An upcoming seminar that may be of interest to readers is Edward Tick, Ph.D.'s week-long "War and the Soul: Healing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder," put on by the New England Educational Institute, and hosted at Eastham, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
(As a Cape native I can say, that's an extremely popular place in the summertime -- make your reservations for accommodations early, if you're considering going.)
From the brochure:
Edward Tick, Ph.D., is
Founding Director and Senior Clinician of Soldier’s Heart: Veterans’ Safe
Return Programs. Honored for his groundbreaking work in the holistic and
community-based healing of veterans and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
Dr. Tick has been a psychotherapist for 33 years, specializing in working with
veterans since the 1970s. He is the author of Sacred Mountain, The Practice Of
Dream Healing, The Golden Tortoise, and the award-winning book, War and the
Soul.
Click this link for more information, or to register.
The schedule for the seminar, also from the brochure:
Symposium Schedule:
Monday:
- The universal dimensions of the war experience;
- Introductory stories from veterans of several wars;
- What we mean by the soul and its place in psychotherapy and healing;
- What war does to the soul;
Tuesday:
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder from Vietnam to all wars;
- World history of PTSD;
- Mythology and PTSD;
- Warriorhood: Archetypal, cross-cultural and historical perspectives;
- The Hero's Journey, Initiation, and the Warrior's Path;
Wednesday:
- A holistic understanding of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder;
- Stress and anxiety disorder;
- Identity crisis;
- Interrupted initiation;
- Social disorder;
- Attachment disorder;
- Soul wound;
Thursday:
- Traditional and cross-cultural models and practices for healing from war;
- Purification and cleansing of the warrior;
- The healing power of storytelling;
- Restitution in the family and nation;
- Initiation as a warrior;
Friday:
- Healing beyond the therapy hour;
- Unique spiritual dimensions of healing from war;
- Healing through spirit principles and practices;
- Healing in the community;
- International healing;
- Spiritual vision regarding war and its healing.




