Despre Danemarca se spune adesea c? ar fi cea mai fericit? ?ar? din lume. Aceasta se reduce la un singur lucru: hygge. ?PENTRU HYGGE EXIST? TOT FELUL DE DEFINI?II, DE LA ? ARTA DE A CREA INTIMITATE?, ?CONFORT SUFLETESC? ?I ?LIPSA SUP?R?RILOR?, LA ?BUCURIA DAT? DE LUCRURILE CE INDUC O STARE DE BINE?, ?STAREA DE CONFORT ?N PREZEN?A SEMENILOR? ?I, VARIANTA MEA PREFERAT?, ?CIOCOLAT? FIERBINTE LA LUMINA LUM?N?RILOR?... Afli ce este hygge atunci c?nd sim?i hygge. C?nd te ghemuie?ti comod pe canapea al?turi de persoana iubit? sau c?nd te bucuri de timpul petrecut cu cei mai apropia?i prieteni. Hygge sunt acele dimine?i albastre ?i limpezi cu lumin? perfect?. ?i cine ar putea s? ??i fie un ghid mai bun ?n lumea hygge dec?t Meik Wiking? Meik este directorul Institutului de Cercetare a Fericirii din Copenhaga ?i ?i-a petrecut ani din via?? studiind magia vie?ii daneze, de la alegerea corpului de iluminat ideal, la planificarea unei cine sau de la crearea unei truse hygge de urgen?? p?n? la modalitatea ?n care trebuie s? te ?mbraci.

Prezentul volum este dedicat unei expuneri sintetice ?i accesibile a psihanalizei, care ?nglobeaz? ?i dep??e?te primele Prelegeri de introducere ?n psihanaliz? (1916–) ?i seria nou? a acelora?i prelegeri din 1933. Cronologic, ea acoper? aproape treizeci de ani, din 1909, anul celor cinci conferin?e ?inute ?n Statele Unite, care au marcat intrarea triumfal? a psihanalizei ?n Lumea Nou?, ?i 1938, ultimul an de via?? al lui Freud, c?nd ?ncepe aceast? scriere, r?mas? neterminat?.Adres?ndu-se, datorit? con?inutului s?u, ?n primul r?nd celor care doresc s? se ini?ieze ?n psihanaliz? —studen?i ai facult??ilor de psihologie, medicin?, pedagogie, sociologie, filosofie, litere ?i teologie —, volumul de fa?? poate re?ine ?i aten?ia speciali?tilor prin faptul c? reprezint? o sintez? a ?ntregii opere a lui Freud, la care se adaug? idei noi.?Nu, con?tien?a nu poate fi esen?a elementului psihic, ea este numai o calitate a acestuia, ?i anume o calitate inconstant? care mai des este absent?, dec?t prezent?. Factorul psihic ?n sine, oricare i-ar fi natura, este incon?tient, ?i probabil de un tip asem?n?tor cu toate celelalte procese din natur? despre care avem cuno?tin??. Pentru argumentarea acestei aser?iuni, psihanaliza se raporteaz? la un num?r de fapte.Visul este o psihoz?, cu toate inep?iile, forma?iunile delirante, iluziile senzoriale ale unei psihoze. E adev?rat, este o psihoz? de scurt? durat?, inofensiv?, ?nzestrat? chiar cu o func?ie folositoare, ini?iat? prin acordul persoanei, ?ncheiat? printr-un act de voin?? de c?tre ea. Cu toate acestea, este o psihoz? ?i ?nv???m pe baza ei c? p?n? ?i o modificare at?t de profund? a vie?ii psihice poate fi anulat?, poate l?sa spa?iu func?iei normale. Este atunci prea temerar s? sper?m c? ar trebui s? putem supune ?i ?mboln?virile spontane temute ale vie?ii psihice influen?ei noastre ?i s? le vindec?m?“ – Freud

