Fantalova. ["Soul of the Chants", or Hieromonk Roman`s creativity as possible sources of spiritually-oriented psychotherapy: Personal experience]

Abstract:
Here was described the author′s personal experiences from creativity of Hieromonk Roman (A. Matyushin). It was for the author a kind of "psychological backwater", not swimming away in which it is difficult to survive for person with initial Russian mentality and values. Author did not know and dont know until now any analogues of such a "psychological backwater", although she know all the main types of western psychotherapeutic techniques. The Father Roman′s hymns are characterized by amazing spiritual purity, transparency of the denouncing content, direct tendency to the highest spiritual principle, to God Hisself, and, at the same time, here is a confidence in the fact that the person, being a human individ, will be heard by Him. Herr is nothing superfluous, which could distract person from being able to be connected with God. And really, this newfound connection with the Higher give spiritual power and heal ones.