his numerous listeners and readers. His therapy connects naturopathic treatment with psychoanalytic, suggestive and hypnotic elements. His foot and arm bath, massages and dietary cuisine are still practised today, although the bold doctrine of salvation, where he vigorously massaged his patients, is necessarily quite authoritarian, and a more reserved approach would be judged appropriate today. He said “To provide obedience [is the] foundation of medical art". In contrast to Freud, Groddeck interpreted all physiological symptoms as being psychological, caused by the It/Id/, and sought to interpret them through psychoanalysis. Psychology Groddeck believed that all feelings are ambivalent, affection is always mixed with animosity Religiosity Groddeck was deeply interested in Christian mysticism. He regarded psychoanalysis as identical with Jesus' teachings. Groddeck analyzed Christian symbols with psychoanalytic methods Alan Watts described Groddeck, saying, "He was a completely wonderful man because everybody felt calmed by him. They felt an atmosphere of implicit faith in nature and especially in your own inner nature. No matter what, there is a wisdom inside you which may seem absurd, but you have to trust it." Later years Toward the end of his life, many colleagues and admirers asked Groddeck to form a society that would promote his ideas. To this request, he would laugh and reply: Disciples like their master to stay put, whereas I should think anyone a fool who wanted me to say the same thing tomorrow as I said yesterday. If you really want to be my follower, look at life for yourself and tell the world honestly what you see. See also Id, ego and super-ego Notes Citations References Further reading Lawrence Durrell, 'Studies in Genius: VI. Groddeck' Horizon, XVII (1948), 384-403 External links Hosted online by the Internet Archive Groddeck, Georg, The Book of the It, Letter I and Letter II DesGroseillers, René, George Groddeck, Eprint 1866 births 1934 deaths German psychologists Analysands of Sándor Ferenczi