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

Donald Epstein D.C. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000

Even as healthcare technology makes great strides, studies show that the attitude of a person suffering from chronic illness may hold the most sway over the healing process. This book shows that the first step in adopting a positive attitude toward health lies in dismissing harmful myths. "I must forgive before I can heal." "I am sick because God is punishing me." "If it doesn't feel good, it must be an effective medicine." These are outdated concepts that can slow healing -- or make an illness worse. Donald Epstein divides these myths into four categories: social, biomedical, religious/spiritual, and New Age. He discusses each myth individually -- from "healing is expensive" to "every condition can be traced to a demonstrable physical cause" -- and offers replacement myths, or "Healing Magic," to be both meditated upon and declared out loud by the reader in order to create an opportunity for healing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Amber-Allen Publishing; 1 edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878424394
• ISBN-13: 978-1878424396
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Provoking, Challenging, Yet Easy To Read!, February 9, 2002

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Hans Conser "www.bozemanchiropractic.com" (Bozeman, MT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Healing Myths, Healing Magic: Breaking the Spell of Old Illusions; Reclaiming Our Power to Heal (Paperback)

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

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn to Trust YOURSELF Again, February 17, 2000

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Greig Andrews (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healing Myths, Healing Magic: Breaking the Spell of Old Illusions; Reclaiming Our Power to Heal (Paperback)

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.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chiropractor cracks the New Age Blame Game, May 10, 2005

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M. R. Estante "book reader" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Healing Myths, Healing Magic: Breaking the Spell of Old Illusions; Reclaiming Our Power to Heal (Paperback)

Alternative medicine hits the mainstream as more people integrate and use complementary methods to restore and replenish well-being. The challenge arises when someone uses the new age blame game to force some kind of healing. A common example is when a person diagnosed with cancer is told by some holistic practitioner that they caused it. Maybe yes, maybe no, and this book provides some grounded advice on the matter. Quacks abound in the realm of metaphysical healing and Dr. Epstein offers wisdom to tell genuine assistance from downright silliness. We are repsonsible only for our own behavior and not anyone else. If you are into the whole mind-body scene on well-being this is a great guide to separating myth from fact and staying grounded by keeping yout intellect in place. Many people throw their intellect out the door when entering an intutive phase ... and this is a costly mistake. Dr. Epstein gives a blend of intellect and intuition as he cracks the common myths around healing.