{"product_id":"the-human-odyssey-navigating-the-twelve-stages-of-life-9780486831800","title":"The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life","description":"\"This is truly a major contribution -- brilliant, beguiling, and as broad in concept as it is deep.\" -- Jean Houston, PhD, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Possible Human\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Armstrong, Ph.D., an award-winning educator and expert on human development, offers a cross-cultural view of life's entire journey, from before birth to death to the possibilities of an afterlife. Dr. Armstrong cites both clinical research and anecdotal evidence in a comprehensive view of the challenges and opportunities we face at every stage of our development. His accessible narrative incorporates elements of history, literature, psychology, spirituality, and science in a fascinating guide to understanding our past as well as our future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I loved the tone, the pacing, the sense of audience, and especially the richness of the associations . . . It's a book that one would like to keep around -- a guidebook even.\" -- John Kotre Ph.D., co-author of \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Life: The Dramatic Journey from Birth to Death\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Human Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is superb, magnificent, astonishing, unique, engrossing, eminently readable, informative, enjoyable, entertaining, profound. What else? I could go on. I hadn't expected anything like so remarkable a book.\" -- Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Crack in the Cosmic Egg\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMagical Child\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I have read through \u003ci\u003eThe Human Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. It is in many ways impressive. I also think that it has great commercial potential. Many people will find attractive your dual focus on the scientific and the soul\/spiritual dimensions.\" -- Howard Gardner, Ph.D., The John H. and Elizabeth A. Hobbs Professor in Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, author of \u003ci\u003eFrames of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I extend my congratulations to you for this monumental undertaking and wish you the very best for your impressive efforts.\" -- Marian Diamond, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley; co-author of \u003ci\u003eMagic Trees of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e; pioneer researcher into the effect of the environment on brain development; dissected Einstein's brain \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I very much enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Human Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. Your breadth of sources is remarkable, and you have put them all together in a smooth and integrative way. I think it will be informative for people, and also inspiring for them to make their stages of life more meaningful. Overall, this is an impressive tour de force.\" -- Arthur Hastings, Ph.D., Professor and Director, William James Center for Consciousness Studies, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology; Past President, Association of Transpersonal Psychology \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Extraordinary. I hope that it is read by many people.\" -- Laura Huxley, widow of Aldous Huxley, founder of Children: Our Ultimate Investment, and author of \u003ci\u003eThis Timeless Moment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Child of Your Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wonderful and encyclopedic summary of human development.\" -- Allan B. Chinen, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; author of \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Mid-Life: Classic Stories and Mythic Tales to Illuminate the Middle Years\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Ever After: Fairy Tales and the Second Half of Life \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Absolutely remarkable. \u003ci\u003eThe Human Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is written with lively scholarship and contains great depth and breadth, a wide range of fascinating materials, and many useful resources. It's a kind of 'everything book.'\" -- George Leonard, \"the granddaddy of the consciousness movement\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e) and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Athlete\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Human Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with a fresh approach to developmental psychology. Dr. Armstrong has included a spiritual dimension of human growth that is lacking from most accounts but which is essential for a complete understanding of the human condition. It is a splendid, brilliant work.\" -- Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., former president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, author of \u003ci\u003ePersonal Mythology: The Psychology of Your Evolving Self\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilians: An International Perspective \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An integral approach to human development, from birth to death, that provides practical information for all who see spirit interpenetrating all of life.\" -- Michael Murphy, co-founder of the Esalen Institute and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Future of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life We Are Given\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGod and the Evolving Universe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a thoroughly researched and beautifully written account of the story of human development. Drawing on the most recent scientific studies, as well as literature and films, mythology and major spiritual traditions, Armstrong shows the way to a truly integrated understanding of the complexities of the human life cycle.\" -- Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., author of \u003ci\u003eMaps of Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Unfolding Self\u003c\/i\u003e, co-author (with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert) of \u003ci\u003eThe Psychedelic Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the inspiration for the Beatles' song \"Tomorrow Never Knows\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I loved this book. What a vast terrain it covers  I enjoyed the way it wove into each developmental stage a rich array of materials from Greek myths, Martin Buber, psychology, rituals, spirituality, and so many wonderful stories. As people read this book, they will be much more aware of the different stages of life and how they impact all of us personally and collectively.\" -- Barbara Findeisen, President, The Association for Pre- \u0026amp; Perinatal Psychology and Health and creator of the documentary film, \u003ci\u003eThe Journey to Be Born\u003c\/i\u003e, featured on \u003ci\u003eOprah\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - \u003cbr\u003e\"I'm awestruck  This looks like the most important book of the century.\" -- Jan Hunt, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e; member of the board of directors of the Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Human Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is just that: a tour de force by one of the leading exper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ixia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486831800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Thomas Armstrong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026790863029,"sku":"9780486831800","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e9c22ba4-6d9f-4389-b9c7-01e63aed569c.jpg?v=1609191292","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-human-odyssey-navigating-the-twelve-stages-of-life-9780486831800","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}