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Book Review: Grace Unfolding: Psychotherapy in the Spirit of the Tao-te Ching

Grace Unfolding seeks to accomplish an extraordinary task. It relates the principles of the Tao-teching, Lao Tzu's chinese classic, to the underlying foundations of psychotherapy. the method by which the authors chose to do this is simple and effective. Short chapters are listed under one word subject headings illustrated with brush paintings and chinese characters which have been chosen from the text of the Tao-te ching. The authors clarify and discuss the wisdom of the short quotation and relate it to the principles of therapy. A brief illustration from a therapeutic interaction then follows to illustrate the discussion. The simplicity of this design draws the reader into a core level of meaning in life experience. From the perspective of deep core meaning it is possible to examine the roles of both the client and the therapist and to gently and compassionately explore the ambiguities and paradoxes that exist in these deeper levels of human existence. Johanson and Kurtz note in their introduction that the writings attributed to Lao Tzu come from as early as the sixth century B.C. The Tao-techingbecame the foundational text for Taoism. It is a book of wisdom with both philosophical and spiritual roots. When translated to English the Tao means the Way as "the source, truth, or creative principle behind all the appearances of life. Like God in the Western tradition, the Tao can never be captured in words" (Pg. xii). Lao Tzu introduced the notion of nonbeing, nondoing, and nonviolence. Johanson and Kurtz consider these ideas to be key elements that can be utilized in