Holistic Counseling - Introducing the Vis Dialogue: Breakthrough Healing Method Uniting the Worlds of Mind-Body Medicine & Psychology - Softcover

Moshe Daniel, Block

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785352091 ISBN 13: 9781785352096

Publisher: PSYCHE BOOKS, 2016

Synopsis

Holistic Counseling - Introducing ""The Vis Dialogue"" is about a cutting-edge, revolutionary new process of counseling that helps the practitioner connect the patients mind with their body to establish the real root cause of illness and disease. This technique helps to empower the patient to understand how their body is a reflection of their mind and how their illness also reflects that. This counseling technique alone has often been enough to heal incurable and protracted physical diseases without drugs, supplements, or any other form of remedy.

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Dr. Moshe Daniel Block, ND is a leader in mind-body medicine. A Da Vinci of our times, he is a Naturopathic doctor, homeopath, author, inventor, musician and has cured himself of a rare disease.

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Holistic Counseling

Introducing "The Vis Dialogue" Breakthrough Healing Method Uniting The Worlds of Mind-Body Medicine & Psychology

By Moshe Daniel Block

John Hunt Publishing Ltd.

Copyright © 2015 Moshe Daniel Block
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-78535-209-6

Contents

Foreword, 
Introduction – What is Holistic Counseling?, 
Part I – Philosophical Background to Holistic Counseling, 
The Seven Principles of Naturopathic and Holistic Medicine Philosophy, 
Chapter 1 First of All, to Do No Harm., 
Chapter 2 To Heal the Whole Person, 
Chapter 3 To Act in Cooperation with The Healing Power of Nature., 
Chapter 4 To Address the Fundamental Cause of Disease, 
Chapter 5 To Heal Each Person as an Individual, 
Chapter 6 Doctor as Teacher, 
Chapter 7 Physician, Heal Thyself!, 
Chapter 8 The Three Models of Medicine – with Principles Checklist, 
Chapter 9 The Vital Force –Implications for Holistic Counseling, 
Chapter 10 The Subconscious Mind, 
Part II – Principles and Metaphors for a Wholesome Holistic Practice, 
Chapter 11 The Two Paths and the Compensation, 
Chapter 12 Error in Innocence, 
Chapter 13 The Universality of the Truth vs Individualized Perception of Reality, 
Chapter 14 When Natural, Healthy Responses are Mingled with an Added Unhealthy-Element, 
Chapter 15 Real Situation vs Perceived Situation/Delusion, 
Chapter 16 The Metaphor of the Mountain Climber, 
Chapter 17 Things Seeming to Get Worse When They Are Really Getting Better, 
Chapter 18 The Intolerance of Time and Repetition, 
Chapter 19 No Room for Any More – Sympathetic Resonance, 
Chapter 20 What is the Difference between an Exciting Cause and the Root Cause?, 
Chapter 21 Addressing Obstacles to Cure in Practice, 
Chapter 22 Rightful Action for Correction, 
Part III – The Vis Dialogue of Holistic Counseling, 
Chapter 23 Attitude of the Practitioner, 
Chapter 24 Be a "Detective" of Nature, Not a Projector!, 
Chapter 25 Introduction to the Holistic Counseling Questions, 
Chapter 26 The Actual Holistic Counseling Questions, 
Chapter 27 Feedback – The Different Methods of Feedback, 
Part IIIB The More Complete List of Holistic Counseling Questions and their Purpose, 
Chapter 28 Concise/Specific Questions, 
Chapter 29 More Specialized, Advanced Questions and Techniques, 
Chapter 30 Technique of Going through the Physical Symptoms to Get to the Root Cause, 
Chapter 31 Closing Questions and Closing Situations, 
Chapter 32 What to Do When the Case is Not Advancing or is Stuck., 
Part IV – Additional Elements of Holistic Counseling, 
Chapter 33 Homework, 
Chapter 34 What to Do during Follow-Ups, 
Chapter 35 Additional Important Miscellaneous Elements to Consider during the Dialogue, 
Chapter 36 The Limitations of Holistic Counseling, 
Chapter 37 Frequently Asked Questions, 
Conclusion, 
Appendix, 
References, 

CHAPTER 1

First of All, Do No Harm.

