Synopses & Reviews
In this original and superbly researched work, a Jungian-trained psychiatrist explores ancient Navaho methods of healing--methods that use ritual and vibrant imagery to bring the psyche into harmony with the natural forces that surround it. Through his interactions with Navaho medicine men, Sandner conveys the rigors of their training and the complexities of their purification and evocation rites, including the use of sand paintings as healing mandalas and the esoteric meaning of the pollen path.andnbsp; andlt;BRandgt;Presents the basic principles of Navaho healing: andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp; Return to the origins andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp; Confrontation and manipulation of evil andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp; Death and rebirth andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp; Restoration of the universeandnbsp; andlt;BRandgt;Challenges Western medicine in its search for a more holistic and humane healing art.andnbsp; andlt;BRandgt;Cloth edition of this title was published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Review
"In this well-researched volume the reader gets an authentic look at the combined power of Navajo religion, medicine and art."
Review
"In this well-researched volume the reader gets an authentic look at the combined power of Navajo religion, medicine and art."
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-286) and index.
About the Author
Donald Sandner, M.D. is a San Francisco psychiatrist with a private practice in Jungian analysis. He is a former president of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco.
Table of Contents
andlt;bandgt;Navaho Symbols of Healingandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;A Jungian Exploration of Ritual, Image, andamp; Medicineandlt;/iandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Note andlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgments andlt;BRandgt;Introduction andlt;BRandgt;1.andnbsp;andnbsp; Symbolic Healing andlt;BRandgt;2.andnbsp;andnbsp; Guardians of the Symbol andlt;BRandgt;3.andnbsp;andnbsp; Navaho Religion: The Constituent Parts andlt;BRandgt;4.andnbsp;andnbsp; Navaho Religion: The Whole in Action andlt;BRandgt;5.andnbsp;andnbsp; Fear of Possession andlt;BRandgt;6.andnbsp;andnbsp; Return to the Origins andlt;BRandgt;7.andnbsp;andnbsp; The Ritual Control of Evil andlt;BRandgt;8.andnbsp;andnbsp; Death and Rebirth: Process of Renewal andlt;BRandgt;9.andnbsp;andnbsp; Mandalas of Healing and the Pollen Path andlt;BRandgt;10.andnbsp; The Navaho Synthesis andlt;BRandgt;11.andnbsp; Symbolic Healing: Ancient and Modern andlt;BRandgt;Bibliography