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    Acedia: the Darkness Within: (And the Darkness of Climate Change)
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    Acedia: the Darkness Within: (And the Darkness of Climate Change)

    By Dave MacQuarrie MD PhD

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    There are many books written on the need to change consciousness but rarely does anyone explore the depths of humanitys refusal to do so, even under threat of the approaching cataclysm in our refusal to deal with climate change. Dave MacQuarrie has written such a book. In it, he explains both why it is so difficult for us to change and what all of us can do to become more aware and more free of the darkness within. It is a superb book.
    Jim Garrison, President and CEO of Ubiquity University, and author of
    Civilization and the Transformation of Power.


    Acedia is a well-informed and inspired book about the historical and psychological origins of a centuries old affliction. Acedia masterfully connects the dots between personal psychological traumas and looming environmental collapse. Dr. MacQuarrie pulls no punches, yet offers a ray of hope that we just might save our future.
    Christian de Quincey, PhD, Professor of Philosophy and Consciousness Studies,
    John F. Kennedy University, and author of Radical Nature: The Soul of Matter.


    This is a wise, searching book by an authentic scholar and seeker. It helps us enter into the darker waters of our crisis, and find their treasures of dark wisdom and endurance.
    Andrew Harvey, poet, mystical scholar, Founder/Director of the Institute of
    Sacred Activism, and author of The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism.


    Dr. MacQuarrie has lifted the ancient monastic curse of acedia out of its medieval tomb and applied it aptly to the dis-ease of the contemporary world. His interpretation of the human resistance is perceptive and provides important insights into our present inclination to repudiate changes that demand action on our part. A serious and sensitive work.
    Father John-Julian, an Episcopal priest and contemplative monk,
    translator of Julian of Norwichs Revelations of Divine Love.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 29, 2012
    ISBN9781477286500
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    Acedia: the Darkness Within: (And the Darkness of Climate Change)
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    Dave MacQuarrie MD PhD

    Dave MacQuarrie, MD PhD, is a retired physician-psychotherapist with 25 years experience. Working with clients, his major challenge was finding ways to encourage them to do the necessary therapeutic work for living authentically. On retirement, he discovered the ancient word acedia—the best descriptor for this lack of effort. He also came to believe that acedia is the key psycho-spiritual state that prevents us as a civilization from dealing with the crisis of climate change. This book reveals the results of his deep investigation into this ancient concept. Modern acedia occurs because we are biological pain avoiders. A major source of our individual and collective pain comes from scientific materialism and the technology it has spawned, resulting in subtle but massive trauma to our humanness, both psychologically and spiritually. This book tackles the systemic problems of our species, specifically the current dilemma of climate change. If we do not succeed in transforming our individual and cultural acedia, we might forestall climate change with more technology, but we will not succeed in the long-term survival of our species—other problems will plague us, and eventually overcome us. This transformation will require wisdom, hope, discipline, and playfulness.

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