PREFACE iii
INTRODUCTION vii
The Key to Vibrant Health vii
Health Care Today viii
Health Care Tomorrow. x
All Aboard for the Paradigm Shift! xi
Plan of the Book xii
What is Your Agenda? xiii
Part I. THE HOLISTIC PARADIGM
Rationale and Context for the Art and Science
of Personal Transformation and Healing
CHAPTER — THE LAWS OF HEALING
How Healing Happens 1
Not by Chance 1
And Not by the Rules of Conventional Wisdom 2
Methodology for the Science of Healing 2
A Fresh Look 2
Inside the Black Box 3
Up Close and Personal 4
Behind the Veil of Diversity 4
A New Tapestry of Transformation and Healing 4
Varieties of Healing Experience 5
Baby in Trouble 5
A Painful Problem 8
Favorite Foods 9
Stuck in Skin 12
Less Stress 13
The Partners 14
The Psychic and the Pooch 16
Drink to Dull 19
The Holistic Truth 21
The Story Behind the Stories 21
Weaving the New Tapestry of Healing 21
The Holistic Paradigm (Preview) 22
Principles of Holistic Health and Healing (Preview). 24
Transformational Processes and Techniques(Preview) 26
The Tree of Holistic Psychology 27
CHAPTER 2 — MEDICINE FOR THE NEW AGE
How Life Force Heals 29
The Breath of Life 29
Restoring the Flow 30
Aspects of Manifestation 32
Approaches to Health and Healing 32
Physical Medicine 34
The Normative-Disease Model 34
Wellness 35
Alternative Methods 37
Complementary Medicine 38
Energy Medicine 39
The Medicine of Ancient Greece 39
Chinese Medicine 40
Ayurveda 43
Homeopathy 46
Thought Medicine 47
The Power of Thought 47
Mainline Psychology 49
Mindful Repatterning 49
Spiritual Healing 51
Miracle Healing 51
Connect to the Source 52
The Health Care of the Future 53
What Is Your Model? 53
Physical Medicine: Pluses and Minuses 54
Energy Medicine: A Step Up 55
Thought Medicine: Bringing It Together 58
A New Model for a New Age 59
CHAPTER 3 — MAKING CHANGES: PERSONAL
TRANSFORMATION IN THE NEW AGE 61
The Anatomy of Change 61
Varieties of Personal Transformation 62
Goals of Personal Transformation 63
Change by Design 64
Richard: Behavior Change 67
Ingrid: Psychological Integration 69
Zalina: Spiritual Awareness 74
How Change Happens 77
CHAPTER 4 — A MODEL TO LIVE BY
The Future of Psychology 79
Great Expectations 79
Not Fulfilled 81
The Legacy of the Past 82
The One-Dimensional Picture 82
The Nature of Human Nature 82
The Nature of Reality 83
The Old Physics 84
The New Physics 84
` A New Reality 86
The Old Psychology 86
Reconstructing Psychology 88
A New Psychology! 88
The Rumblings of Movements 89
What is Holistic Psychology? 90
A New Awakening, A New Picture 90
A New Science 90
A New Map of Consciousness 91
A Practical Discipline 92
A Road to Personal Change and Transformation 93
A Model for Health and Healing 93
Elements of Holistic Psychology 93
The Holistic Paradigm 94
1. Our Multidimensional Nature 94
2. Connection With Spirit 94
3. The Flow of Manifestation 94
4. The Wisdom of the Body 96
Holistic Principles 97
1. Wholeness 97
2. Uniqueness 97
3. Causality/Meaning 97
4. Empowerment/Responsibility 97
5. Working With Nature 97
Holistic Principles vs. Medical Myths 98
1. The Myth of The Disease-Dragon 98
2. The Myth of The Silver Bullet 99
3. The Myth of Medicine Works Wonders 99
4. The Myth of Doctor Knows Best 100
5. The Myth of High-Tech to the Rescue 100
Transformational Processes 100
Holistic Inquiry 101
The Crowd of One 101
Holistic Renewal 102
Techniques of Transformation 103
The System of Holistic Psychology 104
Recapitulation 104
Science, Art, Technology, and Profession 105
Part II. THE HOLISTIC PRINCIPLES
Rules for Personal Transformation and Healing
CHAPTER 5 — WHOLENESS
The Principle of Wholeness 107
Holism. 108
Holographism. 108
Comprehensiveness. 108
Getting to Know All About You. 109
