Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Planets Within 'Helen Luke is a unique voice that carries beautiful passion, feeling, and clarity. She is clearly one of our most precious national treasures.' -- Helen Pinkola Estes, author of Women Who Run with the Wolves