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Psychomagic : the transformative power of Shamanic psychotheraphy the transformative power of Shamanic psychotheraphy by Jodorowsky, Alejandro is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

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A healing path using the power of dreams, theater, poetry, and shamanism • Shows how psychological realizations can cause true transformation when manifested by concrete poetic acts • Includes many examples of the surreal but successful actions Jodorowsky has prescribed to those seeking his help While living in Mexico, Alejandro Jodorowsky became familiar with the colorful and effective cures provided by folk healers. He realized that it is easier for the unconscious to understand the language of dreams than that of rationality. Illness can even be seen as a physical dream that reveals unresolved emotional and psychological problems. Psychomagic presents the shamanic and genealogical principles Jodorowsky discovered to create a healing therapy that could use the powers of dreams, art, and theater to empower individuals to heal wounds that in some cases had traveled through generations. The concrete and often surreal poetic actions Jodorowsky employs are part of an elaborate strategy intended to break apart the dysfunctional persona with whom the patient identifies in order to connect with a deeper self. That is when true transformation can manifest. For a young man who complained

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Author
Jodorowsky, Alejandro
Publisher
Inner Traditions International, Limited
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9781594773365
Category
philosophy
Subjects
Psychology, Body Mind & Spirit, Fiction

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