Meta-Physician on Call for Better Health: Metaphysics and Medicine for Mind, Body and Spirit (Practical and Applied Psychology) [Hardcover]

Steven E. Hodes M.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0313348391 | ISBN-13: 978-0313348396

Steven E. Hodes, M.D., initially trained in traditional, high-caliber medical programs that led him through graduation at the Albert Einstein Medical School and to a fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital. But many years later, he saw something vital missing in his approach to healthcare. I was trained as a physician, not a healer…taught to view the patient as a machine suffering from some mechanical failure. My purpose was to be the best diagnostician possible, he explains. Then events occurred that opened the eyes of this now veteran physician to deep insights about the mind-body-spirit connection. That awakening moved him to a metaphysical view of health—a view more spiritual than religious, but still firmly grounded in science. Embracing his role as a metaphysician, he also began to see himself as a meta-physician, or doctor transformed (meta) by this new awareness. In this book, Hodes describes his journey to becoming a metaphysician on call. He points out profound, yet simple, observations and beliefs that affect our perception of the nature of reality—metaphysics—which, in turn, can largely affect our well-being in all senses—body, mind, and spirit. We all can and should take responsibility for our own well-being on all levels, he explains. This book is designed to inspire us to ask our own questions, and gather our own evidence to enhance all areas of our lives and well-being, and so find healing and peace.

Editorial Reviews

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"In earlier times, doctors were often as concerned with the spirit and the mind as with the body. Steven Hodes is a very modern doctor who has returned to that tradition. He explores so much that modern science and medicine dismisses or ignores: spirituality, religion, every aspect of dying, death, and possible afterlives, the explainable, and the mysterious. Read this fascinating book and follow Hodes on his journey; read it with an open mind and begin your own journey."-Andrew Nagorski, Newsweek International senior editor author of The Greatest Battle.

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"It is not often that you will find a physician who has the openness and humility to share his own journeys of discovery, through personal awakenings and decades of experience in helping others to deepen their understandings of why they are here on this earth and what their lives are all about. You will find yourself vastly enriched through this excellent book."

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Daniel J. Benor, M.D., ABHM, Editor, International Journal of Healing and Caring

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Praeger (November 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313348391
• ISBN-13: 978-0313348396
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #880,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Steve Is the Doctor We All Wish We Had November 27, 2007

By L. Brockway

Format:Hardcover

It is so rare that you find a physician who cares about your soul as much as he does your physical health... but that is what Dr. Steven Hodes is all about. His message is that we all must learn to take charge of our own healing and well-being. In a series of easy to follow chapters that are like his prescriptions for living, he imparts snippets of wisdom on a wide range of topics --from explaining metaphysics and healing, to sharing his controversial view that death is not the big deal we make it into in this culture. He also shares his very interesting research into the world of guidance from "the other side" and other Extraordinary Phenomenon. He believes our understanding of the spiritual dimension to reality can heal us. He has a way of sharing insights that is very empowering and easy to understand!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, Forward-Looking Physician January 31, 2012

By William F. Pillow, Jr.

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Dr. Hodes exemplifies the best of future health care, where all emotional affects are considered with presenting physical symptoms and diagnostic test results - mind, spirit, and body!

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating November 27, 2007

By meta-seeker

Format:Hardcover

Fascinating personal journey of a traditionally trained doctor who uncovered the world of spirit. He shows how this knowledge can change your life for the better. Great!