Fie c? suntem psihologi, medici, profesori sau asisten?i sociali, ne-am dedicat unei profesii ?n care ajut?m oameni afla?i ?n suferin??, ?n nevoie, ?n ne?tiin??, oameni pe care ?i salv?m, ?i protej?m, ?i sus?inem sau ?i cre?tem. Profesii dificile, care cer mari eforturi, dar ofer? ?i mari satisfac?ii. Exist? ?ns? doar aceast? parte luminoas?? Putem face doar bine? Confrunta?i ?n permanen?? cu destine tragice, terapeu?ii pot aluneca pe panta umbrei, evit?nd suferin?a neputin?ei. Prin cartea de fa??, scris? ?ntr-un limbaj accesibil ?i plin? de exemplific?ri, Guggenbühl-Craig ne permite s? examin?m si latura ?ntunecat? a profesiei, unde ?i gasim pe cei care ajut? urm?rind nu beneficiul celuilalt, ci propriul beneficiu ?i de?inerea puterii – ?arlatanul, impostorul, ipocritul, falsul profet. ?i s? descoperim ?i solu?ia – maturizarea psihic?, reducerea clivajelor prin explorarea psihicului ?n ?ntregimea sa, astfel ?nc?t asistentul social s? nu mai considere c? ??i poate practica profesia inginere?te, profesorul s? nu mai cread? c? doar elevii sunt copil?ro?i, iar terapeutul s? nu mai vad? boala doar la pacien?ii lui.?

Este posibil s? r?m?i ?s?n?tos la cap, ?ntro lume nebun?"? Autorii acestei c?r?i cred c? da, ?i ne ofer? 101 c?i pentru a face fa?? acestei adev?rate provoc?ri a secolului nostru. Care sunt elementele vitale ale unei c?snicii de succes; cum s??i gestionezi mai bine furia, depresia, stresul ?i anxietatea; cum este influen?at? starea noastr? de bine de reac?ia la evenimentele de zi cu zi la astfel de ?ntreb?ri autorii r?spund ?n ?pastile" de c?te un minut, scrise ini?ial pentru ascult?torii emisiunii de radio pe care cei doi o realizau ?mpreun?. Pe l?ng? alte teme abordate cu realism ?i umor, cum ar fi pericolele g?ndirii pozitive, pierderea ?n greutate, comunicarea cu ?efii ?i colegii, autorii ofer? sugestii referitoare la alegerea unei psihoterapii, ?nso?ite de descrierea celor mai bune (?i mai rele) tipuri de terapeu?i.

Rod al efortului de sintetizare a peste 50 000 de cercet?ri, incluzând 250 de milioane de elevi, Înv??area vizibil?. Ghid pentru profesori identific?, pe baze riguros ?tiin?ifice, care sunt cei mai eficien?i factori din procesul de predare-înv??are. Într-o lume preocupat? de aspectele conjuncturale ale activit??ii didactice (politici educa?ionale, management ?colar etc.), John Hattie se întoarce la „via?a de zi cu zi" a profesorilor ?i elevilor. Axat? pe procesele specifice lec?iei ?i interac?iunilor profesor–elev, cartea ofer? criterii clare ?i obiective pentru orice educator care dore?te s? aleag? cele mai bune c?i de optimizare a înv???rii.Volumul se concentreaz? asupra obiectivelor didactice stimulatoare, asupra importan?ei clarific?rii la clas? a criteriilor de reu?it? ?i a progresului individual al elevului ?i asupra felului în care evaluarea continu? poate motiva atât profesorul, cât ?i elevii. Educatorii ?i cercet?torii din domeniul pedagogiei vor g?si aici sfaturi practice pentru implementarea celor mai adecvate strategii didactice, precum ?i studii de caz ?i liste de sarcini pentru diversele etape ale instruirii. „Dup? încerc?ri mai mult sau mai pu?in reu?ite de reforme structurale ?i sistemice în educa?ie, avem nevoie de o revolu?ie a înv???rii. Cartea lui Hattie le ofer? profesorilor ?ansa extraordinar? de a genera fiecare, prin munca de zi de zi, o transformare profund? a înv???rii, aducând acest proces în zona «vizibil?» ?i f?cându-l pl?cut ?i autentic. Astfel, educatorii vor putea contribui direct ?i substan?ial la o Românie educat?..."-Prof. univ. dr. Lucian Ciolan,coordonatorul colec?iei „Educa?ie ?i formare", decanul Facult??ii de Psihologie ?i ?tiin?ele Educa?iei, Universitatea din Bucure?ti