Body 109
Life energy 109
Mental and emotional traits and patterns 110
Connection with Spirit 110
The family, social, and cultural context 112
The physical environment 113
The Identity Trap 113
Your Next Step 114
CHAPTER 6 — UNIQUENESS
The Principle of Uniqueness. 115
You and You Alone 115
Your Life Theme 116
Understanding Your Uniqueness 117
Your Holistic Diagnosis 118
Your Next Steps 119
CHAPTER 7 — CAUSALITY/MEANING
The Principle of Causality/Meaning 121
For True Healing, Go to the Source 121
A Reason Does Exist 122
Causes of Illness 122
Seeing the Whole Picture 122
Lifestyle 123
Physical and Other Causes 124
Direct and Indirect Causes 126
Exploring the Deeper Meaning of Illness 128
Making Changes 129
Learn the Lessons, Change the Patterns 129
Not Guilt or Shame 130
The Prospect of Change 130
Your Next Step 130
CHAPTER 8 — EMPOWERMENT/RESPONSIBILITY
The Principle of Empowerment/Responsibility 131
Empowerment 132
Own Your Power 132
Take Charge 132
Engage the Will 133
Marshal Your Resources 133
Use Your Imagination 133
Connect to the Power of Spirit 134
Responsibility, Not Guilt 134
Heal Yourself 135
You Are Your Best Resource 135
The Doctor-Patient Relationship 135
The Holistic Psychologist as a Resource 136
Your Next Step 136
CHAPTER 9 — WORKING WITH NATURE
The Principle of Working with Nature 137
The Power to Heal 137
Restore and Maintain the Flow of Life Force 138
Mobilize Your Healing Power 139
Meditating for Health and Healing and . . . 141
Ways of Health and Healing 142
Natural Methods in a Holistic Context 144
Your Next Step 144
Part III. HOLISTIC PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUES
Ways and Means of Personal Transformation and Healing
CHAPTER 10 — HOLISTIC INQUIRY: PERSON-CENTERED TREATMENT
Person-Centered Problem-Solving 145
Working Your Problem 145
Working For Personal Change 146
What is Holistic Inquiry? 147
Holistic Inquiry vs. Standard Medicine 148
Holistic Inquiry Steps 150
1. Acknowledge Your Wholeness 150
2. Discover Your Uniqueness 150
3. Understand the Causes and the Meaning 153
4. Accept Empowerment and Responsibility 154
5. Select Means and Methods 156
Sanya's Song: Submit and Swallow 158
Inquiry Steps 1-5: 159-164
Outcome 164
Perspective 165
CHAPTER 11 — THE CROWD OF ONE: THE MANY FACES OF YOU
1. Who Am I Really? 167
The Waking Dream 167
The Company We Keep 168
A Winning Team for the Game of Life 170
2. Meet Your Many Selves 171
Enter the Theater of Guided Imagery 171
Identify the Conflict 172
Chart the Players 173
Hear the Wants, Listen for the Needs 174
Assemble Your Medicine Bag 175
3. Harmonize the Disparate Elements 176
Build Your Control Panel 176
Expand Your Circle of Light 177
Resolve the Conflict/Re-Frame the Problem . 178
4. Integrate the Inner Crowd Around Your Center 180
Tell Your Own Story 180
Fill In the Gaps 181
Tame the Monster 181
Regain Your Center 182
Techniques 183
Identification/Dis-Identification 183
Guided Imagery 184
The Group Within 184
Groups Within Groups 185
Role-Playing and Dramatization 187
The Independent Observer 187
The Higher Self 188
Using the Tools 189
Healing 189
Overcome Pain 190
Control Weight 190
Personal Patterns 191
Interpersonal Patterns 191
Accomplish Any Goal 192
Spiritual Unfoldment 192
The Royal Road to Personal Synthesis 194
Michael's Moves: One Story, Two Processes 195
I. Michael's Story As Holistic Inquiry 195
Inquiry Steps 1-5 196-201
II. Michael's Story As Crowd of One 201
Michael's Crowd 201
From Wants to Needs 202
The Terrible Trio 203
The Group Within 204
Guided Imagery: A Pivotal Session 204
Transformation and Healing 209
Spiritual Healing 210
Outcome and Follow-Up 211
CHAPTER 12 — HOLISTIC RENEWAL:
