Description: "Dr Alex Tanous (1926-1990) was a renowned international lecturer on the topics of well-being, creativity and parapsychology. A self-professed psychic, he spent 20 years of his life while working as a university lecturer being tested for his claims of 'light project' and going 'out-of-the-body' at will.
Brief description: Alex Tanous, D.D. (1926-1990), came from Portland, Maine, and was an international teacher of philosophy, well-being, and parapsychology. He was the author of several books, including: "Beyond Coincidence", "Is Your Child Psychic?", and "Dreams, Symbols and Psychic Power". He spent many years working with groups and families investigating psychic phenomena, including his own abilities, through the American Society for Psychical Research. He held five degrees, including a bachelor of arts in theology, three masters degrees in theology, philosophy, and education, and a doctorate in theology (doctorate in divinity). He guest-lectured all over the world, and regularly in the colleges and universities of New York. His most frequent lecturing post was at the University of Southern Maine, where he had given lectures on healing, dreams, and had established the first parapsychology course within the USA to be taught with credit.
Review Quotes:
"Psi in Psychotherapy presents a set of intriguing case studies arguing that talented psychics can provide valuable insights about clients engaged in psychotherapy. This book should be required reading for anyone interested in exploring enhanced techniques for treating mental health."
Dean Radin, PhD, Chief Scientist, Institute of Noetic Sciences, and author ofReal Magic(Listening Library, 2018)
"Dr Tanous had his abilities tested on a number of occasions, and in this instance, turns them to the clinical setting. Empathy and intuition can go far in helping the client on the path to recovery."
Rosemarie Pilkington, PhD, editor of Men and Women of Parapsychology, Personal Reflection, 2 vols. (Anomalist Books, 2013)
"This book is a rare treat showing us a glimpse into the future of psychotherapy through the visionary eyes of one of the most talented and academic psychics of the twentieth century.
Larry Burk, MD, CEHP, former board president of the Rhine Research Center, author of Dreams that Can Save Your Life(Findhorn Press, 2018)
"A fascinating, moving and well-written account. Whether one believes in psychic phenomena as such or not, the study illustrates well how therapeutic techniques based upon such beliefs can be helpful and integrate with conventional therapy."
Prof Frederick Toates, Open University, Author of How Sexual Desire Works: The Enigmatic Urge (Cambridge University Press, 2014)
"Every psychotherapist should be required to read this, and everyone having a psychic experience will gain insight from the book"
Loyd Auerbach, Author of Psychic Dreaming(Llewelyn 2017)
"Old but new, this valuable work contributes to the emergence of the practical parapsychology of wellbeing. It also resonates with patterns previously underreported in the work of psychospiritually oriented healers both in and out of mainstream medicine and psychotherapy."
Charles F. Emmons, PhD, Gettysburg College, author of Chinese Ghosts Revisited (Blacksmith Books, 2017).
"This book suggests in choosing a suitable psychotherapist, it is important of course to choose from the professionally qualified, but it may give a further vital advantage to choose someone with a true healing ability."
Annekatrin Puhle, PhD, author ofLight Changes: Experiences in the Presence of Transforming Light (White Crow Books, 2014)
"A fascinating book, dramatically hinting about the way psychic abilities may become practical tools for helping relieve suffering, although, on another level, even the thought of a psychic's connecting with another's mind can be rather frightening - for both real and irrational reasons."
Charles T. Tart, PhD, author of Altered States of Consciousness(HarperCollins, 1990)
"Though largely - as described in the foreword by Cooper and Krippner - 'a historical document', this book provides a fascinating and contemporary relevant account of the potential role of psychic diagnosis in psychotherapy.
Sara MacKian, PhD, Open University, author of Everyday Spirituality(Palgrave Macmillan, 2012)
An unconventional, bold and probably unique approach to the psychotherapeutic process, with a psychic and a psychiatrist both involved in the diagnosis and the healing.
Zofia Weaver, Ph.D.