Binocular Vision and Seeing God
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon looks at some recent cognitive research into depth cues and connects it to traditional Jewish concepts of vision and spirituality.
Sanity, Pain, and Language
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon explores Step 2 in the 10 step recovery paradigm and draws some interesting connections to Jung, pain management, and spirituality.
Road Maps to Spirituality
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon discusses the ancient art of cartography and asks what map might be appropriate for the spirituality of our post-Holocaust world.
Uman 2007
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon narrates his triumphant return to Uman.
This Bloody Pain
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon reflects on the meaning of pain six months after his near-fatal car accident.
The Spirituality of Pain and Suffering
The Spirituality of Pain and Suffering
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon explores the interfaces between culture, spirituality, and the body in this compelling essay.
Whispering to Fetuses
In this essay, Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon explores the themes of free will and determinism and elucidates the spiritual significance of these seemingly incompatible concepts.
Listening to the Whispers
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon meditates on the art of listening in this theologically charged essay.
Graduation From The School of Near-Death Experiences
Graduation From the School of Near Death Experiences
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon continues the slow path to recovery and reflects on the ways in which the accident has changed his life.
Acceptance
As Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon recovers from his terrible car accident, he reflects on his life.
Reflections on my Accident and Post Rupture
Reflections on my Accident and Post Rupture
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon narrates the dramatic events that left him in the ER and discusses what this brush with death means to him.
Measuring The Quality of Pain
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon hypothesizes a new tool for measuring the quality of pain.
Understanding Your Pain
In this comprehensive essay, Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon elucidates the different ways in which the body produces pain and then moves on to explain the techniques available to patients for controlling and mitigating pain, along with a brief exploration of the spirituality of pain.
The Metaphor of the Genome
Exploring Esoteric Models of Healing
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon begins this illuminating essay by explaining the molecular biology of genes and then moves into a meditation on the metaphoric significance of coding and decoding and its relevance to the doctor-patient relationship.
You Have Been Chosen
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon addresses his patients and asserts that the baggage of suffering that comes with disease is no accident.
Healing The Split
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon makes a pledge to his patients about what kind of physician he aspires to be.
Letter: The Mystical Side of Judaism
Letter: The Mystical Side of Judaism
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon elucidates the mystical side of Judaism and discusses the role that it played in his own personal healing on three levels:
1. The historical
2. The phenomenological
3. The personal existential
Re-reading Illness
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon posits a fascinating analogy between patients and texts in this must-read essay.
Pilgrimage to Uman
Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon shares his experience of making a religious pilgrimage to the grave of Reb Nachman of Breslov.