Table of Contents Winter 2008-2009, Vol. 23 No. 4 In This Issue 5 Religion and Spirituality Nancy Nachman-Hunt, Interim Editor News 6 University of Missouri Study Finds Spiritual Experiences Neurophysiologically Based; Brandeis Researchers Say Study on Prayer is Groundbreaker for Further Research on Connections Between Spirituality and Health; Beth Israel Cancer Treatment Study to Include Yoga, Meditation. Opinion 8 Healing America Maureen Dolan, Adjunct Chaplain, DePaul University, Chicago Research Review 10 The Heart Field Effect: Synchronization of Healer-Subject Heart Rates in Energy Therapy Christine Caldwell Bair, PhD, ThD Voices 20 Practicing Medicine In The Now: An Interview With John Astin, PhD Nancy Nachman-Hunt, Interim Editor Book Review 26 Second Chance at Your Dream: Engaging Your Body’s Energy Resources for Optimal Aging, Creativity, and Health, by Dorothy Hover-Kramer, EdD, RN Reviewed by David Gruder, PhD, DCEP Abstracts 28 Calendar 30 About the Cover SPIRAL 3: BRIDGING SEPARATION—FROM THE “CREATION ENERGETICS” SERIES. Ceramic white earthenware, slips, oil sticks, 13" x 13" x1.5", Mona Shiber. In this mandala, the caduceus—the 3 lines of energy intertwining from root to crown, from heaven to earth—represents the chakra system. Kundalini energy spins through the fluid of the spinal staff. The image of the 2-petaled lotus becomes the 2 wings positioned at the third eye. This mandala is the third of a grouping of 9 in the “Creation Energetics” series, where spiraling energy of creation is mapped in symbolic and numeric imagery. The caduceus rests on the back structure of a 9-square, a symbol of the Cosmos in eastern tradition. My works are a “mystic mapping” composed of several series exploring creation mythologies and the evolution of human consciousness through the lens of the kundalini-chakra system, along with present moment awareness and mind/body/spirit connection. To view more works, please visit www.clearvisionstudio.com Table of Contents ADVANCES Winter 2008-2009, VOL. 23, NO. 4 1 previous page next page