Imagery in Healing: Shamanism and Modern MedicineCombining the practices of the earliest healers with the latest data from modern medicine, this comprehensive work shows how the systematic use of mental imagery can help patients through painful events such as childbirth and burn treatment, as well as act as a positive influence on disease states such as cancer. |
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Master Healer of the Imaginary Realms | 11 |
Imagery and the History of Medicine | 53 |
Uses of Imagery in Modern | 75 |
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