Imagery has been used in healing continuously since the times of ancient shamans. In the first part of this two-part program, Jeanne Achterberg discusses the holographic model of the brain and suggests that mental images mediate between our conscious intentions and our physiology. She cites a body of research indicating that the use of mental imagery can effect special body functioning -- including that of the immune system.
In part two, Dr. Achterberg expands her theoretical model of imagery in healing, by emphasizing the role of rituals and social reinforcement. She suggests that very precise forms of imagery can be developed to augment the body's natural healing abilities. She discusses the procedure for working with imagery and presents a healing exercise using imagery.
Jeanne Achterberg, Ph.D., is a past President of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology. Author of Imagery in Healing and Woman As Healer, she is on the faculty of the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology in Menlo Park, California, and the Saybrook Institute in San Francisco.

Intuition is a brain skill that organizations must learn to tap in order to remain competetive. In part one of this two part series Professor Agor discusses ways in which organizations can learn to accommodate intuitive styles. He suggests that there are both introvert intuitives and extrovert intuitives. He provides examples of how intuition can be used in different business settings.
In part two, Dr. Agor explores the role of extrasensory perception in the intuitive process. He talks about the use of empathy and entrainment in intuition training programs. He also reviews the range of exercises that can be used for cultivating intuition and for helping a wide variety of organizations to integrate the use of intuitive skills.
Weston Agor, Ph.D., is a professor of public administration at the University of Texas, El Paso. He is founder and director of the Global Intuition Network and president of ENFP, a consulting organization. Author of Intuitive Management and The Logic of Intuitive Decision Making, he is also editor of an anthology titled Intuition in Organizations.

Most western psychologies do not recognize the essence, although it is central to the primordial traditions of humanity. In part one of this two part program, Hameed Ali defines our essence as that part of us which is unconditioned by our personal life history. As opposed to our personality, the essence is a deeper and more spiritual aspect of our nature.
In part two, Ali provides practical examples of the Diamond Approach work of the Ridhwan School. He demonstrates the technique of Socratic questioning he uses with his students to enable them to discover the exquisite sensitivities of the deeper, inner being. Distinguishing the soul from the spirit, he talks about the precise awareness that enables us to function effectively while maintaining a consistent awareness of our unity with all of life.
Hameed Ali is the director of the Ridhwan School of spiritual training. Writing under the pen name of A. H. Almaas, he is the author of books which attempt to integrate the primordial spiritual traditions of humanity with modern depth psychology. Among his titles are Essence, The Void, The Elixer of Enlightenment and The Pearl Beyond Price.

Consciousness was dismissed as a topic for scientific discussion in psychology for over fifty years. Now things have changed. Bernard J. Baars presents a model of consciousness as a global workspace and suggests that the contours of consciousness can be understood by contrasting conscious and unconscious events. Generally, the unconscious processes work far more efficiently that those that are conscious.
Baars points out that we are conscious only of the goals of our actions and not of the thousands of miniscule steps that are necessary for even the simplest of muscular movements. He describes the "self" as a concept that represents the continuity of all the conscious and unconscious processes of the mind.
Bernard J. Baars, Ph.D., is author of The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology and A Cognitive Theory of Consciousness. He is also editor of Consciousness and Cognition, an academic journal, and a professor of psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California.

Carl Jung's concept of synchronicity, an acausal principle, connects the ego to the larger archetypal self. This connection is like the ancient Chinese concept of the Tao in that it cannot be rationally understood. Jean Shinoda Bolen suggests that the images of the ancient dieties represent powerful projections of the psyche.
From a psychological perspective, all of the gods can be viewed as suffering from dysfunctional relationships and character disorders. By studying the myths of the gods, we can learn much about ourselves. It is by facing the truth of our lives that we can die to our past ways and enter into a new order of being.
Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., a Jungian analyst, is author of The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Every Woman, Gods in Every Man and The Ring of Power. She is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco.

