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Living The Wheel: Working with Emotion, Terror and Bliss through Imagery

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As a positivist I began this book with trepidation. It is, however, solidly researched and convincing. Nelson delves into the unconscious mind while reviewing the evidence of pscychoneuroimmunology, psychology and spiritualism. It is provocative and inspiring. I highly recommend this book.

Nelson offers a thorough and engaging understanding of important ancient ways of knowing that blends the practical "how-to" with enough theory to appreciate their wisdom. It gave me a chance to step outside our usual perspectives and try out other ways of seeing myself and the world. This is a rich resource for personal change or theoretical interpretation.

Nelson's book is a great for anyone seeking to blend ancient wisdom with current issues. It is easy to read yet full of important, well researched concepts. I highly recommend it!

Nelson offers a thourough and engaging understanding of important ancient ways of knowing that blends the practical "how-to" with enough theory to appreciate their wisdom. It gave me a chance to step outside our "normal" perspectives and try out other ways of seeing myself and the world. This is a rich resource for personal change or theoretical interpretation.

Great. Rather than the typical pop psych or dry as dirt theory here you will find a practical approach to human/ spiritual development grounded in readable scholarship.

Blends humanistic and Jungian psychology with Native American and Eastern spirituality and proposes the use of imagery (picturing/thinking via internal sensation without external input) to aid human healing. Important notions include: the need to move beyond dualistic views of the human, the need for a balanced view of humans as body-mind-spirit-emotions (and the Western neglect of emotions and spirit), the import to spiritual growth of being fully human, and the power of images to move one beyond the defenses of the conscious mind into the unconscious. Exercizes offered to practice ideas presented.