A Wellness Press book

Collecting Lessons: A Fable by David Hartman

This book offers an intriguing story told by a compelling storyteller. It combines folklore, fairy tales, appreciation for our interdependence with nature, state-of-the-art trauma neuroscience, and ancient wisdom (Buddhist, Kabbalah, Tarot, Sufi, and Perennial Wisdom) in a playful, entertaining format: a fable in the tradition of Carlos Castaneda’s recounting of The Teachings of Don Juan or Aesop’s wisdom tales. The story presents practical life lessons to ease the reader through six stages of spiritual unfoldment. In this book the teachings come directly from power animals, and will inspire the reader to discover steps on their own practical path toward fulfillment. The ideas presented are carefully annotated in extensive endnotes for those who want sources.

David Hartman, LCSW, is a Clinical Social Worker, specializing in trauma resolution and the use of altered states of consciousness for healing and spiritual growth. For twenty years he has trained mental health professionals in Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy, a highly effective and unique model, throughout the United States and in Kuwait, Taiwan, Mexico, South Africa and Denmark.

He has been involved with the Native American sweat lodge for many years, as well as the ceremonies of vision quest and pipe carrier. The stories in this book combine the primeval earth wisdom of indigenous peoples with cutting edge neuroscience and perennial spiritual wisdom.

With these stories, you will have fun and learn ways to progress on your path.

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