Records of the Life of Jesus (in print)
The Records of the Life of Jesus upon which much of the Guild’s work has been based over the years, is still in print from Pendle Hill Publications. It is available on Amazon.
Interview with the Guild Founders: Elizabeth Howes, Sheila Moon, and Luella Sibbald.
In the mid-20th century Elizabeth Howes, Sheila Moon, and Luella Sibbald formed a unique partnership that led to the founding of the Guild for Psychological Studies 70 years ago. It has now been almost 25 years since the last of them, Elizabeth, passed. Many of the people who have participated in the Guild these past decades did not have the opportunity to see and hear the ideas, creativity, and passion of these three women in person. Here we present a video of an interview with the three founders. You can click here to download and view it.
An Introduction to Psychology with Soul
Recently, I organized a presentation and discussion on “psychology with Soul” and the work of Wolfgang Giegerich. I explored its significance and offered some resources for individuals wishing to pursue it further, including the activities of the International Society for Psychology as the Discipline of Interiority (ISPDI). Several Guild leaders have been involved with this work for many years.
You can download and view a video recording of this meeting here:
“God’s Autopsy” Interview and Celebration of Hal Childs’ Book
On Sunday April 23, Harry Henderson interviewed Hal Childs on Zoom about his book God’s Autopsy and the Living Truth of Soul. This event was well attended and included Hal’s account of how he came to write the book, how it fit into his life experience, and a “sample” interpretation of the Biblical account of the “Golden calf.”
The video recording of this event is now available through the following link.
100 Years of Records Study Celebration at Four Springs
On Saturday October 8, 2022, almost 40 people gathered at Four Springs to Celebrate the publication of Eleanor Norris’s book Reflections of a Passerby, to share reminiscences, renew acquaintances, and view an extensive display of photos and memorabilia reflecting the work of H. B. Sharman and the work of Elizabeth Howes, Sheila Moon, and Luella Sibbald, the founders of the Guild.
In the morning, Hal Childs interviewed Eleanor Norris, and in the afternoon a panel discussion presented five different personal stories and “lenses” through which to view the significance and future of the Records study.
Click here to view video of Hal’s interview with Eleanor Norris.
Click here to view video of the afternoon panel presentations.
YouTube Interview with Elli Norris
The organization Wisdom Path recently organized a Zoom interview with Eleanor Norris on her new book Reflections of a Passerby: Jesus, Jung, and the Power of Choice. You can watch it on YouTube by clicking on the link below:
God’s Autopsy and the Living Truth of Soul: A History of Western Consciousness by Hal Childs
Years in the making, this new book by Hal Childs is now available:
The Grand Narrative of Christianity that the Bible created is dead, and the Bible is silent. Does the Bible have anything relevant to say to our modern circumstances? We ask, where did God come from? What happened to God? God’s Autopsy reinterprets soul and God as historical-psychological phenomena related to the cultural structure of consciousness, the invisible shared context of thought, which has changed dramatically over the past three millennia. This book offers a new way to understand the trajectory of Western civilization by making the implicit foundation of Western consciousness—soul—visible and conscious. Our modern Western consciousness is radically different from that of antiquity when the Bible emerged. Jung’s psychological-philosophical insight that whenever we speak about the psyche it is the psyche speaking about itself, leads to the realization that today consciousness has come home to itself. Beginning with preliterate polytheism, the emergence of the transcendent god Yahweh and Christ, which led directly to the Enlightenment, objective soul continues to unfold itself. How did late modernity become a topsy-turvy, quantum, virtual, digital, impersonal, and abstract world that appears to be running away from us? The answer is unexpectedly and shockingly in the Bible itself.
For more details and to purchase direct from the publisher, click here.
The book is also available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback and on Kindle.
Records of the Life of Jesus Now on Kindle
Guild Publishing House announces that now, for the first time, RSV Records of the Life of Jesus is available for Kindle.
Choice is Always Ours now on Kindle
Guild Publishing House announces that now, for the first time, The Choice is Always Ours is available for Kindle.
The Passing of John Petroni
Many of us have been reflecting on John Petroni’s legacy since his passing in February. The April issue of our newsletter, The Threshing Floor contains many reflections and tributes to John. You can download your own copy here.