The Alchemy of Addiction

Carl Jung, the Enneagram, and Contemplative Wisdom Traditions
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-72777-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 154 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 248 g

Within this important book, Stephen J. Costello draws on Eastern philosophy, Western psychology, and wisdom traditions to offer an interpretation and answer to the multidimensional problem of addiction.

The nature of pleasure, pain, and attachment are discussed, together with stress as a key source of our suffering. Justifying and grounding the work is C. G. Jung’s central insight that the solution to our disordered desires lies in cultivating a spiritual approach to life. As such, a detailed exploration of the Twelve Steps of recovery is elucidated from the threefold perspective of the philosophy of Advaita, the Enneagram system, and the Christian contemplations of Richard Rohr, John Main, and Thomas Keating, as well as St Ignatius of Loyola. The work concludes with a brief look at Platonic ethics, especially the virtue of temperance, St Benedict’s spirituality of humility, and the law of dharma as a blueprint for purposeful non-addicted living.

This book will appeal to a wide variety of readers such as mental health professionals in the counselling and psychotherapy professions, as well as students of depth psychology and philosophy.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Costello, Stephen J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Psychoanalyse (C.G. Jung)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  1. Aspects of Addiction  2. Signs of Stress  3. Spiritual Symbols  4. Carl Jung and Alcoholics Anonymous  5. The Philosophy of Advaita  6.The Twelve Steps of Recovery  7. The Hero’s Journey  8. Methods of Meditation  9. Enneagram Applications  10. An Ignatian Interlude  11. Platonic Ethics, St. Benedict, and the Law of Dharma  Postscript

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen J. Costello is an acclaimed philosopher, depth psychologist, and Enneagram coach. He was educated at St Gerard’s School, Castleknock College, and University College Dublin, where he graduated with BA, MA, and PhD degrees in philosophy. He subsequently trained first in psychoanalysis (Trinity College) and then in logotherapy and existential analysis (USA and Vienna). He is the author of sixteen books and is the founder-director of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Ireland, which offers online diploma courses and training. He leads corporate seminars and clinical workshops both nationally and internationally. His website is www.stephenjcostello.com.