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The Geography of the Soul: Dreams, Reality and the Journey of a Lifetime blends memoir, political and social consciousness, and spiritual wisdom and takes you to a hidden gem in the midst of the English countryside: the Ridgeway National Trail. The author, Royce Fitts, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified dream worker, with a doctorate in ministry. His book explores relationships between physical and spiritual landscapes, personal and collective histories, and night-time dreams and how they weave together to reveal and heal the wounds of our lifetime. Dr. Fitts has decades of experience as a clinical psychotherapist and liberal theologian. He is a soul-searcher like you and provides healing for: meaningful and joyous living; relationships; grief and sorrow; emotional exhaustion; loneliness; anxiety; and depression.

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Are you. . .Living your most authentic, courageous life? Trapped by a lifetime of old habits and paths that constrict and smother your soul? Ready to boldly—or with great fear!—discover your own undiscovered country? It’s time, then, to take a walk, a hike, a stravage across an ancient land and change your life, forever.

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In The Geography of the Soul, you will join Dr. Royce Fitts on his stravage across the elegant English countryside following along the “oldest road in England and Europe”—a path formed in prehistory, by the Ice Age and before the English Channel existed, stretched across the European continent.

More than that, you will join Royce in a most reflective journey of memories, dreams, and healings from his life and work on the American prairie. Weaving together the English walk, and the stories and the dreams of a lifetime, this unique memoir invites us all to explore and create—even within our woundedness—a life of healing and beauty.

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The reader becomes Royce’s companion as he walks the oldest road in Europe and contemplates the greatest questions of our time: from environmental degradation and exploitative capitalism, to legacies of war and racism, to marriage and the aging process. Sharing a lifetime of experience, he devotes chapters to his own ambivalence about the Vietnam War in his youth and his current calling as a specialized mental health counselor with the US military. Also key to the narrative: his early years on a Nebraska farm and deep affiliation with a small, fundamentalist Christian faith that led to his becoming a pastor, and eventually leaving that faith group to become a marriage and family therapist and a dream worker in private practice. This painful yet rich lived experience offers profound opportunities to consider the nature of religion and spirituality, and our quest for healing and meaning in life.

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Throughout this journey across time and space, the author calls upon the liberal, evolving lens of Process Theology and an expansive, eclectic personal philosophy to invite the reader to explore their own internal geography and broaden their own perspectives on living, dying, dreaming, and healing. Ultimately, this book compels the reader to explore a central question: What if you took a hike, a saunter, a stravage, across an ancient land, and it changed your life, forever?

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Book Info: The Geography of the Soul: Dreams, Reality, and the Journey of a Lifetime
ISBN-10: 1953583547
ISBN-13: 978-1953583543
Electronic Book: 1.2 MB
Page Count: 307
Published By: Flint Hills Publishing
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“An extraordinary read! Geography of the Soul, by Doctor Royce Fitts, is arduous and gentle, challenging and provocative as he takes the reader on a true pilgrimage across the Ridgeway Trail in England, 100 miles on foot. It’s deeply personal, confessional, and yet accidentally spiritual. I predict, just like Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, sent record numbers of people out of their comfort zones to walk the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), people will soon be out in droves to the Ridgeway Trail to walk in Royce’s adventurous footsteps. As a woman, I wondered if I’d be able to relate to Royce’s story. I’m surprised and delighted to report that I not only related but felt he was peering into my soul as he was revealing his. Geography of the Soul turns out to be a book for anyone with a soul and a dream, and the willingness to find magic in unexpected places.” – Kelly Sullivan Walden, Dream Expert, Media Personality, & International Bestselling Author of ‘A Crisis Is A Terrible Thing to Waste’

“Run! Don’t walk to get your copy! In this compelling memoir, Dr. Royce Fitts has crafted a literary masterpiece that will resonate with readers across the globe. Dr. Fitts’ writing is infused with a rare blend of poetic elegance and raw authenticity, inviting readers to accompany them on an intimate voyage along the ancient Ridgeway National Trail. The book’s ability to simultaneously touch our hearts, stimulate our minds, and nourish our souls is a testament to the author’s endearing spirit and profound understanding of the human condition. It is a transformative journey of healing, revelation, and self-discovery that will remain etched in my heart for a lifetime. I cannot recommend this book enough; it is truly a gift to the literary world and anyone seeking inspiration and enlightenment.” – Viviana Guzman, GRAMMY Nominated album artist, TEDx speaker, internationally performing flutist, faculty member, University of California, Santa Cruz

“Royce takes you on a non-linear journey into the inner and outer landscapes of his life. His stravage, as he describes it—‘…engaging in a defiant walk, a decision to stray without limits…’—invites you to see beyond your conceived notions and beliefs and stretch into limitlessness, flow, and mystery—a journey that many of us are afraid to take. Royce guides you in ways you may have never encountered before, sharing waking and sleeping dreams, and ultimately, if you are willing, helping you find your authentic truth.” – Dr. Patti Ashley, Psychotherapist, TEDx speaker, author of ‘Shame-Informed Therapy: Treatment Strategies to Overcome Shame and Reconstruct the Authentic Self’

“Infused with healing wisdom and profound experiences, The Geography of the Soul reminds us of the seamless conversation between our inner and outer landscapes. Royce Fitts transports us to stunning terrains, provides helpful in-sights for times when we feel lost and hopeless, and encourages us to venture onto trails we might ordinarily overlook. He shows us how we can become more whole.” – Kathleen Webster O’Malley, Author of ‘The Healing Wisdom of Dreams’

“Royce Fitts is the perfect guide to shepherd us on a journey into self-discovery, healing, and wholeness. Throughout Geography of the Soul, with elegance and vulnerability, he weaves his life experiences together with world history, geography, spirituality, politics, psychology, and DreamWork into a beautiful tapestry of self-authenticity.” – Rev. Dr. Mary A. Frohs, Pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Pastoral Counselor

“As one who strives to appreciate synchronicities and intuition, I treasure (and plan to adopt) the author’s expression of ‘synchronistic intuitions.’ I appreciate how well he interweaves stories about the Nebraska prairie, the English terrain, projective dreamwork, counseling, and his own life experiences.” – Sharyn Campbell, Death Doula and Dream Worker

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Living your most authentic, courageous life? Trapped by a lifetime of old habits and paths that constrict and smother your soul? Ready to boldly—or with great fear!—discover your own undiscovered country? It’s time, then, to take a walk, a hike, a stravage across an ancient land and change your life, forever.