16 somit??i din ?tiin?ele educa?iei î?i prezint? cele mai inovatoare cadre teoretice ?i cele mai influente contribu?ii din domenii precum achizi?ia con?inuturilor, dezvoltarea uman? sau studiul cultural ?i social al procesului înv???rii. Cu un accent aparte pus pe instruirea continu?, dar ?i pe natura experien?ial? ?i transformativ? a înv???rii, textele din acest volum familiarizeaz? profesorii ?i cercet?torii cu cele mai proaspete idei ?i curente din teoriile educa?iei. Dintre autorii de referin?? prezen?i în aceast? antologie nu lipsesc Howard Gardner, Jerome Bruner, Peter Jarvis, Etienne Wenger, Jack Mezirow ?.a. Înv??area e „treaba" tuturor: profesori ?i elevi din sistemul de educa?ie, adul?i angaja?i în procese de formare profesional?, manageri con?tien?i de avantajul comparativ dat de excelen?a ?i creativitatea angaja?ilor, consultan?i în procese de înv??are (traineri, mentori, consilieri). Knud Illeris ne pune la dispozi?ie o selec?ie excep?ional? de autori de mare prestigiu ?i texte fundamentale care au marcat în?elegerea pe care o avem azi cu privire la procesele de înv??are. Un motiv în plus s? „lu?m de bun?" aceast? carte este c? ilustreaz? perspectiva unui autor scandinav, iar sistemele de educa?ie ?i formare de acolo reu?esc s? îmbine cel mai bine performan?a în înv??are cu fericirea ?i starea de bine.- Prof. univ. dr. Lucian Ciolan, coordonatorul colec?iei „Educa?ie ?i formare", decanul Facult??ii de Psihologie ?i ?tiin?ele Educa?iei, Universitatea din Bucure?ti

Serie v?ndut? ?n peste 60 de milioane de exemplare. Con?ine ?apte capitole cu sfaturi practice, dovedite, de la profesioni?ti de top. Po?i ?nv??a ?ntr-o s?pt?m?n? tot ce ?nva?? exper?ii ?ntr-o via?? Duminic?: ?n?elege cei trei st?lpi ai rela?iilor interpersonale, cu referire la pozitivitate, recuno?tin?? ?i valoare de sine Luni: ?nva?? despre ?g?ndirea limitativ?” ?i despre puterea oamenilor de a se schimba Mar?i: Cre?te respectul ?i ?ncrederea ?n sine, dar ?i ?n al?ii Miercuri: ?nva?? procesul ?n trei pa?i de cre?tere a performan?ei, de ?ncurajare a loialit??ii ?i de subliniere a laturii pozitive Joi: Aplic? ?metoda delfinului” pentru a cre?te performan?ele Vineri: Examineaz? cauzele-cheie ale procrastin?rii ?i ?nva?? cum s? le dep??e?ti S?mb?t?: Dep??e?te motivele pentru care e?ti distras pentru a cre?te succesul.

Unul din patru rom?ni sufer? la un moment dat de anxietate, aceasta fiind, de altfel, cea mai frecvent? dintre tulbur?rile psihice din ?ara noastr?. Pentru cei care se confrunt? cu stresul crescut, cu ?ngrijoarea, frica sau panica, autorul ofer? o serie de sugestii pentru de a ?ine sub control anxietatea, chiar ?i f?r? ajutorul medica?iei sau psihoterapiei. Dup? ce discut? despre tiparele mentale care exacerbeaz? temerile (g?ndirea ?n "alb-sau-negru", "catastrofizarea" etc.) ?i despre simptomele somatice ale panicii, autorul propune un larg evantai de tehnici pentru gestionarea anxiet??ii: de la contestarea g?ndurile ira?ionale la medita?ia de tip "minfulness", de la modificarea rutinelor cotidiene de somn ?i alimenta?ie, la exerci?iile fizice ?i de relaxare (imagerie), de la reorganizarea mediului la expunerea treptat? la evenimentele ?nfrico??toare. Cartea se adreseaz? publicului larg, dar e un instrument util ?i pentru psihiatri, psihologi clinicieni ?i psihoterapeu?i.

