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An Interview With Thomas Moore
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BOOK WORLD
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7 / 1992 |
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Clark Munsell
Clark Munsell is a Book World editor at THE WORLD & I. |
Some have described psychotherapist Thomas Moore's path breaking approach to restoring mental and spiritual health as refreshing and revolutionary in its insightfulness; others believe it contributes to the spiritual bankruptcy of our country. Moore, author of Care of the Soul, excerpted in this issue, has been speaking and writing for fifteen years on how we can deepen our understanding of emotional problems through dream analysis and creative use of imagination. Lecturing throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe on "archetypal psychology," an approach developed by his friend and mentor James Hillman, Moore helps psychologists recognize images in art and dreams that will aid in their patients' healing.
Religion has had a significant influence on Moore's approach to healing. As a youth, he spent twelve years in a Catholic monastic order, and he went on to incorporate traditions and images found in Buddhism, Christianity, and Greek mythology into his therapy. His work has been interdisciplinary, blending religion, psychology, and the arts. Moore received an M.A. in theology from the University of Windsor, a Ph.D. in religious studies from Syracuse University, and an M.A. in musicology from the University of Michigan.
His first book, The Planets Within (1982), is a psychological reading of astrology that grew out of insights gained from his studies in Renaissance psychology, philosophy, and medicine. In his second book, Dark Eros (1990), Moore develops a theory of sadomasochism based on the fiction of the Marquis de Sade and derived from study of what Jung called the "shadow," or dark side of the soul.
Moore lives and works in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife, Joan Hanley, their daughter, Sioban, and his wife's son from a previous marriage, Abraham. He still sees patients in his private practice but is cutting back so he can devote more time to writing.
In the following interview, Moore provides additional insight into the approach he calls "care of the soul."
The World & I: Could you tell us about the Institute for Study of the Imagination, which you founded? Who are your clients? What about its philosophy, goals, and successes?
Thomas Moore: The Institute for the Study of Imagination, which I founded in 1987 with a group of friends from around the country, is a small nonprofit organization that sponsors lectures,
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