Dorathea Thompson
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Articles by Dorathea Thompson (4)
The ever-present encounter with the soul — infirmities challenges and end of life
By Dorathea Thompson - Oct 15, 2016
Through a series of actual one-to-one encounters with infirm ashramites at Desirée, a Sri Aurobindo home for elderly ashramites at Pondicherry, India, a psychoanalyst shares her experiences, observations and reflections and the delight, grace and healing power of a soul-guided approach to human caring, both for herself as caregiver and the individuals she is attempting to serve.
What is Real? An exploration into the deeper workings of Real and Reality
By Dorathea Thompson - Jul 15, 2020
In this article, the author turns to cutting-edge scientific findings, ancient Buddhist principles and modern-day psychology in an attempt to find illuminating pathways to the question of what is real.
An integral exploration of the benefits of meditation
By Dorathea Thompson - Jul 15, 2018
Meditation can be defined as a systematic form of mind-training brought about through our concentration on a predetermined object of focus. In this article, we will explore the comprehensive and integral benefits derived from the practice of meditation.
An integrative approach — working through fear — case study of a 10-year-old boy
By Dorathea Thompson - Jul 15, 2017
Persistent, excessive fear can be debilitating and a block to all levels of an individual’s growth. Left untreated, permanent alterations in brain chemistry can develop. This is especially of concern when the patient is a 10-year-old boy suffering from increasingly unabated fear, spanning over more than a year, which is deeply troubling and disruptive to him and his entire family. In this case study presentation, we will detail the case history and progress by providing the psychoanalyst’s notes and the direct correspondence received from the patient’s father. The author highlights the methodologies employed and states why they were chosen, comparing their results with the desired objectives.