What's New on IJHC (Aug 2011)

PREVIEW:
International Journal of Healing and Caring, September, 2011


Is There A Doctor In The House? Yes!

Arthur Bernard, PhD

The first wealth is health.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

From personal experience, I can attest to the power of the dreaming mind to diagnose, comment on treatment, see illness as a teacher, and predict outcomes. When the physical body is hit with illness, the victim has an immediate appointment with the greatest specialist he/she will ever have – a masterful diagnostician and treatment specialist who is always on call and has access to the total physical, mental, emotional, psychological and spiritual database contained in a single body. The remedy for illness is known within and the marvelous healing dreams that took place in ancient Greek dream temples can be repeated in modern times. My seminars prove that atmospheres conducive to such phenomena can be replicated and patients can learn to trust that an inner healer is a reality.


Pronoia: Attitudinal Change, Love and Spirituality

Mel Borins, MD

Pronoia is the opposite of paranoia. It is the belief that the universe is plotting to make you happy and that there is nothing you can do about it. Having a positive attitude is an important aspect of healing and optimism is an important predictor of disease resilience. Many of us have had peak experiences or moments in our lives when we felt at one with ourselves and the world around. By examining how we achieved these moments of enhanced awareness we can work toward re-capturing this sense of oneness. Love, an essential part of pronoia, is a powerful emotion and is also a component of unconditional regard, empathy and compassion. Pronoia is an important element in our personal lives and in therapeutic relationships.


Change Begins With a Conversation

Mike Nickerson, PhD

The impetus to reform or revolution springs in every age from the realization of the contrast between the external order of society and the moral standards recognized as valid by the conscience or reason of the individual.
R. H. Tawney, historian

How do we get our clever species to realize, after 10,000 years of growth, that we are grown-up now; that growing is no longer the most important thing we have to do? The need to reform the current economic structure, so as to maintain well-being without overwhelming the Earth, is obvious to anyone who connects the dots. The volume of natural resources we are using and the amount of waste we produce are at the root of increasing energy prices, the climate issue and emerging issues around fresh water and food. The solution offered by the external order of society, to continue growing, contrasts starkly with conscience and reason.


Goose bumps: Phenomenon of spirituality and body-mind cleansing?

By Floco Tausin

Many of us experience that prickly feeling with our body hair standing on end and our skin in goose bumps at various times. This is often associated with chills, shivers and certain emotional states. Less known, however, is that this prickle is informative and effective in the fields of health care and spirituality. This is suggested by both medical studies and the experience of spiritual masters from various cultures.


AND MORE TO COME