A
acupuncture, 124
addictions, 109
adversity, as learning opportunity, 173–75
affirmations, 162–64
agoraphobia, 152
Allende, Isabel, 30
American Academy of Family Physicians, 27
American Holistic Medical Association, 122
amnesia, 191
anatomical structures
drawings of, 76–78 (figs. 6–12)
dreams of, 46
Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient (Cousins), 128
Anderson, Mary Rose, 110–11
anesthesia, 158
anger management, 142, 144, 178
animals
Doctor’s Rx, 109
euthanizing, 121–22
knowledge communicated by, 7
reverence for life taught through, 143–44
service animals, 113–14
sleep states of, 42
therapeutic effect of, 107–9, 110–14
words and perceptions of, 160–61
ankylosing spondylitis, 128
Asclepius (Greek deity), 27
attitude
changing, 164–66
health affected by, 27–28
life-enhancing, choosing, 169–80
authentic life/self, 9, 154, 206
author’s experience, 140
change and, 49
disease as opportunity for, 141
negativity and loss of, 164
signs and, 26
spiritual self, 195–98
B
Bach, Susan, 15–16, 68, 69–70, 96–97
Bergman, Ingrid, 130
birds, symbolism of, 85
black, symbolism of, 75, 81, 83, 85, 88–89, 91, 98, 99, 100, 102
blame, 162
blood pressure, 108
blue, symbolism of, 74, 75, 78, 95, 98
“Bobbie’s Warning Signs,” 137–38
bone marrow transplant, 94
Boo Boo (cat), 115
Book of Miracles, A (Siegel), 44
Braille, 22
brain, left vs. right sides, 33–34
brain imaging, 35
“Brain on Night Shift, The” (Morrison), 41
brain scan, 90
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence (Miller), 61
breath, focusing on, 150
brown, symbolism of, 99
Bruce, Terry, 134–35
Buddha, 198
Buddhism, 23
Buddy’s Candle (Siegel), 115–16, 187, 197
Burk, Miriam, 111
burn victims, 155–56
C
Campbell, Joseph, 24, 192, 194, 195, 199
cancer
as drawing theme, 65, 78, 80–81 (figs. 19–20), 99 (figs. 55–56)
prediction of, 62
survival rates, 171
word choices and diagnoses of, 161–62
cancer treatment
fear of, 60
visualization and, 35–37
caregivers
self-care of, 182–83
transitional period for, 182
cats, 110–11
cells, knowledge/memories stored in, 6
cellular communication, 2
chemical basis of, 26
evidence of, 6–7
evolution of, 19–20
gene expression modulation and, 4–6
intelligence behind, 3
responding to, 20–21
survival responses initiated by, 5–6, 26–27
Change of Heart, A (Sylvia), 6, 51
chemotherapy, 36–37
drawings about, 93, 95–96, 100–101
drawings and patient choice of, 58–60
EPOH protocol, 160
fear of, 80
low self-worth following, 164–65
patient word choices and, 159, 160
power of suggestion and, 158–59
children
bullying and, 142–46
development of, 141
drawings by, 65, 77–78, 91–92, 105–6, 141
grieving of, over lost parents, 188
reparenting for, 146–48
traumatic memories of, 61–63, 142–43
word choices with, 158
Chinmoy, Sri, 199
clairvoyance, 2
coincidences, 3–4, 116, 171–73, 193
colors
drawings featuring, 74–75 (figs. 1–5)
symbolism of, 22, 65, 66–67, 69
See also specific color
communication
with greater intelligence, 3
imagery as means of, 21–22
symbols as means of, 22–26
See also cellular communication
compassion, therapeutic effect of, 28–29
consciousness
continuation of, after death, 184–87
intelligence vs., 20
during near-death experiences, 2
as nonlocal, 114–15
as universal field, 5
Corell, Gail, 111–12
I Corinthians, 191
Cousins, Norman, 128
CRADLE (parenting tips), 146
creativity, 173–75
Creighton, James, 13
Crisp, Terry, 112–13
Croce, Benedetto, 201
Croker, Betty, 161–62
Croker, Fred, 150
D
Dalai Lama, 198–99
Dante, 198
daydreaming, 196
dead, the
communication with, 2, 4, 123–24
continuing consciousness of, 184–87
death
