How Long to Read Seascapes of a Soul: Wholeness and the Sense of Self

How Long Does it Take to Read Seascapes of a Soul: Wholeness and the Sense of Self?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Seascapes of a Soul: Wholeness and the Sense of Self by Venetia Somerset

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The search for self-knowledge and identity is a common theme in autobiographies these days. So also is the search for a spirituality other than that of the conventional religions. Both are found in Seascapes of a Soul: Wholeness and the Sense of Self. This book is an account of a unique spirit on an often solitary journey. With clear argumentation and transparent honesty, this author presents a story that reaches towards individuation, gained partly through discovering C.G. Jung’s ideas about the psyche. Several themes recur: the onset of old age, Jungian individuation, solitude and aloneness, mood swings, a rejection of orthodox religion, a love for the natural world, an interest in gnosticism, the inner sense of the Divine. Her relationship with her twin sister is also prominent. There is light and dark here: the ups and downs of living with a twin. In rejecting the Christianity she grew up with she followed an innate urge to a spirituality that ultimately arose from the strong sense of self she had had from an early age. If this has a name it would be ‘gnostic’ because it is a perception of inner divinity, the God within. This is a woman’s story with a difference. Although, unlike so many, she did not have to struggle through a life of disadvantage and deprivation, she did have to wrestle with a powerful self that sometimes wandered up blind alleys into ego. But she learned to accept mistakes and incorporate them into what Einstein called a ‘calm and modest life’. Images of the sea, symbols of the unconscious, run through the book. The ‘seascapes’ at the head of each chapter function in the story as a leitmotif for the modes and moods of the spirit.

How long is Seascapes of a Soul: Wholeness and the Sense of Self?

Seascapes of a Soul: Wholeness and the Sense of Self by Venetia Somerset is 217 pages long, and a total of 55,769 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Seascapes of a Soul: Wholeness and the Sense of Self Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 4 minutes to read Seascapes of a Soul: Wholeness and the Sense of Self aloud.

What Reading Level is Seascapes of a Soul: Wholeness and the Sense of Self?

Seascapes of a Soul: Wholeness and the Sense of Self is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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