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Through the Dark Forest: Transforming Your Life in the Face of Death Kindle Edition

by Carolyn Conger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
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It's never too late to transform your life.

A practical and deeply healing guide to becoming whole and finding peace during the most difficult time of life

When we are confronted with the end of life, we must tackle medical decisions, attend to family and legal matters, and grapple with overwhelming questions such as: How do I manage each day knowing that death is near? What has life up until now meant? What should I do with the time that remains?
 
Carolyn Conger, PhD, has spent thirty years working with people who are imminently facing death. Drawing on her research and experience, Conger shows how we can use active imagination, self-hypnosis, energy medicine, and dreamwork to begin the soul work that can both prepare us for death and enrich our lives. Profound and paradigm-shifting, Through the Dark Forest can help us all transform our lives no matter how long we have to live.
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“A priceless gift for anyone facing suffering, or seeking a trusted guide on the path toward wholeness, authenticity, and radical transformation.” —Harriet Lerner, Ph.D, author of The Dance of Anger and The Dance of Connection
 
“The vast human wisdom and transformational energies found in this  profoundly compassionate book reveal how the end-game of our lives can be a time of magnificent surrender and enlightenment, if we wish it to be.” —Richard Chamberlain, actor and New York Times bestselling author of Shattered Love
 
“A rare and deep look into the great mystery of dying, this powerful book gives the reader a path through the darkness to light.” —Roshi Joan Halifax, Founding Abbot, Upaya Zen Center
 
“Thoughtful, practical advice, and meaningful exercises to help those facing death reclaim their lives and live them to the fullest. A must read.”—Jacob Zighelboim, MD
 
“A strikingly practical and helpful book about how to live with aging and dying. Through The Dark Forest is uniquely valuable for the individual who is ready to face life and grow during the encounter with old age and mortality. Dr. Conger's book guides and empowers the adept traveler in all of us.” —S. Robert Moradi, M.D., Board Certified Psychiatrist and Jungian Analyst Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry UCLA School of Medicine

About the Author

Carolyn Conger, Ph.D., is a teacher and consultant of personal growth who studies healing and metaphysical arts with tribal societies throughout the world. Her doctorate is in clinical psychology. She lives in Santa Monica.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DMCUYU4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Plume (December 31, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 31, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1368 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

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Carolyn Conger

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I am an author, consultant, and teacher who conducts seminars in psychological growth, healing, dream work, intuition, creativity, and spirituality.For the past 35 years I also have helped those with terminal illness find meaning and quality of life in the time they have left. My other interests are reading, traveling to remote tribal societies, and being with friends.

http://www.congerseminars.com

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Pain free!
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written! A treasure!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2023
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I love this book! Carolyn Conger has written a very honest, compassionate and beautifully written companion, for the journey of life. For living this life, and for loving this life and for leaving this life when the time comes. This book is full of light and insight from the experience, of one of the most precious, gentle, intuitive and humble teachers to walk this planet. Dr. Conger has left us the best gift possible a piece of herself and her precious soul. I wish I could tell everybody to just buy this book. I can promise you that it will be one of your favorites!
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Judith-Annette Milburn
5.0 out of 5 stars Deepening into Living and Dying
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2014
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Ahhhhh, Carolyn, what a beautiful, exquisite gift you have presented the world with this bookl It is profound, yet presented with love and compassion; it is simple and practical, without being a 'how to'. It provides suggestions and guides and gentle, yet straightforward 'walking along with' those who are preparing for their dying,..... And who of us are not preparing for this awesome occasion? When I think of what I have read thus far, I hear these words present themselves to describe my experience of your Presence in your words and pages: 'It's the balm of Gilead that heals the fearful, confused soul'. Up through these first chapters, I felt myself be drawn in and surrendering to the flow of your compassion and gentleness of presentation of these huge concerns that most people haven't dared open to before now, and I felt myself let go again into my own process. Thank you for the beauty of yourself present in the pages of the book.

I've been engaging in similar remembrances and exploration of my life during this past year as I have been dying to my life as I have known it, opening to, identifying, and connecting the threads of my life, daring to face as much of the truth about my self/my life as I can, deeper and deeper, as I open to what wants to happen next. It feels like this may be an external touchstone to continue this deepening.

And, there is something, as of yet unspecified, about the cover that is quite wonderful.
Thank you, and as always, blessings to you. Judith Milburn
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George L. Mclaird
5.0 out of 5 stars Facing our own death with our eyes open
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2014
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Through the Dark Forest: Transforming Your Life in the Face of Death
by Carolyn Conger, PhD

Dr. Carolyn Conger has penned an excellent self-help workbook whose primary audience are those who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness. It is also useful (nearly mandatory reading) for the family and friends of the one facing certain death.

Dr. Conger's writing reflects her teaching and life style: Insightful, gentle yet direct. She has been teaching intuitive living and personal transformation for 30 Years.

She concludes each chapter with a series of questions which, when answered truthfully, create a road map for the readers future. She refers to them as "exercises."

I use the word "truthfully" because doing so under threat of death can be one of the most challenging and brave things we have been asked do, ever. Dr. Conger is fully aware of this challenge and gives excellent and sensitive suggestions for meeting this challenge.

For those who are terrified by their condition as well as the questions, Dr. Conger provides useful relaxation techniques and easy to follow instructions for accessing simple forms of meditation.

If I, or anyone I know was facing a death sentence , Dr. Conger's book would be my first choice and my highest recommendation.
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Jude Gladstone Cade
3.0 out of 5 stars overwhelming
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014
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Too much stuff to do ... Journey

I did enjoy the final chapters starting with dreaming Relevant. Delightful activity. Just this much exploration feels doable and not overwhelming.
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Karen M Pesavento
5.0 out of 5 stars Inviting
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2014
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Carolyn's belief that the answer is within the individual shines through this work. It is present in every story (wonderful stories) including some of her own life threatening experiences. In the section on disowned selves she suggests questions like asking us to consider what life would be like with "just a little" of this quality, a simple yet vital step in the transformational process. If you haven't heard of Voice Dialogue, you will be pleased to find an insightful explanation of it; if you have, you will resonate with her description. For those who struggle with what is meant by the Aware Ego, you will be encouraged to discover both what it is and how it can be your ultimate guide in your journey to and through the dark forest.

Carolyn has perfected the art of asking insightful questions that resonate within, guiding the reader to explore aspects and qualities that may have been hidden for years. Whether you believe you have decades or days left on this earth, you will be led to experience a better life, because conscious living in the time we have remaining is what this book is about.
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John Porterfield, MFT
5.0 out of 5 stars A practical and reassuring guide to doing inner psycho-spiritual work when it is most needed.
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2014
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You don't need to be dying to get immense benefit from this life-affirming book. In "Through The Dark Forest," Dr. Carolyn Conger has written a guide to facing life's final passages that will be read and treasured for decades to come.

Finding meaning in life never becomes more urgent than when we face our own mortality. Navigating this essential part of life's journey can be daunting and confusing with no certainty of achieving a fulfilling resolution. Having survived her own near-death experiences, for many years Carolyn Conger has been a dedicated healing guide and companion for individuals approaching the end of life. In this book, she provides an inspirational and illuminating map that helps the reader travel their unique inner landscape and find the parts of self that have been waiting to be lived, healed, and made whole.

Conger writes, "I came to define healing as moving toward wholeness. I believe that transformation into wholeness is a person's true work, and that this work can take place over a lifetime or in a few days or hours preceding death."

Here, Conger demonstrates how to achieve just that.
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