Iubim, ur?m, invidiem, ne dorim ?i sper?m... ne construim scenarii ?n care credem ?i pe care le perpetu?m, ?n care ?i angren?m pe ceilal?i, atribuindu-le roluri mai mult sau mai pu?in importante. Ne l?s?m, la r?ndul nostru, sedu?i ?n pove?tile altora. S? fie acestea "deliruri", ?es?turi psihice, care printr-o analiz? minu?ioas? se pot destr?ma? Atunci, ce se afl? la baza lor ?i cum ni le putem asuma, pentru a ?ntrez?ri ?i, ?n cele din urm?, a locui realitatea obiectiv??Purt?nd cititorul prin lumea interioar? a personajelor unor autori precum Shakespeare, Samuel Butler sau Dickens, c?t ?i prin aceea a propriilor pacien?i, Shengold ilustreaz? felul ?n care aceste deliruri iau na?tere ?n copil?ria timpurie, se men?in s?r?cindu-ne ?i rigidiz?ndu-ne via?a ?i pot fi estompate printr-o maturizare real?, adesea rod al travaliului psihanalitic.

Copiii, aceste ?nc?nt?toare fiin?e, fragile ?i uneori problematice, surs? de bucurie dar ?i de nesomn, ?ngrijor?ri, epuizare... S?-i disciplinezi, dar cum? S-au dus vremurile ?n care p?rintele atotputernic tuna ?i fulgera ?mp?r?ind pedepse, iar libertatea total? oferit? copiilor s-a dovedit, de asemenea, periculoas?. Exist?, ?ns?, o cale de mijloc, iar aceasta este metoda Brazelton.Scris? cu empatie ?i c?ldur? C?l?toria copilului t?u spre autodisciplin? ofer? repere specifice fiec?rui ?punct de cotitur?" din via?a celui mic precum ?i instrumentele necesare gestion?rii unor situa?ii nedorite precum agresivitatea, minciuna, limbajul licen?ios, crizele de furie, fuga de acas?, rivalitatea ?ntre fra?i, lupta pentru putere etc. Este un ghid necesar pentru p?rintele implicat, care dore?te nu doar s? rezolve problema de moment, ci ?i s?-?i doteze copilul cu resursele necesare unei vie?i ?mplinite.

Alina se afl? ?n al treilea an al terapiei personale. Ea ??i autoexamineaz? istoria rela?iilor de iubire: iubirile ei de copil, de adolescent?, iubirile de t?n?r? adult?. Este o istorie pe care o are ?nscris? ?n psihic ?i ?n corp. Analizanda se uit? la aceast? istorie ?i ?ncearc? s? o accepte a?a cum este ea; ?i, pentru c? se dovede?te greu de acceptat, de ?ndurat cu traumele ?i ne?mplinirile ei, aceast? istorie se cere rescris?. Din subiectul pasiv al propriilor scenarii de via??, al influen?elor puternice venite dinspre proprii p?rin?i, ea ?ncearc? ?i reu?e?te, ?n mare m?sur?, s? ??i rescrie istoria emo?ional?, s? ?i caute ?i s? ?i g?seasc? un sens personal, autentic. Din obiect al propriului trecut ?i al priva?iunilor impuse de el, Alina devine, ?ncet-?ncet, subiectul acestora.Procesul terapeutic prin care trece Alina, protagonista c?r?ii, ?n ?nt?lnirea cu psihoterapeutul — Pavel — este un proces fictiv, ?ns? povestea lui nu este mai pu?in realist?. A?a cum, ?n teatru, via?a este prezentat? p?n? la cap?t, ?i aici, dar ?ntr-o form? concentrat?, este prezentat? via?a unei rela?ii terapeutice de lung? durat? cu atmosfera, ritmul, nuan?ele ?i tensiunile ei.?

