I thought of giving this book one star or five stars, settled on four. The writer is either an idiot who thinks he's a genius or a genius who thinks we're all idiots. The end of the book leans toward the latter.

Each chapter starts with a story about how the writer received a gift from some spiritual person. He then jumps to an anecdote about how he used that gift to bring 'mojo' or magic into someone's life. This magic exists in the form of proven therapy modalities (e.g., music therap More...

Keeney is a therapist who used systems theory and cybernetics and had a national reputation with several publications in the 80's. He was a student of Gregory Bateson and Heinz von Foerster. He has developed a radical approach to therapy which is deeply informed and shaped by shamanism.

If you are interested in this, there is an engaging podcast available that I would recommend with an interview with Keeney by Tami Simon of Sounds True. Here is a link to this podcast: http://www.soundstrue.com/podcast/bradfo... More...