And let me be the first to reiterate that Mind's Eye is not your personal P.R. wire. There are services for that.
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > Let me be the first Gibbs, (to overlook the breach of group etiquette > {no marketing links}) and extend a hearty congratulations on the > publication of your book! What a long, but hopefully worthwhile road > it must seem in retrospect. I hope you will keep us up to date on the > reception of it, and the insights that public feedback will bring. > Again, I wish you all the best with your big work. > > On Feb 9, 11:55 pm, "Dr Gibbs Williams" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Meaningful Coincidences Are Not Supernatural. > > They’re Completely Natural. > > > > New book by noted psychoanalyst challenges Jung’s anti-scientific > > conclusion on ‘synchronicities, while providing readers with tools > > of empowerment for expanding self-awareness. > > > > New York, NY, February 2010 — Beginning in the late 1960s, noted > > New York psychoanalyst Dr. Gibbs Williams began investigating the > > fascinating and perplexing subject of meaningful coincidences, > > more commonly know in his trade as synchronicities, in which a > > person experiences two or more events that are causally unrelated > > but occur together in a meaningful way. Williams, after several > > decades, hundreds of patients, thousands of observations, millions > > of reflections—and the surprising realization that the founder of > > analytical psychology, Carl Jung, missed the mark—has published > > a fascinating book on the topic called “Demystifying Meaningful > > > > Coincidences (Synchronicities): The Evolving Self, the Personal > > Unconscious, and the Creative Process.” > > > > This new book (Jason Aronson Publishers, 330 pp.) > > offers an original theory on the nature of synchronicity which > > advances the idea that they are self-generated messages arising > > from our own unique creative processes. > > > > Based on a critical evaluation of many of Williams’ > > most captivating cases, “Demystifying Meaningful Coincidences” > > is bound both to inform and provoke readers around the world: > > it will inform all those who are intrigued by notions of life > > purpose, identity, self-development, mysticism, consciousness > > studies and other similar disciplines; and it will provoke all > > those who consider the renowned Jung to be nearly infallible in > > his psychoanalytic explanations. > > > > It can also help the many people who struggle from time to time > > with the meaning of their own sometimes mind-boggling synchronistic > > experiences. > > > > “Jung spent a great deal of his life investigating the nature and > > purpose of these anomalous occurrences. His partly psychological > > and partly mystical/magical theory has dominated the field for the > > past half-century,” Williams says. “In my book, I objectively > > challenge his basic assumptions concerning the nature of reality, > > how we are thought to have knowledge of reality, and what that > > knowledge really consists of.” > > > > This book is a fascinating journey into an equally fascinating > > topic that will be as of much interest and value to the general > > public as it will be to professionals in psychiatry, psychoanalysis > > and psychotherapy. > > > > In addition to providing many thought-provoking facts and ideas, > > the book can also serve as a blueprint to help readers identify, > > decode and interpret the self-generated messages of synchronicity > > in ways that are intellectually and emotionally innovative and > > beneficial. > > “In short,” Williams adds, “the book will stimulate self-awareness > > and, in doing so, expand consciousness.” > > > > Dr. Williams has had a richly colorful 44-year career as a psychologist > > and psychotherapist, including a pioneering role in an addiction > > treatment program in New York City called Odyssey House. > > > > Along with upcoming speaking engagements, a continuing > > practice and additional psychoanalytical research, Williams has > > also begun writing his next book, which will recount his work with > > addicts in the 1960s. > > > > “Demystifying Meaningful Coincidences (Synchronicities): > > The Evolving Self, the Personal Unconscious, and the Creative Process, > > ”published by Jason Aronson Publishers (an imprint of Rowman & > > Littlefield), > > is available from all major online booksellers, including amazon.com. > > Dr. Gibbs Williams can be reached at [email protected]. > > > > Order your copy athttp:// > www.websiteinfo.net/email/link.php?M=1027&N=7&L=6&F=T > > > > > > > > > > To stop receiving these emails: > > unsubscribe by sending email to: [email protected] > > and put unsubscribe in subject line > > Click this link to unsubscribe: > http://www.websiteinfo.net/email/unsubscribe.php?M=1027&C=0b5246a2e1a... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<minds-eye%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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