Cum po?i s?-i spui "nu" ?efului t?u c?nd ??i cere imposibilul? ?n ce fel te impui acas?, ?n fa?a partenerului sau a copiilor rebeli? Cum s? ceri aten?ia cuvenit? din partea medicului sau v?nz?torului care te ignor?? Dac? dore?ti ca vocea ta s? fie ascultat?, nu e cazul s? devii agresiv sau amenin??tor, sus?in autorii acestei c?r?i. Din contr?, asertivitatea ?nseamn? s? ar??i c? e?ti ?n stare s?-l ascul?i pe cel?lalt ?i s?-i ?n?elegi punctul de vedere. Dar mai presupune ?i s?-?i cuno?ti punctele forte, s? fii mai realist ?i mai flexibil ?n g?ndire (pentru a negocia solu?ii "reciproc avantajoase"), precum ?i s? ?tii cum s? transmi?i, prin limbajul corporal, fermitate ?i ?ncredere de sine. Pornind de la scenarii concrete, de la serviciu sau din via?a familial? ?i social?, autorii ofer? acele instrumente prin care vei putea s?-?i iei via?a ?n m?ini, p?str?nd totodat? o rela?ie armonioas? cu cei din jur.

Ce este copilul? Copilaria ar trebui considerata a fi un construct social? Care au fost atitudinile adultilor fata de copiii de-a lungul timpului? Pe parcursul cartii descoperim copilul privit a fi un pacatos augustinian, care vrea sa-i domine pe cei din jur, un inocent romantic care inca nu este corupt de civilizatie sau o doar o dovada a fertilitatii cuplului parental, aruncat in bratele doicilor indata ce a venit pe lume. In occident, incepand cu secolul douazeci copiii nu mai erau expusi mortii, abandonului sau batailor in aceeasi masura ca in trecut, iar relatiile dintre parinti si copii s-au indulcit. Scopul cartii de fata este acela de a evidentia problemele speciale din istoria copiilor, pe care o plaseaza in contextul social si ?cultural, fara a pierde din vedere experientele individuale care au ajuns pana la noi prin jurnale, autobiografii si marturii orale. Scrisa intr-un limbaj accesibil, cartea se adreseaza psihologilor, sociologilor, istoricilor si tuturor celor interesati de copii si copilarie. ?

La légende de la Dame Blanche est certainement la plus connue des légendes. Qu'elle soit protectrice, lavandière, autostoppeuse ou spectre, la Dame Blanche est présente aux quatre coins du monde. Ce recueil vous fait découvrir les différentes légendes à travers des témoignages et des histoires, comme celle de la Dame Blanche qui annon?a la mort de Sissi l'impératrice ou la Dame Blanche qui hante le ch?teau de Puymartin, la Dame Blanche du cimetière d'Easton ou encore la légende Resurrection Mary. Les chasseurs de fant?mes se régalent de la traquer, de l'identifier et de la photographier. Avec ce livre, vous pouvez aussi vous lancer dans l'aventure, car il donne les lieux précis où elle appara?t.

Cartea prezint? destinele a trei personaje Alfredo, Andrea ?i Fabio. ?Am f?cut-o pentru binele t?u!“, ?Am f?cut-o pentru binele lui!“, formule care se reg?sesc ?n titlul c?r?ii, sunt folosite des ?n via?a real?, ?ns? ascund de multe ori atitudini si fapte reprobabile – minciun?, arogan??, egoism sau am?gire. Acestea sunt ?micile crime“ s?v?r?ite ?n numele iubirii, pe care le red? Gianna Schelotto. Alfredo, protagonistul primei pove?ti, afl? c? a fost adoptat c?nd avea trei ani, dup? ce el ?i fratele lui fuseser? abandona?i de mama lor. Andrea, personajul central din cea de-a doua poveste, este pus de tat?l s?u ?n fa?a unei realit??i nepl?cute. ?n ultima poveste, Fabio, un avocat influent, de aproape ?aizeci de ani, se confrunt? cu perspectiva inevitabilei sale dec?deri dup? ce afl? c? ar putea suferi de Alzheimer. Unii gre?esc prin faptul c? dezv?luie, al?ii gre?esc prin faptul c? ascund: s?ar zice c? situa?ia e f?r? ie?ire. Dar nu faptele individuale sunt cele care produc daune ; ceea ce risc? s? creeze fracturi profunde este ideea c?, de fapt, copiii sunt un fel de prelungire a noastr?, o proprietate exclusiv? de care putem dispune oricum. Orice fapt?, declarat? sau ascuns?, prin care ?ncerc?m s? determin?m persoanele s???i schimbe idei, aspira?ii ?i sentimente este o manipulare, chiar dac? se na?te din dorin?a sincer? de a aduce beneficii s?n?t??ii celuilalt sau de a?i sus?ine bun?starea. ?n rela?iile ?s?n?toase“, schimb?rile ?i dezvoltarea au loc nu fiindc? cel puternic a reu?it s??l conving? pe cel slab, ci numai pentru c? ne?am transformat lu?nd de la cel?lalt ?i d?nd de la sine, ?n mod spontan, experien?e, emo?ii, vise.

