On Tuesday night I had the pleasure of attending a workshop/lecture by Gerald Epstein, M.D., entitled “The Techology of the Imagination” at Vassar College. Dr. Epstein is one of the foremost practitioners of integrative medicine for healing and self transformation. Since 1974, he has been a pioneer in the use of Mental Imagery for treating physical and emotional problems. As his work evolved over the years, he has become a leading exponent of the Western spiritual tradition and its application to healing and therapeutics.

In 1981, as a result of his clinical experiences, he wrote Waking Dream Therapy. Dr. Epstein authored Healing Visualizations in 1989, now considered the classic book on the therapeutic use of mental imagery. Inspired by the Bible and the Western spiritual tradition, he wrote Healing Into Immortality (1994), a clear account of the reasons and remedies for illness.

The workshop/lecture/class was awesome. Within the first five minutes, Dr. Epstein had us experiencing his healing-meditative-imagery techniques, and they were profound. Simple and easy, short (like 20-30 seconds), relaxing and moving, ANYONE can do these imagery meditations. If you are a human being, you can do these imagery exercises-meditations.

“This method of healing was one of the primary modes of treatment throughout the world up until about 400 years ago,” said Dr. Epstein. Everyone = from Asia, India, the middle east, Egypt, central Europe, the Native peoples of the world = utilized this kind of simple visualization as part of their own self-healing treatments. It was commonly known that mind, body, and spirit were all connected, and needed to be utilized if people wanted to experience wholeness in their lives.

There were many things that contributed to this falling out of favor: the Renaissance in Europe, the rise of the Church as a power, things being broken down into Mechanistic pieces to be analyzed and fixed individually, etc.

If you or anyone you know suffers from ANY health problem whatsoever, click on the links above, get those books, and start on the path of your or their self-healing. It doesn’t matter what the health problem is, either. Depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic pain, whatever. If you are only going to get one book, start with Healing Visualizations.

It will change your consciousness and your health for the better.
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At least seven times.

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