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Bedtime Stories for Elders: What Fairy Tales Can Teach Us About the New Aging

Bedtime Stories for Elders: What Fairy Tales Can Teach Us About the New Aging

by John Robinson
Bedtime Stories for Elders: What Fairy Tales Can Teach Us About the New Aging
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Bedtime Stories for Elders: What Fairy Tales Can Teach Us About the New Aging

Bedtime Stories for Elders: What Fairy Tales Can Teach Us About the New Aging

by John Robinson

Overview

Stories of meaning, magic, healing and transformation for enlightened elders - wisdom tales for a new vision of aging.
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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780993539
Publisher: Collective Ink
Publication date: 08/16/2012
Pages: 136
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

John Robinson is a Kentucky native, born in Danville, and has been married to his wife Barb, a Cincinnatian, for 30 years. The proud father of two grown sons and a grandfather of two, John's passion has always been writing. Until the Last Dog Dies his first RiverOak novel, was published in 2004 to glowing reviews. That was followed by his second Joe Box adventure, When Skylarks Fall which garnered similar praise.

Table of Contents

Why Fairy Tales?: A Secret Wisdom 1

The Little Elder-Tree Mother: Dreaming the Adventure of Life 5

King O'Toole and His Goose: Coming of Age 16

Living the Myth of Innana: Death and Rebirth 24

Natchiketas Meets Death: The Secret of Consciousness 37

Fetch Me a Cup of Water: The Power of Enchantment 47

The Lady and the Fountain: The Discovery of Heaven on Earth 53

Rahula Eclipses Age: An Elder's Journey to Heaven on Earth 67

Meeting the Goddess: Opening to Love 72

Periwinkle and the Old Man: Choosing Our Fate 78

The Color Tree: A New Story of Aging 88

Conclusions: The Three Secrets of Aging 102

Appendices: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales Sources 109

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