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Without awareness of bodily feeling and attitude, a person becomes split into a disembodied spirit and a disenchanted body.

Alexander Lowen

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Alexander Lowen
Age: 97 †
Born: 1910
Born: December 23
Died: 2008
Died: October 28
Psychotherapist
New York City
New York
Body
Split
Persons
Splits
Person
Awareness
Without
Becomes
Attitude
Feeling
Disembodied
Feelings
Disenchanted
Spirit
Bodily

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