Holism & Health

Books: Dr. Diamond’s Philosophy of Healing

Six books that outline different aspects of Dr. Diamond's unique approach to holistic health and healing.

“The True Cure”

When a doctor approaches a patient he must think not only of the mechanics of the physical cure, but also of aiding the person in healing his spirit. This cannot be learned in medical school, it is not in the medical textbooks, nor does it qualify as a diagnosis for insurance companies. But it is what really matters.

“A World Beyond Medicine”

What is Beethoven to medicine? And the Buddha, and Shankara, and Raphael, and Blake, and Monteux, and Euripides.

“The True Psychiatrist is a Meta-Psychiatrist”

“Modern psychological science dispenses altogether with the soul. … The new psychologists have ceased to think nobly of the soul, and even speak of it as a complete superfluity.”

Video: The True Physician’s Role

The true physician's role is to ensure that the patient has a fervent desire for Life Energy, that is, they truly want to be healthy.

“Perhaps We All Die as Hedgehogs”

It is said that when drowning your whole life flashes before your eyes. If so, then at that very instant we suddenly Know why we have lived.

“Helping the Child from His Earliest Years”

“…he himself is subject to his birth” –Hamlet, I.iii.78 Especially if we enlarge “birth” to include the nine months before and the year after – the period Michel Odent calls that of Primal Health.

Audio Lecture: Holism – Analysis at the Expense of Synthesis

There are two approaches to holism: the synthetic - the building up into the whole; and its opposite, the analytic - the breaking down of the whole into its components. Most people, and society generally, tend to analysis at the expense of synthesis, a problem with ultimate roots in the mother-child relationship.

“From Inspiration to Desperation”

Without Inspiration – no Aspiration.

Video: The 3 Layers of Consciousness

Dr. Diamond eloquently shares his view of human consciousness. It consists of 3 layers: the conscious; the superficial unconscious of love and and hate; and, underneath everything, the Deep Unconscious - of pure love.