I\u2019ve written quite a lot about this and don\u2019t intend to repeat much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disastrous opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One can see this as the big disaster that it is. Looking from within the present situation itself, one can also see it as a huge opportunity for doing good and doing well. [see: “Saving \u20ac 1 trillion in healthcare<\/a>“]<\/p>\n\n\n\n To chart the field and my relevant writings (not exhaustively):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The domain of psychosomatics<\/em> has been renamed to functional disorders<\/em>, then to Medically Unexplained Syndromes<\/em>. [see: \u201cMedically Unexplained Syndromes (MUS)<\/a>\u201d] One can see the magical disappearance of the mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This, despite the scientific certainty of mind = body and recent breakthroughs in visualizing the same. [see: ” Mind = Body’ Breakthrough<\/a>“]<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have written a book about how the mind can be used to self-heal. [see: \u201cYour Mind as Cure<\/a>\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n To many people, the mind remains something very misunderstood, which hinders insight in how it can influence health. [see: \u201cWhich Mind upon Health?<\/a>\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n In COVID times, with the mind being absolutely clearly involved and the stakes being terribly high, with many deaths and further human and economic misery, nobody seems to care about mental causality. I have written a book and quite a few blogs, for example: [see: \u201cCan Mind Acutely Prevent COVID?<\/a>\u201d]. You can find my book Minding Corona<\/em> here [see: \u201cMINDING CORONA<\/a>\u201d] or as a manuscript for free at ResearchGate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have written a weekly \u2018Mind-Body Column,\u2019 which was published during some time, but at present with little to no interest from my colleagues. [see: “Mind-Body Column – Intro<\/a>“]<\/p>\n\n\n\n It has been proven beyond doubt that psychotherapeutic theories and models do not contribute to the effect of psychotherapy, making ‘the real mind’ disappear also in this field. [see: \u201c<\/a>Psychotherapy vs. Psychotherapies<\/a>\u201d]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My conclusion: We are living in the Middle Ages concerning the mind in health and healthcare.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And, you know, after all this time and effort, I\u2019m still baffled about the cause. There are, of course, the usual suspects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not all arguments pertain to everybody. A number of them may pertain to anybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Apparently, I\u2019m aware of these and other arguments. I\u2019m still baffled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or is it a spiral of everything together?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Many factors may be mutually strengthening, forming a whirlpool with quite a lot of energy, drawing people into it, and not letting them come out again. This principle is probably also applicable to many disorders [see: “Whirlpool of Disease<\/a>“], such as COVID. [see: “COVID-Whirlpool<\/a>“] Looking for ‘the one single cause,’ it is additionally hard to find mental causality within a whirlpool, where any single cause is nowhere and everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Such a spiral is something like a self-perpetuating pattern, which probably also lies at the basis of human intelligence from the start, making us especially vulnerable to the phenomenon. Not an easy read about this is my e-book nr. 3<\/a> \u2015 meant as a higher-level explanation of how AURELIS works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The more elements are coming together, the more difficult to get out of the whirlpool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Right, so, some future will call itself the \u2018age of enlightenment\u2019 after the deepest point has been reached. That tipping point may be quite soon, given recent fundamental happenings, challenges, and discoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ll be more than ready.<\/p>\n