Depression and Metaphysics: What Helps? What Hurts?

by Mitch Horowitz

Many of us embark on the spiritual search seeking relief from depression and anxiety. In this revealing and deeply meaningful book, Mitch makes a frank and responsible survey of how the spiritual path can aid or impede you in this journey. As Mitch reveals from his many years as a writer, publisher, and seeker, the spiritual culture does not always respond wisely to the needs of people seeking emotional health. Nor can spiritual progress and emotional health necessarily be equated. Mitch lays out a new paradigm for how you can combine traditional, alternative, and self-designed approaches to find the right path forward in your search for the higher and need for emotional wellbeing.

59 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 4, 2019

About the author

MITCH HOROWITZ is the editor-in-chief of Tarcher/Penguin and the author OCCULT AMERICA: THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOW MYSTICISM SHAPED OUR NATION (Bantam, Sept '09), which has been called "a fascinating book" by Ken Burns and "extraordinary" by Deepak Chopra. Visit him online at www.MitchHorowitz.com
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Reviews

[Fr. Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

I may be rating this too low. Need to find the other lectures in this master class, after which I may reassess this.

Some good insights, and yet very cursory. More of an introduction to a deeper study I think.

[Steve Kruppa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read. It really struck me that many of us use spirituality as a hopeful cure with our depression in life. Thinking that our living a more spiritual life will fill a void that we feel in our existence. This is not always the case, although spirituality is one tool among many we can use to combat this. The author encourages us to explore spirituality as a compliment, but also to use any means that works. That is the big message here for me. If it works, that is all that matters.

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tools all the tools

A good quick read that encourages individuals to take the tools of spiritual life and apply them to dealing with depression and anxiety. Horowitz reminds everyone, especially those already on the spiritual path, that there is nothing wrong with medicine, therapy and the like. He encourages the reader to use all the tools available to them.