This is a principle shared with conventional medicine. Its meaning is obvious, yet the potential to do harm is at times, subtle and not as obvious as if we, for instance, give a supplement or herbal formula that has ingredients that are contraindicated for a certain condition and cause direct damage from it. We must know when we are in over our heads in a given case and need to refer, and when we need to send a patient to the Emergency room. When we work to treat the symptoms of disease and not the root cause, there is a worsening of the disease at the level of the Vital Force, and this is a form of harm. When we practice counseling allopathically, we offer a lot of advice, we tell the patient what they wish to hear. We can also cause harm by the dependence we create in the patient, and also the advice we thought was accurate but was misleading. When we work holistically and in harmony with Nature, we tend to do no harm, so fear around this topic is unnecessary, but mindfulness and awareness is always important.

CHAPTER 2

To Heal the Whole Person

In Picture 1, I depict four-dimensional "worlds" or realities that are equivalent to the four dimensions of the "whole person" widely accepted in Naturopathic medicine. I have depicted some additional similarities spanning other traditions to demonstrate the universality or similarities found in this topic. The understanding of the four dimensions of the human being, along with direction of influence is very important in understanding Holism.

It is at the soul level where we derive our origins. It is at soul level where our "I AM" statement is pronounced. At the soul level, we sit in a world of infinite healing energy, where The Healing Power of Nature is at its most pure and highest vibrational frequency.

From the soul emanates all life, all vitality. All energies of Nature trickle down to the other three-dimensional worlds that are slower and lower in vibration. One can call them "more dense."

In Picture 2, the waterfall represents the energies that work their way down to the three lower worlds, originating from the world of soul. On the right-hand side of the picture, when there is nothing that interferes with the I AM statement of a soul, the mind is supplied with free-flowing uninhibited and healthy energy from the Universe, from the source of all life, the Creator. We say that in such a state all things are in harmony. The emotions and body will happily reflect the nature of the soul and the mind, all in ways that resonate with and mirror the soul's I AM state.

The Mind and False Belief Systems – The Fundamental Cause of Disease

"Only the mind is capable of error. The body can act wrongly only when it is responding to mis-thought."

On the left-hand side of Picture 2, we see that a rock, at the level of the mind, is impeding the flow of the vital life force that emanates from the soul. As a result, the emotional world and the physical world (body) will equally be blocked from the supply of the vital life force. This is how disease begins in a person. First the mind adopts some form of false idea (called a negative belief system) that is not in harmony with the I AM statement of the soul. This gets in the way or impedes the natural flow of emanation from the higher world to the lowest. In simple terms, health comes from being oneself. Disease results in believing something about the self which is incorrect and then living by that false belief.

It is because the belief system that a person chooses to believe is false that it impedes the flow of life force. A belief or way of thinking that is in harmony with the state of I AM at the soul level, will simply work in harmony, flow, and be a part of the source of Truth from the soul. One can say such a belief in the mind that is in harmony is not even an active or willful state of mind, but rather that it emanates from the soul and is effortless. It is therefore, take note, not even a choice. It is more like a reflection of the soul, and a way of the mind "knowing" one's I AM statement. That is an effortless form of observation of what is. Here we see that we did not create ourselves and life is therefore more about discovery of self and then allowing ourselves to be who we really are.

One way we discover who we are is by recognizing what we are not. We know what we are not by choosing to believe something false about ourselves and discovering that it really doesn't work for us. It doesn't work because when we believe something false about who we are and about Nature Itself, we become sick in mind, emotions and body. This is where choice, i.e. free will, comes into the picture.

