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+Logotherapy in the 21st Century Honoring Dr. Viktor Frankl on his 90th Birthday 
+A Birthday Tribute to Viktor Frankl  1  
+Birthday Congratulations  2  
+Correcting the Image  3  
+Elisabeth Lukas  
+Prescription for Survival  7  
+Joseph Fabry  
+Existential Therapy for Chronic Pain  13  
+Manoochehr Khatami  
+Logoanalysis for Future Survival in a Violent Society  19  
+Rosemary Henrion  
+Logotherapy and the Globalization of Industry  23  
+Frank E. Humberger  
+Logotherapy and Religion  28  
+Robert C. Leslie  
+The Application of Logotherapy in Education  32  
+Bianca Z. Hirsch  
+Viktor Frankl Speaks of His Life  37  
+Stephen S. Kalmar  
+Israel Students Live Logotherapy  45  
+Mignon Eisenberg  
+Boundaries and Meaning  49  
+William Blair Gould  
+Logotherapy as Love Therapy  53  
+James C. Crumbaugh  
+"The Quest for Meaning in the Twenty-first Century  60  
+Jerry L. Long, Jr.  
+
+Volume 18, Number 1 Spring 1995 
+ISSN 0190-3379 IFODL 18(2)65-128(1995) 
+The International Forum for 
+LOGOTHERAPY 
+Journal of Search for Meaning 
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+Frankl and Marcel: Two Prophets of Hope  
+for the 21st Century  65  
+Jim Lantz  
+Integrating Logotherapy and Lifestyle Theory:  
+A Remedy for Criminal Behavior  69  
+Glenn D. Walters  
+Purpose in Life and Self-Perceived Anger Problems  
+Among College Students  74  
+Andrew A. Sappington & Patrick J. Kelly  
+Teaching That Encourages Meaningful Learning  83  
+George E. Rice & Rayton R. Sianjina  
+Meaning-in-the-Workplace As Social Change  87  
+Greg Clark  
+Noetic and Psychic Dimensions in Clinical  
+Practice and Research  97  
+John Stanich  
+Self-Awareness Therapy for Prisoners  102  
+Helyn S. Bercovitch  
+Meaning As a Resource in Marriage Counseling  109  
+Paul R. Welter  
+Crisis Intervention and Logotherapy: A Case Study  114  
+Stephen J. Freeman  
+Logotherapeutic Aphorisms by Viktor Frankl  116  
+selected by Elisabeth Lukas  
+Letter to the Editor  11 7  
+Book Review  119  
+Recent Publications of Interest to Logotherapists  121  

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+Logotherapy in the Third Millennium  68  
+Joseph Fabry  
+Teaching Children Peace-Making Skills  77  
+Florence I. Ernzen  
+Conversations with Terminally Ill Patients  80  
+Leo Michel Abrami  
+Meaning-Centered Counseling: A Cognitive-Behavioral  
+Approach to Logotherapy  85  
+Paul T. P. Wong  
+Reflection, Meanings, and Dreams  95  
+Jim Lantz  
+Logotherapeutic Transcendental Crisis Intervention  104  
+Jerry L. Long, Jr.  
+A Four-Step Model of Logotherapy  11 3  
+Maria Ungar  
+Meaning in Grief  120  
+William M. Harris  
+Book Review  123  
+Recent Publications of Interest to Logotherapists  125  
+Information for Authors  127  
+
+Volume 20, Number 2 Autumn 1997 
+A TRIBUTE TO VIKTOR FRANKL 
+Robert C. Barnes 
+Viktor E. Frankl, MD, PhD, the last of the great European philosophers and psychiatrists of this century, and founder of logotherapy, gave hope to countless millions around the world and helped them achieve health through meaning in spite of otherwise insurmountable obstacles. Prof. Dr. Frankl was liberated from Nazi prison camps more than half a century ago. There is no way to calculate how many millions of people have been liberated from the "prisons" of their inner life because of the life, the work, the teachings, and the theory developed by Viktor Frankl who will be remembered as a prophet for centuries to come. 
