
The Soul of Desire
Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community
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Kyle Tait
We are people of desire.
In The Soul of Desire, psychiatrist Curt Thompson suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be known - and what's more, that this fundamental yearning manifests itself in our deep need to make things of beauty, revealing who we are to others. Desire and beauty go hand in hand.
But both our craving to be known and our ability to create beauty have been marred by trauma and shame, collapsing our imagination for what God has for us and blinding us to the possibility that beauty could ever emerge from our ashes. Drawing on his work in interpersonal neurobiology and clinical practice, Thompson presents a powerful picture of the capacity of the believing community to reshape our imaginations, hold our desires and griefs together, and invite us into the beauty of God's presence.
The Soul of Desire is a mature, creative work, weaving together neuroscience and spiritual formation to open up new horizons for thinking not only about the nature of the mind but about what it means to be human.
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First, I want to state forthright that I believe what Curt Thompson, MD, and his team are doing with confessional communities is going to help generate a movement of much needed healing in our country and perhaps the world at large.
Second, I find his writing to be full of idealism which often neglects the practical. The examples he uses in the book makes me wonder what he would do in relationship with someone who wouldn’t fit that mold. He also makes sweeping statements about the state of politics that hadn’t been resolved during the COVID lockdowns which I personally find distasteful.
Regardless, I found myself looking for beauty, finding it, and healing in it.
Recently, I had a difficult conversation with someone dear to me which left me angry and despondent. After attempting to resolve it and still not getting clarity or healing, I left to go pray, read the Bible, and just process my emotions in solitude. What resulted was my spinning in circles over and over feeling stuck. And in the middle of praying I just got this sense to apply some of what Thompson talks about in the book. To go look at art. I took a walk to a local art gallery while listening to praise and worship music. The resulting healing that I began to feel was something that I still cannot describe. But I knew then that’d I ywhat Thompson is saying is hitting the heart of some deep seated need that we all have. And I’m excited at the prospect for healing this book carries for more and more people.
This book is worth your time!
Necessary Idealism
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Great manna for a 2023 new year revealtion
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Highly recommend
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Soul of Desire
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Wonderfully enlightening book.
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Excellent read
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very cerebral, take it slow.
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One of the best listens on audible!
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Beautiful work
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