Full Description
Islands of the Emotional and Moral Imagination is for all those who are on a search for inspiration in their life. If one is dwelling in fear, they may choose not to take this new path. When confronted with the unknown, fear can discourage a chance to seek and find courage, truth, and faith, hidden within.
Let us take you on a journey to the islands. Step into our currach weaving through the waves. You will find comfort when one of the islands becomes visible through the mist. You will be introduced to our friends as we step off on the islands to explore a wonder of mystery awaiting our curious hearts and minds. We will be delighted with new aesthetic experiences, growing closer in wisdom of the divine imagination.
Let us weave the threads from life's memories into a tapestry of ideas and possibilities. Breathe in and out each memory that surfaces from the deep shadowed regions of your mind, heart, and soul. Feel the toss of your life's waves, as unexplained storms are remembered, always knowing that an island of hope will appear on your soul's horizon.
Contents
Preface
Prologue: The Razor's Edge: Casting Off into the Unknown
List of Figures
1 The Miracle of the Children's Hallelujah Project: Shaping Hope
1 Seeing the Beauty within Children's Hearts and Minds
2 The Miracle of the Children's Hallelujah Project
3 Memories That Shaped Children's Hallelujah
2 Shipwrecked on the Island of Inis Oírr: A Journey of Faith Sailing into the Unknown
1 Setting Sail to Inis Oírr
2 Landing on Inis Oírr: The Fisherman's Memorial
3 Casting Off: Letting Go
3 Inis Meáin Slack Tide: Meeting with Adversity
1 The Soul of the Island Stone
4 Shared Journeys and Finding Friendships on Inis Mór: Dance of the Heart in this World
1 The Dance of Hope
2 Evolution of Friendships on Inis Mór
3 Learning from the Ancients
4 Women of Aran
5 Journey to the Edge: Dún Dúchathair, the Black Fort
5 A Pilgrimage and Prayers for the Children of Aran and the World: Reaching the Summit of Croagh Patrick
1 Finding Heaven: The Embrace of God
6 The Epic Battle of Honey & Rat: An Aran Island Fable
1 Presenting the Eight Acts of the Aran Island Fable
7 The False Self & Addiction: Time, Time, Time, What Has Become of Me?
1 Lament to Peers: Stop Bullying Me
2 Learning to Love One's Heart and One's Life: What Is at the Heart of a Human
3 I Was Blind and Now I See
4 Invoking Hope
8 Chameleons, Dirt Bikes, Parakeets, Puppets and Honey TV: Lucas and David, the Next Generation
1 Humane Creativity
2 Honey TV and the Puppeteers
3 Children's Literature and the Moral Imagination of Children
4 Puppets, Prejudice, and the Pandemic: How Aesthetic Education Heals Emotional Trauma
5 More than Ever Children Need Puppets
6 Author, Artist, Mentor, and Teacher
7 Dear Mother Goose
Epilogue: One Child One Mile: A Pilgrimage of Prayer for Children
1 An Unexpected Guest Enters the Academic Milieu
2 One Child One Mile Prayer Journey: Ireland, 2024
References
Index
