Understanding the experience of discovering a kindred spirit connection: a phenomenological study
Eatough, Virginia and Finlay, L. (2012) Understanding the experience of discovering a kindred spirit connection: a phenomenological study. Phenomenology & Practice 6 (1), pp. 69-88. ISSN 1913-4711.
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Abstract
Preliminary existential-hermeneutic phenomenological analysis of data based on 24 protocols, and our own reflexive discussion, reveals how “kindred spirit connections” manifest in myriad elusive, evocative ways. These special connections are experienced variously from briefly felt moments of friendship to enduringly profound body-soul love connections. This paper explicates five intertwined dimensions: shared bonding; the mutual exchange and affirmation of fellowship; the destined meeting or relationship; immediate bodily-felt attraction; and the pervasive presence of love. A wide ranging literature around the theme of love is outlined and the concept of kindred spirit is briefly applied to the psychotherapy practice context.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| School: | School of Science > Psychological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Virginia Eatough |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2014 08:18 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jun 2021 15:22 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/10152 |
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