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Putnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want to get to the heart of soul care you must get to its roots, and you must actually look into these teachers and all of their colleagues,\u00a0and associates; all of their quotes and notes; and all of their writings.\u00a0 You must intentionally become a &#8220;Soul Care Berean!&#8221;\u00a0 Yes, you must ask: Are these things really so?\u00a0 Are these things Biblical, man-centered, or even downright pagan?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soul Care Synopsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But before going any further a very good place to begin your soul care research would be with this Lighthouse Trails Ministries article:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=451\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Soul Care: New Term, Same Ol&#8217; Contemplative Thing.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/a>Here you can find the answer to &#8220;soul care from where?&#8221;\u00a0 Here you can read a definition of what soul care entails; and that it&#8217;s connected to &#8220;spiritual formation, spiritual direction and directors.&#8221;\u00a0 Here you can learn more of what&#8217;s at the core of &#8220;soul care.&#8221;\u00a0 Lastly, you can check out more sites for further information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Care of the Soul Father: Thomas Moore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to get to the heart and soul of &#8220;soul care&#8221; one must become acquainted with psychotherapist Thomas Moore, author of the national bestseller\u00a0<em>Care of the Soul<\/em> (1992) which, some say, began a refocus on the soul.\u00a0 Former monk Moore, archetypal psychologist, mythologist, imagination teacher, theologian, musician, philosopher, author, lecturer, columnist, and advisor himself was mentored by his close friend and Jungian archetypal psychologist James Hillman.\u00a0 He also an affinity for his colleague New Ager Robert Sardello. <a href=\"http:\/\/whputnam00.blogspot.com\/2014\/04\/beware-get-to-heart-of-soul-care.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By L. 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