I have been reading some great books and articles, so I have decided to share my thoughts about them here on the website. I will try to post something new every few weeks....
My comments about a wonderful Reiki article from the Reiki News
The Handbook of Brief Psychotherapy by Hypnoanalysis
by John A. Scott, Sr., Ph.D.
Relaxed Books, Ltd.
Winfield, Illinois
1996
This is a book for the professional or at least very serious student of hypnosis and psychoanalysis. The author spends a lot of time on the historical basis of hypnoanalysis, the key players past and present and then leads the reader right into his theoretical framework for the use of hypnoanalysis in psychotherapeutic practice. I'm not quite finished with it (as of 7-14-99) but am enjoying it immensely and am learning a lot. I will definitely employ some of what I have learned even thus far into my own practice.
Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent
by David Spangler
Riverhead Books
New York
1998
This is a wonderful, "touchy-feely" book compared to the other that I'm reading, but the content is as relevant and powerful. I have taught parenting to a variety of audiences over the years and have always taken a heart-felt approach to the topic. This author equates parenting children with spiritual (mystical) living/training with both parent and child serving as both teacher and student for each other. It's really lovely and speaks right to the heart. Read it for yourself even if you don't have children.
More to come!