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Spiritual Hunger
Integrating Myth and Ritual into Daily Life
By Allan Hunter
Findhorn Press, 2012, $14.95

In our world of plenty, so many of us experience the pain of spiritual hunger and choose to fill it with destructive habits such as drugs, alcohol and over-eating. In his new book, Spiritual Hunger: Integrating Myth and Ritual into Daily Life, Allan Hunter addresses the notion of “emptiness” and how with a new understanding of the role of myth and rituals and their place in our society and lives, we might satisfy our most deeply felt needs.

Arguing that in fact “spiritual hunger” is natural, normal and even beneficial, Hunter takes a fresh look at the ritual and myths demonstrating how they when authentic, offer the very spiritual food for which we hunger. The book identifies how to tell the difference between the wholesome, deeply satisfying rituals and myths and the bogus, “fast-food” versions pushed by multinational corporations seeking profit from our unhappiness. Seen in these new ways, the rituals and myths show themselves not as random events, but as the surface expressions of six specific archetypes — the true deep structures of the psyche.

From daily activities such as work and eating to milestones such as graduation and marriage, this discussion debates the myths that guide lifestyles and questions why they exist in the first place. Each belief is broken down and examined in terms of how it works, exposing its true nature so that its value and necessity in culture as well as the way it operates can be determined. This unique self-help guide demonstrates how to reinvent old, outdated rituals, get rid of those rites that are entirely ineffective, and create new habits that provide a deeper meaning to everyday life. A gateway to finding a better understanding of what contributes to healthier relationships, this guide to rituals paves the way to sustaining a fulfilling and happy life.

Allan Hunter was born in England in 1955 and completed all his degrees at Oxford University, emerging with a doctorate in English Literature in 1983. For the past 20 years he has been the professor of literature at Curry College in Massachusetts and a therapist. He is the author of many books.

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We can learn how to feed our own souls if we pay attention to literature, to myth, and to another form of “story”: ritual.

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Allan Hunter shares how myths and rituals give meaning to life, when you take a moment to understand how they feed our spiritual hunger.

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Talking about everything from tattoos to funerals, Hunter draws on ancient history, literature and pop culture to get us to look at how we connect to the deeper meanings of life.
— Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight

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Spiritual Hunger
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