We have to be very conscious of the fact that beneath every illness is a prohibition. A prohibition that comes from a superstition.
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Tenemos que ser muy conscientes de que debajo de cada enfermedad hay una prohibición. Una prohibición que viene de una superstición.
— Alejandro Jodorowsky
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Source: Wikiquote: "Alejandro Jodorowsky" (Quotes, Psychomagic: The Transformative Power of Shamanic Psychotherapy (2010))
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About Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 17 February 1929) is an actor, playwright, director, producer, composer, mime, comic book writer and psychotherapist. Born in Chile, he became a Mexican citizen and was later naturalized as French.
About Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 17 February 1929) is an actor, playwright, director, producer, composer, mime, comic book writer and psychotherapist. Born in Chile, he became a Mexican citizen and was later naturalized as French.
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