Thank you for being the change agent you are, casting these life-giving ripples that, from my perspective - and experience in my physical healing because I knew my body was keeping historical scores and I needed my siyo to help, along with alternative health practitioners - are ssssssssoooooo needed! I cannot wait for the more to come!
Hello Christine! Thank you for reading my rather long first post here and your very kind words. I love your phrase "I knew my body was keeping historical scores!" This seems to perfectly describe the way our subsconscious minds retain and store difficult to process physical and psychological experiences for a "later date" that may never come. One of the core premises of Chinese medicine is that emotions tend to get stuck and stored in specific organs and these blockages disrupt the flow of electrons that provide life-giving electromagnetic energy to the cells along internal channels called meridians. For instance, our lungs tend to store unexpressed grief so when a deep grief isn't given adequate expression, it can cause either a lack or excess of electromagnetic energy that can cause the cells of the lungs to malfunction and eventually cause lung disease. Similarly anger correlates with the liver, fear in the kidneys, etc. So your phrase communicated beautifully and clearly!
I want to understand fully what you say Christine so please clarify what you mean the word "siyo" to signify. Not sure if that was a typo, an acronym, or a word I am unfamiliar with.
Thanks again for taking the time to comment Christine.
Oh dear…dang auto spell / correct when I don’t catch it! The word was meant to read “soul”! (Smile). Thank you for the time you took to respond and the further wisdom you shared!
Yes, I had a most fortunate career and I'm proud to say that my social work department was revered by our physicians for the work we did with them and the rest of the team. My hospital is now owned by the Cleveland Clinic. I've been retired for 10 years so things have changed but I believe the medical philosophy of the Clinic is an integrated one. My husband was the true Yankees fan. My family did not follow any sports so I learned what I know about baseball from my husband, Paul. We were at Mickey's induction into the Hall of Fame where the picture that saved my marriage (ha, ha because luckily it turned out!) was taken. Paul did get his autograph but alas it was given to someone who never really understood its value or significance. We have an autographed baseball for Bob Feller if you know who he is. My home team is the Guardians but I love the Yankees, too, and baseball in general. I'll send a pic to Stephanie of the two of them. Thanks for taking time to comment back.
Applause for your argument for integrative self-care and the need for a vision of soul-body wholeness. (And for satisfying my curiosity about the Army's two snakes.)
Hear, hear! Well said, and thank you. I am fascinated by the history of Asklepios and the use of dream-sarcophagi (is that the plural?). Lots to think about here, and thank you for this great introduction to the need for more holistic medicine. "Soul-sickness" is indeed one of American culture's biggest ills.
Thank you for your very kind words Susan! They are much appreciated. Apparently the plural of sarcophagus can either be the Latin sarcophagi or the English sarcophaguses. Since sarcophaguses sounds like a gaggle of dead geese, I say we go with sarcophagi! ;-)
Sarcophaguses does sound like a gaggle of dead geese! Thanks for the chuckle, and again, congratulations on your first Substack piece. Your voice is a welcome one.
Wow! I am blown away. Such a thoughtful, erudite, compassionate, and comprehensive explanation and endorsement for holistic medicine. I wholeheartedly agree with your analysis and that we certainly do need more attention to the "soul sicknesses" so prevalent in our society today. I was not trained in Jungian therapy but as a clinical social worker with a long hospital career, I saw the effects of many of the profit driven approaches that overtook our healthcare system over the years. And you cannot separate the "soul" from the body if you want to heal patients - or families for that matter. I saw first hand how treating patients holistically by the many compassionate doctors I worked with "got it" where a few other physicians pooh-poohed this approach, the former certainly having more success with outcomes. I will say that the institution where I spent my career was committed to treating the whole person while being mindful of balancing the financial and regulatory challenges that became inherent in patient care. Well done and bravo! I look forward to your future posts. I'm glad Stephanie shepherded you to do these posts.
Hello Ann! Thank you very much for your very kind and encouraging words. And for reading my quite long maiden voyage article on Substack! So much in your kind post to respond to so I'll just say that I had almost four decades of working in concert with many different medical "specialists" that often had highly honed specific skills but often not the 30,000 ft. body-mind-soul overview that folks need. So it's fantastic that you got to work with compassionate doctors for the good of your clients.
But most importantly Ann, Steph says you're a Yankee fan!!! ;-) I have a signed Mickey Mantle photograph in my office and I hear that your husband had a pic taken of him and The Mick! Would love to see it if you still have it.
