Discovering Your Personal Myth with David Feinstein, Ph.D. & Stanley Krippner, Ph.D.

MP3 Download We are often limited by debilitating beliefs rooted in childhood experience, according to psychologists Feinstein and Krippner, who describe personal mythology as a way to actively change these beliefs into themes that work for us instead of against us. Probing the unconscious and uncovering the source of our behavior patterns, serves as the focus for clarifying the role of myth in our personal lives as well as its extension to the culture. (hosted by Michael Toms) Bio Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Saybrook University, San Francisco, has conducted workshops and seminars on dreams and/or hypnosis, around the world. He is the recipient of The American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology, 2002 and is a Fellow in four APA divisions, and past-president of two divisions. He is the author of many books including: Mysterious minds: The neurobiology of psychics, mediums, and other extraordinary people (coauthor Harris L. Friedman) (Preager 2010) Perchance to Dream: The Frontiers of Dream Psychology (coeditor Debbie Joffe Ellis) (Nova Science 2009) Integrated Care for the Traumatized: A Whole-Person Approach (edited by Ilene A. Serlin; Kirwan Rockefeller) (Rowman & Littlefield 2019) To learn more about the work of Stanley Krippner go to www.stanleykrippner.weebly.com. David Feinstein, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and has served on the faculties of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Antioch College, and the California School of Professional Psychology. He has contributed more than 50 articles to professional literature. He and his wife, Donna Eden, direct Innersource, a service organization that has been a pioneering force in energy medicine, energy psychology, and consciousness studies.  He has contributed more than 50 articles to the professional literature and has written many books including: Energy Medicine: Balancing Your Body's Energies for Optimal Health, Joy, and Vitality (coauthor Donna Eden) (Revised, Tarcher 2008) To learn more about the work of David Feinstein go to: https://www.innersource.net/ep/ Krippner and Feinstein are co-authors of: Personal Mythology: Using Ritual, Dreams, and Imagination to Discover Your Inner Story (revised edition, Energy Psychology Press/Elite Books 2008) Topics Explored in This Dialogue When cultural myths became personal ones Why the cultural myths no longer sustain us What are the five stages of discovering your personal mythology Why is it important to understand your personal mythology What is the crisis of spirit in our country Host: Michael Toms         Interview Date: 9/8/1989          Program Number: 2151