A Hierarchy of Values

by Thomas Hora

Discourses in Metapsychiatry is a series of twelve titles discussing the
implications of spiritual values for psychotherapy and health in
general. In A Hierarchy of Values Dr. Thomas Hora addresses values and
qualities, substance and reality, the clinical relevancy of values, the
therapeputic implications of spiritual values and modes of
being-in-the-world.




About The Author:
Thomas Hora, whose counseling practice in New York City spanned close to
fifty years, was a brilliant psychiatrist, a God-centered spiritual
seeker, and a pioneer researcher of consciousness. His work makes a
lasting contribution to the fields of psychiatry, religion and
metaphysics. Dr. Hora's compassion for human suffering inspired him to
seek beyond conventional medical practices for the healing of illnesses,
mental disorders, problems and difficulties. Observing as a psychiatrist
that traditional forms of treatment did not always make a patient well,
he began to explore spiritually enlightened teachings to uncover what
knowledge lay within them which could bring individuals to healing and
salvation - in the here and now. He discovered a system of thought and a
methodology which was born out of his deep understanding of human nature
and out of a devoted search for the truth. Gradually, he transcended the
practice of traditional psychiatry as he came to see that the solutions
to all problems - physical, emotional, mental, experiential - are found
in the realm of the spiritual, in other words, solely in the context of
God, which is perfect Love, perfect Intelligence, and perfect Life.

35 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1983

About the author

Thomas Hora (January 25, 1914 - October 30, 1995) is considered the founder of the discipline of metapsychiatry, an attempt to integrate principles from metaphysics, spirituality, and psychology.

After growing up in northern Hungary, Dr. Hora received medical degrees from Royal Hungarian University in Budapest in 1942, and from Charles University in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1945. He performed his residency in psychiatry at Budapest General Hospital and Carlsbad City Hospital in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia. In 1952, Dr. Hora established private practices in New York City and in Bedford Village, New York. For the next fifteen years, he was active in professional psychiatric circles in the U.S. and in Europe, and published several articles. In 1958, in recognition of his contributions to his field, he received the Karen Horney Award for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis.