This book introduces readers to the monotheistic spiritual practices of the West through the recounting of popular biblical stories. By adopting three simple practices into our daily lives, we can achieve self mastery and spiritual freedom – and climb our own ladder to reach the "top" or highest aspect of ourselves.

To create harmony and mutual cooperation in our daily interactions with others we practice the 10 laws of balance – also known as the 10 commandments. To turn inwards to discover spiritual freedom, we embrace three intentions or vows – to surrender our ego, live moderately, and practice faithfulness in relationship. To transform our selves and find a transcendent connection with the Divine we practice mental imagery.

Drawing on 16 Biblical stories, Dr. Epstein explores these three practices through the struggles faced by the biblical heroes and heroines. These real–life people living real–life events are but ourselves. Who of us has not been immobilized by past regrets or trauma as Lot’s Wife was, when she glances back to see the destruction of Sodom and is turned into a pillar of salt? After examining the stories from four levels of meaning – the literal, the moral, the analogical or allegorical, and the esoteric or secret – Dr. Epstein provides rich guided imagery (visualizations) to permit us to discover the personal meaning of these tales for ourselves.

"THE ULTIMATE AIM IS TO ATTAIN NOT ONLY A STATE OF HEALING, BUT EVENTUALLY TO BRING OURSELVES TO A STATE OF INCREDIBLE LONGEVITY. WE MIGHT EVEN REACH THE POINT OF DEFEATING DEATH ITSELF."

With this bold statement, Gerald Epstein, M.D., a leading pioneer in the field of mindbody medicine, introduces a breakthrough book that can quite literally save – and perhaps indefinitely extend – your life.

In Healing into Immortality, Dr. Epstein outlines a proven program of self–healing based on nearly thirty years of clinical practice and a lifetime of investigation into the role of the mind in causing or curing disease. He explains how physical symptoms are only the outward manifestation of illness, whose real source lies not in germs or viruses but in a mind and spirit out of sync with the body. He then shows how the reintegration of mind, body, and spirit through the power of will, memory, and imagination can heal virtually every kind of disease and prevent illness. Utilizing the healing stories of the Bible and Western spiritual practices, Dr. Epstein has revived a tradition of healing more than five thousand years old. Complete with case histories, imagery exercises and practices of will, here is the definitive guide to using your mind to heal your body.

Although we are bombarded by images from TV, Advertising and the computer, few of us realize the power of our own imagination to heal ourselves. This book provides an innovative and fascinating guide to the clinical use of dreams, daydreams and fantasies. Synthesizing scientific understanding of contemporary physics, psychology and neurology with his understanding of imagination, Dr. Epstein presents a unique approach to psychotherapy.

In essence, waking dream therapy consists of re–living a dream in a therapeutic setting while exploring the significant elements of the dream through a long guided imagery. The therapeutic possibilities suggested by this deep exploration of Self are then carried out by the client in daily life. Within a short time, this therapy produces lasting transformations of thinking, feeling, and behavior. The principles and practical issues in this unique therapeutic relationship are detailed with a broad array of clinical illustrations. The book includes an historic overview of the imagination as a therapeutic technique.