Broken Vessels

Today we hear much about holistic medicine and its integration of body, mind, and spirit. According to Steiner, true healing is impossible unless it includes every dimension of a human being -- both visible and invisible.
To meet inner frailty with truly adequate concepts, Steiner describes specific inner structures of both healthy and unhealthy states that escape ordinary perception. Topics include sleepwalking, "hyperliteracy, " and the visions of St.Teresa of Avila. He suggests ways to approach misalignments of abnormal inner structures and psychic difficulties, using what he calls "pastoral medicine" -- holistic healing that brings together body and soul and helps them function in effective and powerful ways.