Libraries' Fall Colloquium |
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"Healing Images:
Connecting with Inner Wisdom" |
When I asked Dr. Albert Schweitzer how he accounted for the fact that anyone could possibly expect to become well after having been treated by a witch doctor, he said that I was asking him to divulge a secret that doctors have carried around inside them ever since Hippocrates. “But I’ll tell you anyway,” he said, his face still illuminated by that half-smile. “The witch doctor succeeds for the same reason that all of us succeed. Each patient carries his own doctor inside of him. They come to us not knowing that truth. We are at our best when we give the doctor who resides within each patient a chance to go to work.” (Norman Cousins, Anatomy of an Illness, 1980, pp. 68-69) |
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All students, faculty, and staff are invited to join the library-sponsored fall colloquium, presented by Dr. Anees Sheikh, Professor of Psychology at Marquette University. Dr. Sheikh will explain why the most effective healer comes within the psyche of the individual, demonstrating that imagery is an excellent vehicle for accessing our inner healer. Dr. Sheikh will define what imagery is, as well as address the healing power of imagery though its connection with our inner wisdom. During the past two decades, an impressive body of empirical research has been conducted, demonstrating the successful role of imagery in health. Dr. Sheikh will share a number of imagery techniques, case histories, and personal experiences to clarify the issues. |
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Dr. Sheikh is a professor and former chair of Marquette's Department of Psychology and clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Through his guided imagery workshops, he has trained thousands of health professionals around the world. Dr. Sheikh has published numerous journal articles and book chapters and fifteen books in imagery and related topics. He is the founding editor of The Journal of Mental Imagery. Dr. Sheikh is past president of the American Association for the Study of Mental Imagery and is internationally recognized for his contributions to the field of imagery. In 2006, Dr. Sheikh was a recipient of the John P. Raynor Excellence in Teaching Award. The colloquium series is jointly sponsored by the Marquette University Librarians' Assembly and the Library Support Staff Association. The event is free, open to all, and light refreshments will be available. Questions concerning the event may be addressed to Rose Trupiano at 288-5998 or E-mail. |
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