For over 25 years, the long-standing bestseller in holistic medicine: Now available in a completely revised and expanded new edition.

Ruediger Dahlke views illness as a meaningful occurrence, a way for the soul to bring unresolved emotional conflicts into consciousness. To achieve this, it is essential to understand the symbolic meanings of illness symptoms, that is, to decode their messages. This new edition of the standard work "Illness as Symbol" begins with an overview of the philosophy and theory of integral medicine. Now fully revised for the fourth time and significantly expanded, this manual includes - now with a largely comprehensive claim - hundreds of medical conditions with thousands of symptoms. It offers self-help assistance and enables users to take responsibility for their learning tasks related to the indicated medical conditions. With its processing and resolution tips, as well as guidance on meditations and films, it becomes a form of self-directed psychotherapy.