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Jan 10 2009

Malcolm Parlett – My Adventures with Gestalt

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 12:05 pm

A fascinating story that leads to an exquiste, non-intentional demonstration of true Gestalt. It takes a little time for the video player to appear . . . After watching this video you might like to read a book by Fritz Perls – one of the founders of Gestalt Therapy. Not only was he a brilliant [...]

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Jan 10 2009

15 Seconds – What are We Doing To Each Other? #1

Tag: Persephone's Updates,VideosPersephone Arbour @ 11:46 am

Life is not always pretty. I am posting this video as a reminder. Very powerfully it shows the senselessness of war – whatever ‘side’ you might be on. This video could have been taken anywhere – Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Pakistan – wherever injustice, cruelty and racial hatred reign. I think it is important that [...]

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Jan 02 2009

Newsletter #2 December 2008 – January 2009

Tag: NewslettersPersephone Arbour @ 12:03 pm

The second Newsletter is now available to view here: Newsletter #2 December 2008/January 2009 If you would like to automatically receive our Newsletter, you can easily sign-up using the form above.

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Jan 01 2009

Growing Into Wisdom

Tag: Articles,Human ConditionPersephone Arbour @ 6:20 pm

As an older woman, with a long and chequered history, any wisdom gathered over the years has been helped by my curiosity about life and a willingness to take risks. Peering into my bathroom mirror in the morning can be a shock! Who is this woman, feeling eighteen, but looking a lot older? Can I be as strong as George Bernard Shaw who said “Life is no ‘brief candle’ to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” Can I carry that torch? Will Wisdom, that hoped-for companion of the ageing process, become my guide?

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