Cum definim ?i cum trat?m tulburarea de reglare emo?ional? Emo?iile sunt o parte important? a vie?ii noastre, afect?ndu-ne major ac?iunile, de?i nu ?ntotdeauna suntem con?tien?i de prezen?a lor. Abilitatea de a ?n?elege ?i balansa emo?iile se nume?te reglare emo?ional? sau control emo?ional. De ce este important? reglarea emo?ional?? Pentru c? reprezint? un element esen?ial pe care se sprijin? civiliza?ia uman?. Interac?iunile dintre oameni depind de modul ?n care sim?im ?i ne exprim?m emo?iile. Conceptul de ?tulburare de reglare emo?ional?“ intervine atunci c?nd apar probleme ?n privin?a controlului emo?iilor. De cele mai multe ori, o persoan? care are astfel de probleme ??i va descrie st?rile aleg?nd etichete precum depresiv, anxios, nervos, sup?rat, agitat. Mult mai rar va apela la nararea autentic? a tr?irilor personale, declar?nd c? este instabil, impulsiv, emo?ional, necontrolat, incapabil de a se calma, u?or de frustrat etc. Cartea lui Radu Vrasti prezint? ?ntr-o form? succint? problema tulbur?rii de reglare emo?ional?, a?a cum se prezint? din perspectiva medicinei ?i a psihologiei clinice. ?n plus, aduce informa?ii de ultim? or? despre cum trebuie ?n?eleas?, definit?, diagnosticat? ?i ?tratat?“ at?t medicamentos c?t ?i psihoterapeutic.

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THE MAN WHO "THOUGHT" HIS WAY INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH THOMAS A. EDISON ??TRULY, "thoughts are things," and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with de?niteness of purpose, persistence, and a BURNING DESIRE for their translation into riches, or other material objects. ??A little more than thirty years ago, Edwin C. Barnes discovered how true it is that men really do THINK AND GROW RICH. His discovery did not come about at one sitting. It came little by little, beginning with a BURNING DESIRE to become a business associate of the great Edison. ??Somewhere, as you read, the secret to which I refer will jump from the page and stand boldly before you, IF YOU ARE READY FOR IT! When it appears, you will recognize it. Whether you receive the sign in the ?rst or the last chapter, stop for a moment when it presents itself, and turn down a glass, for that occasion will mark the most important turning-point of your life. ??Remember, too, as you go through the book, that it deals with facts and not with ?ction, its purpose being to convey a great universal truth through which all who are READY may learn, not only WHAT TO DO, BUT ALSO HOW TO DO IT! and receive, as well, THE NEEDED STIMULUS TO MAKE A START. ??IN EVERY chapter of this book, mention has been made of the money-making secret which has made fortunes for more than ?ve hundred exceedingly wealthy men whom I have carefully analyzed over a long period of years. ??The secret was brought to my attention by Andrew Carnegie, more than a quarter of a century ago. The canny, lovable old Scotsman carelessly tossed it into my mind, when I was but a boy. Then he sat back in his chair, with a merry twinkle in his eyes, and watched carefully to see if I had brains enough to understand the full signi?cance of what he had said to me. ??When he saw that I had grasped the idea, he asked if I would be willing to spend twenty years or more, preparing myself to take it to the world, to men and women who, without the secret, might go through life as failures. I said I would, and with Mr. Carnegie’s cooperation, I have kept my promise. ??This book contains the secret, after having been put to a practical test by thou-sands of people, in almost every walk of life. It was Mr. Carnegie’s idea that the magic formula, which gave him a stupendous fortune, ought to be placed within reach of people who do not have time to investigate how men make money, and it was his hope that I might test and demonstrate the soundness of the formula through the experience of men and women in every calling.

