FACes
& PlaceS
The Arts 2004
 Liam
Quirk
by Marilyn Bullock
“
The book is an extension of my life and work in the
world.” So says Liam Quirk of his newly released
book, The Art of Emotional Wisdom. In his book, Liam
talks about how “emotion has a logic and sense
to it.” He recommends that we look within because
that is where we will find our true power. “When
we deny our divinity and creativity, we fall into fear.” Liam
was born in Colorado Springs and then followed his
family around the country, living in such diverse
places as Alabama and Seattle. He studied creative
writing at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and
in 1980 went to study in England as part of an undergraduate
program. It was while he was in England that he discovered
Zen meditation. (As a teen he had read a book entitled “Handbook
to Higher Consciousness,” so he had actually
been meditating regularly since then.) While walking
through a deserted part of the university library,
a book on Zen meditation literally fell off the shelf
in front of him. He took it home and read it that evening,
and his life changed dramatically from that point forward.
After studying in England, Liam taught English in
Hamburg, Germany. Upon his return to the States, Liam
earned his Masters Degree in English at the University
of Washington in Seattle. He then received a Fulbright
Assistant Teaching Scholarship and so returned to Germany,
this time to Nuremberg. After that, he moved back to
the States, where he taught German, French and English
in Seattle and Boston (in addition to English, he is
fluent in French, and German, and also studied Russian
for 6 years). He also started getting involved in music,
writing songs, learning how to play the guitar and
sing.
Liam’s father was in the aerospace industry – he
ran the computer simulation for the Apollo moon project.
After a career with Boeing, Liam’s father moved
the family to Buckingham in the 70s, and his father
retired not long after. The legacy of his father’s
work on the early computers lives on through his children,
most of whom are involved in some way with the computer
industry. For Liam, the gift from his father is found
in his belief that working together we can use science
wisely to expand our horizons and do what might be
considered impossible.
Over
the years, in addition to his academic pursuits,
Liam has studied: massage, shiatsu, polarity, flower
essences, aromatherapy, yoga, nutrition, energy medicine,
emotional transformational therapy, somatic therapy
and more. He is now in the process of opening his Doylestown
office to offer ETT™, Emotional Transformational
Therapy™.
Emotional
Transformation Therapy™ is
a leading-edge form of brief psychotherapy that uses
powerful techniques
of visual brain stimulation to access new levels of
depth and rapid therapeutic change. Developed in the
1990s by clinical psychologist Steven R. Vazquez, Ph.D.,
ETT™ uses the latest in brain science and powerful
techniques of visual stimulation to effect therapeutic
change quickly, gracefully, and without drugs. Proactively,
ETT™ may facilitate personal growth and emotional
well being.
The Art of Emotional Wisdom is a compilation of Liam’s
personal insights into spirituality and personal growth.
It is a conceptual handbook with a series of experiential
exercises designed to reinforce understanding. His
goal is that his book will help people tune into ways
of understanding their own personal growth and creative
expression. It is available on Amazon, as well as in
bookstores.
In
addition to his many varied interests, Liam also
likes to hike, ski, and go to the beach. Although
he
thoroughly enjoys food - “I am a total sensualist” -
he stays slim and trim.
Liam’s work is his joy, and his fervent wish
is for everyone to “thrive in their creative
groove.”
Go
to Liam’s website, www.emotionalwisdom.net.
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