Bøker av Michael Heap

An introductory manual for the use of clinical hypnosis in the treatment of medical and psychological problems and disorders. It is written with the interests and needs of the doctor or dentist in mind. It also explores the theoretical and historical background to hypnosis, and several key techniques and approaches.

The starting point for Universal Awareness: A Theory of the Soul is a contemplation of profound questions that we all ask ourselves, such as 'Why was I born the person I am?' 'If the person I am had never been born, would I have been born as someone else?' 'What happens to me when I die?' and 'Could I have lived before?' In this easy-to-read book, psychologist Dr Michael Heap takes the reader on a quest in search of answers to these and other such questions about human existence. This journey of exploration stays well clear of any reference to religious, supernatural or paranormal ideas or entities, mysterious forces or energies, and the like. Nevertheless, it acknowledges that the way our brain represents the world is not a mirror of reality itself but is more akin to a map of that reality and that by studying science and by thinking logically and rationally, we may arrive at a more accurate map. It is from this standpoint that Universal Awareness challenges our most fundamental ways of experiencing and understanding our world with respect to such matters as our sense of self or personal identity; our being the same person over time; the nature of time itself; and our perceiving the world as comprising innumerable separate objects or things. Having done this, we arrive at ways of thinking and communicating about our world and ourselves that are radically different from how we normally do so. Importantly, we may represent conscious awareness not merely as something we are capable of as humans on planet Earth, but as a natural property of the universe that emerges at rare and minute locations where its composition and structure enable it to be aware of itself and its activities. Hence the term 'universal awareness'. And from this, new and astonishing answers to those profound existential questions emerge, answers that have extraordinary consequences for how we understand ourselves and our place in the universe.This is an extensively revised edition of the author's 2011 book of the same title. This book is still available from Amazon along with readers' reviews.

'Why was I born the person I am?' 'If the person I am had never been born would I have been born as someone else?' 'What happens to me when I die?' 'What happens to the people I know when they die?' 'Have I lived before?' In this easy-to-read book, psychologist Dr Michael Heap takes the reader on a journey in search of answers to these and other profound questions about human existence. By means of a series of philosophical questions, logical puzzles, thought experiments and meditations, and with strict adherence to scientific knowledge, the author guides the reader to clear answers to these questions. Answers that have extraordinary consequences for how we understand our lives and the basis of our morality. This is not a journey for the lazy or faint-hearted; the conclusions may comfort you or terrify you or both. But it is a journey well worth taking!Note: There is now a second edition of this book (2022), with some major revisions, now available from Amazon.

This book is your concise guide to Ansible, the simple way to automate apps and IT infrastructure. In less than 250 pages, this book takes you from knowing nothing about configuration management to understanding how to use Ansible in a professional setting.You will learn how to create an Ansible playbook to automatically set up an environment, ready to install an open source project. You'll extract common tasks into roles that you can reuse across all your projects, and build your infrastructure on top of existing open source roles and modules that are available for you to use. You will learn to build your own modules to perform actions specific to your business. By the end you will create an entire cluster of virtualized machines, all of which have your applications and all their dependencies installed automatically. Finally, you'll test your Ansible playbooks.Ansible can do as much or as little as you want it to. Ansible: From Beginner to Pro will teach you the key skills you need to be an Ansible professional. You'll be writing roles and modules and creating entire environments without human intervention in no time at all - add it to your library today.What You Will LearnLearn why Ansible is so popular and how to download and install itCreate a playbook that automatically downloads and installs a popular open source projectUse open source roles to complete common tasks, and write your own specific to your businessExtend Ansible by writing your own modulesTest your infrastructure using Test Kitchen and ServerSpecWho This Book Is ForDevelopers that currently create development and production environments by hand. If you find yourself running apt-get install regularly, this book is for you. Ansible adds reproducibility and saves you time all at once. Ansible: From Beginner to Pro is great for any developer wanting to enhance their skillset and learn new tools. 

The book introduces readers to the subject of hypnosis before looking at its use in practice for those with psychological or physical problems.