+The recipient of 28 honorary doctoral degrees and the Oskar Pfitzer Award of the American Psychiatric Association "for outstanding contributions to the fields and interfaces of psychiatry and religion," Viktor Frankl also received distinguished awards that were bestowed upon him by royalty, governments, corporate, and international scientific and educational institutions. It 1s, however, in the grateful hearts of humankind that he truly earned immortality. He filled his 92 years with such gifts to humanity that it is appropriate to say he belongs to the ages. 
+One of the unique aspects of logotherapy is that, not only can it be practiced, but also it can be lived. In a very personal sense, I acknowledge a whole dimension of meaning in my life that I would not otherwise have realized had I not come to know and love Viktor Frankl, and to embrace his teachings. It is with deep, personal gratitude that I shall always recall his role model and mentorship for me, and his trust in me. In his latter years, he knew of my pledge to him that I would spend the remaining energies of my life helping to promote his life's work throughout the world. He often said that he laid the foundations on which others have to build. He was also fond of quoting a Spanish proverb, "The time is passing; the suffering is forgotten, but the work remains." 
+There are those of us who he entrusted to carry his work over the threshold of the new millennium, to help suffering humanity find health through meaning. I challenge my colleagues on our International Board of Directors and others who will forever cherish his memory to join me in helping to promote the gifts that Viktor Frankl gave to the world. 
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+LOGOTHERAPY: A DECISIVE TURNING POINT IN MY LIFE 
+Jacqueline Becker 
+I'm thankful for the great opportunities life has granted me to learn, teach, and put into practice the extraordinary ideas of logotherapy. Logotherapy represented for me a clear turning point in my professional life as a psychologist. When I first read about Frankl's conception of the human being, I was filled with great satisfaction, because I had found a philosophy that was fully in accord with my personal convictions and experience. 
+I first got in touch with Frankl's logotherapy just at the right time of my life. After my university studies, I worked in a research program of neuroscience on children with learning disabilities. A friend of my mother recommended I read Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning and Fabry's The Pursuit of Meaning. I experienced a great identification and sympathy with Frankl's thinking and conceptions of the human being, and was deeply motivated to learn more about it. 
+Shortly afterward, I heard about the Fifth World Congress in Toronto. "Wonderful," I thought, "life is offering me the opportunity to fulfill my desire of knowing more about logotherapy as well as knowing Frankl in person. 
+At our arrival in Toronto, we were informed that Frankl wouldn't attend the Congress. I felt sad but while participating and enriching myself in the diverse activities of the Fifth World Congress, my feelings turned into a deep sense of happiness and gratitude. I came to understand that things just happened as they were meant for me. I remember the many unexpected valuable experiences, marvelous encounters, and learning opportunities that I had during the Congress; and the Introductory course by Willis C. Finck and the post-Congress seminar by Elisabeth Lukas, who, from then on, I had the privilege to have as my teacher. They had a meaningful 
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+effect upon my personal and professional life. Since this first encounter with logotherapy, I got to know wonderful and valuable persons from different countries--some of them I remained in contact with and developed true and valuable friendships. 
+I finally met Viktor Frankl, his wife Elly, and their granddaughter Katja Veseley. Each member of this wonderful family is an example of 'lived logotherapy,' and they will always have a special meaning in rny life. 
+My first encounter with Frankl took place in my own country, where Frankl was to speak to the Mexican youth. The organizers were looking for a translator who could speak English, German, Spanish, and knew about logotherapy. That was me! I had never translated in a professional way and therefore I told them that my logotherapeutic knowledge would just allow me to assist a professional translator. But Frankl chose me as the translator. I felt proud, but was very nervous. Frankl perceived it and showed great consideration, for which I'll always remain grateful. 