The demographics of society are forcing us to come to terms with cultural diversity. To overcome lazy mental habits, we must consciously work to treat human beings of different races, genders, religious and ethnic groups and handicaps as unique individuals. In part one of this two-part program psychiatrist Price M. Cobbs points out that prejudice and stereotyping are natural functions of the brain in coping with a threatening environment. However, the society we live no longer operates on the tribal principles that were part of our evolution.
In part two, Dr. Cobbs describes the principles of ethnotherapy that he developed with George Leonard at the Esalen Institute in the late 1960s. This work is designed to facilitate a deep examination of the ways we think about other groups. He describes his own experience as a black growing up in America and points out the need for oppressed groups to move from blame to mastery of their situation.
Price M. Cobbs, M.D., psychiatrist and management consultant, is president of Pacific Management Systems in San Francisco. He is co-author of The Jesus Bag and the classic text, Black Rage. Dr. Cobbs currently applies the principles of ethnotherapy in his work with government and business groups.

Yoga is a way of life involving attitudinal shifts, postures for flexibility and strength, sensory awareness, breathing exercises and meditation. In part one of this two part program Dr. Eleanor Criswell presents a perspective combining the classical yoga of Patanjali with modern somatic psychology. She demonstrates a basic pranayama breathing exercise, and discusses experiences that occur in yoga meditation, particularly sensations of light and sound.
In the hour-long part two, Dr. Criswell discusses the somatic principles of conscious body awareness. Then she demonstrates the "somatic cat stretch" exercise developed by Thomas Hanna. This is followed by a series of yoga postures or asanas including the corpse, the shoulderstand, the plough, the fish, the bow, and the tree. She concludes with the pratyahara relaxation exercise.
Eleanor Criswell, Ed.D., is a professor of psychology at Sonoma State University in California. She is past-president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology and is a founding director of the Saybrook Institute in San Francisco. She is director of the Novato Institute for Somatic Research and Training and is editor of Somatics: A Magazine/Journal of the Bodily Arts and Sciences. This program is based on Dr. Criswell's book How Yoga Works: An Introduction to Somatic Yoga.

In Part 1 of this three-part program, Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi discusses the results of over thirty years researching the lives of highly creative individuals. He points out that creativity involves a lifelong commitment that begins with one's personal life and moves beyond to the larger cultural domain. In Part 2, Csikszentmihalyi discusses his work on "flow," a state of consciousness that entails a passionate involvement with life. This state is reported in similar language by creative people in all areas of life. It is associated with happiness and a commitment to a full and rewarding life. Flow is often cultivated through physical disciplines such as sports, yoga and martial arts. In Part 3, Csikszentmihalyi explores the application of the theory of evolution to human consciousness. He maintains that we are at a point in evolutionary history where it is incumbant upon us to take conscious control over the future evolution of the mind. We do this by striving for complexity. Complexity entails an openness to the cultural and spiritual traditions of the world in a manner that seeks the common threads of integration.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago. He is author of several books including Flow, The Evolving Self and Creativity.

Every dream has a unique meaning that can be learned. In part one of this two-part interview, Dr. Gayle Delaney presents her unique method of dream inter-viewing, and distinguishes her approach from the classical methods of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. She emphasizes the importance of not imposing one's own interpretations upon the dreamer.
Suggesting that dreams afford us an opportunity to face our inner fears, in the hour-long second part of this program, she discusses the question of spiritual experiences in dreams and talks about the dreams of various gurus and spiritual teachers. She amplifies on the details of her dream interviewing method and demonstrates the method by working with Jeffrey Mishlove to interpret one of his dreams.
Gayle Delaney, Ph.D., is the founding president of the Association for the Study of Dreams. She is director of the Delaney and Flowers Dream Center in San Francisco and is author of Living Your Dreams and Breakthrough Dreaming.

A key element in any healing process is the capacity of each patient to see their own unique meaning in events. In part one of this two part program, Dr. Larry Dossey describes several case histories in which this quality of meaning was crucial to understanding the disease process. He concludes by talking about the role of consciousness and the concept of oneness.
In part two, he discusses the role of prayer in healing, maintaining that studies now indicate that prayer can be efficacious. The type of prayer that is shown to be most effective involves an altered state of consciousness. Dr. Dossey then refers to the studies of Lawrence LeShan that emphasize the healer becoming at one with the patient. He concludes by suggesting that all true healing involves the spiritual nature of men and women.
Larry Dossey, M.D., is a physician affiliated with the Dallas Diagnostic Association. He is author of Space, Time and Medicine; Beyond Illness; Recovering the Soul and Meaning and Medicine.