Psychology: states of consciousness Books

Book SynopsisPeter Sjöstedt Hughes is Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Exeter, UK. Christine Hauskeller is Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy at the University of Exeter, UK.Trade ReviewPhilosophy and Psychedelics is a fabulous book – it’s psychedelicious – a rich thoughtful collection which exceeds the samples I’ve considered here. It should be read slowly and sporadically rather than gorged, to avoid indigestion and prolong the pleasure. * Psychiatrie en Filosofie *This impressive multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary collection surveys the impacts of psychedelic research on philosophy, science and culture. Examinations of standard philosophical problems in light of psychedelic experience are complemented by studies of broader cultural and cross-cultural significance of psychedelia. Its inclusion of non-Western perspectives on psychedelics sets an important example. * Farzad Mahootian, Clinical Associate Prof., Global Liberal Studies, New York University, USA *Sacred plants and substances propitiate knowledge based on direct experience. Like a strong wind on fallen leaves, they disturbed previous orders, raise questions, propose new hypothesis, induce wondering at many levels. The authors of this timely book make an important contribution to a conversation that cannot be ignored any longer, one that has its deeper roots in the ancestral traditions of all continents, and which seems especially urgent in these times of extremes and uncertainty. * Luis Eduardo Luna, Director of the Wasiwaska Research Center, Brazil *Table of ContentsIntroduction – Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes and Christine Hauskeller(University of Exeter, UK) 1. Transpersonal Gratitude and Psychedelic Altered States of Consciousness, Taline Artinian (University of Exeter, UK) 2. What is Real(ity)?, John H. Buchanan (Centre for Process Studies, USA) 3. A Cultural History of Psychedelics in the US, Kyle Buller, Joe Moore, and Lenny Gibson (Dreamshadow Group, USA) 4. Power and the Sublime in Aldous Huxley's Drug Aesthetics, Robert Dickins (Psychedelic Press, UK) 5. Decolonizing the Philosophy of Psychedelics, Osiris Sinuhé González Romero (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) 6. Making Your Soul Visible, Michael Halewood (University of Essex, UK) 7. Individualization and Alienation: Paradoxes in Psychedelic Psychotherapy, Christine Hauskeller (University of Exeter, UK) 8. Walter Benjamin and Herbert Marcuse: Psychedelics and Revolution, Fernando Huesca Ramon (Meritorius Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico) 9. Mary on Acid: Experiences of Unity and the Epistemic Gap, Jussi Jylkkä (Åbo Akademi University, Finland) 10. Are Psychedelic Drugs Distorting?, Ole Martin Moen (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway) 11. The Unconscious in Zen and Psychedelic Experience, Steve Odin (University of Hawai?i, USA) 12. Altered Consciousness after Descartes: Whitehead's Philosophy of Organism as Psychedelic Realism, Matthew D. Segall (California Institute of Integral Studies, USA) 13. The White Sun of Substance: Spinozism and the Psychedelic Amor Dei Intellectualis, Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes (University of Exeter, UK) 14. Journeying in the Realm of the Unconscious: Jung's Liber Novus and Psychedelic Experience, Johanna Hilla Sopanen (University of Exeter, UK) 15. Arguments for the Psychedelic Cure of Western Philosophy, Michel Weber (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) Index

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Book SynopsisPeake''s explanation of your immortality is the most innovative and provocative argument I have seen - Bruce Greyson, Carlson Professor of Psychiatry, University of Virginia. Thought-provoking [....] A very valuable summary of importance to all of us - Fortean TImesThis is for readers ready to connect the dots of religion, modern science, and rational thought on life''s biggest question. - Library Journal Is there life after death? This age-old question has plagued humankind from the moment we became self-aware, but do we now have enough evidence to answer it?In this mind-expanding book, Anthony Peake reveals an extraordinary model of life after death - one that brings together ideas from ancient philosophy, neuroscience, quantum physics and consciousness studies, and manages to explain a number of seemingly mysterious experiences such as precognition, déjà vu, synchronicity, near-death exper

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Book SynopsisHow to use the insights of neuroscience and the techniques of mindfulness to get a good night's sleep. Everyone's familiar with the consequences of lost sleep: you're groggy and irritable, your focus is off, you don't perform at your best, and you're likely to dump sugary foods and caffeine into your system for an energy boost. But the effects of poor sleep go way beyond these concerns. Indeed, they can be life-threatening. It's one thing to know the problem, it's another to fix it. In this book, renowned neuroscientist Dr Stan Rodski takes us through the fundamentals of sleep - how sleep works, why we sleep and how much sleep we need - but, most importantly, he gives us exercises to help overcome the bane of insomnia. In any endeavour, the key to achievement is proper preparation, and sleep is no different. Drawing on the techniques of mindfulness, meditation and relaxation, and the neuroscience that underpins them all, Dr Stan gives you the tools to prepare yourself (and your ch

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Book SynopsisWhat if you could dream 24 hours a day, even while awake? According to innovative psychotherapist Arnold Mindell, Ph.D., we already do. The seeds of dreaming arise in every moment of the day, in body symptoms, problems, relationships, subtile feelings, interactions, random thoughts, and fantasies. We''re getting countless little cues from the unconscious every minute. All are signs from the world of dreaming. And, according to Mindell, we can be in this state of lucid dreaming all day long.In Dreaming While Awake, Mindell shows how to become aware of these "flirts" from the dreamworld and how to interpret their message. The goal, he says, is to be wide awake and lucid 24 hours a day in the midst of this unending dreamfield of information.Practicing 24-hour lucid dreaming:Helps you solve personal, physical, and emotional problemsServes as a preventive medicine for relationships and health, helping you catch the earliest warning signs before they turn into problemsHelps resolve conflicts in relationships, families, large groups, corporations, even politicsDreaming is the mystical source of reality, says Mindell. "My goal is to make the Dreaming roots of reality so accessible, so visceral, that your conscious mind will give you back your right to dream."

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Book SynopsisWidely recognized by anthropologists as the most powerful and widespread shamanic hallucinogen, ayahuasca has been used by native Indian and mestizo shamans in Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador for healing and divination for thousands of years. Made from the Amazonian vine Banisteriopsis caapiand the DMT-laden leaf of Psychotria viridis, ayahuasca is regarded as the embodiment of intelligent plant beings who can offer spiritual teachings and healing knowledge to those who respectfully engage with them. Many Western-trained physicians and psychologists now acknowledge that ayahuasca allows access to spiritual dimensions of consciousness, otherworldly realms and beings, and visionary experiences indistinguishable from classic religious mysticism. With contributions from leading psychoactive scholars Dennis J. McKenna, Ph.D., Charles S. Grob, M.D., and J. C. Calloway, Ph.D., on the ethnopharmacology, psychology, phytochemistry, and neuropharmacology of ayahuasca, Ralph Metzner provides a comprehensive exploration of the chemical, biological, psychological, and experiential dimensions of this Amazonian hallucinogen. He includes more than 20 firsthand accounts from people who have participated in ayahuasca rituals and experienced major life changes as a result. He details the scientific discovery of ayahuasca’s sophisticated psychoactive delivery system in the brain and body as well as the deep psychological impact of this potent entheogen. He concludes with his own findings on ayahuasca, including its applications in medicine and psychology, and compares the worldview revealed by ayahuasca visions to that of modern cultures.Trade Review“The Ayahuasca Experience is a most valuable resource, encompassing the history, psychology, spirituality, scientific understanding, and raw experience of the Amazonian ‘vine of the spirits’ now entwining itself into the Western psyche. Metzner’s work is particularly recommended to those first encountering ayahuasca, who require an authoritative, user-friendly guide to the mysterious terrains opened by this traditional, sacred medicine.” * Robert Tindall, author of The Jaguar that Roams the Mind and The Shamanic Odyssey *“Thought provoking, wide ranging, and well reasoned, Metzner’s collection of essays and self-reports contains an extraordinarily wide representation of subjective effects of, and scientific findings regarding, ayahuasca in the modern West. It provides ideas for future research and is essential for beginners and veterans in the field.” * Rick Strassman, M.D., author of DM T: The Spirit Molecule and clinical associate professor of psychi *“Ralph Metzner, world-famous pioneer of psychedelic research and consciousness explorer, brings together a masterful collection of writings exploring the nature of this extraordinary sacred potion, from its chemical and biological properties and psychological effects to its enormous healing and spiritual potential. This book will be an inspiration for lay audiences and a treasure trove of information for scholars studying consciousness and the human psyche.” * Stanislov Grof, M.D., author of LSD : Doorway to the Numinous, Healing Our Deepest Wounds, and When *“The Ayahuasca Experience is a classic in the enthogenic literature genre.” * Ruth Parnell, Nexus, June 2014 *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Amazonian Vine of Visions Ralph Metzner, Ph.D. 1. Ayahuasca: An Ethnopharmacologic History Dennis J. McKenna, Ph.D. 2. The Psychology of Ayahuasca Charles S. Grob, M.D. 3. Phytochemistry and Neuropharmacology of Ayahuasca J. C. Callaway, Ph.D. 4. The Experience of Ayahuasca: Teachings of the Amazonian Plant Spirits Initiation into Ancient Lineage of Visionary Healers Raoul Adamson We Are Experiencing the Joyful Phenomenon of Re-creation Cristina Santos Having So Recently Experienced My Death, It Felt Miraculous to Be Alive Stefan C. Breaking from the Bondage of the Mind Kate S. A Vision of Sekhmet Ganesha The Pieces of My Life Fell Together in a More Meaningful Pattern Ava S. Knowledge Was Graciously Invoked in Me by the Plant Teacher Oregon T. Here Began a Series of Teachings about the Nature of the Heart Joseph S. A Vision of the Fabric That Is Woven by Us All Caroline S. Ethereal Serpents Held Me in Thrall Shyloh Ravenswood I Was Exploring Being with Greenness Pamela C. Liquid Plum’r for the Soul I. M. Lovetree The Plant Spirits Help Me to Heal Myself and Others Eugenia G. The Great Serpentine Dance of Life Raimundo D. A Most Palpably Buddhist-like Experience Renata S. Journey to the Emerald Forest Richard N. The Long, Multifaceted Journey of Jewish Experience Abraham L. Teaching the Body Its Relationship to the Spirit Wahtola H. Ancient Augury of My Resurrection Barry F. An Entirely New World of Spirit Beings Frank Owings Death and Rebirth in Santo Daime Madalena Fonseca Nature Has Embraced Me, Blown the Breath of Life into Me Stefan C. The Buddha, the Christ, and the Queen of the Jungle Ganesha Agony and Rapture with Santo Daime Raoul Adamson 5. Conclusions, Reflections, and Speculations Ralph Metzner, Ph.D. Notes on Contributors