Choice, i.e. free will, comes into the picture when a person chooses to adopt and hold a false set of ideas and beliefs in their mind. It is important to note that within the healing process, the person must make a willful choice to unchoose these false beliefs. A simpler way of saying this is that in order to heal, a person must let go of these false beliefs. Such is a choice to unchoose or release a false thought. It is like having a fist closed around the false thought in the mind and all it takes in healing is to open up the hand and let drop what has been held. In disease, we must hold onto it in this way with the will of the mind because it is not a natural occurrence in the mind. What is natural does not need to be held onto in such a fashion. What is natural emanates from Nature. This is true Nature. That is why a very healthy person aligned with their I AM statement and truly being themselves, is not very "stuck up in their mind." True Nature is Truth and needs only to be observed emanating from the soul. Truth emanates from the Creator and so we can say that at the soul level, we are One with the Creator; only that which is false and that which causes disease needs to be held on to with the will of the mind. It is as simple as that, though, as we will explore further in this book, not always easy. All true healing is simple. This does not make it easy.

What we also observe in recognizing this cascade and direction of influence, is that the emotions and the body take on the form of the belief system because each of the lower worlds, emotions and body, are reflections of the higher world of the mind (and the mind, in one's true state, is the reflection of the higher world of soul). What we observe in Holistic Counseling, which confirms this reflection between the mind, emotions, and body, is that people will describe their illness in the very same terms and with the same analogies as the false choices that led to the disease. The reason for that is the mind and emotions are centered in the body, which has all emanated from the soul. There are not really four worlds but rather one continuum of life force that has different states of density. So when a person describes how they feel about their illness and what it makes them do, or not do, it is naturally a reflection of the mental-emotional unhealthy patterns that led to the disease in the body. There is no separation there. Only the illusion of separation. And for the purpose of describing these subtle relationships and directions of influence, we speak about the continuum in four stages or worlds.

We see in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that "The Three Treasures" also demonstrate this direction of influence (see Picture 1). The Shen (Mind) governs the Qi (which is on the same dimensional level as the world of emotions) which governs the Blood (which is the same world as the physical body). A problem at the level of Shen will reflect a problem in the flow of Qi which will influence the flow of blood. For a change to occur to the body there must be a problem in the flow of Qi. For there to be a problem with the Qi, there must be an issue with the Shen (mind) for this is the direction of influence. The wise observer of Nature optimizes The Healing Power of Nature by working in harmony with this direction of influence. So the most effective and lasting way of healing in chronic illness is to address the problem where it lies at its deepest level – that is at its fundamental cause, which is in the world of the mind, and in particular, involves releasing those false belief systems that block the flow of the natural emanation of life force. Trying to heal the body in chronic illness by addressing the symptoms at the level of the body represents a gross misunderstanding of the direction of influence of Nature. Trying to address the cause of chronic illness at the level of the body could be likened to standing at the base of the waterfall and trying to push up at the water in an attempt to prevent the problem at the lowest level.

"All material means that you accept as remedies for bodily ills are restatements of magic principles."

"Since the body is only an effect of thoughts in the mind, any "problems" in the body must also be an effect of thought. If we try to fix the body at the level of form, which is the level of effect, we are trying to heal the body using inappropriate means. This is called magic, which is trying to make illusions seem real. They are attempts to make the illusions of the ego seem real by trying to fix its 'problems' with something in the physical world instead of healing the thoughts in the mind which is the real cause of every problem."

Emotions – The Watery Medium

The method of Holistic Counseling is largely applied through the mind because we are endeavoring to remove the fundamental cause in the waterfall flow of the Vital Force which are the false beliefs we hold in our minds, believing them to be true. So where do the emotions fit into the picture and what is their importance? Surely, there's no doubt that the majority of the patients I work with end up crying during some, and if not, most of our sessions together. And emotions like anger, frustration, guilt, are often more than present in a case. But is crying necessary? Does a patient need to emote in order to effect change in their health, or can the whole dialogue strictly be conducted on the intellectual level and evade the emotional realm?

I have found that in the cases where a patient has contacted the underlying emotion that is associated with and secondary to the inherent beliefs in the subconscious mind, the healing goes much better, faster, and lasts longer. Whether this happens during the appointment, or after while the patient reflects on all they have undergone, or even during their dreams in their sleep, if the stuck energies do not move through the emotional realm, the body will respond much slower.

Health is linked to emotional responsiveness in the face of changing life circumstances and social interactions. The word "e-motion" tells it all – we want to keep our feelings and energy in motion, rather than locking them in our tissues. Sat Dharam Kaur, ND

Why does this happen?

