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Transcendent Teacher Learner Relationships Transcendent Teacher Learner Relationships The Way of the Shamanic Teacher Hunter O’Hara The University of Tampa, Florida, USA A C.I.P. record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: 978-94-6300-107-6 (paperback) ISBN: 978-94-6300-108-3 (hardback) ISBN: 978-94-6300-109-0 (e-book) Published by: Sense Publishers, P.O. Box 21858, 3001 AW Rotterdam, The Netherlands https://www.sensepublishers.com/ Cover image: Alphonse Osbert, Mystère de la Nuit Printed on acid-free paper All Rights Reserved © 2015 Sense Publishers No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. ADVANCE PRAISE FOR TRANSCENDENT TEACHER LEARNER RELATIONSHIPS “Hunter O’Hara crafts a rare work of significance that encapsulates the art of great teaching. The focus of the book on the transcendent teacher learner relationship reveals the core of educational effectiveness. Wrapped up in the unique package of teacher as shaman, this book gifts the reader great insight and powerful examples. Revives teaching as joyous- a must read for all educators.” – Patty O’Grady, Teacher, Teacher Educator, author of Positive Psychology in the Classroom, W. W. Norton, 2013 “Obviously written by a careful scholar and person of integrity and rather beautiful ideas. There is something lovely and authentic and very personal about his work. I feel the rarity of what he talks about.” – Maxine Greene, Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, teacher, author, existential philosopher of education of Hunter O’Hara’s original research on transcendent teacher learner relationships “In an era when teachers are losing more of their power and free-will in the classroom every day, Hunter O’Hara reminds us all to stay connected to the truth: Authentic education is a co-mingling of souls, and both teacher and learner have so much to gain when they harness the power of the transcendent. Dr. O’Hara gathers the wisdom of the ages and then performs the remarkable task of offering us a grounded road map, enabling courageous teachers to bring these gifts to their students. Transcendent Teacher Learner Relationships: The Way of the Shamanic Teacher should be required reading in all education programs.” – Patricia Dunn-Fierstein, LCSW, CST-T, Jungian Psychotherapist, author of the forthcoming novel Finding Grace “I entered into Hunter O’Hara’s work and experienced many moments that moved me deeply, at times with great joy but also with feelings of sadness in the awareness that transcendent relationships are rare and that many children and adults go through an entire lifetime without knowing one of life’s treasures- the mystery, beauty, and wonder of a loving relationship. His writing is vivid and alive and with passion and depth portrays the nature and essence of the constituents of a transcendent relationship.” – Clark Moustakas, Ed.D., Ph.D., founder of the Center for Humanistic Studies (now the Michigan School of Professional Psychology) of Hunter O’Hara’s original research on transcendent teacher learner relationships “At once humbling and empowering, this work will not fail to touch its readers and, ultimately, bring to learners authentic caring, love, hope, and a sense of being valued. The very real stories of the teachers and learners that are revealed here in their portraits leap vividly off the pages of the book. Hunter O’Hara’s bold vision of schools of transcendence is the next crucial step toward transcendent relationships and community consciousness. Readers will be inspired by this vision in Dr. O’Hara’s ground breaking work and will be able to look within themselves for the capacity to become shamanic transcendent teachers.” – Edyth James Wheeler, Ph.D. Professor Emerita, Towson University, teacher and author of Conflict Resolution in Early Childhood: Helping Children Understand and Resolve Conflicts, Merrill, 2004 Theoni and Veronica Hunter and Jerry Helen and Anne Photo credit: Thaxter P. Spencer, 1888, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Geneological Society TAbLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements xv Chapter 1: The Nature of the Transcendent Relationship 1 Dash and the Electrician: A Parable of a Transcendent Relationship 3 Analysis 4 Teacher and Learner 5 The King’s Speech 5 The Transcendent Teacher 6 The Transcendent Teacher Learner Relationship 7 The Author’s Background with Teaching and Learning Encounters 8 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 8 The Mother as Teacher 9 Life at School 10 How People Acted at School 10 Life at Home 11 What I Needed at School 12 Teacher Realness 12 Mrs. Peggy Pridemore, Transcendent Teacher 13 Down the Road 14 A Reflection before a Storm, then Sunshine 14 Teacher Power and Relationships 15 Questions for Thought 17 Chapter 2: The Nature of the Shamanic Teacher 19 Anne and Helen 19 Shamanic Teaching 20 The Shamanic Teacher Merges with the Learner 21 Shamanic Teaching as a Glamorous Act 22 Shamanic Teaching Uplifts, Heals and Mobilizes the Learner 23 Portrait of Veronica and Theoni 24 Veronica Risks 27 Final Thoughts from Theoni 31 Shamanism in the Everyday Context 33 Questions for Thought 35 ix
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