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Book SynopsisClaudio Naranjo’s psychedelic autobiography with previously unpublished interviews and research papers • Explores Dr. Naranjo’s pioneering work with MDMA, ayahuasca, cannabis, iboga, and psilocybin • Shares his personal accounts of psychedelic sessions and experimentation, including his work with Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin and Leo Zeff • Includes the author’s reflections on the spiritual aspects of psychedelics and his recommended techniques for controlled induction of altered states In the time of the psychedelic pioneers, there were psychopharmacologists like Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin, psychonauts like Aldous Huxley, and psychiatrists like Humphrey Osmond. Claudio Naranjo was all three at once. He was the first to study the psychotherapeutic applications of ayahuasca, the first to publish on the effects of ibogaine, and a long-time collaborator with Sasha Shulgin in the research behind Shulgin’s famous books. A Fulbright scholar and Guggenheim fellow, he worked with Leo Zeff on LSD-assisted therapy and Fritz Perls on Gestalt therapy. He was a presenter at the 1967 University of California LSD Conference and, 47 years later, gave the inaugural speech at the First International Conference on Ayahuasca in 2014. Across his career, Dr. Naranjo gathered more clinical experience in individual and group psychedelic treatment than any other psychotherapist to date. In this book, his final work, Dr. Naranjo shares his psychedelic autobiography along with previously unpublished interviews, session accounts, and research papers on the therapeutic effects of psychedelics, including MDMA, ayahuasca, cannabis, iboga, and psilocybin. The book includes Naranjo’s reflections on the spiritual aspects of psychedelics and the healing transformations they bring, his philosophical explorations of how psychedelics act as agents of deeper consciousness, and his recommended techniques for controlled induction of altered states using different visionary substances. Naranjo’s work shows that psychedelics have the strongest potential for transforming and healing people over all therapeutic methods currently in use.Trade Review"Claudio Naranjo was a profound inspiration to me and to so many others. Claudio helped train MAPS' first therapist team for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD, for our study in Spain that began in 2000. Claudio's talk was the highlight of the recent World Ayahuasca Conference. Despite his health challenges, in his final days he indicated an interest in being involved in MAPS' psychedelic reconciliation project focused on Israelis and Palestinians who are taking ayahuasca and sometimes MDMA together. We honor Claudio's memory by continuing to work to develop MDMA and other psychedelics into prescription medicines, and beyond." * MAPS Founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D. *“A remarkable collection of Claudio Naranjo’s writings on psychedelics and their role in spirituality and psychotherapy--what he considers two sides of the same coin. Of special value are his plentiful case reports in which we see on display the humanity and wisdom of this wise and humane psychedelic guide and trainer. Naranjo’s unwavering commitment to the centrality of actual experience to personal growth provides a unique perspective on understanding and utilizing the psychedelic drug state. A timely and most valuable contribution to the field.” * Rick Strassman, M.D., author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule *“Today’s psychedelic culture is a hotchpotch of conflicting and harmonious factors bubbling together in a multicolored cauldron of potential. With such a long history of seemingly miraculous successes and well-known epic controversies, it takes a scholar of epic proportions to guide us through the maelstrom. Claudio’s years--decades in fact--of frontline immersion in the multidisciplinary field of psychedelics has now produced the go-to text to navigate this fascinating space. This book is a cutting-edge examination of contemporary science with an essential focus on the story of humanity’s oldest philosophy. What better captain to steer us than the man who has been there since the beginning, always alert and vigilant to the emerging psychedelic tides and their place in our lives. Read this book; carry it with you on your journey. There can be no better map.” * Ben Sessa, M.D., MRCPsych, psychiatrist, researcher, cofounder and cochair of Breaking Convention, a *“Imagine a life that brings together the shamanic and the scientific sides of the psychedelic renaissance, the spiritual and the therapeutic, North and South, East and West. Imagine a writer who describes, with clarity and grace, the ineffable nature of the altered state. Imagine a psychedelic pioneer who is not afraid to call out the hedonism, grandiosity, and foolishness that sometimes darken this ‘enlightened’ community. Imagine Claudio Naranjo.” * Don Lattin, author of The Harvard Psychedelic Club and Changing Our Minds *“I first met Dr. Claudio Naranjo 50 years ago when we both studied at the Esalen Institute with Dr. Fritz Perls, the founder of Gestalt Therapy. Claudio was already a psychotherapy pioneer at that time. He has continued to lead us toward new and important information on healing, now including this magnum opus that contributes significantly to the present worldwide renaissance in psychedelic psychotherapy.” * Dr. Richard Louis Miller, Ph.D., author of Psychedelic Medicine *“Claudio Naranjo is the most shaman of the scholars and the most learned of the shamans.” * Luis Weinstein, photojournalist, author, and former president of the American Film Institute *“Dr. Claudio Naranjo, pioneer of consciousness, has written the fundamental work for the psychotherapist who wants to not only experience but understand the world of known meditation techniques.” * Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi “Reb Zalman,” one of the founders of the Jewish Renewal m *“I knew Claudio for many years. He is someone who immersed himself in a great variety of teachings and practices in order to help others heal their pain and find the way to the development of consciousness.” * Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche, Tibetan teacher *Table of ContentsForeword by Jose Maria Fàbregas, M.D. prologue Psychedelics as a Transformational Resource1 A Psychedelic Autobiography 2 Pharmacologically Induced Altered States of Consciousness 3 Interpersonal Psychedelics 4 Oneirophrenics5 Psilocybin 6 Spiritual Aspects of the Psychedelic Experience 7 Matters Related to Method and Training 8 The Role of Psychedelics in a Policy for Consciousness APPENDICES Press ArticlesResearch Articles About the Author Index

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Book SynopsisMilton H Erickson is one of the most studied people in the field of hypnosis and psychotherapy. Hundreds of thousands of words have been written analyzing his therapeutic methods and words with miles and miles of film, audio and videotapes. In Milton H Erickson MD: An American Healer read about the man Milton H Erickson, rather than his psychotherapeutic techniques. Told from the perspective of three of his children, this book uniquely explores the personal side of this world-famous psychiatrist. It is a remarkable spiritual journey. As a part of his life-long struggle to overcome the physical effects of polio, Erickson acquired prodigious observational and interactional skills, as well as a powerfully calm healing presence. With photographs, stories and downloadable material of one of his clinical sessions, this book brings to light the quiet spirituality of an extraordinary healer. For anybody interested in the life and works of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. Originally published in hardback, ISBN 9780918172556

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Book SynopsisStephen Gilligan’s Generative Trance offers a framework for developing a more creative consciousness and lays out the step-by-step processes by which this can be done. William James used to say that `the unconscious mind is the horse and conscious mind is the rider: it’s the relationship between the two that is most important.’ In Generative Trance renowned trainer Stephen Gilligan shows you how to harness this relationship for a much more powerful and effective therapeutic intervention, and reveals how life can be lived as a great journey of consciousness. Emphasizing that reality and identity are constructed by ourselves, Gilligan explains how generative trance is crucial in creating new realities and possibilities for clients. It is a view that differs markedly from the traditional hypnosis ideas of a client losing control, as well as from Ericksonian approaches that feature a benevolent hypnotist who bypasses the conscious mind to work with a client’s unconscious mind. Instead, generative trance stresses a `disciplined flow’ process in which a person’s conscious and unconscious minds cooperate to weave a higher consciousness capable of transformational change. Suitable for individuals who want to live life as a creative journey, as well as for professionals working with clients in such ventures.

