Alejandro Jodorowsky
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| The revered cult filmmaker once stated, "I ask of cinema what most North Americans ask of psychedelic drugs." He is also a [[New Age]] spiritualist, and one of the world's leading researchers of the [[Tarot]]. Jodorowsky has lately committed a lot of attention to developing a psychological therapy called "[[Psychomagic]]" which aims to heal the psychological wounds suffered in the early stages of life. This therapy is based on the belief that the performance of certain outside acts can directly act upon the [[unconscious mind]], releasing it from a series of traumas, some of which are passed down from generation to generation. These acts are prescribed by the therapist after having studied the patient's personality and family tree. | The revered cult filmmaker once stated, "I ask of cinema what most North Americans ask of psychedelic drugs." He is also a [[New Age]] spiritualist, and one of the world's leading researchers of the [[Tarot]]. Jodorowsky has lately committed a lot of attention to developing a psychological therapy called "[[Psychomagic]]" which aims to heal the psychological wounds suffered in the early stages of life. This therapy is based on the belief that the performance of certain outside acts can directly act upon the [[unconscious mind]], releasing it from a series of traumas, some of which are passed down from generation to generation. These acts are prescribed by the therapist after having studied the patient's personality and family tree. | ||
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Alejandro Jodorowsky or Alexandro Jodorowsky (born February 7, 1929, in Tocopilla, Chile) is an actor, playwright, director, producer, composer, mime, comic book writer and psychotherapist born to Ashkenazi Jewish parents of Russian origin. In 1973 he adopted Mexican citizenship, but some years later he was naturalized as French. He is particularly known for having directed a handful of esoteric, surreal and shocking films, and for having written several comic books.
The revered cult filmmaker once stated, "I ask of cinema what most North Americans ask of psychedelic drugs." He is also a New Age spiritualist, and one of the world's leading researchers of the Tarot. Jodorowsky has lately committed a lot of attention to developing a psychological therapy called "Psychomagic" which aims to heal the psychological wounds suffered in the early stages of life. This therapy is based on the belief that the performance of certain outside acts can directly act upon the unconscious mind, releasing it from a series of traumas, some of which are passed down from generation to generation. These acts are prescribed by the therapist after having studied the patient's personality and family tree.
Filmography
- Les têtes interverties (1957)
- La Cravate
- The Transposed Heads
- The Severed Heads
- Fando y Lis (1967)
- Fando and Lis
- El Topo (1970)
- The Mole
- The Holy Mountain (1973)
- Tusk (1978)
- Santa Sangre (1989)
- Holy Blood
- The Rainbow Thief (1990)
- King Shot (TBA)
