Seasons Of Friendship: Naomi And Ruth As A Model For Relationship (Women to Walk With)

Bankson, Marjory Zoet

Parenting & Relationships

Augsburg Fortress Pub

Originally published in 1985 by LuraMedia (which became Innisfree Press), the first edition sold nearly 30,000 copies. In this revised edition the stories have been thoroughly updated for a more contemporary approach. Now there is a new generation of women who are trying to braid their life "streams" of career development, sexuality, and spiritually. This book is for them as well as those who loved the first edition. 
Weaving together the rich symbolism of the Esther story, stories of contemporary women, and her own story, Marjory Bankson presents a pattern of women's development and a paradigm of wholeness. In eleven chapters, each with journaling questions for personal reflection and guidelines for group discussion, she invites women to tell their stories, honor their experiences, claim their bodies, and celebrate a woman's way of growing and creating.

Braided Streams: Esther And A Woman's Way Of Growing (Women to Walk With Series)

Each major life transition gives us a chance, Bankson proposes, "to name what we are here for." Using mythical archetypes, biblical and personal stories, she presents a revealing six-stage soulwork cycle to help us find our calling. A valuable resource for people seeking to nurture their spiritual growth, individually, in groups, or with a spiritual director. Includes a format for a soulwork retreat.

The Call to the Soul

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian Living

Fortress Press

A book for women seeking to integrate spiritual, vocational, and sexual dimensions of life. It includes stories from the Old testament, collective stories of all women, and the autobiographical story of Marjory Bankson.

Braided Streams: Esther and a Woman's Way of Growing

Religion & Spirituality

LuraMedia

POTTERY LEADING US TO PARABLES AND METAPHORS, TAKING THE POTTER'S WHEEL INTO THE SACRED SPACE AND SPEAKS FROM IT.

This Is My Body: Creativity, Clay, and Change

Publishing/Editing Network

Soulwork of Clay: A Hands-On Approach to Spirituality

Let go of your pretensions―squeeze, shape, knead &amp; play your way to spiritual growth. 
"I am being formed by the clay. I am reconnecting with the earth, and with the other basic elements, too―air, water, fire―and life itself. Every gesture leaves its trail in the clay. Every fingerprint, a message. My breath fills the cavity. My touch curves the wall of a bowl. And inwardly, I am being formed by the outward practice. I am learning to trust the process, to lean into the possibilities rather than striving for some predetermined goal. I am being hollowed out, stretched and constricted, trimmed and sometimes reworked entirely." ―from the Prologue
Drawing from her first-hand experience of working with clay, Marjory Zoet Bankson takes you through the seven-step process of making clay into a pot, drawing parallels at each stage to the process of spiritual growth:
<ul>
<li>Grounding―Connecting with our core elements</li>
<li>Kneading―Awakening to the inner realm Centering―Gathering everything together</li>
<li>Shaping―Focusing inner and outer pressures Finishing―Trimming away the excess</li>
<li>Decorating―Adding a playful touch Firing―Committing to transformation</li>
</ul>
This simple connection with the earth has the potential to put you in touch with the whole of creation and, at the same time, your soul's longing to participate as an artist, creating something new and unique.
Through reflective questions in each chapter―along with a wealth of unique clay projects that even beginners can do―Bankson invites you on a journey of spiritual discovery, a path of reconnecting with your body and spirit, and with the earth itself.

SkyLight Paths

Creative Aging: Rethinking Retirement and Non-Retirement in a Changing World

Discover Your Unique Gift
"Creative aging is a choice…. If we remember that transition always begins with endings, moves on to a wilderness period of testing and trying, and only then do we reach the beginning of something new, then we can embrace this encore period of life with hope and curiosity, remembering always that it is our true nature to be creative, to be always birthing new ways of sharing our planet together." ―from the Epilogue
In a practical and useful way, Marjory Zoet Bankson explores the spiritual dimensions of retirement and aging. She offers creative ways for you to share your gifts and experience, particularly when retirement leaves you questioning who you are when you are no longer defined by your career.
Drawing on stories of people who have reinvented their lives in their older years, Bankson explores the issues you need to address as you move into this generative period of life:
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Release: Letting go of the vocational identity associated with your career or primary work</li>
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Resistance: Feeling stuck, stagnant, resisting change</li>
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Reclaiming: Drawing energy from the past, discovering unused gifts</li>
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Revelation: Forming a new vision of the future</li>
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Crossing Point: Moving from stagnation to generativity</li>
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Risk: Stepping out into the world with new hope</li>
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Relating: Finding or creating new structures for a new kind of work</li>
</ul>

Discover Your Unique Gift "Creative aging is a choice.... If we remember that transition always begins with endings, moves on to a wilderness period of testing and trying, and only then do we reach the beginning of something new, then we can embrace this encore period of life with hope and curiosity, remembering always that it is our true nature to be creative, to be always birthing new ways of sharing our planet together." --from the Epilogue In a practical and useful way, Marjory Zoet Bankson explores the spiritual dimensions of retirement and aging. She offers creative ways for you to share your gifts and experience, particularly when retirement leaves you questioning who you are when you are no longer defined by your career. Drawing on stories of people who have reinvented their lives in their older years, Bankson explores the issues you need to address as you move into this generative period of life: <ul> <li>Release: Letting go of the vocational identity associated with your career or primary work</li> <li>Resistance: Feeling stuck, stagnant, resisting change</li> <li>Reclaiming: Drawing energy from the past, discovering unused gifts</li> <li>Revelation: Forming a new vision of the future</li> <li>Crossing Point: Moving from stagnation to generativity</li> <li>Risk: Stepping out into the world with new hope</li> <li>Relating: Finding or creating new structures for a new kind of work</li> </ul>

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Seasons Of Friendship: Naomi And Ruth As A Model For Relationship (Women to Walk With)

Braided Streams: Esther And A Woman's Way Of Growing (Women to Walk With Series)

The Call to the Soul

Braided Streams: Esther and a Woman's Way of Growing

This Is My Body: Creativity, Clay, and Change

Soulwork of Clay: A Hands-On Approach to Spirituality

Creative Aging: Rethinking Retirement and Non-Retirement in a Changing World

Creative Aging: Rethinking Retirement and Non-Retirement in a Changing World

Soulwork of Clay: A Hands-On Approach to Spirituality