A way of answering this question lies in the art and science of alchemy. Alchemy is an in-depth study of Nature through a most fascinating lens. Some of our ancestors, who were the forebears of Naturopathic medicine and science, like Paracelsus, Sir Isaac Newton, Carl Jung and Robert Boyle, regarded the world through alchemical principles. One of the main focuses of alchemy is the four elements, namely, Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. In some ways, this is literal, and from other perspectives, a lover of Nature learns to discern all the different ways of understanding what an element is and in what form it may appear to us. As I depicted in Picture 1, I have found these four elements to correspond very well to the four dimensions of the human being, namely soul (Fire), mind (Air), emotions (Water), and body (Earth). It is not hard to understand these associations, as the body has a dense nature, like the element of earth. The emotions often feel quite watery, and move in waves, and have often been associated with the water element in Kabbalah, New Age and other forms of writing. The mind has a subtler and invisible quality to it, and can be likened to air. The soul has often been depicted in poetry, in religious literature, and in other ways as fiery.

Alchemy teaches the following tenet which is very important for our present discussion of the importance of the emotions in healing:

Non transire posse ab uno extreme ad alterus ad abseque medio.

Translation from the Latin: One cannot pass from one extreme (thing) to another without an intermediary.

In the book, The Golden Chain of Homer, a most definitive text on alchemy, and by many considered the most important book of alchemy, the author Homer, emphasizes this point often. He writes:

For Heaven (Fire) can never become Earth without the intermediary of Air and Water, and Earth can never become Heaven without Water and Air as intermediaries between Heaven and Earth. Likewise, Heaven can hardly become Water without Air, and neither can Earth become Air without the agency of the Water.

Heaven is subtle, pure, clear, thin, and volatile; Earth, on the contrary, is coarse, thick, dark, and highly fixed. These two are opposed to each other in consequence of their properties. For if someone wished to unite and coagulate Heaven, the most volatile, with Earth, the most fixed, he could never do it: For the most volatile flies back into its chaos when a little warmth is applied, and it leaves the fixed behind. This occurs in all things thru the whole of nature: The most volatile and the most fixed can never be joined or united without an intermediary.

And here we have our answer about the importance of the emotional realm, because the mind, like Air, is very subtle and, in alchemical terms, quite volatile. We can call it "high in frequency of vibration." The body, like Earth, on the other hand, is much denser and more fixed. The mind cannot affect the body without the medium of the emotions, which is the element of Water. If any chronic disease has become manifest in the body, the emotional world must therefore also equally have become affected and out of balance. So when we are dealing with disease that has become manifest in the body, if we are to see the body heal in the most expedient fashion, once the belief system that is at the root of the disease is released, the emotions must be made to move and also released to bring about full effect of healing.

In alchemy, we can also see the direction of influence. The higher or more volatile elements of Fire and Air are grouped together and considered Agens in Latin, which means, the active part. These are considered as Father, or male, or Yang, in the context of the Yin-Yang balance of Nature. Water and Earth, on the other hand, are considered Patiens, the passive part. These are considered as the Mother, or female, or Yin.

And herein lies the divide between the male and female. Where the mind lives in the air element, the beliefs that are adopted and held to be true are the active part that translates down through the world of Water and subsequently into the realm of Earth. Both the Water and the Earth are passively influenced by the activity of the mind. What this also means is that we really cannot try to make ourselves feel a certain way about something. Yes, we can suppress our feelings, ignore them and pretend we're not feeling something by using the will of our mind to do so. But we cannot, for instance, make ourselves fall in love with someone that we do not naturally feel attracted to or interested in, and we cannot make ourselves feel happy about a situation that we do not naturally enjoy. Our emotions respond passively in alignment with who we really are, which is our I AM statement, as it emerges from the soul (Fire). If our I AM is a certain way, our emotions respond passively in reflection to the nature of our soul. This cannot be changed. If it were changed, it would be an abomination outside of the harmony of Nature and very unnatural, like a GMO (genetically modified organism) modification to the connection between our soul and emotional makeup.

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Edition details

• Publisher: PSYCHE BOOKS
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1785352091
• ISBN 13: 9781785352096
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 416