Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies: Psychology & Chinese Medicine (Revised Edition)

I've been reading his work over a decade now. I faced with many writers and teachers but Leon Hammer is special. Going through his work is almost like a meditation. You may feel reading new material everytime you try to re-read.I ordered paperback before and hardcover this time.It gives me a goose bump every time I re read his work.Such a fascinating job.

I bought this for a gift for a friend who is an open minded psychiatrist. It's fascinating stuff. Emotional problems and mental illness are viewed and described through the prism of Oriental Medicine, which is interested in getting to the root cause. Some of it is a bit technical for those of us who don't have a background in Oriental thinking and medicine, but most of the book describes cases and is an interesting and thought provoking read for the intelligent layperson. Highly recommended for everyone interested in or dealing with mental/emotional problems. Fascinating and different.

Interesante

This holistic and insightful book came highly recommended from a highly educated, talented and globally-savvy health practitioner... I work in healthcare and health research, and this is one of those books (if not THE book) that any practitioner working in a healing modality or health/mental healthcare field (whether eastern or western, complimentary or combined) would benefit from...to me, it's a MUST read... Will improve the understandings and hence healing outcomes of any practitioner -- great read for anyone interested in healing or who is going through a challenge. A magnificent read.

Dr. Hammer is very informed & experienced with Chinese medicine. Great effort integrating Eastern time honored methods & principles with Western medicine. I wish he would address more regarding psychodynamic therapy given his training as a psychoanalyst as well. I believe that psychodynamic therapy, the abiltiy to very deeply understand another, is as transforming as Chinese medicine.

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Very interesting book but it is not a "light" book for beginners. The reader needs to master first the philosophy of the 5 Elements and their subtleties and then enjoy Dr. Hammer journey through psycho and soma.

Very nicely written. Good book to read.