continued consciousness following, 184–87
drawings predicting, 67–68, 82 (fig. 24), 102–3, 183
as growth process, 55
laughter during process of, 132–36
prediction of, 66
decision making, 150
depression, 25–26, 88–89, 90–91
diabetes, 193
diet, 182
as cancer treatment, 37–38, 59
digestive illnesses, 62
disease
as learning opportunity, 173
as loss of health, 27
poor parental relationship as cause of, 61, 64, 140–41
prediction of, 61–62
prevention of, 2
stress as cause of, 20–21
“Divorce” (poem; Siegel), 136–37
Doctor’s Rx
animals, 109
authentic life, 178–80, 198–99
drawings, spontaneous, 72
dreams, 53
end-of-life transitions, 189–90
family, 106
laughter, 132
symbols/symbolism, 31–32
using, 8
visualization, 39–40
words, 166–67
drawings, prehistoric, 22
drawings, spontaneous
as additional medical resource, 57–58
anatomy-related, 76–78 figs. 6–12)
author’s experience, 56–57, 90 (fig. 40)
coauthor’s, 204–6
color-related, 74–75 (figs. 1–4)
creating one’s own, 64–65
Doctor’s Rx, 72
evaluation of, 65–70
family problems revealed in, 141
family-themed, 101–6 (figs. 61–70)
fear and, 129
about the future, 42–43, 78–83 (figs. 13–27)
inner wisdom tapped through, 8
Kübler-Ross’s use of, 56
movement/direction in, 68
nature-related, 84–87 (figs. 28–34)
about the present, 42
quadrant theory in, 67–68
resources for, 69–70
self-image-related, 87–93 (figs. 35–46)
self-understanding as benefit of, 70–72
of seniors, 71
of terminally ill patients, 67–68, 183
therapy using, 18
treatment choice based on, 58–60
treatment-related, 93–101 (figs. 47–60)
visualization and, 60
written instructions for, 92–93
Dreaming Insights (Holloway), 51–52
dreams
of anatomical structures, 46
author’s experience, 42, 44–45
Doctor’s Rx, 53
about the future, 42
inner wisdom tapped through, 8
interpreting, 51–52
pictorial language of, 43
positive messages contained in, 48–51
about the present, 42
therapy using, 18
treatment choice based on, 45–46, 47–48
duality, 27–28
dying, the
discussions with, 184
E
Eckhart, Meister, 19
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 198
emotional breakdown, prevention
of, 2
emotional disorders, 74–75
emotional honesty, 166
emotions, exploration of, as therapy, 18
emotions, survival rates affected by, 171
end-of-life transitions
caregivers and, 182–83
Doctor’s Rx, 189–90
drawings and, 183
grief, 187–89
preparation for, 182
visitations, 184–87
energy, benevolent, 202–4
Energy Cure, The (Bengston), 7–8, 122
energy healing, 121–23
Epictetus, 198
EPOH (chemotherapy protocol), 160
Equestrian Crossings (therapeutic riding program), 111–12
Erickson, Milton, 157
Exceptional Cancer Patients (therapy group), 8, 17–18, 30–31, 148
exercises, prescriptive. See Doctor’s Rx
F
faith, leap of, 170–71
faking it, 163
family
Doctor’s Rx, 106
drawings about, 83–84 (fig. 27), 101–6 (figs. 61–70)
family counseling, 142
fear
laughter and alleviation of, 129–30
negativity stemming from, 129
as survival response, 129
Field, The (McTaggart), 6
Finding Your True Self (CD; Siegel), 164
fMRIs, 35
future, the
blueprinting, 204–6
drawings predicting, 42–43, 67–68, 78–83 (figs. 13–27)
dreams predicting, 42
G
gene expression, modulation of, 4–6
George (author’s inner guide), 123, 197
Getting Ready (CD; Siegel), 60, 94–95
Getting Well Again (Simonton et al.), 13
God
accidental words and, 194
affirmations and, 163
animals as creations of, 114
coming to know, 196–97
consciousness and, 42
decision making and, 150
drawings about, 59–60, 94, 96, 100
light of, visualizing, 36
signs as metaphor for, 26
voices and, 115–16
will of, 174