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Book SynopsisSelf-hypnosis can be a great tool to overcome obstacles in our lives. Self-Hypnosis Made Easy gives the reader the skills to train themselves into deep hypnotic trances, getting rid of negative thoughts and behaviours, and improving any aspect of their life that they want to change. In this book, readers will discover: · Easy-to-follow, step-by-step techniques for self-hypnosis · Practical exercises to help deepen a hypnotic trance · How hypnosis can help them stop smoking, eliminate phobias, reduce weight, sleep better - and more. · How hypnosis can help overcome a major illness. For total beginners and improvers alike, this book is an excellent resource to learn self-hypnosis. This title was originally published within the Hay House Basics series.Trade Review‘There is no question. Valerie’s technique really does work: try it!’ - SUNDAY MAGAZINE

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Book SynopsisA guide to trusting in the wisdom of our nightly visions and describing how engaging with our dream world can give us a sense of direction, help us to heal current and past hurts, including pre-birth trauma.We can analyze and interpret our dreams, but we can do so much more: when we understand and engage with our dreams, we are able to tap into a special, deeper kind of healing. The process of healing is not about putting the same pieces back together; rather, it is about reclaiming what is already within us that could never be broken, the essence of who we are as individuals and as interconnected parts of a greater whole. In THE HEALING WISDOM OF DREAMS, health and wellness practitioner Kathleen Webster O'Malley gently guides us through the process of using our dreams to heal unwanted patterns and live more authentically.She provides specific tools for enhancing dream recall, including dream journaling, and brings in the practices of dream incubation--how to ask our dream a question and receive and interpret an answer--lucid dreaming, and Tibetan dream yoga practices. Nightmares are inevitable when we start to dive deeper into our vulnerabilities and traumas, and O'Malley discusses how to re-vision them as urgent messages that serve to deliver profound realizations. She explores the more mystical side of dreaming: visions from ancestors and spirit guides, animal guides, and archetypes that appear in our dreams. Finally, she encourages us to grant ourselves permission to be playful in our dreams, to envision ourselves as archeologists unearthing our hidden gifts.

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Book SynopsisUnlock your unconscious, record your dreams and reveal their hidden meanings. All you need is this journal, a pen and a good night’s sleep. As Freud famously said, dreams are the royal road to the unconscious. But before we set foot on that path, we need to know why we dream and how we can read them. Packed with suggestions, facts and advice on all things dream-related, this book will be your essential guide to help you: Improve your dream recall Learn the basics of dream interpretation Identify common dream symbols and concepts Understand your dreams and their meanings Explore themes and imagery in your dreams It also provides plenty of space to chronicle your visions and includes a range of quotes from some of the biggest dream experts and philosophers to help you reflect on your visions and interpret them with greater confidence. It’s time to puff up the pillows, slip into a deep slumber and have sweet dreams!

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Book Synopsis''Dr Beischel is a courageous, innovative pioneer who has brought immense respectability to a controversial area'' Larry Dossey, MD, bestselling author.Julie Beischel PhD has spent most of her career investigating grief and after-death communication. Her research, along with that of many others, demonstrates that one of the most effective ways of addressing grief is recognizing that our connections to our lost loved ones endure. The bereaved can and regularly do experience a ''continuing bond'' with the departed.Based on her research, Dr Beischel mindfully developed this unique card deck to guide users through loss and grief, allowing for continuing two-way, loving, inspiring relationships with departed loved ones.The deck features 52 cards, split into four themes: signs (which guide you to recognize specific and meaningful real-world content as potential messages from departed loved ones), messages (which feature messages from you to your loved one to emphasize a continued two-way c

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Book SynopsisIn his provocative but critically acclaimed theory about the origin of introspectable mentality, Julian Jaynes argued that until the late second millennium people possessed a different psychology: a "two-chambered" (bicameral) neurocultural arrangement in which a commanding "god" guided, admonished, and ordered about a listening mortal via voices, visions, and visitations. Out of the cauldron of civilizational collapse and chaos, an adaptive self-reflexive consciousness emerged better suited to the pressures of larger, more complex sociopolitical systems.Though often described as boldly iconoclastic and far ahead of its time, Jaynes''s thinking actually resonates with a second or other psychological tradition that explores the cultural-historical evolution of psyche. Brian J. McVeigh, a student of Jaynes, points out the blind spots of mainstream, establishment psychology by providing empirical support for Jaynes''s ideas on sociohistorical shifts in cognition. He argues that from around 3500 to 1000 BCE the archaeological and historical record reveals features of hallucinatory super-religiosity in every known civilization. As social pressures eroded the god-centered authority of bicamerality, an upgraded psychology of interiorized self-awareness arose during the Late Bronze Age Collapse. A key explanatory component of Jaynes's theorizing was how metaphors constructed a mental landscape populated with I's and me's that replaced a declining worldview dominated by gods, ancestors, and spirits. McVeigh statistically substantiates how linguo-conceptual changes reflected psychohistorical developments; because supernatural entities functioned in place of our inner selves, vocabularies for psychological terms were strikingly limited in ancient languages. McVeigh also demonstrates the surprising ubiquity of hearing voices in modern times, contending that hallucinations are bicameral vestiges and that mental imagerya controllable, semi-hallucinatory experienceis the successor to the divine hallucinations that once held societies together.This thought-provoking work will appeal to anyone interested in the transformative power of metaphors, the development of mental lexicons, and the adaptive role of hallucinations.

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Book SynopsisSubliminal Therapy is a technique by which hypnotic phenomena can be used for therapeutic purposes without the need for formal trance induction and can be used either on its own or in addition to other treatment. In this book readers are introduced to the concepts and applications of Subliminal Therapy and are taught how to use it. Subliminal Therapy engages the unconscious to uncover the causes of clients' problems, whether manifesting physically, emotionally, intellectually or behaviourally, and then to resolve those problems through re-framing and re-conditioning. It provides a practical, efficient and logical way to identify the causes of psychogenic problems and to resolve their influence. Although Subliminal Therapy may be a new concept for professionals it has evolved over the past thirty years into a highly efficient form of treatment. The technique has proved especially effective in the treatment of anxiety and the effects of early abuse such as sexual dysfunction, unresolved anger and psychogenic medical problems.

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Book SynopsisHypnotic Regression Therapy, or HRT, is a type of hypnotherapy in which, following the induction of a good trance state, specialized suggestions are given to guide the client in reviewing and emotionally reframing earlier experiences that have either caused or contributed to the client's current symptoms. This book provides all the skills, advice and techniques needed to understand and carry out HRT. This book addresses the dangers of mishandled hypnotic regression by presenting an organised, clientcentred approach. You will learn when and how to use HRT effectively to help clients discover and release the causes of their problems and symptoms. The authors emphasize the importance of avoiding inappropriate leading and how to explain the risk of false memories to clients. They also clearly address the controversies about false memories and the handling of the emotional release that usually occurs during hypnotic regressions.

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Book SynopsisThis book makes three radically different and significant types of hypnosis easy to use in daily hypnosis work, examining in detail the techniques of Erickson, Estabrooks and Elman. Exploring methods that employ Direct Authoritarian and Indirect Permissive approaches, Hypnosis progresses beyond these approaches to describe the inductions pioneered by Dave Elman: a technique that places responsibility for hypnosis on the client. An invaluable resource for all trainers and therapists, Hypnosis is a comprehensive and lucid manual that incorporates powerful inductions for producing deep-trance phenomena, sections on the application of metaphor and hypnotic language patterns, and scripts for a variety of hypnotic inductions.

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Book SynopsisWhatever your reasons for deciding to give birth by caesarean, this highly effective audio CD will help you prepare physically, emotionally and mentally for a positive experience. By listening to the Natal Hypnotherapy(t) CD in the last few weeks of your pregnancy, you will master effective breathing, relaxation and visualisation techniques, helping you to stay calm and relaxed throughout the experience and so helping both you and your baby have a better caesarean birth and post natal experience. Listen to track 2 three times a week leading up to every day in the last 2 weeks of pregnancy. This CD is most effective when used as part of the Natal Hypnotherapy(t) Programme.Trade Review"My pregnancy was one of the best experiences of my life. I don't think I've ever felt so good before! But, because I had had uterine surgery before, I was told early in my pregnancy that I needed to have a Caesarean. I've always been a strong proponent of unmedicated, natural births, so I was disappointed at first. I asked my doctors at least three times whether I really could not have a vaginal birth. But, no, the risk of uterine rupture was too great, and this would have gravely endangered my baby and myself. So after my initial resistance, I realized I needed to have a C-section to ensure a safe birth. Knowing this, however, I still realized that it would be very important to mentally prepare for this experience. I started to look (online) for tapes or CDs focused on this purpose. This is how I found your CDs and I was happy to see you offered one specifically for C-sections. I think I started to use it around week 28 (but I could be wrong). My Ob/Gyn recommended that I have the baby around 36 or 37 weeks, to reduce the risk of contractions and uterine rupture. For a period of about two months, I listened to the CD at least once a week. I used the CD when I really wanted to relax my pregnant body, and to feel secure with myself and my pregnancy. I also listened to the CD at times when I had a hard time sleeping (later in the pregnancy) and it helped me calm down enough to sleep, or at least relax profoundly. When the scheduled day of birth was there, we first had an ultrasound and amniocentesis to ensure that the baby's lungs were mature. They were! So immediately after, I was prepared for the surgery. We were delayed an hour or so because we had to wait for some test results, but the waiting time was still enjoyable because of the presence of my good friend, and my husband. We played the CD and Chopin to relax us. When I finally lay on the operating table, the sensation of being numb from my arms down was pretty scary. I tried to breathe calmly but that was hard, too, because I needed a breathing mask. What calmed me most was my husband's voice repeating the healing statements from the CD. He kept repeating these statements until we heard our beautiful son crying and saw him rise above the screen!". "I listened to the Birth preparation CD and then the Prepare for a caesarean CD and I did have to have a CS in the end as my baby remained in breech position. Just to let you know the CD proved really very useful and I had a really really positive birth experience, we played the music during the birth and my baby. A wonderful, healthy, relaxed and happy baby and we are having a great time! Thanks again, Mrs H"Table of ContentsTrack 1:- Introduction Track 2:- Preparation for a positive caesarean

