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by Edward Tick (Author) "Art burst into my psychotherapy office wearing a black leather riding jacket, tight jeans, and high black boots..." (more)
Key Phrases: mythic arena, era vets, warrior archetype, Viet Nam, World War, Vietnam War (more...)
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This book teaches how truly to heal war trauma in veterans, their families, and our communities. Drawing on history, mythology, and soldiers' stories from World War I to Iraq, it affirms the deep damage war does to the psyche and addresses how to reclaim the soul from war's hell.

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Viet Nam, World War, Vietnam War, Viet Cong, Native American, Agent Orange, United States, Gulf War, Sitting Bull, Bob Cagle, Preston Stern, Armistice Day, John Wayne, Civil War, Robert Moore, Trojan War, Robert Jay Lifton, Dragon Mountain, Abu Ghraib, Khe Sanh, Southeast Asia, Bag Man, Korean War, Isaac Bonilla, Iraq War
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Veterans Look at War and the Soul, December 1, 2005
I am a combat vet of the Viet Nam era. I purchased a copy of Dr.Tick's book WAR AND THE SOUL last week. I can't begin to express how deeply it affected me as a veteran, a father and as a man. Edward Tick has brought out into the open the essence of the problem with the aftereffects of war. We are of the "don't talk about it and it will just go away," generation. I'm referring to the loss or corruption of every mans' soul as a result of the horrors of war, and the lack of a true warrior class in America as DR. tick describes it. Like no other terror on earth, war is so traumatic that indeed one's soul may be lost forever. However, it does not have to be that way. We indeed may regain intimacy, trust and a purposeful life if treated as humans with souls, not like men having to be drugged with antidepressants to keep us away and out of public sight.
Edward Tick's book is from his soul, from many years of
providing psychotherapy to veterans and winning the way back from nightmares and terrors for them. He dares to practice psychotherapy in an intimate surrounding, never trying to be detached from the one he is serving. He has felt the wounds of the flesh and mind as closely as possible without actually being in the war. Detachment is not his style as is the norm in psychological therapy. That is a big reason his methods work. Combat vets know instinctively who to trust and that usually does not include psychotherapists that are just interested in
their job. They must be interested in the men and women they treat.
WAR AND THE SOUL touched my soul, made me cry and smile. I saw and felt the same fears and changing attitudes of vets fortunate to return to Viet Nam with Dr. Tick. Dr. Tick, indeed, helped me find my soul again and the warmth of my loving wife, intimacy long lost and a renewed vigor for life. I am a fortunate person for I have traveled back to Viet Nam twice with Dr. Tick and his book is true.
Sincerely,
Robert Cagle
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5.0 out of 5 stars Profound Reading, February 6, 2007
As a peace activist from way back and also the father of a Marine who has had two tours of duty in Iraq, I found this book to touch my heart, open up conversation between my son and me and give me a better understanding of the struggles our vets face. A couple days after reading this I had a chance to talk about it with my Marine son and used the insights I had found here to open the deepest conversation we have had in years. The soul-dimension of war is seldom considered, but Tick's treatment makes it clear that there are real and important struggles being faced by vets from all our previous wars. I gained a wealth of knowledge and understanding, and highly recommend Tick's book to parents, spouses, children and friends of returning vets, as well as the vets themselves.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The book to end all wars?, December 3, 2005
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It appears that Dr. Tick got in over his head. He started out using traditional psychotherapy to treat Vietnam Veterans suffering from PTSD. Fortunately he had the sense to realize that PTSD was more than a mental health issue and, seeing he was in over his head, he learned how to swim. The currents carried him far from shore, to places where he could see that behind the emotional wounds of his clients were spiritual wounds and that what needed healing were their souls, where such wounds are inflicted. He discovered ancient methods for healing such wounds, and adapted them to the current times. He also discovered that the impulse toward making war emerges from a deep and primitive place in the collective unconscious, and has more to do with initiation into noble and honorable spiritual warriorhood than the massive death and destruction which modern warfare has achieved. He concludes that war cannot be waged for power or domination without causing great spiritual harm to those who wage it. War can only be waged in an honorable fashion, with great respect for one's enemies and for the purpose of protecting of one's home and family from immediate threat, if such harm is to be avoided. This just might be the book to end all wars if enough of us pay attention to it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I'm not a soldier but....
I just finished reading War and The Soul last evening - I felt it was insightful in that it addressed the loss of innocence (and soul) soldiers often feel after combat or when... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Julia Wynne

5.0 out of 5 stars War and the Soul - transforming the face of military trauma
Dr. Tick's book, War and the Soul, is a timely and powerful instrument of change in the field of military mental health. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. Leann E. Bruce

5.0 out of 5 stars War and the Soul
Powerful examples to illustrate the author's experiences with bringing combat vets back to Viet Nam 35 years after their tour of duty there. Read more
Published 5 months ago by John C. Miller

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding! a book that defines PTSD and not just it's symptoms!!
Dr. Tick's book is the most definitive publication I have read to date. He identifies and discusses in depth the syndrome of PTSD, not only it's symptoms. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Gary Cooper

5.0 out of 5 stars PTSD
Ed Tick is on the right track to find relief for veterans suffering from PTSD. His analysis of courage/manhood and how war has changed throughout history is right-on as well as... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Fred Tomasello Jr.

4.0 out of 5 stars War is not fun
Helps those that have been there maybe understand themselves a little better and those that have not to also get a little insight into what it takes to live with going to war and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Charles W. Purcell

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended to all readers!
It's a very well written book, thoughtful, insightful and hopeful approach to dealing with the major effects of PTSD on our veterans and their families. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Esther Kassovicz

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This book helped me understand friends who are Viet Nam veterans and my son who is an Iraqi Freedom soldier.
Published 9 months ago by Barbara L. Allison-simpson

5.0 out of 5 stars Illuminating and hopefull

As a female veteran who was married to a Viet Nam helicopter pilot for years I found this book very insightful. I wish I had had access to it during my marriage. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Bobbi J. Mccoy

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone, heavy on history but excellent read
This book is heavy on the history of war and its impact on ones own soul but the author makes the connection. Read more
Published 15 months ago by G. E. Kugler

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