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“Connecting to the presence within absence of the deceased can be the saving grace for the bereaved, and yet a comprehensive text on this critical topic has been lacking. Brimming with theoretical and clinical wisdom, this book offers a unique and powerful combination of sociocultural, religious, and intrapsychic perspectives to broaden our understanding of the value of connecting to the presence of the deceased and how it may be therapeutically cultivated to console grievers.” — Wendy Lichtenthal, PhD, assistant attending psychologist and director of the Bereavement Clinic at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center “This book is destined to become a landmark contribution to the field of thanatology. Human beings have always found ways to stay connected to their deceased loved ones—what Burke and Rynearson term ‘presence within absence,’ and what others have called maintaining continuing bonds and after-death communica- tions. The Restorative Nature of Ongoing Connections with the Deceased: Exploring Presence within Absence offers us a contem- porary view of this enduring human phenomenon. It covers perspectives from all the major world religions, and it provides in-depth discussions of the clinical and research implications of the presence-within-absence phenomenon. I believe that this volume is on the cutting-edge of an important future direction in thana- tology. As such, it ought to be read by anyone interested in role of the presence-within-absence experience in the healing process of grief recovery.” — John R. Jordan, PhD, clinical psychologist in private practice in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and coauthor of Attachment-Informed Grief Therapy: The Clinician’s Guide to Foundations and Applications The Restorative Nature of Ongoing Connections with the Deceased The Restorative Nature of Ongoing Connections with the Deceased is a guide to stimulating thought and discussion about ongoing attachments between bereaved individuals and their deceased loved ones. Chapters promote broad, inclusive training and dialogue for working with clients who establish and/or maintain a restorative connection with their deceased loved one as well as those who find aspects of such connections to be psychologically or spiritually problematic or troublesome. Bereavement professionals will come away from this book with a better understanding and a deeper skillset for helping clients to develop continuing bonds. Laurie A. Burke, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in traumatic loss, complicated grief, and spiritual crisis following loss. She developed the Inventory of Complicated Spiritual Grief 2.0. Edward (Ted) Rynearson, MD, is a clinical psychiatrist and researcher in Seattle, Washington, and author of two books, Retelling Violent Death and Violent Death: Resilience and Intervention Beyond the Crisis. The Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement Series Editors: Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, Oregon, USA Darcy L. Harris, PhD Western University Canada, Ontario, Canada Volumes published in the Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement are re- presentative of the multidisciplinary nature of the intersecting fields of death studies, suicidology, end-of-life care, and grief counseling. The series meets the needs of clinicians, researchers, paraprofessionals, pastoral counselors, and educators by providing cutting edge research, theory, and best practices on the most important topics in these fields—for today and for tomorrow. Loss, Grief, and Attachment in Life Transitions A Clinician’s Guide to Secure Base Counseling Jakob van Wielink, Leo Wilhelm, and Denise van Geelen-Merks Non-Death Loss and Grief Context and Clinical Implications Edited by Darcy L. Harris Superhero Grief The Transformative Power of Loss Edited by Jill A. Harrington and Robert A. Neimeyer New Techniques of Grief Therapy Bereavement and Beyond Edited by Robert A. Neimeyer Pediatric Palliative Care A Model for Exemplary Practice Betty Davies, Rose Steele, and Jennifer Baird The Restorative Nature of Ongoing Connections with the Deceased Exploring Presence Within Absence Laurie A. Burke and Edward (Ted) Rynearson For more information about this series, please visit https://www.routledge.com/ Series-in-Death-Dying-and-Bereavement/book-series/SE0620. The Restorative Nature of Ongoing Connections with the Deceased Exploring Presence within Absence Edited by Laurie A. Burke and Edward (Ted) Rynearson First published 2022 by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 and by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Laurie A. Burke and Edward (Ted) Rynearson; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Laurie A. Burke and Edward (Ted) Rynearson to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Burke, Laurie A., editor. | Rynearson, Edward K., editor. Title: The restorative nature of ongoing connections with the deceased : exploring presence within absence / edited by Laurie A. Burke, Edward (Ted) Rynearson. Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2021050376 (print) | LCCN 2021050377 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367554859 (hardback) | ISBN 9780367554835 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003105077 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Bereavement‐‐Psychological aspects. | Bereavement‐‐Religious aspects. | Loss (Psychology) | Death‐‐Psychological aspects. Classification: LCC BF575.G7 R47 2022 (print) | LCC BF575.G7 (ebook) | DDC 155.9/37‐‐dc23/eng/20211104 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021050376 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021050377 Access the Support Material: Routledge.com/9780367554835 ISBN: 978-0-367-55485-9 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-55483-5 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-10507-7 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003105077 Typeset in Times New Roman by MPS Limited, Dehradun The work and topic of this book are in dedication to all grievers everywhere but most specifically to the bereaved individuals who directly contributed to what the authors have learned and shared here. These include our patients and clients, research participants, parishioners, friends, family, and others whose experiences have taught us what we know about ongoing attachments between bereaved individuals and their deceased loved ones. Contents List of Tables xii List of Abbreviations xiii About the Contributors xiv Series Editor Foreword xvi Preface xviii Acknowledgments xix Introduction 1 EDWARD (TED) RYNEARSON AND LAURIE A. BURKE SECTION I Faith Tradition Perspectives 13 1 Faith Traditions: A Historical and Contemporary Framework 15 DONALD M. MACKENZIE 2 Buddhist and Attachment Perspectives on the End of Life 21 JOHN E. RUARK 3 A Shamanic Experience of Restoration: Journeying, Ritual, and Ceremony 32 JEFFERY BLACK 4 A Christian Way of Making Sense of Life and Death 42 DONALD M. MACKENZIE 5 Forming Paths of Continuing Connection from a Jewish Perspective 52 RABBI TED FALCON
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