Editor's Note.Welcome to this issue of the Heart-Centered Therapies Journal. We are excited to present the two articles that comprise this issue, as we triumphantly complete our third year of publication. Thank you to those authors who have contributed articles, and to everyone who has read them. Copies of back issues are available. The lead article is The Ego in Heart-Centered Therapies: Ego Strengthening and Ego Surrender by Diane Zimberoff & David Hartman. The paper expands on the life scenario proposed by Carl Jung whereby the first half of life is devoted to ego development and the second half is devoted to transcending and surrendering it. The article assesses both processes (ego development and surrender), and analyzes a number of precursors to the final stage of development (the surrender of the ego). Transformation in the second phase of life is the re-enactment, or recapitulation recapitulation, theory, stated as the biogenetic law by E. H. Haeckel, that the embryological development of the individual repeats the stages in the evolutionary development of the species. , of earlier prototypes: (1) the process of conception, leaving the spirit world to enter a body; (2) the process of birth, leaving the mother's womb to enter the world; (3); the rapprochement subphase of the separation-individuation process (the third developmental stage, from 18 months to 3 years), finding balance between dependence and engulfment en·gulf tr.v. en·gulfed, en·gulf·ing, en·gulfs To swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing: The spring tide engulfed the beach houses. , between intimacy and alienation; (4) the conflicted needs for belonging and independence of the adolescent developmental stage; and (5) the conflicts in marital interaction and other adult relationships, including the mid-life rapprochement between adult and parent, all recapitulations of the developmental phase. Finally, the authors offer the perspective that the process of transformation undergone by the surrendering ego is a rapprochement re-enactment on the transpersonal trans·per·son·al adj. Transcending or reaching beyond the personal or individual. level. The person establishes separation and individuation individuation Determination that an individual identified in one way is numerically identical with or distinct from an individual identified in another way (e.g., Venus, known as “the morning star” in the morning and “the evening star” in the from the "false self-concept." The article focuses on the use of hypnotherapy Hypnotherapy Definition Hypnotherapy is the treatment of a variety of health conditions by hypnotism or by inducing prolonged sleep. Pioneers in this field, such as James Braid and James Esdaile discovered that hypnosis could be used to to guide and facilitate an individual's healing journey through these processes. The second paper presented here is Shamanism shamanism /sha·man·ism/ (shah´-) (sha´mah-nizm?) a traditional system, occurring in tribal societies, in which certain individuals (shamans) are believed to be gifted with access to an invisible spiritual and Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy by Lynne Accetta. This article assesses the striking resemblance between Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy and shamanic practices. The author reviews some of the literature in the areas of shamanism and hypnotherapy to document her point of view. 1999 Conference in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Congratulations to those who attended the 1999 Heart-Centered Therapies Association Conference in New York, October 21-24, 1999. The Pre-Conference workshop presented by Dr. William Baldwin on "Spirit Releasement Therapy" was well-attended and thought-provoking. The numerous presentations were all experiential and practical. Everyone in attendance extended a huge "bravo!" to each of the presenters for their wonderful contributions. The program was a real success. 2000 Conference in New Orleans We urge all of our readers to attend this year's Conference to be held in New Orleans at the Hyatt Regency, October 12-15, with the theme "Creating in Your Life What You Really Want." The Pre-Conference workshop features William Emerson, Ph.D., well-known in the Primal Therapy primal therapy n. A method of psychotherapy that encourages patients to identify and relive early traumatic experiences and to release anger and other painful emotions by aggressive behaviors such as screaming. field, and a leader in the field of treating birth trauma birth trauma n. 1. A physical injury sustained by an infant during birth. 2. The psychological shock said to be experienced by an infant during birth. and shock. That workshop is scheduled for October 13 , and presentations are scheduled for the 14th and 15th. The banquet on Saturday evening will feature Dr. Emerson as keynote speaker. For additional information contact HCHA HCHA Harris County Housing Authority (Texas) Headquarters at the address on the Publications page at the back of the Journal. Consider submitting a manuscript for the March, 2001 issue of the Journal, and help us celebrate the fourth year of publication! David Hartman, MSW Editor-in-Chief Heart-Centered Therapies Association, Issaquah, WA USA |
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