Healing Myths, Healing Magic: Breaking the Spell of Old Illusions; Reclaiming Our Power to Heal

by Donald M. Epstein

Book Overview

Healing Myths, Healing Magic examines the deeply ingrained stories, or myths, we commonly hold about how our bodies heal - myths that can actually inhibit healing. For example- 'I must forgive in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878424394
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Amber-Allen Publishing, Incorporated
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Provoking, Challenging, Yet Easy To Read!

I highly recommend Donald Epstein's most readable book, Healing Myths, Healing Magic. Pick any chapter that appeals to you, read it, and it stands on its own.Like most anything Donald does, it is absolutely profound and thought provoking; so for me reading a chapter or two and then digesting the information for awhile works best.Inevitably, in this book, Donald will label a myth something that you have held as fact, and this is where you will need some time to digest, but don't discount what he is saying too readily: Having attended Donald's seminars for years, I can tell you that sometimes it takes me two years to really understand something he has told me.Donald Epstein created the most profoundly elegant and amazing healing system on the planet, Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) about 20 years ago. I have been learning how to practice NSA for the last five years.Every practitioner, whether MD, DC, DO, PhD, LMT, or any person interested in healing needs to read this book. I have a whole library of books related to healing, and this book is the star of the collection, you need this book.God Bless,Hans Conser

What an eye opener!

This is a book that will be useful to both health practitionners as well as patients.The book challenges us to look at our body, mind and spirit in a new way.I discovered that what I was thought in school and what I had learned in life through countless hours of studying and post doctoral work can be repositionned in a new way.This book is a shift of paradigm on many levels.

Important reading for students of alternative medicine.

In Healing Myths, Healing Magic, Donald Epstein examines the deeply ingrained stories and myths we commonly hold about how our bodies heal. Some these myths may actually inhibit healing. These myths have a powerful, magically suggestive effect on the way we interpret our symptoms, the way we heal, and the quality of life we experience. Epstein argues that our capacity to heal is more often affected by society's collective myths than by our personal circumstances, symptoms, or disease. Our myths can create the magic of healing in our lives, or they can stop the magic completely. Healing Myths, Healing Magic is a seminal, breakthrough treatise that divided healing myths into four categories: Social, Biomedical, Religious, and New Age. He then exposes each myth individually and suggests an alternative statement or "Healing Magic" to help the reader reclaim his or her own body's natural ability to heal. Healing Myths, Healing Magic is important, highly recommended reading for students of alternative medicine, traditional medicine, and mind/body metaphysics.

Learn to Trust YOURSELF Again

Dr. Donald Epstein, in his third book, illustrates how we can effortlessly extricate ourselves from the many illusory traps constructed by our culture, by simply recognizing and declaring, "The Emperor isn't wearing any clothes!" Dr. Epstein elucidates with compassion, insight, and wit how we can use the Magic of our true nature, our inner wisdom, to break the evil spells, to dispel the myths which disempower us and impede our own healing. This is such a precious gift at a time when much of society has grown weary of the old paradigm ("Biomedical Myths") of placing more trust in the power of technology than in the power of Life, and is skeptical of a newer paradigm ("New Age Myths") which puts more faith in exotic treatments outside of us than in the profound genius inside of us. Healing Myths, Healing Magic is a magical antidote to the veil of enchantment lowered over our eyes by late 20th century social and religious institutions. Dr. Epstein gently and respectfully clarifies many areas in which we have interpreted certain ideas and precepts in ways which do not serve us or empower us ("Social Myths" and "Religious Myths"). Every page, every brief, simple yet profoundly illuminating chapter, finds the reader feeling more validated and empowered, as each new gem sparkles with the simple yet brilliant truth of common sense. You'll find yourself exclaiming, "YES! I've always felt that way inside! Thank God someone else finally has the courage and vision to call illusions, illusions. Now I can live my life according to my true nature. Now I can trust my body, and my SELF, again." Read this book and set yourself free.

A book to empower

For years, I've wanted a book that I could recommend to my patients that could help free them from the tyranny of "expert" opinion of the healing capabilities of their bodies and minds. This is that book! As the title suggests, it gently,eloquently, and methodically lays aside many of the myths that most of us grew up with regarding the nature of healing, both physically and emotionally. The arguments against each myth are backed up with logic, moving anecdotes from Epstein's personal experience as a doctor, and with citations from medical statistics and from other authors. This is a book you can read cover to cover, or just savor one short chapter at a time before going to bed. One thing that sets this book apart from others is that Epstein challenges what he calls "New Age myths" such as, "I must understand my feelings in order to heal" or "I am responsible for creating my own reality". Epstein's emphasis on experiential evolving (what he calls eating from the Tree of Life) as opposed to trying to "figure out" one's healing path (the Tree of Knowledge) is refreshing and is backed up with numerous stories of people healing without "doing everything right". There's something for everyone in this book. You're sure to find at least one myth that will push your buttons! Enjoy!