{"title":"Marion Milner","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarion Milner’s works explore the profound intersections of the mind, spirit, and human experience, blending elements of \u003cstrong\u003ephilosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e with thoughtful psychological insight. Her writings invite readers to reflect on the inner life, consciousness, and the subtle ways we relate to ourselves and the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in themes of \u003cem\u003eself-discovery\u003c\/em\u003e and personal growth, Milner’s books offer a gentle yet profound examination of health and wellness from a deeply contemplative perspective. Expect a thoughtful journey into the nature of being and the quiet mysteries of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"eternitys-sunrise-by-marion-milner-9780415550727","title":"Eternity's Sunrise","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing on from \u003cem\u003eA Life of One's Own\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAn Experiment in Leisure\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEternity's Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e explores Marion Milner's way of keeping a diary. Recording small private moments, she builds up a store of 'bead memories.' A carved duck, a sprig of asphodel, moments captured in her travels in Greece, Kashmir and Israel, circus clowns, a painting - each makes up a 'bead' that has a warmth or glow which comes in response to asking the simple question: What is the most important thing that happened yesterday?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom these beads -- sacred, horrific, profane, funny -- grows a sense of an 'answering activity', the result of turning one's attention inwards to experience real joy. What Marion Milner conveys so vividly and inspirationally is her lifelong intention to live as completely as possible in the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Hugh Haughton, \u003cem\u003eEternity's Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e will be essential reading for all those interested in reflecting on the nature of their own happiness -- whether readers from a literary, an artistic, a historical, an educational or a psychoanalytic\/psychotherapeutic background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605653405932,"sku":"9780415550727","price":259.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415550727-eternity-s-sunrise.jpg?v=1778137931"},{"product_id":"the-hands-of-the-living-god-by-marion-milner-9780415550697","title":"The Hands of the Living God","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt once autobiographical and psychoanalytic, \u003cem\u003eThe Hands of the Living God\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1969, provides a detailed case study of Susan who, during a 20-year long treatment, spontaneously discovers the capacity to do doodle drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn important focus of the book is the drawings themselves, 150 of which are reproduced in the text, and their deep unconscious perception of the battle between sanity and madness. It is these drawings, linked with Milner's sensitive and lucid record of the therapeutic encounter, that give the book its unique and compelling interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction by Adam Phillips, \u003cem\u003eThe Hands of the Living God\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for all those with an interest in the fields of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy and, more widely, to those involved in therapy and the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608029348076,"sku":"9780415550697","price":259.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415550697-the-hands-of-the-living-god.jpg?v=1778181670"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/marion-milner.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}