Adventure inward : Christian growth through personal journal writing /
Morton T. Kelsey.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Augsburg Pub. House, (c)1980.
- 216 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Why keep a journal? A book of many uses ; Reflection, healing and growth ; A journal as a way of relating to God -- What kind of journal? The mechanics of a journal ; How to begin ; Typing a journal ; Some do's and don'ts -- Actually getting started. Learning to be silent ; Listening to the inner guide -- The journal as symbol of my unique value. God as divine lover ; The essential Christian message ; Relating to a loving Father ; Appreciating my own value ; More than a journal -- The process of spiritual growth. Cracking the husk and reaching for the soil ; Light and human warmth ; Time, a record, and perseverance -- The dangers of journal keeping. Automatic writing ; Inflation and retreat from the world ; Other dangers ; Avoiding danger -- Seventeen suggestions for interpreting your dreams. How I began to listen to dreams ; Seventeen suggestions ; Creative imagination transforming a dream -- Journaling in depth. Reflecting consciously ; Autobiographical reflections -- The power of the imagination. Dialoging with inner figures ; Dialoging with outer figures and situations ; Turning moods into images ; Moods and emotions ; Depression ; Other emotions and moods ; Actualizing the positive emotions ; Imagination as the gateway inward ; Stepping imaginatively into the Bible ; Eucharist as a door inward -- The benefits of journal keeping. A common experience ; A journal as a life raft ; A journal as written prayer ; A journal as a spiritual midwife ; Getting to work.