Death: The Beginning of Life

Death: The Beginning of Life is a book about dying - old beliefs, old attitudes, old yous. Parts of my ego died while writing this book. And, parts of your ego may die while reading it. Topics include: The Inner Journey, Depth of Experience, Consciousness, Relationships, Psychopathic Society, The Choice, Shadow, The Perilous Journey, The Battle, Saving the World, Solitude, Slowing Down, On Dying, and The Daffodil.

Death: The Beginning of Life is a book about dying - old beliefs, old attitudes, old yous. Parts of my ego died while writing this book. And, parts of your ego may die while reading it. Topics include: The Inner Journey, Depth of Experience, Consciousness, Relationships, Psychopathic Society, The Choice, Shadow, The Perilous Journey, The Battle, Saving the World, Solitude, Slowing Down, On Dying, and The Daffodil. "Happiness is not the goal of the Self, consciousness is." "Naturally, there are dramatic emotional releases ... but somehow the core of the person remains untouched." "Even given an informed choice between good and evil, certain people will choose the evil path." "The punk-rock philosophy of nihilism is a generational reaction to the hippie philosophy of love. Loving everyone indiscriminately denies the shadow side of life." "If a person is undergoing a psychological birth and death phase..., he may seek solitude." "Now these meditators are on to greater enlightenment and gas-saving ecological-mindedness, national flying (levitation) competitions. Just think, airlines will become obsolete if this catches on." "Parts of your personality are forced to die so that other parts can be born." "This woman had a beautiful image in a dream that went along with her change in consciousness. 'I am walking to a place where people are building onto an already large older home. A new road is being put into the house. The dirt is very dark, black, and soft. I am almost afraid of falling in. Will the earth hold my weight? I can feel the earth breathing.'"

Terry Chitwood graduated in 1976 from the University of South Dakota with a Doctor of Education degree with a specialty in counseling. In addition, he studied theology at the Episcopal seminary in Sewanee, Tennessee, during the summers of 1991 and 1992. Dr. Chitwood has been a Jungian psychotherapist in private practice for over 32 years. Dr. Chitwood is the author of the following books: How to Defend Yourself Without Even Trying (1981, topic Aikido), Meeting Force with Silence (1985, topic Aikido), and Death: The Beginning of Life (1988, topic Jungian Psychotherapy). He is a musician, songwriter, poet and martial arts expert as well. Dr. Chitwood is a trader educator for stocks, commodity futures, forex and options. He trades these markets as well.