ABSTRACT
Chapter 7 explains the normal outcome of a terrapsychological inquiry: the transmutative exposition, a report on the study and its findings. The expo is often but not always accompanied by imagery and multimedia and can be combined with ceremony, performance, and film. Directions for writing the expo follow a customary order of chapters in a dissertation but also include suggestions for other kinds of projects. Examples include excerpts written by master’s and doctoral students. Researchers should expect to document significant levels of deep psychological transformation in themselves, participants (if any), committee members, and readers, as the summaries attest. A section on the psychological, rhetorical, and neurological benefits of storytelling instead of debating, arguing, or lecturing encourages researchers to include the dimension of story in the final expo or presentation. A section on what to expect after the study includes quotations from former students reporting on their post-research experiences and forthcoming insights even after the formal work ends. The end matter includes a glossary of terrapsychological terms, Appendix I: Common Research Obstacles, Appendix II: Place Assessment Checklist, Appendix III: Creating Heartsteads (supportive circles for research participants), and Appendix IV: Deep Ancestry, a terrapsychological exploration of recurring patterns and metaphors throughout one’s family and ancestral lineage.
