Master of Lucid Dreams

Why don't people heal? Why do they stay wounded—some even driven to suicide by their pain-despite the best that organic and psychological medicine can offer? To find the answers, Russian—born psychiatrist Olga Kharitidi traveled to exotic Samarkand, a major cultural and spiritual crossroads, and ancient capital of Uzbekistan, in the heart of Central Asia.

No stranger to mystical and shamanic experiences, Dr. Kharitidi had already immersed herself in Siberian native traditions of seeing and h...