William Bloom

William Bloom Ph.D is a teacher, healer and author in the field of holistic development.

Born in 1948 in central London, at 22 he was a commissioning editor at Macmillan’s. He was responsible for creating the Open Gate imprint.

Bloom gained a doctorate in political psychology from the London School of Economics, where he lectured in Psychological Problems in International Politics. He also worked as a tutor with adults and adolescents with special needs for ten years, and as a trainer.

Since the late 1970’s William Bloom’s writing and teaching have reflected his interest in new approaches to exploring consciousness and spirituality. His holistic background includes a two-year spiritual retreat living amongst the Saharan Berbers in the High Atlas Mountains, His diary of this period was published as The Sacred Magician and is considered a classic work of its kind. He has also spent 30 years on the faculty of the Findhorn Foundation. In 1988 William co-founded and was for 10 years director of the Alternatives Programme at St James' Church, Piccadilly.

He is a meditation master and his books include the seminal The Endorphin Effect, Feeling Safe and Psychic Protection – and most recently Soulution: The Holistic Manifesto. He teaches and runs workshops internationally and has featured in many radio and television programmes including The Moral Maze and The Soul of Britain. William is regarded as a statesman for the Holistic movement on the political stage. He had the honour of addressing the UN Oslo Conference on Religion and Belief (August 1998) where his address to the delegates was instrumental in the reassessment of New Age and Holistic approach to spirituality, resulting in equal status being granted alongside the traditional faiths.

In 1999 he founded Holistic Partnerships, an educational and training consultancy that particularly works with the material of the Endorphin Effect — a set of strategies based on his research into mind-body medicine and holistic healthcare. He is director of The Holism Network, an international community of holistic practitioners, thinkers and pioneers.

References

http://www.cygnus-books.co.uk/messages-from-%3Cbr%3Ewilliam-bloom-t32.html Cygnus Publishing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2004/12/29/faith_m_o_feature.shtml BBC Interview

http://www.newstatesman.com/200008280032 New Statesman

http://www.hayhouse.co.uk/authorbio.php?id=328 Hay House

http://www.edgelife.net/issues/2005/07/bloom2.html Edge Life magazine

Bibliography

The Sacred Magician, Gothic Image

Personal Identity, National Identity and International Relations, Cambridge University Press 1990 (1st Edition Hardcover)(Paperback 1993)

Meditation in a Changing World, Gothic Image

First Steps—An Introduction to Spiritual Practice, Findhorn Press

The Seekers Guide: Dictionary of New Age Resources, HarperCollins

Money, Heart and Mind: Financial Well-Being for People and Planet, Penguin

Psychic Protection, Piatkus

The Penguin Book of New Age and Holistic Writing, (ed), PenguinFeeling Safe, Piatkus

The Endorphin Effect, Piatkus

Soulution: The Holistic Manifesto, Hay House

External links

* http://www.williambloom.com/ Official site
* http://www.holism.info/php/showpage.php?s=7&c=22 The Holism Network