Writing the sacred journey: the art and practice of spiritual memoir
Boston
Skinner House Books
Includes bibliographical references )p. 233-241(
Elizabeth J. Andrew
Why we write -- The attributes of spiritual memoir -- Getting started -- Inevitable resistance -- Developing the writing habit -- The dilemma of memory -- Organizing your memories -- Describing the indescribable -- The power of epiphany -- Symbols and metaphors -- The vividness of childhood -- Being in the body -- Honoring teachers -- Journeys -- The significance of setting -- Sharing suffering -- The numinous -- The power of showing, the power of telling -- Finding a structure for your story -- Revision as seeing anew -- Learning to read as a writer -- Putting it out there -- Writing practice, spiritual practice