Sincerely do I hope that the issue of this little book may prove useful in drawing the attention of the public to the mental and physical condition of the unfortunates who form such a large proportion of our prison population.??To our authorities the sad plight of this mass of smitten humanity is well known. Year after year our Prison Commissioners, in presenting their reports, have not failed to impress upon the State the great part physical and mental afflictions play in the production of crime.??So far, the information given by the Prison Commissioners has produced little or no effect; neither have their representations led to any alteration in the treatment of unfortunate individuals whose infirmities are in reality the root cause of their delinquency.??To the official information I add the result of my own prolonged experience. This experience has imbued me with the conviction that the present methods of dealing with suffering humanity are neither wise, just, nor efficacious. I have seen the helplessness of so many that are called criminals that, in writing these pages, I am animated with a keen desire to hasten the day of sensible reform. Surely the day cannot be far distant when the State will take mental and physical infirmities into consideration when it has to deal with its erring children.??Thomas Holmes.?Howard Association,? Devonshire Chambers, Bishopsgate.? ?IS THERE A CRIMINAL TYPE? ??After years of close observation, during which I have formed many friendships with criminals, I can only answer this question in the words that I have answered it before, and say that, physically, I have not found any evidence to show that a criminal type exists. In saying this I know that I shall run counter to the teaching of a good many people, and probably run counter to public opinion. For the criminal class and the criminal type have been written about so largely, and talked about so frequently, that the majority of people have come to the conclusion that our criminals come from a particular order of society, and that the poorest; or that there exists a type of people whose physical appearance gives outward and visible signs that proclaim the inward criminal mind.??I believe both these ideas to be entirely wrong. I was confirmed in my opinion last year when I visited many of the largest prisons in the United States; for I found there, as I have found in England, a complete absence among the prisoners of those physical and facial peculiarities that we are taught to believe differentiate criminals from ordinary citizens.??Speaking on this subject to the American Congress at Washington on October 4, 1910, Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise, K.C.B., the esteemed chairman of our Prison Commissioners, made the following statement—??“There is no criminal type. Nothing in the past has so retarded progress as the conviction, deeply rooted and widespread, that the criminal is a class by himself, different from all others, with a tendency to crime, of which certain peculiarities of body are the outward and visible signs.??“This superstition, for such I think it must be called, was, you know, strengthened and encouraged by the findings of the Italian school.

Ce livre retrace mes expériences spirites, vécues depuis 2011 et offre de magnifiques messages de nos guides spirituels. Sans être une méthode, ni un enseignement, il invite à l'écoute de leur guidance et tente de démystifier le spiritisme, loin des clichés et dogmes traditionnels. "Un espoir pour les personnes en recherche spirituelle et dans la souffrance du deuil." Les messages ont été obtenus lors de séances de spiritisme (ouija et channeling) à 4, en compagnie d'une médium ou seul par écriture automatique ou inspirée. Je suis convaincu que le spiritisme est accessible à tous, à condition de se laisser guider par l'amour et le respect et d'observer certaines règles. Attention, ce n’est pas un jeu, mais il et bien moins dangereux que la majorité des activités humaines, contrairement aux idées re?ues, véhiculées par la peur, l'ignorance ou le désir de pouvoir. Nos guides spirituels sont toujours avec nous, près de nous. Ils sont toujours heureux de communiquer avec nous. Ils nous aiment sans jamais nous juger. Ils nous accompagnent, ils nous aident et ils nous le font savoir, pour peu que nous apprenions leur langage, celui du c?ur.

All great sages and philosophers of antiquity emphasized the importance of the heart, calling it the “Abode of God.” It contains enormous magical potential and all the divine abilities people are destined to unseal in the coming New Era — the Era of the Heart. What is the fiery heart? What unknown functions does it perform? What are the specifics of its work? What is it capable of? How can you hear the voice of your heart and how can you avoid confusing it with the mind? Answers to these and many other questions will be provided to you by the Lord of Love and Compassion, known as the “Great Heart,” in Book 6 of The Teaching of the Heart series. Revealing the profound significance of the human heart step by step, He will enable you to look in an entirely new way at the treasure beating within your breast. After learning to listen to your heart, you will find a loyal friend that will always prompt you in which direction you need to head in order to realize your spiritual potential and accomplish — in the best way possible — the mission entrusted to you by destiny. It is the awakening of the human heart that will allow humanity to move to a new level of its spiritual development. Will you open your heart?