THE ELGIN PROCESS OF CREATIVE SELF-MASTERY
A Comprehensive Process 213
Stages and Steps to Mastery 214
Stage One, Readiness -- Will I, Won't I? Will I Really? 215
Step 1, Assess Readiness. . 216
Step 2, Address Resistance 216
Stage Two, Understanding -- Who Am I? 216
Step 1, Survey and Acknowledge. . 216
Step 2, Interpret 218
Step 3, Reframe. 219
Stage Three, Redirection -- The What and The How 219
Step 1, Take Ownership 219
Step 2, Choose Mastery 220
Step 3, Set Goals 220
Step 4, Select Methods 221
Stage Four, Implementation -- I Am a Crowd of One 221
Step 1, Meet Your Inner Crowd 221
Step 2, Assemble Your Medicine Bag 222
Step 3, Build Your Control Panel 222
Step 4, Harmonize the Group Within 223
Step 5, Invoke Your Higher Self 230
Step 6, Resolve Dysfunctional Patterns 224
Step 7, Focus on Holdouts 224
Step 8, Groups Within Groups 224
Stage Five, Achievement -- The View from the Top 225
Step 1, Assess Outcomes 225
Step 2, Celebrate 225
Step 3, Read the Resistance 225
Step 4, Beware the Apex Phenomenon 226
Stage Six, Completion and Renewal -- Taking the Reins 227
Step 1, Acknowledge Success 227
Step 2, Finish Up 227
Step 3, Prepare to Continue 228
Step 4, Become a Change Agent 228
The Process in Practice 229
The Logic of Intuition and Soul Wisdom 229
Making it Happen 229
CHAPTER 13 — TALES OF TRANSFORMATION AND HEALING
Full Circle 231
The Patterns of Pauline: Hold-On-Then-Bang 232
Stage One, Readiness. 232
Stage Two, Understanding 234
Stage Three, Redirection 236
Stage Four, Implementation 238
Stage Five, Achievement 239
Stage Six, Completion and Renewal 239
Pauline: How the Principles Apply 240
1. Wholeness 240
2. Uniqueness 240
3. Causality/Meaning 240
4. Empowerment/Responsibility 241
5. Working With Nature 241
Mary, Drink to Dull 242
Stage One, Readiness 242
Stage Two, Understanding 242
Stage Three, Redirection 244
Stage Four, Implementation 244
The Michelin Man 245
Clear Blown Glass 246
Oil Slick 247
Frazzled 248
Little Black Genie 249
Little River 249
Stage Five, Achievement 252
Stage Six, Completion and Renewal 252
Part IV. HOLISTIC PSYCHOLOGY AS A SYSTEM
Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Community
CHAPTER 14 — HOW CAN I USE HOLISTIC PSYCHOLOGY?
Psychology With A Human Face 253
What Can Holistic Psychology Do for Me? 254
Is It for Me? 254
What Can I Do On My Own? 255
The Holistic Approach 256
Shifting Focus 257
The Expert on You 258
Sing Your Own Song, Dance Your Own Dance 258
Why Me? Why This? What Does it Mean? 259
Harness Your Power to Heal 261
Natural Methods 262
CHAPTER 15 — HOLISTIC PRACTICE
The Healing Journey 263
When a Professional Comes in Handy 263
The Drama in the Consulting Room 264
The Pivotal Principles 265
The Holistic Psychologist 266
Why a Holistic Psychologist? 266
The Key Change Agent 267
Special Qualifications 267
The Holistic Practitioner 268
The New Health Care Professional 268
General Qualifications 268
A holistic orientation 268
Psychological sensitivity and sophistication 268
Wellness and alternative methods 269
Knowledge of medical practice 269
Living the process 270
The Medical Practitioner 270
The Role of Medical Technology 270
The Medical Practitioner in a Holistic Setting 271
Legal and Ethical Issues 272
A Note On Mindful Repatterning 274
CHAPTER 16 — CREATING THE HOLISTIC VILLAGE
Health Is Wholeness 275
A Village for Healing 277
What Is The Holistic Model? 277
A System of Health Care and a Center for Healing 277
Where Is the Holistic Village? 279
Beyond Health 282
Creating the Village: How You Fit In 283
Take the Measure of Your Holistic Orientation 283
The Health Care Orientation Inventory 285
The Holistic Village Community 287
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