Shester, Alexander: - Dr. Alexander Shester is a medical doctor, board-certified psychiatrist and Jungian analyst.He has extensively lectured and led workshops on topics related to C.G. Jung, shamanism, initiation rites, and men's psychology. He is the past president of the San Diego Society of Jungian Analysts and a past member of the International Association of Analytical Psychologists. Visionary Healing is his first book. His current interests lie in the areas of the relationship of the human psyche to the natural world, ecopsychology and the preservation of a healthy planet, the roles of fungi and viruses, and the spiritual awareness at the center of the psyche all of which he plans to cover in his next book.