green, symbolism of, 67, 74, 78, 85, 99
Guillemets, Terri, 55
H
happiness, 130
“Happiness” (poem; Siegel), 125
Harry the Child Whisperer (cat), 110–11
Harvard Medical School, 35
heart-chosen path, 150
heart disease, 62
heart in open palm, as symbol, 28
Hero’s Journey, The (Campbell), 24
hippotherapy, 111–12
Hitchcock, Alfred, 130
Hoffman, Susan, 44
Holloway, Gillian, 51–52
honesty, emotional, 166
hormones, bonding, 165
hospice care, 55
See also laughter
Hurn, Cynthia J., 204–6
Hurst, Andrea, 45–46
hypertension, 108
I
I Ching, 24–25
image cycling, 7–8
imagery
as communication means, 21–22
mental, 33–34 (see also visualization)
Immune-Competent Personality Test, 178–80
immune system
laughter and, 130–31
negative influences on, 62, 129, 139–40, 171
treatment for diseases affecting, 27
inner child, 171
inner critic, 148
inner harmony, 2
intestinal obstruction, 76–77
invisible, the, 2
J
James, William, 191
Jesus, 198
Johns Hopkins Medical School, 61
journaling, 152–53
Jung, Carl Gustav, 199
archetypes theory of, 23–24
on coincidence, 193
diagnostic abilities of, 15, 44
on dreams, 41
I Ching introduction by, 24–25
on multiple personalities, 192
on numbers, 69
Jungian psychology, 15–16, 23–24, 55
Jungian surgery, 9
kindnesses, counting, 165
Kirbey (horse), 111–12
knowledge
animal communication of, 7
cellular storage of, 6
Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth, 14–15, 55–57, 149–50, 189
L
language of creation and the soul, 2
expression of, 4
Language of Miracles, The (Kinkade), 117
laughter
contagious nature of, 127, 136–38
Doctor’s Rx, 132
with the dying, 132–36
forced, 131–32
love and, 125
therapeutic effect of, 125–28, 130–32, 171
laughter yoga, 131–32
leukemia, 159
life challenges, as learning opportunity, 173–75
life coaches, 163
Life Paints Its Own Span (Bach), 15, 69–70
loneliness, 171
love
importance of, and healing, 99, 100, 191–92
indifference as opposite of, 142
laughter and, 125
verbalizing, 142
Love, Magic & Mudpies (Siegel), 146, 160
Love, Medicine & Miracles (Siegel), 36
M
massage, 124
mastectomies, 164
matter, 8
Matthews-Simonton, Stephanie, 13
McTaggart, Lynne, 6
Meaning of Love, The (Montagu), 194
medical students, drawings of, 78–80 (figs. 13–17)
meditation, 18
memory
cellular storage of, 6
disease and, 60–62
mental illness, 164
Miller, Alice, 60–61
mind-body-spirit approach, 18, 30–31
mindfulness practice, 23
Montagu, Ashley, 194
Morrison, Adrian, 41
Muhammad, 198
mythology, 194
N
nature, 196
drawings about, 84–87 (figs. 28–34)
near-death experiences
negativity, 128–29, 149, 157, 162–63, 164
neurogenesis, 4–5
No Buddy Left Behind (Crisp), 112–13
numbers, as symbols, 29, 62–63, 67, 68–69, 86, 100, 116, 204–5
O
O’Keeffe, Georgia, 73
On Death and Dying (Kübler-Ross), 55
openmindedness, 2, 7–9, 30–31, 57, 124
Operation Baghdad Pups, 112–13
operations, as drawing theme, 81–82 (figs. 22–23), 95 (fig. 50), 99–100 (fig. 57)
oppositional defiant disorder, 110
optimism, 128
orange, symbolism of, 76, 81, 98
ovarian cysts, 155
oxytocin, 108
P
Paradox, 94
paralysis, 103–4
parenting
classes in, 142
CRADLE suggestion, 146
fatigue resulting from, 139–40
problems of, 141–46
reparenting, 146–48
parents
fatigue felt by, 139–40
relationship with, and disease, 61, 64, 140–41
relaxation time needed by, 140
Pascual-Leone, Alvaro, 35
past, the
drawings about, 42, 62–63, 67–68
memories of, and disease, 60–62
past-life experiences, 4, 123–24, 198
patient, defined, 97
Patton (dog), 113
perception, dualistic, 27–28
personality
multiple, 192–93
survival rates affected by, 171
PET scanners, 35
physicians
choice of, 37–38
