Into the Open: Mentoring Mystic Aspirations

By Michael H. Shenkman PhD

Author Michael Shenkman shows how mystic aspirations generate a unique creative spirit - opening up new avenues on which to explore both the human endeavor and our own lives. He provides new ideas about how the mystic's "aspiring mind" works, and highlights stories of the people who set this figuration of breakout creativity on its way, changing the human endeavor forever.Because mystic aspirations are rare, vulnerable and sweeping in its approaches, we need to attune our awareness so we can appreciate what mystic aspirations offer us. Shenkman helps us to recognize the mystics among us by showing how the mystic's creative way is different from that of artists, prophets or leaders. High-energy mystic aspirations generate exciting ideas that are beyond the ordinary and often prepare the way for other forms of creativity.Shenkman outlines the key factors to keep in mind when mentoring people with mystic aspirations, which can be so compelling that a person feels out of place, and so must "move on." Mentoring can relieve discouragement and help mystics establish practices that fortify their creative spirit.Into the Open will enlighten anyone who values the mystic's generative, subtle and insistent expressions of the creative life. Scholars, lay readers, mentors and other support providers will all benefit from this new outlook on the great human urge to create.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0990916308
• ISBN13: 9780990916307
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Audacious Leaders
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"