{"product_id":"the-circle-of-life-9780970144379","title":"The Circle of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwareness of the natural progression of life transforms chaos and crisis into opportunities for knowledge and personal growth.\u003c\/strong\u003e With insight and humor, Frank Natale shares his wisdom on the thirteen inevitable rites of passage and how \u003cem\u003eThe Circle of Life\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates our path of spiritual development through four phases: Preparation, Initiation, Integration, and Realization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Transformation is the essence of being alive,\" Natale writes. \"These passages are the doorways to our power and spiritual evolution. The passages within the Circle of Life are so powerful that knowing what they are and when they will come is not enough to avoid them. The only possibility we have is to accept and extract value from them while consciously experiencing them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native New Yorker, in 1967 Natale co-founded Phoenix House in New York, which became the largest residential treatment facility for chemical dependency in the United States. After twelve years as clinical director, Natale left to focus on successful, functioning personalities who want to experience new levels of creativity and aliveness. Working throughout the United States, Europe and Australia, Natale's teaching emphasized self-discovery, personal responsibility and choice as paths to conscious living and spiritual growth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Morgan Road\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780970144379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Frank Natale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41573936300213,"sku":"9780970144379","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cac8a31d-c3df-4039-8b8a-fcfec0258912.jpg?v=1643687239","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-circle-of-life-9780970144379","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}