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    A Way of Life: Core Energetics
    A Way of Life: Core Energetics
    A Way of Life: Core Energetics
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    A Way of Life: Core Energetics

    By Stuart Black

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    A Way of Life: Core Energetics is a simple and clear explanation of complicated material. First of all, Stuart Black describes the basics of Core Energetics in a way that is readily understandable. He lists the dilemmas and ways out of the dilemmas for each of the character defenses. He explains how to use Core Energetics for diagnosis and treatment, and the purpose of the physical techniques.

    But more importantly, Black describes the concept of spirituality and God in a way to use them in your life immediately. The way to have pleasure and fulfillment in life is by being willing to be in truth with who you really are. Confidence and integrity come from being willing to look at places in ourselves that we don't like. Black's courage in his willingness to reveal his own struggles to be in truth with himself are the model. This book is for anyone wanting to find their "real" self.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateOct 7, 2004
    ISBN9780595776856
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      Book preview

      A Way of Life - Stuart Black

      All Rights Reserved © 2004 by Stuart Black

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher.

      iUniverse, Inc.

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      ISBN: 0-595-32885-7 (pbk)

      ISBN: 0-595-66701-5 (cloth)

      IBN: 978-0-5957-7685-6 (ebook)

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 Definition

      Chapter 2 Characterology

      Chapter 3 The Energetic Concept

      Chapter 4 Contact

      Chapter 5 Community

      Chapter 6 Steps of a Session

      Chapter 7 Practical Aspects of a Core Energetic Group

      Chapter 8 Conclusion

      Suggested Sources and References

      To the best, most inspired faculty in the world, at Core Energetics East.

      Acknowledgements

      First I want to thank Ruth Fuller, my life partner who has the ability to be there for me no matter what difficulties come her way. I appreciate you more than I can ever say.

      The list of those who have helped and inspired me is long. I want to single out Joan Groom, Karyne Wilner, Portland Helmich, and Suzanne Lopez.

      Thank you Andrew Black, Rena Black, and Devera Black for your loving and supportive presence in my life. Thank you Brian Gleason. Your book Mortal Spirit inspired me to finish my book.

      I am particularly grateful to John Pierrakos who created so many opportunities for me. And to the students and community that have been my best teachers.

      Introduction

      I first entered therapy in 1973. My therapist was with a little, tough old lady in her 80s. She asked me why I was there, and I told her the truth. I was married and loved my wife, but I also had a girlfriend whom I loved, and I had recently met a third woman that I was falling in love with, too. She looked up into my eyes and said, "You don’t need me; you need a computer.

      But I did need her, and so we began talk therapy. I want to be clear that I’m not against talk therapy. Core Energetics has a talk component. People may feel good for a short time after a session in which they had a deep emotional experience, but they will not make any real change in their lives until they understand their reaction to what occurred. They need consciousness or the benefits of the emotional experience will just disappear. Consciousness arises through dialogue. On the other hand, talking and understanding a problem, in my opinion, do not alone produce change. There are many that disagree with me, but I believe humans need energy, emotion, and consciousness to make life changes. We enter a self-searching journey to make changes only to come up against our defenses, which caused our problems in the first place. The defenses end up taking over, and then we do all we can to resist the changes we had said we wanted to make.

      I didn’t get the computer my therapist recommended until many years later, but I did have emotional eXperiences in my work with her, and I did make changes. I gave up my girlfriend, and I left my wife. I had no concept of love. If I wanted to have seX with a woman, I believed I had to be in love, and so I kept falling in love. The new woman I had fallen for was in therapy with John Pierrakos, and so I began therapy with him, too. I married this woman, and we had twenty-five wonderful years together.

      When I was introduced to Core Energetics, I was a dentist. I sold my business in 1987 after twenty-five years in dental practice. I felt I was doing it for the wrong reasons: money and the prestige of being a doctor. The decision to give it up helped me feel good about myself. I felt that I had integrity and courage and was willing to risk following my heart.

      My heart led me to become an actor. I went to acting school full-time for three years and worked as a struggling actor for five more years. I finally came back to Core Energetics when I realized that as an actor I could affect people, but as a Core Energetic practitioner and teacher I could help to change people’s lives. I feel I’m doing God’s work.

      A clear explanation of Core Energetics is difficult if not impossible to find. Over the years, I’ve struggled through everything written about Core Energetics to find explanations of the basic principles. Finding none, I’ve been forced to come up with them myself and through my conversations with Dr.

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