Ways of the Desert Book

	Preface	xi
Chapter 1.	Desert Stories	1
	Pilgrim People	8
Chapter 2.	A Vision of Spiritual Development	11
	Deserts	11
	Deserts As Creative Suffering	14
	Promised Lands	17
	Time	18
	Is a Stage Approach Valid?	20
Chapter 3.	Desert Life	25
	Being in the Desert	25
	The Desert As a Fundamental Life Force	29
Chapter 4.	Desert Languages	33
	Loneliness	34
	Aloneness	39
	Depression	43
	Anxiety	46
	Fear	49
	Shame	51
	Guilt	53
	Frustration	57
	Anger	59
	Boredom	65
	Apathy	68
	Anguish	70
Chapter 5.	Adolescence	75
	Desert of Disenchantment	75
	Land of Enchantment	79
Chapter 6.	Young Adulthood	85
	Desert of Discovery	86
	Land of Surrender	93
Chapter 7.	Established Adulthood	97
	Desert of Self-Concern	97
	Land of Self-Actualization	105
Chapter 8.	Midlife Adulthood	109
	Desert of Limits	110
	Land of Unlimitedness	118
Chapter 9.	Middle-Aged Adulthood	123
	Desert of Depression	123
	Land of Joy	130
Chapter 10.	The Elder Years	137
	Desert of Death	137
	Land of Life	145
	Bibliography	155
	Index	159