David/Holly/Conversation With A Psychologist

[Guest guest]

At 12:37 PM 10/29/99 -0400, you wrote:

>Hbarrett47

>

>David -- I am a lapsed psychologist who gave up almost all of her private

>practice because of a profound disenchantment with what has happened to the

>field and because K awakening threw her into a tizzy of confusion as to what

>the work was really about! I do know many personal exceptions to the sad

>state of affairs you described because a lot of people become therapists

>because they are naturally religious and attracted to healing and they can't

>figure out what else to do for a living because the priesthood or rabbinate

>is not open to them. I see all healing as coming from God -- it is nothing

>special, just God doing what comes naturally eternally. It becomes special

>to us because of how it feels, our gratitude, and, more unfortunately, it

>becomes special to professionals, gurus, HMO's, workshop leaders, radio show

>hosts and so forth when we think we can understand, control, market,

regulate

>and take credit for it. Adding my vent to your vent, Holly

 

Let's dance our dance. Let's provide what we can, receive what we can.

Love alone is, love alone lives.

 

I enjoy this profession, value what the profession is more than how it

currently presents itself. The profession itself is part of our society,

and society would benefit from healing, as would the individuals that

construct it. Healing is wholing.

 

There are no final separations.

All healing is spiritual healing. All is exchange of energy, we

artificially divide it into psyche and soma, spiritual and material.

"Come out of our caves, into the sun.

There is no shame, nothing to be hidden, and we condemn no one." "All's

well that end's well" -- "Nothing is out of place"

-- with love, Dan

[Guest guest]

"Dan Berkow, PhD" wrote:

> "Nothing is out of place"

 

True. Darkness is where it should be as is those who bring light to it.

 

Blessings,

David