Monthly Archives: April 2011

Spiritual magnetic fields

Posted on April 29, 2011 by logogroup

Rivkah (the friend and study partner I’ve written about here) and I were studying about consciousness. On the topic of consciousness our text, Alei Shur brought a metaphor of magnetic fields, saying that just as physical magnetic fields exist in … Continue reading →

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Love is all-encompassing

Posted on April 28, 2011 by logogroup

Two last interview questions from the logotherapy podcast interview to share… M: Frankl drew some very clear lines on where logotherapy ended and where religion began, and yet, it is generally well accepted that logotherapy is highly compatible with a … Continue reading →

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Welcoming challenges

Posted on April 27, 2011 by logogroup

To continue my notes from the logotherapy podcast interview… M: Tell us more about the work that you do in Israel. B: I see private clients and I co-facilitate an English speaking logo training program in Israel to a group … Continue reading →

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Master teachers

Posted on April 26, 2011 by logogroup

Contemplating about the Passover holiday has brought up thoughts of stuck-ness and redemption. The word for Egypt, the place where the emerging Jewish nation was stuck 3,300 years ago, is Mitzrayim from the word meitzar, a narrow place. As slaves … Continue reading →

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Redemption

Posted on April 17, 2011 by logogroup

With the Jewish holiday of Passover coming up I devoted time to our study group to discuss the topic of questions. I opened the discussion by stating the obvious: The central experience of Judaism revolves around asking questions. The Passover … Continue reading →

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The search and the invitation

Posted on April 15, 2011 by logogroup

We continue with my written notes for the logotalk podcast. M: You’ve talked to me before about two directions of seeking the will to meaning and of hearing the call to meaning. Can you say more about that? B: I … Continue reading →

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Spiritual source of logotherapy

Posted on April 14, 2011 by logogroup

The second logotalk podcast question put to me was: Marshall: Do you see logotherapy as having a spiritual source, and, if so, how would you describe it? Batya: Frankl writes about the unconscious relation to God. We can say simply … Continue reading →

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Knowing with one’s entire being

Posted on April 13, 2011 by logogroup

I will post the logotalk podcast interview in installments. This is not a transcription but my written notes. It will not exactly match the oral interview. Marshall: Batya, welcome to logotalk. Batya: It’s good to be here. Thank you for … Continue reading →

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Logotherapeutic Healing for Caretakers

Posted on April 12, 2011 by logogroup

A friend of mine who uses logotherapy in her work as a nurse for seriously ill patients has been discussing with me her ideas about how to teach the nursing staff practical ways of incorporating the healing power of logotherapy … Continue reading →

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Curiosity

Posted on April 11, 2011 by logogroup

Life unfolds. I was in town. I had my plans. Go to work, pick up my husband, pick up my son, go home. Instead there was no work today, my husband wasn’t ready for quite awhile and there I was … Continue reading →

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