Revisiting the Garden

About the Book

When I began my work as a Unity minister, I found myself and some members of my congregation yearning to more truly live the teachings of Jesus, rather than just studying and trying to understand them. I also found that this yearning to experience the kind of life exemplified by avatars or holy men was shining in the hearts of loyal followers of faiths other than Christianity. The prevalent attitude of most people seemed to be that such a goal was impossible. One only did one’s best and let it go at that. However, others who were challenged with compulsive and damaging behavior not only yearned for, they needed a fresh religious approach in order to overcome undesirable habits. There seemed to be a connection missing, a bridge between everyday life and the altruistic truths I taught from the pulpit. This was so obvious in counseling sessions that I became determined to find an answer.

While searching, I was introduced to Akhter Ahsen, Ph.D., Founder of The Institute of Eidetic Therapy in Yonkers, New York. The result of this meeting is detailed as the case history in Chapter 1. Working with the student in that case opened my eyes as to how available Spirit is to each one of us, how active Spirit can be among us and how unaware and spiritually ignorant we are. Myself included. While studying under Dr. Ahsen I became an Eidetic Psychotherapist. In the depths of the eidetic process, surrounded by the Life Essence, I found the Spirit of God to be the bridge for which I was looking.

During more than eighteen years of spiritual counseling, I have used what I learned from Dr. Ahsen, stepping off from his use of Greek and Hindu mythology into Christian symbolism and images. The visions given to my students and me in Eidetics are as directive and meaningful as the visions received in Old and New Testament times. They give clear, sacred guidance to anyone wanting it, whether for making common, everyday decisions or for the healing of a conflicted soul. The participant receives a visual symbolic message from his/her own inner Spirit. That is to say, the message received has meaning only for that particular individual. Furthermore, Spirit opens the way for the eidetic student’s realization of dreams, goals and a life filled with soul satisfaction.

The purpose of this book is to awaken the spiritually hungry reader---regardless of faith or human condition---to the moment by moment movement of Spirit in his/her consciousness, relationships and life. The everyday focus we have determines the quality of our own life and influences the lives of our neighbors, the development of our culture and even the relationships between nations.

People ask me what Eidetic Therapy is. Well, the word eidetic, can be defined as a memory involving accurate, vivid recall in visual images. The word is pronounced eye-DET-ic and derives from two Greek words: eidos, meaning “form,” and idein, meaning “to see.” Therefore, eidetic means to see form. But when used as a noun with a capital E, I find that an Eidetic is a transforming spiritual experience rather than just seeing a form. It is the experience, not the definition of Eidetics that reveals its nature and purpose.

Eidetics as I teach it involves the activity of Spirit in myself as well as in my students. During a session, I am in a meditative state, watching my student in the eidetic experience. God’s Spirit moves through me offering silent encouragement and occasional guidance. The purpose of the session is twofold. First, Eidetics presents the student with his own God given solutions to perplexing questions and conflicted relationships. Second, through spontaneous, symbolic, often humorous visionary experiences, Eidetics overcomes the student’s painful life situations by transforming his consciousness and his outer circumstances. I refer to my counselees as students because they learn to use the process for themselves. Going to the therapist

About the Author

Rev. Dana J. Voght, Unity minister, served in two churches, consecutively, from 1974 to 1989. For eighteen years she has been an Eidetic Psychotherapist, having studied under Akhter Ahsen, PhD. He has developed a uniquely powerful process of Eidetics using Greek and Hindu mythology, which Dana Voght has adapted to Christian teachings. Her present mission is to enlighten others regarding the availability of God’s Spirit for everyone, regardless of faith. Several of her spiritual articles have been published in national magazines. She lives in Stuart, Florida, has two grown children, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.