communication skills of, 58, 157
humor and, 126–27
Pickles (dog), 120–21
plants, inner wisdom of, 19
Plato, 1
post-traumatic stress disorder, 112–14
Power of Myth, The (documentary; Campbell), 24, 195
prehistoric drawings, 22
present, the
dreams about, 42
living in, 149–50
psyche, 8
psychics, 2
Psychobiology of Gene Expression, The (Rossi), 5
“Psychological Factors, Stress and Cancer” (workshop; 1977), 13, 16–17
psychology, 93–94
“Purple” (poem; Rotella), 160
purple, symbolism of, 66, 86, 102–3
Q
quadrant theory, 67–68
questions, important, 2
R
rabbits, 117–18
radiation treatment, 35–36
reading list, 198–99
red, symbolism of, 74–75, 95–96, 100, 102, 104–5
Reiki, 124
religion, and mythology, 194
reparenting, 146–48
respant, 97–98
Resphigi, Ottorino Resphigi, 184
respiratory illnesses, 62
retirement, 171
risk taking, 170–71
Rock Me to Sleep (song; Hunter), 182
Rossi, Ernest, 4–5
Rotella, Alexis, 160
Rumi, 198
S
Sampson (dog), 114
schedule, unconscious, 197–98
Schweitzer, Albert, 33
Secret World of Drawings, The (Furth), 15, 23, 70
self-care, 182–83
self-healing
symbols of, 27–31
self-image, drawings about, 87–93 (figs. 35–46)
self-pity, 164
self-portraits, 65
self-understanding, 70–72
Selzer, Richard, 14
seniors, drawings by, 71
separateness, 194
service animals, 113–14
Shakers, 28
Shakespeare, William, 135
shamanism, 22
shame, 162
Shaw, George Bernard, 182
Siegel, Bobbie, 87, 127–28, 136–38
signs, looking for, 26
Simon (cat), 116
Simon (dog), 116
sleep, 41–42
Smudge Eliza-Bunny (rabbit), 117–18
snake, as symbol, 27–28
Solomon, George, 178–79
Somerset (England), 195–96
soul, 192
soul self. See authentic life/self
spirit, continued life of, after death, 184–87
spirituality, drawings about, 103
sports, visualization used in, 34–35
Spring, Blake (pseud.), 172–73
Steiner, Rudolf, 202
stress
disease caused by, 20–21
of surgeons, 12
subconscious, patient information from, 57–58
subliminal affirmations, 164
suggestion, power of, 158–59
suicidal thoughts, 25–26, 81 (fig. 21), 159–60
Sullivan, Anne, 110
support groups, 182
surgeons
author as, 11–12
communication with patients, 12–13, 16–18, 157
stress experienced by, 12
visualizations of, 13–14
word choices in operating rooms, 157–58
surgery
drawings and patient choice of, 59–60
under hypnosis, 35–36
See also Jungian surgery
survival responses
affirmations and, 162–63
fear and, 129
genes and initiation of, 5–6
symbols/symbolism
as communication means, 22–26
Doctor’s Rx for, 31–32
dreams and, 43
of healing, 27–31
synchronicity, 116, 171–73, 201
T
Talmud, the, 53
Teresa, Mother, 198
terminal care, 55
Thayer, Cathy, 46–47
Thomas, Caroline, 61
Thoreau, Henry David, 198
Tourette’s syndrome, 110
treatment, drawings about, 93–101 (figs. 47–60)
triangle, as symbol, 29
twelve-step programs, 148–49
unconscious, the, 2
V
veil painting, energy in, 202–4
visitations, 184–87
visualization
brain areas involved in, 33–34
Doctor’s Rx for, 39–40
drawings and, 60
process of, 43
scientific research on, 35
sports use of, 34–35
of surgical procedures, 13–14
therapy using, 18, 38–39, 60, 94
voices, hearing, 50, 115–16, 189, 197
W
Weinberg, Noah, 11
Wells (England), 21–22
Wendroff, Gloria, 107
white, symbolism of, 81–82, 100
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 25
word play, 93–94
words
affirmations, 162–64
attitude change and, 164–66
Doctor’s Rx, 166–67
misspelled, messages contained in, 193–94
power of, 155–62
as seeds, 196
therapeutic effect of, 159–60
Worrall, Olga, 122–23
Y
yellow, symbolism of, 77–78, 100
yin/yang, 194
yoga, laughter, 131–32
Z
Zen Buddhism, 131