Sounding Stones: Reflections on the Mystery of the Feminine
These reflections on feminine spirituality can sound and resound deep within – like those stones which ‘sound’ when blown upon – to increase our understanding of the problems and needs of women living and working together. Wendy Robinson describes how elements in the personality (such as our masculine side, the need to be alone, our capacity for anger, and our ability to say a creative ‘No’) must be affirmed and allowed to flourish. Convinced that the exploration of the feminine is part of a call of the Holy Spirit within the Church, she uses Jungian insights in describing emotional processes which can lead us to a greater knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Author Bio
Wendy Robinson (1934–2013) was a trained psychotherapist who became a member of the Russian Orthodox Church in England in 1980; she was a crucial figure in the development of psychotherapy within a theological framework. To be able to combine these two vocations was, for her, to discover herself. She practised psychotherapy both with individual clients and, increasingly, with religious communities, both Catholic and Anglican, giving retreats and one-to-one counselling, and built up a strong and lasting connection with the Sisters of the Love of God in Oxford. She reflected on her dual vocation in lectures and articles, a selection of which are published here.
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