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Book SynopsisDitch negative thoughts, smash procrastination, break bad habits, stress less, sleep well, live pain-free, overcome weight issues, fix your phobias and ease anxiety with Mind Free.Mark Stephens has worked with thousands of people struggling to overcome life's biggest challenges. In this life-changing book he shares his proven formula of meditation and mindful self-hypnosis developed over decades spent improving the lives of others.Mind Free includes empowering self-hypnosis scripts and meditations, key lessons, hypnotic affirmations and inspiring case studies of real people who have used these techniques to achieve amazing results. You'll discover the '21 States' - the powerful positive states we all need in our lives - and learn how to overcome whatever is stopping you reaching your full potential. This ground-breaking guide will help you to use the power of your mind to transform your life.Table of ContentsForewordIntroduction1: Mind Free2: Reset Your Mind3: Stress Less4: Stop Procrastinating5: Break Your Bad Habits6: Sleep Deeply7: Live Pain Free8: Release Excess Weight9: Live Phobia-free10: Reduce Anxiety11: The 21 StatesConclusion: The beginningMind ManualAcknowledgments

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Book SynopsisA fascinating exploration of the human brain that combines “the leading edge of consciousness science with surprisingly personal and philosophical reflection . . . shedding light on how scientists really think”—this is “science writing at its best” (Times Higher Education). In which a scientist searches for an empirical explanation for phenomenal experience, spurred by his instinctual belief that life is meaningful. What links conscious experience of pain, joy, color, and smell to bioelectrical activity in the brain? How can anything physical give rise to nonphysical, subjective, conscious states? Christof Koch has devoted much of his career to bridging the seemingly unbridgeable gap between the physics of the brain and phenomenal experience. This engaging book—part scientific overview, part memoir, part futurist speculation—describes Koch’s search for an empirical explanation for consciousne

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Book SynopsisWhat altered states of consciousness—the dissolution of feelings of time and self—can tell us about the mystery of consciousness.During extraordinary moments of consciousness—shock, meditative states and sudden mystical revelations, out-of-body experiences, or drug intoxication—our senses of time and self are altered; we may even feel time and self dissolving. These experiences have long been ignored by mainstream science, or considered crazy fantasies. Recent research, however, has located the neural underpinnings of these altered states of mind. In this book, neuropsychologist Marc Wittmann shows how experiences that disturb or widen our everyday understanding of the self can help solve the mystery of consciousness.Wittmann explains that the relationship between consciousness of time and consciousness of self is close; in extreme circumstances, the experiences of space and self intensify and weaken together. He considers the emergence of the

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Book SynopsisTHE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CANNABIS AND YOUR HEALTHUnderpinned by his two-year research trial in partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, involving up to 20,000 patients, which will create Europe's largest body of evidence on the plant's medicinal qualities - Professor David Nutt and his team of scientists will break the mould on the way we use Cannabis for our health in the future.In David's first ground-breaking book on the subject, he will cover its impact of all areas of the body and the brain and its effective use for treatment of illness from chronic pain, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and PTSD, to anxiety and depression. This is the essential knowledge that cuts through the noise and give us evidence-based information that will change people's lives.

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Book SynopsisWe all hear voices. Ordinary thinking is often a kind of conversation, filling our heads with speech: the voices of reason, of memory, of self-encouragement and rebuke, the inner dialogue that helps us with tough decisions or complicated problems. For others - voice-hearers, trauma-sufferers and prophets - the voices seem to come from outside: friendly voices, malicious ones, the voice of God or the Devil, the muses of art and literature. In The Voices Within, Royal Society Prize shortlisted psychologist Charles Fernyhough draws on extensive original research and a wealth of cultural touchpoints to reveal the workings of our inner voices, and how those voices link to creativity and development. From Virginia Woolf to the modern Hearing Voices Movement, Fernyhough also transforms our understanding of voice-hearers past and present. Building on the latest theories, including the new 'dialogic thinking' model, and employing state-of-the-art neuroimaging and other ground-breaking research techniques, Fernyhough has written an authoritative and engaging guide to the voices in our heads. WELLCOME COLLECTION Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we think and feel about health. Inspired by the medical objects and curiosities collected by Henry Wellcome, it connects science, medicine, life and art. Wellcome Collection exhibitions, events and books explore a diverse range of subjects, including consciousness, forensic medicine, emotions, sexology, identity and death. Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome, a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive, funding over 14,000 researchers and projects in more than 70 countries. wellcomecollection.orgTrade ReviewFascinating and elegantly humane ... refreshingly interdisciplinary in its insistence that philosophy and literature are going to be just as important investigative tools for this subject as clinical psychology * Guardian *Compelling ... it does reassure those of us who worry that we have a chorus of voices jabbering in our heads. It turns out we're not mad, or even odd, but simply lucky enough to have a second - or thirdm or fourth - opinion always on call to help. -- Kathryn Hughes * Mail on Sunday *An elegantly written survey of contemporary scientific research into the inner dialogues we all conduct every day ... persuasively unravels connections between the voices we hear inside and the words we say out loud, and shows that the conversations we have with ourselves can be as interesting and revealing as those we have with others. * Sunday Times *An ear-opening book - and an important corrective to myths about schizophrenia, the brain and even our self of sense * New Statesman *Profound and eloquent ... an intriguing array of fresh findings and perspectives [which] makes a persuasive case that one of the most intimate and private of our mental activities has a social origin. We talk to ourselves because we talked to others first. * Nature *Intriguing -- Salley Vickers * Observer *Throughout Charles Fernyhough's fascinating tour d'horizon he collapses many similar oppositions: between data and feelings, speaking and listening, external reality and our inner lives. These perspectives may not all resolve into a single viewpoint, but like the voices that constitute our thoughts, they are brought into stimulating and fruitful conversation. -- Mike Jay * Literary Review *

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Book SynopsisDr Richard Ferber is an associate professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School and founding director of the Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Boston Children's Hospital. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of children's sleep problems and has helped millions of families around the world. Dr Ferber lives in Washington, DC, and is the proud father of two grown-up children and two lovely grandchildren.Trade ReviewThe bible for bleary-eyed parents * The Independent *There's no way to count the number of happily Ferberized families. * The New York Times *

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Book SynopsisAfter a hundred years of psychoanalysis, what has the psychoanalytic interpretation of dreams now become? Are what Simic calls "the films of our lives" still the royal road to the unconscious or do we now have a different concept both of dreams and of the unconscious? What is the meaning of dreams in the analytic dialogue? Do they still have a key role to play in clinical practice or not? These are just some of the questions that this book seeks to answer.Nowadays psychoanalysts and psychotherapists do not work so much on dreams as with dreams, preferring to emphasise their function of transformation and symbolic creation, rather than decipher their obscure messages. Dreaming is the way in which we give personal meaning to experience and expand our unconscious. As such, it is a necessary activity which, as Bion says, takes place both in sleep and in waking. But the space of the dream is an inaccessible sanctuary, which can make this task quite frustrating. For this reason the author weaves the dream discourse with that of cinema - according to a famous definition, a "dream factory" - and cites a number of films to evoke the magic of their images. In this way he explores a new way of approaching the vibrant, exciting, intriguing or distressing material of dreams.Table of ContentsABOUT THE AUTHORINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER ONE Dark contemplationCHAPTER TWO Dream fictionsCHAPTER THREE The Cell and the cruel/painful world of Carl StargherCHAPTER FOUR The inability to dream in They and Dark CityCHAPTER FIVE The dream as an aesthetic objectCHAPTER SIX Losing your mind, finding your mindCHAPTER SEVEN Reverie, or how to capture a killer (-content)CHAPTER EIGHT Dreams of dreamsCHAPTER NINE Are dreams still the guardians of sleep?FILMOGRAPHYREFERENCESINDEX

