by Phil Stutz (Author), Elise Loehnen (Author)
Based on the bestselling, groundbreaking self-help book The Tools, this expansive workbook hybrid helps us access the power of the unconscious.
The universe contains three unavoidable domains: uncertainty, the need for constant work, and pain. We can meet the demands of these domains, which encapsulate the problems we all face, only by accessing the unconscious and harnessing our Life Force. While therapist Phil Stutz offers some symptom relief in
The Tools,
Coming Alive, and
Lessons for Living, providing a framework for understanding how to engage with our lives head-on,
True and False Magic brings his entire worldview together into an actionable process--one that you can return to again and again.
Readers will encounter familiar Stutzian concepts like Life Force, Part X, and the Realm of Illusion, but the methods conveyed here are stitched together into both a meta-theory and a map-like protocol. Stutz's method has long been praised by his high-powered clientele, but now anyone can follow along with the prescriptive exercises to access their unconscious and overcome life's many hurdles.
Author Biography
Phil Stutz graduated phi beta kappa from City College in New York and received his MD from New York University. He worked as a prison psychiatrist on Rikers Island and then in private practice in New York before moving his practice to Los Angeles in 1982. He is the bestselling co-author of The Tools, Coming Alive, and Lessons for Living.
Elise Loehnen is the bestselling author of
On Our Best Behavior and host of
Pulling the Thread. She has co-written twelve books, five of which were
New York Times bestsellers. She was the chief content officer of goop, and she co-hosted
The goop Podcast and
The goop Lab on Netflix. Previously, she was the editorial projects director of
Cond? Nast Traveler. Elise lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.
Number of Pages: 160
Dimensions: 0.63 x 9.13 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: March 25, 2025
