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This is a book about human behaviour, our spiritual hunger, and a
fractured world in urgent need of healing.

The world is seriously wounded, threatened by violence,
egocentricity and mass consumerism. Government intervention
alone will never solve society's problems. We need personal
responsibility and healing on a global scale, a "bottom-up"
approach.

This carefully researched and thoughtful book skillfully weaves
science and spirituality with philosophy and ancient wisdom, using
potent imagery of the Wounded Healer, embodied in the life of
Jesus Christ, the story of the healing centaur Chiron and the work of
the indigenous shaman. Through suffering his own physical and
mental wounds the Wounded Healer acquires a special empathy for
recognizing and healing the wounds of others. He also exhibits a
vulnerability desperately needed in today's world.

This book is full of hope as it speaks to a palpable global shift
towards holistic and spiritual values, seen in organizations such as
the Cultural Creatives, first recognized and described by sociologist
Dr. Paul H. Ray. With a critical appraisal of the healing needs of
relationship, our economy, our environment and the living Gaia,
creativity in all its forms, and finally the curing professions of
pastoral and medical care, the book shows how we may all become
catalysts for social change, for a happier and more peaceful world.

Real value is in the final Appendix, a comprehensive resource for
the reader to use for further action. Anyone genuinely concerned for
the future healing needs of this world should read this challenging
book.

"I used to believe that we must choose between science and reason on the one hand,
and spirituality on the other, as foundations for living our lives. Now I consider this a
false choice… We can recover the sense of sacrednessss…, not just in science, but in
perhaps every area of life."

Larry Dossey, Reinventing Medicine