November 2, 2006
This series of woodblock prints concerns visualization during meditation for the treatment of cancer. I have been living with prostate cancer since 1993 but it has recently increased its activity. Along with traditional medical treatments I have been utilizing guided imagery in meditation. I produced these images to help me with visualization during imaging. With this and other modalities I have brought my cancer under reasonable control. Continue reading “Fighting Cancer Woodblock Prints by Dale Phelps”
A New Tool for Clergy to Help Cancer Patients
The diagnosis of cancer is a traumatic event for individuals and is usually the first time they realize their mortality. They are scared, out of control and need help. One of the first sources from whom they might seek help is the clergy. Because the diagnosis of cancer is not a death sentence, this is an opportunity for the clergy Continue reading “A New Tool for Clergy to Help Cancer Patients”
The Birth Of A New Program
The diagnosis of cancer is possibly one of the first times an individual realizes they are mortal and they might die. They are scared, out of control and need help. One of the first sources from whom they might seek help is the clergy. Because the diagnosis of cancer is not a death sentence, this is an opportunity for the clergy Continue reading “The Birth Of A New Program”
12 Questions For A Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patient To Ask Their Physician
The diagnosis of cancer literally knocks an individual off their feet. It is probably the first time in their lives they realized they were mortal – that they might possibly die, and from what we have been brought up to believe, in the not too distant future Continue reading “12 Questions For A Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patient To Ask Their Physician”
Meditations to Extend and Improve Life
The following thoughts, to be read daily by a cancer patient:
- I realize the power within me is greater for me than the power of another. That I have the power to control my thoughts and that my thoughts control my feelings and the way I see the world around me.
- I realize that negative thoughts create negative experiences and positive thoughts create positive experiences. Therefore I now decide Continue reading “Meditations to Extend and Improve Life”