Combining The Neuroscience with Orthodox Psychotherapy: The Science of Spiritual Medicine

Combining The Neuroscience with Orthodox Psychotherapy:

The Science of Spiritual Medicine

?TREATMENTS FOR THE PASSIONS AND THE SPIRITUAL ROOTS OF DISEASE.

The Spiritual Roots of Allergies, Autoimmune Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Mental Illness, and The Spiritual Roots of Stress Disorders and Other Concerns:

CHANGING YOUR WEIGHT*INCREASING MEMORY*STOP SMOKING*STOP PAIN*IMPROVING SPORTS PERFORNANCE*BETTER HEALTH*LOWEREING BLOOD PRESSURE* IMPROVING EYESIGHT* CONTROLING A TUMOR*DECREASING RISK OF HEART ATTACK*SLOWING DOWN AGING* CONTROLING OTHER DISEASES*STOPPING FEARS AND PHOBIAS*OVERCOMING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS*INCREASING SEXUAL RESPONSIVNESS* EMOTIONAL STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR FULL POTENTIAL* INCREASING EXTRASENSORY PRECEPTION* ENHANCING YOUR RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES* MOTIVATING YOURSELF TO SUCCESS

Noetic Energy: The natural (authentic) state of a person is (patriotically) defined by the functioning inside him of three mnemonic systems; two of which are familiar and monitored by medical science, while the third is something handled by poemantic therapeutics.??The first system is cellular memory (DNA), which determines everything inside a human organism.?The second is the cerebral cellular memory, brain function, which regulates our association with our self and our environment.?Both these systems are familiar to medical science, whose work it is to maintain their harmonious operation.

The experience of the Saints is familiar with one other mnemonic system: that of the heart, or ‘noetic’ memory, which functions inside the heart.?In Orthodox tradition, the heart does not only have a natural operation, as a mere pump that circulates the blood. Furthermore, according to patristic teaching, neither the brain nor the central nervous system is the center of our self-awareness; again, it is the heart, because, beyond its natural function, it also has a supernatural function.?Under certain circumstances, it becomes the place of our communion with God, or His uncreated energy.?This is of course perceived through the experience of the Saints, and not through any logical function or through an intellectual theologizing.

The Energies of God are uncreated, and thus the Knower of all things. Its knowledge, therefore, is vastly more than the created mental level of the personal ego. The personal mental ego, because it is lacking in Universal Intelligence, creates mental causes that adversely affect health. The greater the presence of God's Energies within our heart/mind the less probability of negative mental causes disturbing health.

Mind is the intelligent faculty, the inner person, often used synonymously, with “heart.” There are two Greek words for mind: (1) nous, the mind which is separate from the sensible world and passions (Rom.8:7; 12:2) and (2) dianoia, the intellect (Matt. 22:37).

It is through this grace-induced gnosis that you are "transformed by the renewal of your mind (nous), that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect" (Romans 12:2). This describes metaphysical gnosis penetrating "the eye of the heart" (the felicitous rendering of "nous" by the translators of the Philokalia; "nous" is rendered in the quoted passage as "mind"), and this means having "the mind [nous] of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16). All aspects of one’s being are transformed so that one can now wholeheartedly say with Christ "Fiat voluntas tua." Thus, genuine metaphysical knowledge implies that one has already begun to participate in the divine Triune life, the goal of creation.

OUR THOUGHTS DETERMINE OUR LIVES:

What can we do:?Orthodox psychotherapies primarily concerned is with the darkened nous and tries to return the nous to a state according to nature and lead it to a state transcending nature, so that it has knowledge of God? This way the whole man is sanctified. That is, Orthodox psychotherapy’s priority is neither the neurological system, nor simply emotions. It rather aims at the good functioning of the noetic energy (nous) of the soul. Through this perspective, there are changes happening in human existence. Modern psychology and psychotherapy differ from “Orthodox psychotherapy” because they do not know the function of the nous which is contrary to nature or according to nature or transcending nature; in fact, they do not even know what the nous is. In any case, the term “Orthodox psychotherapy” was accepted by scholars, as demonstrated in the voluminous book titled?Manual of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity, published by the American Psychological Society.

Ref: Metropolitan of Nafpaktos Hierotheos

Ref: Donald L. Wilson, M.D.

?Meet: Fr. Dr. Richard Ward, AOCCA, Msc.D., Ph.D.

General Practice Specializing in the Therapy of Spiritual Illnesses: Mental Disorders and Spiritual Healing. Fr. Dr. Richard is a Therapeutic Orthodox Psychotherapist, Practicing Medical Hypnoanalysis and Christian Investigative Conciliator who uses Orthodox Psychotherapy, Noetic Energy Healing to resolve the underlying?passions, emotional and spiritual roots of any problem (Human Body and Spiritual Soul). Go to: www.drrichardward.com. I take office appointments in El Dorado County, California, USA, and can-do Zoom consultations with people from all over the world. www, drrichardward.com.

St, John’s Management Group AOCCA. A Therapeutic Orthodox Catholic Chaplaincy.

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The International Conference of Police Chaplains

The American Academy of Medical Hypnoanalysts

OCAMPR, Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion

The Christian Legal Society

ACEP, Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

?What to do: Should you have any questions or concerns about treatment or prevention you can call or send a short e-mail to Fr. Dr. Richard at: [email protected]?

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