In the Land of Forgetfulness
Meditations on Dementia Care as Spiritual Formation
- Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2024
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Publisher's Description
In the Land of Forgetfulness meditatively reflects on dementia caregiving territory previously unexplored: the uncanny parallel of the language used to describe dementia from the outside looking in with the language used by contemplatives and mystics to describe their spiritual formation from the inside looking outward. The quiet passages are written in the interests of providing personal and professional dementia caregivers both solace and resource for the arduous, exhausting, and wearying journey with the Beloved into and through the land of forgetfulness. The spiritually curious will also find the meditations to be provocative and sustaining. The book is a companion volume to the author's previous multi-award-winning collection of reflections, Tears in God's Bottle.
Endorsements (3)
“Wayne Ewing’s In the Land of Forgetfulness is a uniquely insightful exploration of the parallels between the experience of dementia and mystical states of being. He weaves his own experience as a dementia caregiver with his deep study over many years of the wisdom of many of the world’s spiritual paths. The result is this wonderful reframing of dementia caregiving from one of fear and isolation into the possibility for deeper love and more soulful living.”
“In the Land of Forgetfulness is a book that cannot be forgotten, and there lies the paradox. We all need to read it to understand that Wayne Ewing has drawn from his individual experience lessons that are far from individual and far from limited to those with dementia. Whether we journey to this land ourselves or travel with others on the way, there is no better guide and inspiration than what Wayne Ewing has written.”
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