LOVE REALLY DOES MAKE THE WORLD GO `ROUND!
Janov's discovery and development of Primal Therapy could transform the world. He should have been awarded the Nobel Prize in several categories long ago. It is the greatest discovery our world has ever seen, and over the years, with much research, Janov has honed his therapy into a precise and predictable science. It is too bad that self interest has caused his peers (as if he really has any) to ignore or deny the work Janov has done. I'm afraid that it still may be many years before Arthur Janov receives the recognition he deserves. In the meantime, only an elite few will discover the benefits of this wonderful, life saving tool.

Frank Dale Robinette

The Truth Hurts...
Sometimes the truth can be very painful, for some of us because it comes up against our own unreality. Still often the depth of our reaction can be an indicator that something has been touched inside us.

There is a world out there that finds it inconvient for us to love our children, for us to take time to listen to their feelings, and nurture their needs. It easily gives us enough reasons to be selfish.

This world would rather hasten our crushing of that beautiful spark of life that we have been given. In the name of being well adjusted. For those with the courage to love, then this book, is more than reason enough. For the feelings themselves speak louder than all the reasons to the contrary.

Love after all is a rebellion against fear, a great book for those who aren't afraid of truth.

be watchful for black & white thinking
there seems to be a tendancy among some people to take in this case, dr. janov's assertions in the biology of love, to be his be all end all solution to human development, and that he is ignoring other factors like genetics. in the case of this book, is it really necessary for the focus to be on that which has already written about? maybe it is a bit presump tious of janov to assume we all dont need to read about these other factors, but clearly his intention in writing this book was to disseminate important findings based on his continued experience and research. i cant imagine janov denying the con crete evidence that genetics, etc. play in our physiological, biological, neurological and psychological evolution. however, in the biology of love he has something to add that may well be just as important if not more so. at this time genetics cant be changed, but through primal therapy, et al, brain chemistry can be altered thus sending a ripple effect throughout the entire organism hopefully bringing a sense of peace and wholeness to us, possibly never known before.

An emminently valuable book
In this book,Dr.Janov shows what love and -contrarily- lack of love means in the different phases (womblife,birth,infancy) of our early lives.
The experiences of our early lives affect our brains in a multi-
ple manner,and if these experiences are traumatic they will remain,with all their original power,in the subcortical networks
of our brains and determine the quality of our adult lives.

Janov offers a therapy enabling suffering people to return to the beginnings of their lives and resolve those early and deeply hidden pain which is responsible for a wide spectrum of symptoms
and will finally shorten life.
It is not easy to get there.So it is important to be put on the right track.And it is not easy to go through these traumata.So it is important to have somebody standing by us during the difficult phases of this process.
When the levels of consciousness (page 106 in this book) can com-
municate with each other without interference (see page 231 "The
Gate-Control Theory") we come to be feeling creatures again.

After all it is a completely natural process.We help the brain (which will find its own rhythm)get rid of something having in-
vaded like an alien force and keeping hidden.It is an ancient,
evolutionary phenomenon (see THE NEW PRIMAL SCREAM by Dr.Janov,
page 25,"The Nature of Emotional memory")

THE BIOLOGY OF LOVE comprises a fullness of technical informa-
tion.Janov presents a lot of material from scientific research
which substantiates his theory.The weight of evidence is over-
whelming.The paradigm of primal theory,the concept of the early
imprint and its lasting effects,stands as firmly as a rock.
Janov`s antagonists in the field of psychology having so far pre-
vented primal theory from being on offer in the curricula of most
universities will have increasing difficulties in ignoring or
discrediting this new paradigm.
HOW TO DISCREDIT A PHENOMENON THAT HAS ACCOMPANIED AND INFLU-
ENCED HUMAN EVOLUTION FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS ??? A scientist who
has lost the connection to his personal (ontogenetic) history ,
can no longer recognize the inner truths of our conditio humana.

Having understood the message of this book, we are able to spare
the following generations a tremendous lot of pain.As hard as it may be,we must understand now that womblife,birth and infancy are
the most crucial phases of our lives.In these phases,we are most
vulnerable and may be damaged worst of all.It is not all the same
if a pregnant woman is smoking and drinking or if she is not.It
is not all the same whether birth happens on conditions of anesthesia or not.
Janov says that heavy lack of oxygen (anoxia) is a central element of most birth traumata he has observed in his therapeutic
practice.On page 253 in his book he provides an exellent descrip-
tion and explanation of what happens to the mother and the baby
in the drugged birth.In the western world,the great majority of all birth processes goes under such circumstances.The conse-
quences for the psychophysical state of health of the adult pop-
ulation are anything but positive.
THE WAY WE GIVE BIRTH TO OUR CHILDREN IS THE WAY WE PERPETUATE
NEUROSIS TO THE END OF TIME !
I wonder whether the structures and institutions of neurotic
societies may be changed in the foreseeable future.However,I know
for sure that we can create microcosms making life a precious good.The smallest and yet most unsheakable of these microcosms
is our own deeply feeling self.
I have experienced the symptom-reducing,life-saving benefits of
primal therapy.A long,long journey along the chain of pain into
the deepest deposits of my history is coming to an end.I`m look-
ing forward to an entirely new consciousness and quality of life.

Janov`s book is well written like all of his former books. As a
lay person,I recommend it without reservation.

Another amazing book, but does it hold up?
Speaking from someone who's done plenty of Primal Therapy, once again, Janov lays out, in glorious grandiosity, a beautiful and coherent theory of life, love, and neurosis. Janov's strength is in his ability to articulate with poetic brilliance the reasons, as he sees it, for all manner of psychological illnesses, and guess what? I think he's right. Everything he describes in his book I have either witnessed or experienced first hand during my own stint in Primal Therapy. There is one downfall, however, as I see it. Although this latest book definitely reflects a change with respect to how long it takes to really get down to those core feelings - I'm talking about the ones that really do change brain chemistry, and moves the biological system back toward "normalcy" - he doesn't go far enough in explaining how difficult and lengthy the process truly is. Let me tell you, it takes a very long time. It is not as easy as it reads in Janov's books, and I must add, that I am yet to see a Primal therapist that is still not, to some degree, a victim of his/her own repression. But the theory holds, and perhaps this is the most important thing to remember. Do just one month of Primal therapy, and I challenge you to ever go back into psychoanalysis again. It will seem like a complete waist of time, which in the end, as Janov explains in his book, it is. Even if Janov is 50% correct in his theory, he is still miles and miles ahead of the rest of the psychological community, which, as Janov explains, does nothing more than perpetuates the neurosis in its patients. Janov is nothing short of a revolutionary, no less important that Freud. That may be a dramatic statement, but this is a dramatic book. The only discrepancy I have found between Janov's theory in "The Biology Of Love" and the application of that theory is the time frame in which all those important childhood and birth feelings emerge. There also seems to be a change in the nature of repression itself, as Janov now describes it. Where once repression's existence was described as solely the result of an overload of pain from childhood, it is now described as a natural state which can be overwhelmed by too much pain, and which continues to exist even after that overload is "emptied," or re-lived. This book not only reflects the change in the climate of psychotherapy as a whole, but also reflects the change in Primal Therapy itself since its conception. As usual, it's a must read.