Name Lawrence LeShan Role Psychologist | Education University of Chicago | |
Born September 6, 1920 (age 103) ( 1920-09-06 ) Occupation psychologist, parapsychologist, educator and author Known for psychological intervention for cancer. Books cancer as a Turning Point, How to Meditate, The Medium - the Mystic, The Psychology of War, Landscapes of the Mind: The Face | ||
Lawrence leshan s cancer patients go into remission
Lawrence LeShan (born September 6, 1920) is an American psychologist, educator and the author of the best-selling How to Meditate (1974) a practical guide to meditation. He has authored or co-authored approximately 75 articles in the professional literature and thirteen books on a diverse range of topics including psychotherapy, war, cancer treatment, and mysticism. He has also written science fiction under the pseudonym Edward Grendon.
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Biography
LeShan holds a Ph.D. in Human Development from the University of Chicago and has taught at Pace College, Roosevelt University, and the New School for Social Research. He worked as a clinical and research psychologist for more than 50 years, including six years as a psychologist in the U.S. Army.
In the 1960s and 1970s, LeShan conducted extensive research in the field of parapsychology. In his book The Medium, the Mystic, and the Physicist: Toward a General Theory of the Paranormal, he investigated paranormal topics, mystical thought and quantum mechanics. In the book LeShan claimed to have tested his hypothesis of "clairvoyant reality". He said the results were a success and he could heal with mental power and train others to do the same. However, Tim Healey wrote the results were not convincing as nine of his students had eight attempts at using a clairvoyant training technique and all scored four to fives misses.
In World of the Paranormal: The Next Frontier, LeShan advanced his paranormal ideas further, claiming that psychic abilities such as clairvoyance, precognition and telepathy can be explained using quantum theory.
In the 1980s, LeShan's focus shifted to the psychotherapy of cancer support, a field in which he is considered a pioneer. LeShan lives in New York City. LeShan was married to the late Eda LeShan, who was also a writer.