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Book SynopsisA fascinating look at the dark side of dreaming from a dream expert.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents and elaborates on the rationale and implications of the transformational dimension of psychoanalysis. In so doing, it attempts to extend psychoanalytic theory and practice beyond neurosis and beyond what were formerly thought to be the limits of analytic understanding. Its theoretical vision sits at the crossroads of the thinking of Freud, Bion, Winnicott, Green and the Paris Psycho-Somatic School. Other sources include the contributions of contemporary French psychoanalysts such as Laplanche, Donnet, L. Kahn, P. Miller and the Botellas, along with the work of Alvarez, Scarfone, Ferro, Ogden, and more. In re-examining the very epistemological foundations of psychoanalysis and their implications for a theory of psychic functioning, it follows upon and extends the radical implications of Freud's 1937 Constructions paper, the thoughts of Bion on intuition and Winnicott's understanding of the working through of the consequences of early pre-verbal environmentalTrade Review"In this very important book about psychoanalytic process and the functioning of the analyst-patient dyad, Howard Levine offers an original synthesis of Freud’s metapsychology with the theories of authors such as Bion, Winnicott, Green and the Psychosomaticians of the Paris School. The result is a clinical approach to non-neurotic phenomena and unrepresented mental states that emphasizes representation, not as a given but as ‘a developmental achievement through which previously unbound or inchoate forces become bound and contained in the psyche." – Evelyne Sechaud, former president of the European Psychoanalytic Federation; former president, training and supervising analyst of the APF (French Psychoanalytic Association)"Howard B. Levine’s book rests on the idea that psychoanalysis is ultimately about the patient’s (and the analyst’s) thinking capacity and the psyche’s limitations in responding to the demands for work made by the clash between external and psychic reality. As every analyst knows, the task is complex, sometimes close to impossible. Psychoanalysts, therefore, need to resort to as many luminaries in their field as they can, granted that no single author, no matter how great, can be credited with possessing the final truth. But then another problem arises: the multiple analytic idioms represent a challenge of their own. Levine brilliantly meets that challenge by displaying an exemplary capacity to navigate between many exponents of the British, French, North- and Latin-American analytic traditions and offering a personal synthesis rich with original ideas and clinical illustrations." – Dominique Scarfone, training and supervising analyst, Canadian Psychoanalytic Society Institute, Montreal French Branch"What are the contents of the conscious and unconscious mind? The stuff that our inner worlds are made out of, the raw materials of our innermost selves? What happens when lacunae, lapses or failures occur, when we observe modalities of unstructured functioning, of unrepresented states of mind? Since Freud, psychoanalysis has acutely explored these issues offering a number of different accounts of the architecture, dynamics and texture of psychic life: the logic and logistics of the soul.Howard Levine is at the forefront of thinkers who are currently examining these issues in a contemporary framework. He expertly sums up decades of thinking deeply about these issues and presents his reflections in crystal clear prose and with all the exciting commitment and enthusiasm of the best psychoanalytic thinkers at work today. This is a book to be read, re-read and closely studied." – Elias M. da Rocha Barros, São Paulo Society and fellow of the British Psychoanalytical Society"This is a refreshing and vitalizing way of considering the clinical work of psychoanalysis: as exploring the intermixing of the somatic, affective and representational components of the human experience in the context of relating to another in the analytic space. In this meditation on psychoanalytic theory and practice, Levine leaves the reader with much to digest." - Review by Endre Koritar, The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, (2023). Int. J. Psychoanal., (104)(4):804-807Table of Contents1. Psychoanalysis and Subjectivity. A Personal Note 2. Freud’s Theory of Representation and the Expansion of Analytic Technique 3. Clinical Implications of Unrepresented States: Effacement, Discourse and Construction 4. The Fundamental Epistemological Situation 5. Psychoanalysis and the Problem of Truth 6. The Analyst’s Authority. Suggestion, Seduction, Compliance and Influence 7. Trauma and Representation 8. Making the Unthinkable Thinkable: Autism, ASD and Representation 9. Word, Body, Thing: On the Movement From Soma to Psyche 10. Psychosomatics and Unrepresented States

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Book SynopsisHow to Catch A Dream is the ultimate toolkit to become a lucid dreamer to create a happier and more fulfilling waking life.Theresa Cheung shows us that the way forward is to understand that consciousness/spiritual awareness is the fundamental ground of all experience.' DEEPAK CHOPRADream expert Theresa Cheung gives you everything you need to dream bigger and better in just three weeks.Week One: Dream Seeker Everybody dreams, but not everybody remembers them. Not only will week one help you to recall your dreams, it will also help boost your creativity and encourage healthier sleep hygiene for a dreamy night's sleep.Week Two: Dream Deeper Now your dream recall will be more consistent and you'll be aware of how linked your waking and dreaming lives are. Now it's time to dive deeper into your intuition and start trusting yourself more.Week Three: Dream Catcher By week three you will be sleeping better, dreaming bigger and feeling more connected to yourself. Equipped with this knowledge aTrade Review‘The best bit on the show [ITV’s This Morning] was dreams with Theresa. She is quite transcendent.’ DERMOT O’LEARY ‘Theresa offers fascinating and practical advice to aid people in personally exploring mind-bending concepts and applying them to their own lives.’ EBEN ALEXANDER, author of Proof of Heaven and Living in a Mindful Universe ‘Ms. Cheung's done it again – and better than ever! How to Catch a Dream is a brilliant yet completely accessible compendium of scientifically-based insights, time-tested meethods, and exploratory practical tips for those of us who know that our dreams contain essential keys to unlocking self-understanding, creativity, and success in life. Bravo to Cheung's unique ability to unite science with spirit – and bring it all home with a 3-week program that really works!’ Julia Mossbridge, MA, PhD. Executive Director, TILT: The Institute for Love and Time How to Catch a Dream took me on a fun-filled journey to more expansive thinking when awake as well as in my dreams. This book will blow your mind. Garret Yount, PhD. Molecular Neurobiologist, The Institute of Noetic Sciences

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Book SynopsisThe central problem in the study of addiction is to explain why people repeatedly behave in ways they know are bad for them. For much of the previous century and until the present day, the majority of scientific and medical attempts to solve this problem were couched in terms of involuntary behavior; if people behave in ways they do not want, then this must be because the behavior is beyond their control and outside the realm of choice. An opposing tradition, which finds current support among scientists and scholars as well as members of the general public, is that so-called addictive behavior reflects an ordinary choice just like any other and that the concept of addiction is a myth. The editors and authors of this book tend to take neither view. There has been an increasing recognition in recent literature on addiction that restricting possible conceptions of it to either of these extreme positions is unhelpful and is retarding progress on understanding the nature of addiction and whTrade ReviewPsychologists, philosophers, behavioral scientists, neuroscientists, curious clinicians, and researchers with a wide array of interests would find something here to challenge them. This volume provides a thoughtful, comprehensive, and rewarding analysis of the dilemma of addiction where individuals seem enslaved and yet can break the bonds of this slavery. * Carlo DiClemente, PsyCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsSECTION I: INTRODUCTION; SECTION II: PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS; SECTION III: PERSPECTIVES FROM NEUROSCIENCE; SECTION IV: PERSPECTIVES FROM BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; SECTION V: IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND PUBLIC HEALTH; SECTION VI IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ADDICTION AND FOR LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR; SECTION VII CONCLUSIONS

