Sam Keen Books

America is experiencing a profound spiritual crisis, with many seeking meaning through traditional religions, new cults, self-help books, and various fads. Bill Moyers has described this quest for spirituality as "the biggest story" of our time. Sam Keen, a bestselling author, tackles this crisis by offering a practical guide to infusing spirituality into daily life. He uses personal anecdotes to help readers navigate what he terms "spiritual bullshit" and rediscover the sacred in love, family, work, and politics, ultimately seeking the "Unknown God." Keen, a well-educated social commentator and philosopher, has been featured in a Bill Moyers PBS interview and served as a consulting editor at Psychology Today for over two decades. He addresses the challenge of discerning valid beliefs in a world filled with quick fixes and false spiritual leaders. Keen also explores the intricate relationship between sex and spirituality, discussing the tension between desire and morality, and how to harmonize sensuality with spirituality for deeper connections. Furthermore, he offers over a dozen suggestions for personal rituals that can help individuals recognize the sacred in their lives, such as creating a private sanctuary, dedicating time for deep reflection, and designating personal celebration days.

In Love Cycles, veteran couples therapist Linda Carroll presents a groundbreaking model of the five natural stages of romantic relationships — the Merge, Doubt and Denial, Disillusionment, Decision, and Wholehearted Love — and a guide for navigating through them toward lasting love. Love Cycles helps readers understand where they are in the cycle of their relationship and provides a clear strategy for how to stay happy and committed, even in difficult times.

The author of the New York Times bestseller Fire in the Belly guides us on an enlightening journey across the emotional landscape of our own inner psyches. Using self-tests and practical advice, Inward Bound teaches us to master the art of emotional literacy—how to understand what our minds and bodies are really telling us through the ups and downs of our emotions. Paying special attention to “negative” emotions such as fatigue, depression, grief, and especially boredom—the undiagnosed disease from which most “normal” people suffer—Sam Keen shows us how the low periods in our lives can actually be the impetus for the most profound and lasting change. While most people deny emotional lows in the hopes that they will go away; eat, drink, or tranquilize themselves; take mood elevators; or otherwise fill their time with empty activities, Keen instead teaches us how to re-vision negative emotions as positive way stations on the path to self-discovery. In Inward Bound , Keen shows us how to recover the full spectrum of our feelings and points the reader on a journey to greater health, intimacy, vitality, and a renewed joy in life.

Offers a guide for men seeking new personal ideals of strength, potency, and warriorship in their lives

Die Lust, ich zu sein - bk350; Bastei Lübbe Verlag; Sam Keen; pocket_book; 1993

Eine Analyse von kriegstreiberischen und gewaltfördernden Karikaturen und Plakaten, die sich die unbewussten Antriebe und Ängste der Menschen zunutze machen; reich illustriert.

"Aimer et être aimé" remet en question une culture centrée sur la romance, en révélant la richesse de l'amour humain. Sam Keen rejette les conseils d'auto-assistance traditionnels pour proposer une nouvelle perspective sur l'amour, qu'il décrit non pas comme une chute, mais comme un art complexe nécessitant des compétences à développer toute une vie. Le livre présente seize "éléments de l'amour", allant de l' "attention" - un cadeau que nous pouvons offrir à divers proches - à des aspects plus intimes comme "le désir" et "la sexualité". Keen allie récits, poèmes et citations, intégrant des idées de psychologie moderne et de traditions spirituelles. Il explore des thèmes tels que la "mémoire", la "solitude", l'importance de "l'appréciation" et de "l'engagement", tout en proposant des moyens de cultiver "l'empathie" et "la compassion". Chaque section se conclut par des suggestions pratiques pour enrichir notre capacité à aimer dans nos relations. La dernière partie offre une méditation inspirante sur l'idée que "ceux qui aiment connaissent Dieu", nous invitant à percevoir notre place dans l'univers à travers le prisme de l'amour.