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Transformers: The Artists of Self-Creation
Small, one of the pioneers of transpersonal psychology, has won wide professional acceptance for her complete model of this new approach to human development. Now revised for individual seekers as well as therapists, Transformers shows how we can develop spiritual knowledge and power, wisdom, and ultimately enlightenment.
304 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1994
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Larry Dossey
63 books86 followersLarry Dossey is a physician and author who propounds the importance for healing of prayer and spirituality. He combines science and prayer to advance the cause of healing the sick.
Larry Dossey studied medicine, graduating from University of Texas at Austin & the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in 1967. While attending medical school, he became interested in Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Taoism. Severe, recurring migraines prompted him to study biofeedback and meditation in hopes of finding a means of controlling the headaches. He began to practice meditation regularly, while remaining skeptical about the type of praying he had learned in his youth. After graduation, Dossey went on to a distinguished medical career, which included service in Vietnam as a battalion surgeon and residencies at the Veterans Administration Hospital and Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Dossey's curiosity about the connections between science and religion prompted him to begin researching medical studies focused on the power of prayer to aid healing. In the 1980s, Dossey began writing books to document and explain his findings.
Dossey's 1993 book, Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine, made it to the New York Times bestseller list and sold close to 150,000 copies in the first three years after its publication.
Larry Dossey studied medicine, graduating from University of Texas at Austin & the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in 1967. While attending medical school, he became interested in Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Taoism. Severe, recurring migraines prompted him to study biofeedback and meditation in hopes of finding a means of controlling the headaches. He began to practice meditation regularly, while remaining skeptical about the type of praying he had learned in his youth. After graduation, Dossey went on to a distinguished medical career, which included service in Vietnam as a battalion surgeon and residencies at the Veterans Administration Hospital and Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Dossey's curiosity about the connections between science and religion prompted him to begin researching medical studies focused on the power of prayer to aid healing. In the 1980s, Dossey began writing books to document and explain his findings.
Dossey's 1993 book, Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine, made it to the New York Times bestseller list and sold close to 150,000 copies in the first three years after its publication.
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June 23, 2014
I'm a person intrigued with transpersonal psych- I'm most way through this book. My problem thus far is she spends 80% of the book describing what a transformer is and only the near end of the book actually discussing concrete examples of the work a transformer does depending on the stage ones "client" is at. I'm a counselor so I read this with practical application in mind. I don't like when authors spend most of the book "setting the book up" and devote a chapter or so to the point of it all. We shall see if my mind changes as I finish. Worth the read though for anyone interested in this type of stuff- she definitely isn't saying much different than most authors on the topic of transpersonal psych but these were probably relatively new ideas at the time the book was published. However she definitely did describe some things in a different perspective that I did find very helpful.
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