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Book SynopsisWhat is it for you to be conscious? There is no agreement whatever in philosophy or science: it has remained a hard problem, a mystery. Is this partly or mainly owed to the existing theories not even having the same subject, not answering the same question? In Actual Consciousness, Ted Honderich sets out to supersede dualisms, objective physicalisms, abstract functionalism, externalisms, and other positions in the debate. He argues that the theory of Actualism, right or wrong, is unprecedented, in nine ways. (1) It begins from gathered data and proceeds to an adequate initial clarification of consciousness in the primary ordinary sense. This consciousness is summed up as something''s being actual. (2) Like basic science, Actualism proceeds from this metaphorical or figurative beginning to what is wholly literal and explicit--constructed answers to the questions of what is actual and what it is for it to be actual. (3) In so doing, the theory respects the differences of consciousness wiTrade ReviewI admire Honderich's insightful self-reflective re-examination of the facts of consciousness as he perceives them . . . That Honderich's discussion of actual consciousness opens so many avenues for philosophical exploration is the measure of its success and likely long-lasting contribution to the study and understanding of consciousness. The book is highly recommended for its topic, approach and new perspectives on the challenging problem of adequately understanding consciousness in a scientific philosophy of mind. For those with minimal objection to countenancing as many actualities as there are perceiving minds, then the subjective actuality of consciousness may have found an ideal situation in Honderich's theory of actual consciousness. * Dale Jacquette, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online *Honderich's thought in Actual Consciousness is as always entirely accessible . . . For its genre this is an unusual book, not least, though engagingly, for the virtually "actual" presence of its author on every page. Honderich's checklists and their interrelations should provide themes for many seminars to come. * Alastair Hannay, Philosophy *This audacious venture should certainly be praised . . . good philosophy presses readers to think for themselves, and Actual Consciousness gives us much food for thought. * Roberta Locatelli, Times Higher Education *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1: Need for an Adequate Initial Clarification 2: Five Leading Ideas About Consciousness 3: Something's Being Actual 4: Dualisms, Functionalisms, Consciousness-Criteria 5: Other Consciousness Theories, Criteria Again 6: What It Is To Be Objectively Physical 7: Perceptual Consciousness--What Is and Isn't Actual 8: Perceptual Consciousness--Being Actual Is Being Subjectively Physical 9: Cognitive and Affective Consciousness--Theories, and What Is And Isn't Actual 10: Cognitive and Affective Consciousness--Being Actual is Being Differently Subjectively Physical 11: Conclusions Past and Present Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn A Jungian Approach to Spontaneous Drawing, Patricia Anne Elwood provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to exploring spontaneous images, focusing on the value of this tool for insight into the unconscious. Illustrated with drawings of clients throughout, the book poignantly demonstrates how one can connect and access the spheres within through drawing, and how this process can reveal the unexpected.Elwood begins by accessibly introducing key Jungian concepts and exploring Jung's belief in the power of spontaneity as an invaluable tool in one's journey to the soul. As well as illuminating spontaneity, an oft-forgotten aspect of Jung's psychology, she explores themes including structure and dynamics, symbols and archetypal patterns.A Jungian Approach to Spontaneous Drawing also examines common motifs including houses, trees and people, and presents extended studies of work with children and adults and how their drawings relate and reveaTrade Review"This is a much-needed book on Image, Symbol, Jung and Therapy. Elwood’s style is very unique in a positive and readable way. The book is paradoxical - it's well anchored in theory, substantial on facts and method and yet poetic and meditative at the same time. Her style pulls the reader in and the reader stays to reflect. I found it to be such a rich experience. This book is an essential resource for analysts, mental health practitioners and graduate students in psychotherapy and art therapy." - John Allan, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Jungian analyst, and author of Inscapes of the Child's World: Jungian Counselling in Schools and Clinics"Patricia Elwood’s book invites the reader into the breath-taking creative world of C.G. Jung. Not only does the author offer a comprehensive, very readable, precis of the principal tenets of Jung’s analytical psychology, but at the same time Elwood offers an in-depth appreciation of spontaneous artwork. As the unconscious reveals the wealth of its images, the author leads the reader forward to a deeper understanding of their own self. This fine, insightful book is truly an encounter with the Soul. It is a gift to all explorers of the psyche and spiritual seekers." - Susan Tiberghien, lecturer and author, Writing Towards Wholeness "Following in the tradition of C.G. Jung and Susan Bach, the author demonstrates and explains incredible revelations to be discovered through spontaneous drawing: truly A Window to the Soul! Simple images of trees, houses, human and animal figures are shown to reveal inner dynamics, helping us to better understand the nature of the psyche and its influence on our ways of being."- Dr Robert Hinshaw, PhD, C. G. Jung Institute, ZurichTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Jung’s Journey to the Soul; Chapter 2. Structure and Dynamics in Drawings; Chapter 3. Psychic Energy or Libido; Chapter 4. Janie and "The Wall"; Chapter 5. The Symbol; Chapter 6. The Collective Unconscious, Instincts and Archetypes; Chapter 7. The Transcendent Function; Chapter 8. Alphonso and the Red Toad; Chapter 9. Totemism; Chapter 10. Bobby and the Fish; Chapter 11. The Tree drawing; Chapter 12. The House drawing; Chapter 13. The Person drawing; Checklist; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is a scientifically current, integrative, and practical guide for understanding clinical hypnosis and its place within a new health care paradigm. Blending four original short stories with a treatise, it alternates narrative prose with health science discourse to create a framework for embracing systemic emotional and relational elements that lie beyond diagnosis, medication, surgery, and psychotherapy. Following the stories of four characters, the authors establish an empirically-grounded conceptualization of the mind, then demonstrate how practical applications of therapeutic hypnosis can help readers use individual and family resources in health and healing. Clinicians will learn to improve their care by embracing emotional, relational, and narrative elements that powerfully affect health beyond diagnosis, medication, surgery, and psychotherapy. Further, health care educators and policy makers will find inspiration that enriches professional traininTrade Review"This book should be read by anyone working and interacting with patients. It provides an excellent background and understanding of hypnosis, not only a therapeutic intervention but a window to better medical care."Fabrizio Benedetti, MD, University of Turin Medical School"Changing Minds with Clinical Hypnosis is a mind changer! Innovative, creative and profoundly thought-provoking. This beautifully written book delves deep, dissolving myths about hypnosis to elucidate how change happens, integrating neurobiological evidence with current knowledge of the therapeutic process. I couldn’t put it down! The authors, through cogent arguments, creatively engaged conversations and story, convincingly present 21st century hypnosis as an embodied mind-changing therapy. Enjoy how it changes your mind on the critical principles of hypnosis as therapy." Leora Kuttner, PhD, Clinical Professor, BC Children's Hospital & University of British ColumbiaThis is a numinous book. Changing Minds with Clinical Hypnosis aligns gratifyingly with what Ernest learned at the feet of Milton H. Erickson, MD. Among the many alternate understandings of Erickson’s work, this book builds solidly on the scientific foundations and furthers the practical clinical approaches within his worldview. Sugarman, Linden, and Brooks have done excellent work combining the science and storytelling that are the essence of therapeutic hypnosis. This book will change your mind.Ernest Lawrence Rossi, PhD and Kathryn Lane Rossi, PhD, PsychoSocial Genomics Research Institute, authors of Creating New Consciousness in Everyday Life: The Psycho-Social Genomics of Self Creation, The Psychobiology of Gene Expression, A Discourse with Our Genes, and many others."This powerful book embraces the nexus of health care and freedom of mind. As a work of exquisite scholarship, it makes an impactful case for recognizing the transformative power of hypnosis in health and care. Its four compelling and beautifully written stories portray our struggle for growth and transformation. So, linking science and art, Changing Minds with Clinical Hypnosis places compassion at the core of healthcare. A must read."Steven Hassan, author of Combating Cult Mind Control, Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves, and The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control."This extraordinary book rests on a foundation of an exceptionally gentle and respectful humanism while advocating an active approach to caring for people’s wellbeing based on the newest understandings of hypnosis and the science of human relationships. The authors have created a tight and inspiring weave of ideas and methods and a respectful and empowering use of hypnosis. Their unique style of sharing case examples lends a practicality and authenticity to their writing that readers will undoubtedly find compelling. My suggestion: read this important book – and soon!"Michael D. Yapko, PhD, clinical psychologist and author of Trancework: An Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis (5th ed.) and The Discriminating Therapist "This is not your ordinary hypnosis book. It is a delightful and highly instructive compilation of the various aspects of hypnotic experience, told from different viewpoints, and through a variety of pertinent voices. In includes masterfully woven clinical stories (that make you want to read on), a thoroughly researched scientific background, and expert analysis of the evolution of the field. All of this is topped with the extensive clinical wisdom of the authors. This is an extraordinary book."Elvira Lang, MD, PhD, Founder and CEO of Comfort Talk®, former Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School"This book should be read by anyone working and interacting with patients. It provides an excellent background and understanding of hypnosis, not only a therapeutic intervention but a window to better medical care."Fabrizio Benedetti, MD, University of Turin Medical School"Changing Minds with Clinical Hypnosis is a mind changer! Innovative, creative, and profoundly thought-provoking. This beautifully written book delves deep, dissolving myths about hypnosis to elucidate how change happens, integrating neurobiological evidence with current knowledge of the therapeutic process. I couldn’t put it down! The authors, through cogent arguments, creatively engaged conversations and story, convincingly present 21st century hypnosis as an embodied mind-changing therapy. Enjoy how it changes your mind on the critical principles of hypnosis as therapy." Leora Kuttner, PhD, Clinical Professor, BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia"This is a numinous book. Changing Minds with Clinical Hypnosis aligns gratifyingly with what Ernest learned at the feet of Milton H. Erickson, MD. Among the many alternate understandings of Erickson’s work, this book builds solidly on the scientific foundations and furthers the practical clinical approaches within his worldview. Sugarman, Linden, and Brooks have done excellent work combining the science and storytelling that are the essence of therapeutic hypnosis. This book will change your mind."Ernest Lawrence Rossi, PhD, and Kathryn Lane Rossi, PhD, PsychoSocial Genomics Research Institute, authors of Creating New Consciousness in Everyday Life: The Psycho-Social Genomics of Self Creation, The Psychobiology of Gene Expression, A Discourse with Our Genes, and many others."This powerful book embraces the nexus of health care and freedom of mind. As a work of exquisite scholarship, it makes an impactful case for recognizing the transformative power of hypnosis in health and care. Its four compelling and beautifully written stories portray our struggle for growth and transformation. So, linking science and art, Changing Minds with Clinical Hypnosis places compassion at the core of healthcare. A must read."Steven Hassan, author of Combating Cult Mind Control, Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves, and The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control."This extraordinary book rests on a foundation of an exceptionally gentle and respectful humanism while advocating an active approach to caring for people’s wellbeing based on the newest understandings of hypnosis and the science of human relationships. The authors have created a tight and inspiring weave of ideas and methods and a respectful and empowering use of hypnosis. Their unique style of sharing case examples lends a practicality and authenticity to their writing that readers will undoubtedly find compelling. My suggestion: read this important book – and soon!"Michael D. Yapko, PhD, clinical psychologist and author of Trancework: An Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis (5th ed.) and The Discriminating Therapist "This is not your ordinary hypnosis book. It is a delightful and highly instructive compilation of the various aspects of hypnotic experience, told from different viewpoints, and through a variety of pertinent voices. It includes masterfully woven clinical stories (that make you want to read on), a thoroughly researched scientific background, and expert analysis of the evolution of the field. All of this is topped with the extensive clinical wisdom of the authors. This is an extraordinary book."Elvira Lang, MD, PhD, Founder and CEO of Comfort Talk®, former Associate Professor, Harvard Medical SchoolTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsForewordAcknowledgementsForewordIntroductionRobinson’s Story George with CarolChapter One: PrologueLulu’s Story: IntroductionLulu Tries to WriteLulu Does GymnasticsPart I: Hypnosis and Changing MindsChapter Two: What Was Hypnosis? What is it Now? What is it Becoming?Robinson’s Story: George and RobinsonChapter Three: How We Make Up Our Minds Lyle’s Story:Lyle’s MotherLyle and the Bad HabitsLyle Makes a FriendChapter Four: Trance-Formation: How We Change Our MindsStevie’s Story:Stevie Goes to Yoga ClassStevie Goes to SchoolChapter Five: Hypnosis: The Healer’s ArtPart II: Developmental ImperativesLulu’s Story: BloodLulu Goes to the DoctorSheila TalksLulu and AliyahLulu in the DesertChapter Six: Developmental CurrentsLyle’s Story:Lyle in High SchoolOlivia Meets LyleOlivia and the BulliesChapter Seven: The Dynamics of "Resistance" and "Acceptance" Robinson’s Story:Missed ExitsChapter Eight: Effects of Trauma and Chronic DiseaseLulu’s Story:Bad NewsWhy Lulu Was UnhappyPart III: Attachment, Relationships, and ModelingChapter Nine: Trance and AttachmentStevie’s Story:Stevie’s IdentityChapter Ten: The Trance of Parenting: Parsing the ParadoxLyle’s Story:Olivia Hears Lyle’s MusicLyly, Olivia, and Some Heavy StuffChapter Eleven: Evoking Resilience with Autonomy and UncertaintyRobinson’s Story:Sweet DreamsPart IV: Looking BeyondChapter Twelve: Changing Minds, Shifting Paradigms: Beyond the Biopsychosocial ModelEpilogueLuluLyle Stevie RobinsonAfterwordAppendixGlossarySubject IndexAuthor Index

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Book SynopsisProvides clarification of Jung''s method of dream analysis. Based upon a previously unpublished series of dreams of one of Jung''s patients.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Acknowledgements. Members of the Seminar. Chronological Order of Dreams. List of Abbreviations. Winter Term: First Part. Winter Term: Second Part. Summer Term. Winter Term: First Part. Winter Term: Second Part. Summer Term. Index. The Collected Works of C. G. Jung.

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Book SynopsisWritten by pioneering analyst and creative thinker, James Grotstein, A Beam of Intense Darkness offers a thorough overview and illuminating insight into the often-complex work of W. R. Bion.This psychoanalytic classic sees Grotstein introduce over 30 key Bionian theories, comprehensively explaining them to the reader before offering his own insight and commentary. Grotstein first encountered Bion as his analysand and, later, as his friend. This book offers a level of insight only possible through such a close relationship, and offers a dialogue between Bion and Grotstein as they delve into the inner workings of the human psyche. Throughout, Grotstein offers his own original thoughts on topics such as projective transidentification, transcendent position and the truth drive.With a new introduction from Nicola Abel-Hirsch, this book is an essential read for anyone interested in Bion's work and legacy.Trade Review"A Beam of Intense Darkness, is a treasure trove of thoughts about Bion’s work, filtered through the fertile mind of James Grotstein. This rich, scholarly book has served me well in my pursuit of deeper understanding of Bion’s endlessly complex and evocative contributions to psychoanalysis. My copy of the book, inscribed by Dr. Grotstein, is well worn after many decades of reading and re-reading, for I have gone back to it as a reference over and over again, sometimes getting answers to questions I have had, sometimes stimulating new questions, that can also be explored with reference to this classical work on Bion. Dr. Grotstein’s imaginative, poetic, and scholarly perspectives on Bion’s theories have made this book instrumental in providing a deeper intuitive grasp of Bion’s revolutionary ideas, and rare wisdom."Annie Reiner, Los Angeles. Member and senior training analyst at The Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC)"Jim Grotstein, an analysand, colleague and friend of Bion’s during the latter’s sojourn in Los Angeles, was one of our foremost North American explicators of and heirs to Bion’s thought. This classic book, enriched by Grotstein’s personal anecdotes and reminiscences of their exchanges and by his own uniquely creative and provocative extensions of and contributions to Bion’s models and theory, is an authoritative, foundational text that will assure and pay tribute to the enormity and relevance of Bion’s legacy as psychoanalysis continues to move forward into the 21st century."Howard B. Levine, Editor-in-Chief, The Routledge W.R. Bion Studies Series Table of Contents1. An introduction 2. What kind of analyst was Bion? 3. What kind of person was Bion? 4. Bion's vision 5. Bion's legacy 6. Bion's metatheory 7. Bion on technique 8. Clinical vignette encompassing Bion's technical ideas 9. Bion, the mathematician, the mystic, the psychoanalyst 10. The "Language of Achievement" 11. Bion's discovery of O 12. The concept of the "transcendent position" 13. The quest for the truth, Part A: the "truth drive" as the hidden order of Bion's metatheory for psychoanalysis 14. The quest for truth, Part B: curiosity about the truth as the "seventh servant" 15. Lies, "lies," and falsehoods 16. The container and the contained 17. "Projective transidentification": an extension of the concept of projective identification 18. Bion's work with groups 19. Bion's studies in psychosis 20. Transformations 21. Learning from experience 22. Points, lines, and circles 23. The Grid 24. Fetal mental life and its caesura with postnatal mental life 25. What does it mean to dream?" Bion's theory of dreaming 26. Dreaming, phantasying, and the "truth intellect" 27. "Become" 28. P-S to D 29. L, H, and passion 30. Faith 31. Bion's discovery of zero ("no-thing") 32. Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThis book encapsulates John Beebeâs influential work on the analytical psychology of consciousness. Building on C. G. Jungâs theory of psychological types and on subsequent clarifications by Marie-Louise von Franz and Isabel Briggs Myers, Beebe demonstrates the bond between the eight types of consciousness Jung named and the archetypal complexes that impart energy and purpose to our emotions, fantasies, and dreams. For this collection, Beebe has revised and updated his most influential and significant previously published papers and has introduced, in a brand new chapter, a surprising theory of type and culture.Beebeâs model enables readers to take what they already know about psychological types and apply it to depth psychology. The insights contained in the fifteen chapters of this book will be especially valuable for Jungian psychotherapists, post-Jungian academics and scholars, psychological type practitioners, and type enthusiasts.Trade Review‘At last, the long awaited volume on Psychological Types by the preeminent analyst-scholar of Jung's typology, John Beebe, MD. This distillation of a lifetime's work by John Beebe is without parallel in the study of types. Emerging out of numerous, stellar presentations and publications, based on years of teaching, leading workshops and seminars around the globe, Energies and Patterns in Psychological Type: The Reservoir of Consciousness will richly reward readers fortunate enough to have obtained a copy. Jung's original vision is imagined forward into the fullness of a systemic, archetypally based, theory of consciousness, which in turn is complemented by diverse applications. Not only is model amplified with a range of clinical example, but it is masterfully applied to film, history and contemporary culture. If you wish to understand the depth and importance of psychological typology, this book is essential.’ - Joe Cambray, Ph.D., Provost Pacifica Graduate Institute; Past-President of the IAAP‘For years now, John Beebe has been clarifying and expanding Jung’s theory of type. In the articles gathered for this book, ranging from the historical to the practical, from the clinical to the social and political, he charts typological processes in which different kinds of consciousness spark and react in unexpected constellations moving towards wholeness and integrity. His psychotherapeutic system is precise and generous, his tone is firm and intelligently optimistic, and his arguments are hard-edged and crystal clear. In the field of Jungian typology, this is now the essential book.’ - Craig Stephenson, author of Possession: Jung’s Comparative Anatomy of the Psyche and Anteros: A Forgotten Myth‘This book should be required reading for all who use psychological type. John’s rich coverage of the historical and theoretical foundations and his powerful model of how we use all eight function-attitudes provide a strong foundation for using type well rather than with limiting stereotypes. His approach helps unlock development and increase well being. An added bonus comes in seeing the relevance of type for larger social issues and John’s personal examples.’ - Linda V. Berens, Ph.D., Typology Thought Leader, Author, and Organizational Consultant, USA‘Beebe’s excellent latest book traces the history and development of psychological type theory. Building on the work of Jung, von Franz and Myers, he introduces his own innovative model with its hierarchy of differentiation for the eight function-attitudes, the first four being in consciousness and the other four, shadow in attitude, largely unconscious. These eight differentiate themselves in the course of personal development, and Beebe has identified discrete archetypal figures that guide the way they are expressed within an individual’s psyche. These he illustrates with scenarios drawn from analysis of dreams and film characters. A ‘must’ for your bookshelf!’ – Dr Gillian Clack, editor of TypeFace, British Association for Psychological Type‘At last, the long awaited volume on Psychological Types by the preeminent analyst-scholar of Jung's typology, John Beebe, MD. This distillation of a lifetime's work by John Beebe is without parallel in the study of types. Emerging out of numerous, stellar presentations and publications, based on years of teaching, leading workshops and seminars around the globe, Energies and Patterns in Psychological Type: The Reservoir of Consciousness will richly reward readers fortunate enough to have obtained a copy. Jung's original vision is imagined forward into the fullness of a systemic, archetypally based, theory of consciousness, which in turn is complemented by diverse applications. Not only is model amplified with a range of clinical example, but it is masterfully applied to film, history and contemporary culture. If you wish to understand the depth and importance of psychological typology, this book is essential.’ - Joe Cambray, Ph.D., Provost Pacifica Graduate Institute; Past-President of the IAAP‘For years now, John Beebe has been clarifying and expanding Jung’s theory of type. In the articles gathered for this book, ranging from the historical to the practical, from the clinical to the social and political, he charts typological processes in which different kinds of consciousness spark and react in unexpected constellations moving towards wholeness and integrity. His psychotherapeutic system is precise and generous, his tone is firm and intelligently optimistic, and his arguments are hard-edged and crystal clear. In the field of Jungian typology, this is now the essential book.’ - Craig Stephenson, author of Possession: Jung’s Comparative Anatomy of the Psyche and Anteros: A Forgotten Myth‘This book should be required reading for all who use psychological type. John’s rich coverage of the historical and theoretical foundations and his powerful model of how we use all eight function-attitudes provide a strong foundation for using type well rather than with limiting stereotypes. His approach helps unlock development and increase well being. An added bonus comes in seeing the relevance of type for larger social issues and John’s personal examples.’ - Linda V. Berens, Ph.D., Typology Thought Leader, Author, and Organizational Consultant, USA‘Beebe’s excellent latest book traces the history and development of psychological type theory. Building on the work of Jung, von Franz and Myers, he introduces his own innovative model with its hierarchy of differentiation for the eight function-attitudes, the first four being in consciousness and the other four, shadow in attitude, largely unconscious. These eight differentiate themselves in the course of personal development, and Beebe has identified discrete archetypal figures that guide the way they are expressed within an individual’s psyche. These he illustrates with scenarios drawn from analysis of dreams and film characters. A ‘must’ for your bookshelf!’ – Dr Gillian Clack, editor of TypeFace, British Association for Psychological TypeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Permissions. Preface. Part One: Theoretical contributions. The Eight Function-attitudes Unpacked. Once More with Feeling. Understanding Consciousness Through the Theory of Psychological Types. Archetypal Aspects of Masculine Adaptation. The Wizard of Oz: A Vision of Development in the American Political Psyche. The Stretch of Individual Typologies in the Formation of Cultural Attitudes. Part Two: Type and the MBTI®. Evolving the Eight-function Model. Type and archetype: The spine and its shadow. Type and Archetype: The arms and their shadow. Part Three: History of Type. Psychological Types: An historical overview. The Red Book as a Work of Conscience. Psychological Types in Freud and Jung. Part Four: Applications of Type. Difficulties in the Recognition of Psychological Type. An Archetypal Model of the Self in Dialogue. Identifying the American Shadow: Typological reflections on the Los Angeles riots. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisWe know, more intimately than anything else, what it's like to undergo a rich world of experiences: agonizing pains, dizzying pleasures, heady rage and existential doubts. But, despite the incredible advances of physical science, it seems that we're no closer to an explanation of how this inner world of experiences comes about. No matter how detailed our description of the physical brain, perhaps we'll always be left with this same question: how and why does the brain produce consciousness? This book is a short, accessible and engaging guide to the mystery of consciousness. Featuring remastered interviews and original essays from the world's leading thinkers, Philosophers on Consciousness sheds new light on the most promising theories in philosophy and science. Beyond understanding the mind, this is a journey into personal identity, the origin of meaning, the nature of morality and the fundamental structure of reality.Contributors include: Miri Albahari, Susan Blackmore, David CTrade ReviewThis book is for everyone who is in the least philosopho-curious. Amateurs like me, thrashing about in the shallows, usually have to read every sentence in a book on philosophy, however apparently simple, at least four times before understanding it (and then forgetting it all the moment we have turned the page). Not so with Philosophers on Consciousness. Here are some of the world's most notable and respected thinkers, each adding their thoughts on the field known as ‘philosophy of mind’, most especially on the famous ‘hard problem’ of consciousness, and all communicating with remarkable clarity and approachable ease. Jack Symes guides us charmingly and authoritatively through, introducing and summing up the contributions, filling the role of interlocutor and interviewer, distributing delightful inline ‘info-boxes’ offering explanations of concepts, characters and context as you read. He does so with a wit and freshness that enlivens without trivializing. It cannot be common to find Toblerones, Paul Rudd and Adam Sandler sharing pages with the most distinguished philosophers alive. This is a book that everyone interested in the human mind will fall on like… like a hungry student on a Toblerone. * Stephen Fry *Symes’ book is an eminently enjoyable introduction to some of the explanatory options on hand, with a great selection of additional resources for further exploration ... you won’t go wrong in reading it. * Marmite and Metaphysics, Naturalism.org *Table of ContentsContributors Illustration Acknowledgements Preface 1. Why Consciousness Matters, Gregory Miller 2. The Grand Illusion, Susan Blackmore 3. The Hard Problem, David Chalmers 4. A Change of Heart, Frank Jackson 5. The Given, Michelle Montague 6. A Biologist’s Perspective, Massimo Pigliucci 7. The Hornswoggle Problem, Patricia Churchland 8. Illusionism, Keith Frankish 9. Closing the Theatre, Daniel Dennett 10. The Denial, Galen Strawson 11. Galileo’s Error, Philip Goff 12. The World as Consciousness, Miri Albahari & Jack Symes Notes & Sources Index

