The term Psychology is a word composed of the segments “Psycho” and “logy”.
According to Dictonary.com, the segment “Psycho” comes from the Greek word psyche meaning spirit or soul, the human soul, spirit or mind. The segment “logy” is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge, meaning science, theory, studies.
Merriam’s Webster Collegiate Dictionary, eleventh Edition, defines “Psycho” as personality and mind; and “logia” as doctrine, science, theory. This same dictionary defines psychology as: the science of the mind and behavior, 2a. The mental and behavioral characteristics of an individual or group, 2b. The study of mind and behavior in relation to a particular field of knowledge or activity.
The next word to define is “Psychotherapy”. We have already defined “Psycho”. For the segment “therapy”, Dictionary.com states that it comes from the Greek “therapeia” meaning healing, curing; defining the word therapy as the treatment of disease or disorders as by some remedial, rehabilitating or curative process. Merriam's Webster. defines “Psychotherapy” as: “Treatment for mental and emotional disorders or related physical illnesses, through psychological methods.”
Therefore, by definition, “Psychology” should be the study of the soul, the human mind and behavior. By definition, too, “Psychotherapy” should be the treatment of soul or mind disorders through the knowledge acquired from the study of such soul or mind.
On page XV, third paragraph of the introduction to his book, The Mindful Brain (2007), Daniel J. Siegel says: “After asking more than 65,000 mental health professionals, face to face, in different conferences that I have offered around the world, if they have taken any course about the mind or about mental health, 95% of them answered ‘no’. Then, what have they been practising? Isn't it time, for us to become aware or conscious of the mind not only to emphasize symptoms of disease?”
As a lecturer and teacher of Integrative Energy Psychotherapy, and after having taught more than 500 health professional, I have also asked them a similar question, receiving basically the same answer. Another question that I have asked them is; “What is the mind?” and their answer has been that “the mental health professionals are not in agreement about that, they don't know for sure what is the mind”. The next question is; “Where is the seat of the mind?” obtaining a similar answer, “we don't know for sure”. Then, how is it possible that if you don't know what is the mind, and you don't know where it is, how come it can be declared diseased or disordered?
This is precisely the subject matter of the Integrative Energy Psychology (IEP) that I have developed. Resting upon the knowledge acquired through time by others who have studied the soul, the mind, consciousness and energy and then integrating these knowledge to my own experiences, findings and understandings; IEP focus its attention on the body, soul, mind, consciousness, and energy, as a system, to find how to heal the soul, if it needs healing at all.
According to Dictonary.com, the segment “Psycho” comes from the Greek word psyche meaning spirit or soul, the human soul, spirit or mind. The segment “logy” is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge, meaning science, theory, studies.
Merriam’s Webster Collegiate Dictionary, eleventh Edition, defines “Psycho” as personality and mind; and “logia” as doctrine, science, theory. This same dictionary defines psychology as: the science of the mind and behavior, 2a. The mental and behavioral characteristics of an individual or group, 2b. The study of mind and behavior in relation to a particular field of knowledge or activity.
The next word to define is “Psychotherapy”. We have already defined “Psycho”. For the segment “therapy”, Dictionary.com states that it comes from the Greek “therapeia” meaning healing, curing; defining the word therapy as the treatment of disease or disorders as by some remedial, rehabilitating or curative process. Merriam's Webster. defines “Psychotherapy” as: “Treatment for mental and emotional disorders or related physical illnesses, through psychological methods.”
Therefore, by definition, “Psychology” should be the study of the soul, the human mind and behavior. By definition, too, “Psychotherapy” should be the treatment of soul or mind disorders through the knowledge acquired from the study of such soul or mind.
On page XV, third paragraph of the introduction to his book, The Mindful Brain (2007), Daniel J. Siegel says: “After asking more than 65,000 mental health professionals, face to face, in different conferences that I have offered around the world, if they have taken any course about the mind or about mental health, 95% of them answered ‘no’. Then, what have they been practising? Isn't it time, for us to become aware or conscious of the mind not only to emphasize symptoms of disease?”
As a lecturer and teacher of Integrative Energy Psychotherapy, and after having taught more than 500 health professional, I have also asked them a similar question, receiving basically the same answer. Another question that I have asked them is; “What is the mind?” and their answer has been that “the mental health professionals are not in agreement about that, they don't know for sure what is the mind”. The next question is; “Where is the seat of the mind?” obtaining a similar answer, “we don't know for sure”. Then, how is it possible that if you don't know what is the mind, and you don't know where it is, how come it can be declared diseased or disordered?
This is precisely the subject matter of the Integrative Energy Psychology (IEP) that I have developed. Resting upon the knowledge acquired through time by others who have studied the soul, the mind, consciousness and energy and then integrating these knowledge to my own experiences, findings and understandings; IEP focus its attention on the body, soul, mind, consciousness, and energy, as a system, to find how to heal the soul, if it needs healing at all.
While talking about healing, in IEP we are referring to restoring harmony to the human system: physical body, emotional body, mental body, intuitional body, spiritual body… known as the living soul.
Even tough in my daily experience I do not find many people that follow this same line of thought, I am sure each time more are awakening to this knowledge which as I said before…. I did not invent. Many others have gained this consciousness much before I had. My wish is to integrate all that can enlighten us in regards to that living soul we call human being. Then use that which is “natural”, that which is part of our “being”, our “essence” and make it available to those who might need it so they can regain their lives and bring balance and harmony to themselves and each and every system of which they are part of. Healing would then start with ourselves, our families, societies, countries up to that global system we are all part of, our Planet Earth. Through this Blog it is my desire to connect with others that are already aware of this, from every field of thought and knowledge. From the oldest Myths to the most modern quantum theories I have found a guiding thread that conveys the same ideas… using other words.
To be able to act upon something, it has first to be understood…
That which has been is that which will be, and that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
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