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By Dr. Shaa Bae

 “It’s not what you are eating. It is what is eating you.” In a nutshell, this could be said, to be the distinction of a meta-psychologist, from all other practitioner’s in the healing art-science community.

 In order to more fully understand this difference, we must look carefully at the term meta-psychologist. Simply defined meta means beyond. Psychology, is from the Greek, psyche, “breath, life, soul”; and logia/logy, a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Currently the term psychology is considered an academic and applied discipline, wherein mental processes and behaviors are studied scientifically.

Upon putting the two terms together, we find a discipline where the practitioner systematically investigates causes and the nature of ultimate reality, ie the soul. The difference being, where a psychologist will study or apply knowledge of the mind, as the ultimate “driver” of the human “machine”, the meta-psychologist, will study or apply knowledge to the true soul, as the ultimate “driver” of the human “machine”. Succinctly, meta-psychology, deals with first principles and seeks to explain the nature of being or reality (ontology) to the client and of the origin and structure of the universe (cosmology), to the client, in manners the client both relates to and accesses regularly.

Ultimately, a Meta-psychologist goes beyond the obvious psychological definitions and solutions into the Spiritual Realm, seeking solutions, for the client. Additionally, the meta-psychologist will work with the client in ways to empower each individual, for future reference.

So, when and where, do I enter? This brings us full circle to the first statement, “It’s not what you are eating. It is what is eating you.” Therefore, a Holistic Meta-psychologist, must look inside to where the soul, our “driver” resides, and see what nourishes us there, or what is “eating you”, ie our thoughts. Then, we must continue further, to examine what support, if any we are giving the physical plant, the “machine” that is our vehicle on this life’s journey. In this model of the dis-ease v health paradigm, a holistic meta-psychologist, works with the soul, and then goes beyond the spirit and mind to support and protect the plant or “machine” housing both, allowing all to work synergistically, and optimally, for renewed, expanded and/or continued robust, joyous health.

 Dr Bae is a holistic meta-psychologist, herbalist. She sees clients in Manhattan and Westchester.