The marriage of the sun and moon : a quest for unity in consciousness

**An exploration of mind and body from the __New York Times__–bestselling author of __The Natural Mind__ and __Spontaneous Happiness__.** From the great popularizer of alternative medicine, here is a collection of essays about his travels to South America in the early 1970s in search of information on altered states of consciousness, drug use in other cultures, and other matters having to do with the complementarity of mind and body. Andrew Weil's experiences during this time laid the foundation for his mission to restore the connection between medicine and nature. In __The Marriage of the Sun and Moon__, now updated with a new preface by the author, the esteemed Dr. Weil attempts to empower patients to take full charge of their destinies. An exploration of mind and body from the New York Times –bestselling author of The Natural Mind and Spontaneous Happiness . From the great popularizer of alternative medicine, here is a collection of essays about his travels to South America in the early 1970s in search of information on altered states of consciousness, drug use in other cultures, and other matters having to do with the complementarity of mind and body. Andrew Weil's experiences during this time laid the foundation for his mission to restore the connection between medicine and nature. In The Marriage of the Sun and Moon , now updated with a new preface by the author, the esteemed Dr. Weil attempts to empower patients to take full charge of their destinies.

From the great popularizer of alternative medicine, here is a collection of essays about his travels to South America in the early 1970s in search of information on altered states of consciousness, drug use in other cultures, and other matters having to do with the complementarity of mind and body. Andrew Weil’s experiences during this time laid the foundation for his mission to restore the connection between medicine and nature. In The Marriage of the Sun and Moon, now updated with a new preface by the author, the esteemed Dr. Weil first attempts to empower patients to take fuller charge of their destinies.

Believing that the distinctions made between mind and body and self and non-self are unnatural separations, the author of Spontaneous Healing explores the nature of the unconscious mind in its relation to ordinary consciousness. Reprint. ON A VIOLENTLY STORMY night in September 1971 I left my house near Sterling, Virginia, to drive to New Jersey on the first leg of a journey that would take four years and cover many thousands of miles. A look at questions raised by The Natural Mind and at different methods of naturally altering consciousness.