Kenneth R. Lakritz, Ph.D.
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A unique exploration of the human psyche and the journey toward psychospiritual unity, Remembering Self covers the mind-body-spirit realm as well as personal development, psychology, spirituality, midlife, eldering, and death, uniquely weaving together the mystery of mystical spirituality, the depth of Jungian Psychoanalysis, and the complexity of attachment theory.
Broken into sections that follow the “four seasons of life” through which the soul evolves, this book details the tasks, responsibilities, and development necessary to integrate and move through each stage. Each season represents both a universal, transcendent perspective and an immanent, personal reflection through the voice of Shemah, a character recounting his life as he nears death under the guidance of Cornelius, a wise figure representing the essence of Self. Although Shemah is a fictional character, his story is an amalgam of Dr. Lakritz’s clinical patients over decades of practice.
In whatever season of re-membering readers find themselves, this book will help light their way toward a fuller awareness and expression of the Self.
Through compassionate witnessing, eldering is an ancient art of awakening the soul to its own existence and prominence. By facilitating the conscious linking of the ego with the ground of Self, eldering encourages the illumination and reverence of all dimensions of Being so that they are able to function together with their fullest capacities. The calling of the elder is to initiate, awaken, and assist with transformation from one state of being to another, acting as a holder of space in which sacred, hidden knowledge may be transmitted from one generation to another. As such, the elder functions as a wisdom keeper, an embodiment of true north and sacred midwife of birth, death, and rebirth as we transition across the seasons of the soul.
The elder emerges when the tasks of life reach a complexity that requires a higher dimension of discernment and knowledge of the hidden world from which we arise. In Remembering Self, Shemah, with the help of Cornelius (his Soul), becomes a lighthouse for those traversing the many detours and dead ends through the human labyrinth of consciousness. As he nears the end of his life, the veils covering Shemah’s soul become more transparent as he enters more fully into awareness of his true being. As he assumes his place as elder, he naturally recalls for others his passage across the lifespan in the process of forgetting and re-membering his essential origins. As his final, loving purpose, he feels called to share his experience, to offer a dogeared, well-trodden roadmap to re-membering so that others might more fully recognize similar signposts on their own transformative paths. In turn, as others awaken to who they are, perhaps they also will be compelled to offer the care of eldering to those that follow.
About the Author
Kenneth R. Lakritz, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist with four decades of experience, is the author of the new book Remembering Self: Seasons of the Soul Rediscovered Through Mystical Experience and Depth Psychology.
Dr. Lakritz’s career has taken a winding path from clinical neuropsychology through his current dedication to long-term depth psychotherapy with an alchemical, Jungian orientation. He has devoted his clinical and academic life to adult developmental challenges, both with mid- and late-life populations, and has spent many years writing on the subjects of eldering, inter-generational dialogue, and late-life development.
For decades, Dr. Lakritz also has been a proponent, practitioner, and experiencer of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy, with its capacity to help us access and work with the deepest and most difficult dimensions of the psyche. He is an author of books and articles about adult development, conscious aging, and elder wisdom, including the Parabola book, Elders on Love: Dialogues on the Consciousness, Cultivation, and Expression of Love. Dr. Lakritz received a Doctor of Philosophy in clinical psychology from The California School of Professional Psychology, Berkeley, California, 1985.
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