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Book SynopsisSIMPLE, LASTING AND GENTLE SOLUTIONS TO HELP YOUR BABY SLEEP.Trade ReviewAndrea has a gentle and supportive approach. * The Mirror *Andrea's method is very clear, but also gentle... * Snoozeshade *A trustworthy and effective consultant, Andrea Grace is the UK's longest-standing children's sleep trainer. * Sleepy People *

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Book SynopsisIn this completely revised, updated and expanded volume, the editors have brought together some of the field's most outstanding contributors to examine the wide-ranging applications and promise of the use of hypnosis with children. The book develops core principles of clinical hypnosis with children and adolescents and each contributor delineates how they apply these precepts in a range of psychological and medical settings. The result is a constellation of perspectives and clinical applications that move the reader beyond literature review to practical advice. In Part 1 the broad framework of hypnosis with children is elucidated: concepts, developmental considerations, approaches to induction, hypnotic ability, hypnosis with families and ethical considerations are reviewed. Additionally, the implications of a developmental perspective in hypnosis are extrapolated to work with adults. Parts 2 and 3 illuminate key psychological and medical applications of hypnosis. In the psychological realm, trauma, habit disorders, somatoform disorders, depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are scrutinized. A particularly original chapter explores the use of clinical hypnosis with the family as the patient. The medical section describes the integration of hypnosis from acute care settings to the operating room; in pain management, chronic diseases, elimination disorders, recurrent pain and palliative care. Throughout the book, clinical vignettes draw the reader into the hypnotic encounter while supportive evidence, strategies and caveats provide insights. This unique combination of literature review, diverse clinical perspective, and "how-to-do-it" clinical integration makes the second edition an essential book required on the desk of all clinicians who strive to build person-centred, creative, mind-body therapies into their clinical care of children and adolescents. It will be of immeasurable value to both the experienced clinician and the beginning practitioner. Original ISBN 9781845900373

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a simple, effective and illuminating way of understanding and working with dreams in clinical practice. It describes the mechanisms through which the mind/brain processes our experience and forms symbols, which embody a rich network of associations. It demonstrates how the dream and this network of associations can apply on a number of levels and thus shows how the full richness and vital importance of dreams, their meanings and purposes, can be explored. The book also explores the history, theory and science of dreams and dreaming. It reviews the debates between, and contributions from, Freud, Jung and other psychoanalysts, as well as the developments and discoveries from neuroscientists and dream laboratories, bringing the subject right up to date. Whilst the book primarily uses Jungian terminology, and highly values Jung's insights and approach to dreams, it gives a critical, contemporary account of the whole field of dream work and will be useful to practitioners of all theoretical persuasions. The book is a valuable resource for the trainee counsellor or therapist who is just beginning to work with dreams, as well as the experienced practitioner who wants to re-evaluate and re-invigorate their practise. It explores the practical and theoretical difficulties and dilemmas, satisfactions and wonders of working dreams.Table of ContentsSeries Preface -- An overview of dreaming -- A brief outline of Freud's views on dreams -- A brief outline of Jung's views on dreams -- The language of dreams: the symbolic and the unconscious -- Unlocking the network of associations: the objective, subjective, transference, and archetypal levels of dreams -- Beginning work with a dream -- Exploring some of the basics . . . and not so basics -- Dream architecture: signs and symbols -- The position of the “I”: death, violence, marriage, sex, gender, toilets, time, and location -- The initial dream -- The Wolf-Man’s dream: contrasting Freudian and Jungian approaches -- Recent developments in understanding dreams and dreaming: dream laboratories and the neuroscience of dreams -- Other dreams -- Final thoughts: twenty-first-century dreaming

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Roger P. Allen’s Scripts and Strategies in Hypnotherapy: The complete works presents a comprehensive source of scripts and strategies that can be used by hypnotherapists to build a successful framework for any therapy session. This book – or, to be more specific, this revised and updated compendium of Volumes I and II – is designed to be of assistance to all therapists as they unlock the possibilities that exist for their clients and help them make significant and beneficial changes to their perceptions and beliefs. Upon compiling it, Allen’s ultimate aim was to provide practitioners with the best toolkit of strategies possible, replete with a variety of practical scripts to serve as the basis for their interventions, derived from his own experiences as a therapist. It covers inductions, deepeners and actual scripts for a wide range of cases; from nail biting to insomnia, sports performance to past life recall, speech difficulty to loss and bereavement, pain management to resolving sexual problems, and more.There is a particularly comprehensive section on smoking cessation, including a specimen questionnaire for use during the initial interview as well as useful content for a leaflet on the dangers of smoking to give to clients to take away with them following the session. All of the scripts can be used as they stand, or adapted as necessary for specific situations and for client-specific needs and concerns. Suitable for hypnotherapists of all levels of experience.

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Book SynopsisDreams have always been important to humanity, but in modern times we have lost the ability to understand what our dreams are telling us. In The Dreamer’s Odyssey, the author provides a step-by-step guide to help the individual interpret and work through their own dreams. It can also be used by counsellors and other professionals to give them an understanding of the basis of Jung’s dream analysis. The 10 week guide has been adapted from the courses that the author, Jacquie Flecknoe-Brown, has run successfully for many years. Closely linked to the theory of C. G. Jung, each chapter includes an interpreted dream relevant to the weekly content. It also includes analysis of dream-theory, and interpretation of mythical material to illustrate theoretical points. Working with dreams and their images helps us to be more conscious of ourselves, our shadows, our opposites, and our purpose. Dreams can ease our burdens, help us problem-solve, improve our memories, and enlighten us. The dream is a natural, and living phenomenon – working to understand our dreams will have an effect on many aspects of our lives.

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