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The Practice of Dream Healing: Bringing Ancient Greek Mysteries Into Modern Medicine. Edward Tick, PhD. Wheaton, Ill: Quest Books; 2001. 209 pp, $18.95.
I was asked by the editor of what I consider to be the best psychotherapy journal in the world to review this book, and I declined. As the main title implies, the book has great relevance for psychotherapists. However, the subtitle refers to the aspect of the book that warrants attention from the larger community of healersthose I imagine more likely to see a review in Alternative Therapies.
Edward Tick is seasoned psychological and spiritual healer. His previous writings, including a book about healing of the psychological and spiritual wounds of Vietnam veterans, demonstrate that this excellent author is also a profoundly influential clinician/healer and theoretician. His commitment to the healing of the souls of individual soldiers, as well as whole cultures traumatized by war, is astounding.
In writing The Practice of Dream Healing, Dr Tick vastly has expanded the range and implications of his work. Long interested in Greek culture and traditions, particularly as they relate to deep healing, he has written a book that draws on anthropology, theology, psychology, sociology, medicine, and religion to translate ancient Greek wisdom into usable modern medical theory and practice. Although the specific focus of the book is on the healing legacy of the ancient Greek man/god Asklepios, it presents a model of heating that is universal.
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