Manual of Psychomagic

A workbook for using symbolic acts to heal the unconscious mind

• Provides several hundred successful psychomagic solutions for a wide range of specific psychological, sexual, emotional, and physical problems, from stuttering, eczema, and fears to repressed rage and hereditary illnesses

• Details how practitioners can develop unique psychomagic solutions for their patients

• Explains how psychomagic bypasses the rational mind to work directly with the unconscious for quicker and more enduring change

Traditional psychotherapy seeks to unburden the unconscious mind purely through talk and discussion. Psychomagic recognizes that it is difficult to reach the unconscious with rational thought. We should instead speak directly to the unconscious in its own language, that of dreams, poetry, and symbolic acts. By interacting on this deeper level, we can initiate quicker and more enduring change to resolve repressed childhood trauma, express buried emotions, and overcome deep-seated intimacy issues. Through the lens of psychomagic, illness can be seen as the physical dream of the unconscious, revealing unresolved issues, some passed from generation to generation.

In this workbook of psychomagical spells, legendary filmmaker and creator of psychomagic Alejandro Jodorowsky provides several hundred successful psychomagic solutions for a wide range of psychological, sexual, emotional, and physical problems from stuttering, eczema, and fear of failure to repressed rage, hereditary illnesses, and domineering parents. Each solution takes the same elements associated with a negative emotional charge and recasts them into a series of theatrical symbolic actions that enable one to pay the psychological debts hindering their lives. Explaining the shamanic techniques at the foundation of psychomagic, the author offers methods for aspiring practitioners to develop solutions for their own unique patients.

Jodorowsky explains how the surreal acts of psychomagic are intended to break apart the dysfunctional persona with whom the patient identifies in order to connect with a deeper, more authentic self. As he says in the book, "Health only finds itself in the authentic. There is no beauty without authenticity."

Autorentext

Alejandro Jodorowsky is a playwright, filmmaker, composer, mime, psychotherapist, and author of many books on spirituality and tarot, and over thirty comic books and graphic novels. He has directed several films, including The Rainbow Thief and the cult classics El Topo and The Holy Mountain. He lives in France. In 2019, Alejandro Jodorowsky was cited as one of the "100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World" according to Watkins Mind Body Spirit magazine.

Inhalt

Introduction to Psychomagic
Freeing the Shackles of Memory

One
Psychomagic Tips to Heal Your Life
Authenticity, Health, and the Influence of the
Family Terrain

1 Sexual Devaluation of the Female

2 Female Shyness

3 Sexual Devaluation of the Male

4 Premature Ejaculation

5 Rejection of Sperm

6 Incestuous Desires

7 Mother-Daughter Symbiosis

8 Mother-Son Symbiosis

9 Father-Son Symbiosis

10 Father-Daughter Symbiosis

11 Invasive Mother

12 Mothers Who Criticize by Telephone

13 Mourning an Abortion

14 Nostalgia for Homeland

15 Taking Possession of a Territory

16 Separated Parents

17 Eczema

18 Avoid Being Spellbound by a More Powerful Mind

19 Bad Luck

20 Agoraphobia

21 Claustrophobia

22 Bulimia

23 Anorexia

24 Failure

25 Nicotine Addiction

26 Heroin Addiction

27 Alcoholism

28 Living with an Addict

29 Death of a Baby

30 Born after the Death of a Sibling

31 Give the Feelings of Others Back to Them

32 Letting Go of Childhood Suffering

33 Letting Go of Harmful Ideas

34 Absent Father (for a woman)

35 Absent Father (for a man)

36 Express Repressed Rage

37 Distressing Secrets

38 Domineering Parents

39 The Inability to Caress

40 To Stop Using Aggressive Language

41 The Blocked Artist

42 Amenorrhea

43 Amorous Jealousy

44 Insane Jealousy

45 Failure Neurosis

46 Gather Strength before a Radical Change

47 Inability to Concentrate

48 Stolen Childhood

49 Family Illnesses

50 Ridding Ourselves of Labels

51 Difficulty Carrying Pregnancy to Term

52 No Partner

53 Warts

54 Kleptomania

55 Guilt Attacks

56 Male Cowardice

57 Impotency

58 Stuttering

59 Morning Sluggishness

60 Recovering Faith in Oneself

61 Intellectual Anxiety

62 Sexual Abuse

63 Lovesickness

64 Fear of Financial Failure

65 Fear of Aging

66 Fear of Fainting

67 Fear of the Dark

68 Fear of Insanity

69 Spells for Fear

70 Career Trouble

71 Frigidity

72 Negative Forecasting

73 Dissatisfaction with Physical Appearance

74 Marital Boredom

75 The Woman Bound to Her Ex-Lover

76 Preserving Love and Friendship

77 Relationship Conflicts

78 Incomprehensible Weeping

79 Unprovoked Depression, Continuous Anguish, and Birth Massage

80 Remedy for Pessimists

Two
Psychomagic Recommendations for Society
Acts to Heal Communities, Countries, and the World

Political Disappearances

The Night of Tlatelolco

A Harbor for Bolivia

Female Popes in Rome

Rally for Peace

Protest against Hunger

Hostile Walls

Collective Healing

Anti--Olympic Games

World Union

Three
Psychomagic Acts for Maintaining Health
Dancing the Cosmic Dance

Useless Objects

Troublesome Meetings

Burn "Definitions"

Vampire Relationships

Vaginal Power

Poetry

To Comfort

Imaginary Occupation

Disidentification

Becoming an Adult

Four
Psychomagic Consultations
What Lies Hidden in the Darkness of the Unconscious?

107 Psychomagic Actions and Outcomes

Appendix Advice for Future Psychomagicians

Index

About the Author