Thank you for being the change agent you are, casting these life-giving ripples that, from my perspective - and experience in my physical healing because I knew my body was keeping historical scores and I needed my siyo to help, along with alternative health practitioners - are ssssssssoooooo needed! I cannot wait for the more to come!
Hello Christine! Thank you for reading my rather long first post here and your very kind words. I love your phrase "I knew my body was keeping historical scores!" This seems to perfectly describe the way our subsconscious minds retain and store difficult to process physical and psychological experiences for a "later date" that may never come. One of the core premises of Chinese medicine is that emotions tend to get stuck and stored in specific organs and these blockages disrupt the flow of electrons that provide life-giving electromagnetic energy to the cells along internal channels called meridians. For instance, our lungs tend to store unexpressed grief so when a deep grief isn't given adequate expression, it can cause either a lack or excess of electromagnetic energy that can cause the cells of the lungs to malfunction and eventually cause lung disease. Similarly anger correlates with the liver, fear in the kidneys, etc. So your phrase communicated beautifully and clearly!
I want to understand fully what you say Christine so please clarify what you mean the word "siyo" to signify. Not sure if that was a typo, an acronym, or a word I am unfamiliar with.
Thanks again for taking the time to comment Christine.
Kind regards,
DR
Oh dear…dang auto spell / correct when I don’t catch it! The word was meant to read “soul”! (Smile). Thank you for the time you took to respond and the further wisdom you shared!
Yes, I had a most fortunate career and I'm proud to say that my social work department was revered by our physicians for the work we did with them and the rest of the team. My hospital is now owned by the Cleveland Clinic. I've been retired for 10 years so things have changed but I believe the medical philosophy of the Clinic is an integrated one. My husband was the true Yankees fan. My family did not follow any sports so I learned what I know about baseball from my husband, Paul. We were at Mickey's induction into the Hall of Fame where the picture that saved my marriage (ha, ha because luckily it turned out!) was taken. Paul did get his autograph but alas it was given to someone who never really understood its value or significance. We have an autographed baseball for Bob Feller if you know who he is. My home team is the Guardians but I love the Yankees, too, and baseball in general. I'll send a pic to Stephanie of the two of them. Thanks for taking time to comment back.
Applause for your argument for integrative self-care and the need for a vision of soul-body wholeness. (And for satisfying my curiosity about the Army's two snakes.)
Thank you so much for your kind words Susan! Stephanie speaks so highly of you!
Kind regards,
Dean
Hear, hear! Well said, and thank you. I am fascinated by the history of Asklepios and the use of dream-sarcophagi (is that the plural?). Lots to think about here, and thank you for this great introduction to the need for more holistic medicine. "Soul-sickness" is indeed one of American culture's biggest ills.
Thank you for your very kind words Susan! They are much appreciated. Apparently the plural of sarcophagus can either be the Latin sarcophagi or the English sarcophaguses. Since sarcophaguses sounds like a gaggle of dead geese, I say we go with sarcophagi! ;-)
Steph sings your praises!
Kind regards,
Dean
Sarcophaguses does sound like a gaggle of dead geese! Thanks for the chuckle, and again, congratulations on your first Substack piece. Your voice is a welcome one.
Wow! I am blown away. Such a thoughtful, erudite, compassionate, and comprehensive explanation and endorsement for holistic medicine. I wholeheartedly agree with your analysis and that we certainly do need more attention to the "soul sicknesses" so prevalent in our society today. I was not trained in Jungian therapy but as a clinical social worker with a long hospital career, I saw the effects of many of the profit driven approaches that overtook our healthcare system over the years. And you cannot separate the "soul" from the body if you want to heal patients - or families for that matter. I saw first hand how treating patients holistically by the many compassionate doctors I worked with "got it" where a few other physicians pooh-poohed this approach, the former certainly having more success with outcomes. I will say that the institution where I spent my career was committed to treating the whole person while being mindful of balancing the financial and regulatory challenges that became inherent in patient care. Well done and bravo! I look forward to your future posts. I'm glad Stephanie shepherded you to do these posts.
Hello Ann! Thank you very much for your very kind and encouraging words. And for reading my quite long maiden voyage article on Substack! So much in your kind post to respond to so I'll just say that I had almost four decades of working in concert with many different medical "specialists" that often had highly honed specific skills but often not the 30,000 ft. body-mind-soul overview that folks need. So it's fantastic that you got to work with compassionate doctors for the good of your clients.
But most importantly Ann, Steph says you're a Yankee fan!!! ;-) I have a signed Mickey Mantle photograph in my office and I hear that your husband had a pic taken of him and The Mick! Would love to see it if you still have it.
Kind regards,
Dean