How to Widen Your Lens and become a Systemic Thinker and Communicator: in memory of Paul Byers “The universe is a significant single whole…the most important function of art and science is to awaken this feeling and keep it alive in those who are receptive to it.” Albert Einstein It…

How possibilities bring things together — It is not that there is no wish to meet the deeper needs — it is that healing cannot be divided or measured by department. The confusion is compounding. (from Nora Bateson’s poem, “Hallway of Hallways”) In the mid-seventies, I applied to the interdisciplinary department of Family and Community Studies…

Being a systemic psychotherapist trained in anthropology as well as classical homeopathy is obviously a natural context for me to work from — SUMMARY Certain cases, if not all, necessitate a stereoscopic perspective. This perspective requires seeing simultaneous part- to — whole connections and variations to determine the desired results, all of which are geared to optimize the immune system. This article describes a systemic approach to homeopathic case taking, applicable to psychotherapy…

I recently was going over my notes on ecological and systems thinking for an upcoming workshop, and came across this short essay that was motivated from my attending a talk by Nora Bateson, March 29, 2017, at the Players Club in New York City on “Systems, Contexts, Frames and Patterns”…

“…the multiple insults, the double binds and invasions that we all experience in life, the impact (to use an inappropriate physical work) whereby experience corrupts our epistemology, challenging the core of our existence, and thereby seducing us into a false cult of the ego — what I am suggesting is…

Key points Our world is an ecological process that is more than the sum of its parts. It may not make sense to go back to business as usual given lessons learned from the recent pandemic. “Warm Data” is a relational process that encourages us to recognize our interdependency. Through mutual dialogue…

“Healing is not a science but the intuitive art of wooing nature” — W.H. Auden Anthropologists describe human interactions from what is called the “Participant Observer” mode. The late anthropologist, Gregory Bateson, who I studied with and admired, would have himself filmed as he filmed his field work. This would provide a context for anyone viewing his work. It included the observer and…

action is louder than words “time” as a noun is defined as the indefinite continued progress of existence. E.g. time is a solace. as a verb, when (something) should happen or be done. I e. solace with family is timed for tomorrow. i am intrigued by how life can be…

The Gift of Homeopathy — “Homeopathy avoids anything that is even the slightest bit debilitating” Dr. Samuel Hahnemann As part of a decision to live a life with a strong respect for communication, collaboration and seeing things systemically, it makes sense to consider a health maintenance perspective such as Homeopathy. Homeopathy emanates from nature and…