+These experiences have had a very particular impact on my life, and I feel special responsibility when I transmit Dr. Frankl's ideas and testimony of 'lived logotherapy' to the present and future generations. I dedicate myself to clinical practice as a logotherapist, to teaching at the university, and to conducting logotherapeutic groups. I use my language knowledge to translate some of Frankl's important teachings into Spanish. In my personal life, logotherapy has helped me to be more conscious of the meaning of the moment and the demands that I have to respond as a unique and irreplaceable person. 
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+VIKTOR EMIL FRANKL: IN MEMORIA 
+Patti Havenga Coetzer 
+Viktor Frankl is dead. This news reached us on 3 September 1997 as our letter to him had just been dropped in the post box and as our journal was going to print. We honour our friend and mentor with the following tribute paid to him on his 90th birthday on 26 March 1995, as our personal loss today is too great to put it into words: 
+Why is his philosophy of life endorsed by so many? Not only are his thoughts echoed by many academics from a variety of disciplines, but they are also endorsed by lay persons in languages as diverse as Japanese, Russian, Spanish, German, English, Hebrew, Afrikaans, Czech, Polish, and Hungarian. His theory of man is understood by the erudite and the scholar. Yet unsophisticated people have no difficulty in understanding, and empathizing with, the fundamental principles in his philosophy, or in living up to them. Is it because we are all equally helpless when exposed to the "tragic triad of human existence"? And, when confronted with the unchangeable situations of an irreversible past, with mistakes that cannot be made undone, with suffering that all the power and the money cannot alleviate, shall we not pause and listen to one who has walked that road and who has reached the winning-post? 
+Viktor Emil Frankl had done just that: he triumphed over adversity--he was the victor. But he was also more than that: he encouraged other human beings to become aware of what it 
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+means to be human, to have been blessed with the defiant power of the human spirit, to be able to respond with dignity and courage even in the most adverse circumstances. Viktor Frankl challenged us as human beings to transcend ourselves by focusing not on our predicament, but by reaching out to the other, to an ideal, or to something outside the self, to say yes to life. 
+In an age when man is often dehumanized, Viktor Frankl subscribed to a unique view of life that restored man's humanness. His philosophy of man is accepted by so many because they recognize the basic truths thereof. 
+We salute you, Viktor Frankl. Your challenge to man to keep on searching not only for the meaning of the moment, but to try and uncover the ultimate meaning of one's own unique life. And this challenge shall be equally valid in the 21st century, when the name of Viktor Frankl will be even greater than it is on this sad day! 
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+RECOLLECTION 
+Laurence Robert Cohen 
+During a dinner at the 1995 Congress in Dallas, Dr. Barnes suggested people share some memory of a personal meeting with Dr. Frankl. At first, I thought only that I had no such meeting to recount. A soldier's uniform was displayed of a soldier of the Arnerican unit that liberated the camp in which Frankl was imprisoned. !t spoke eloquently of its rneeting with Frankl. It had come to him as a sign and act of liberation. I listened to those who spoke, looked at the uniform, and I had a thought of my own. As once the American army marched into a concentration camp of body and offered Dr. Frankl liberation, so did Dr. Frankl march into my concentration camp of mind with the same offer of liberation in the form of Man's Search for Meaning many years later. Dr. Frankl and his ideas form part of the core of my being now. I would have it no other way. I could have it no other way. 
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+NOSTALGIC MEMORIES OF DR. VIKTOR E. FRANKL 
+James C. Crumbaugh 
+I first met Dr. Frankl at Harvard in 1961 when he was teaching a summer course in logotherapy. Over the next 30 years I attended his lectures whenever he was near enough for me to travel 1n the limited time I could take off from my job, and I studied briefly with him again in the late sixties when he was teaching at The Perkins School of Theology of Southern Methodist University. 
+When Robert Leslie established the Frankl Memorabilia and Library at The Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California in 1977, Frank Humberger gave a prime rib dinner tor Frankl and attending disciples at the San Francisco Yacht Club. None of us knew that this was the day of the death of Frankl's father in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Practicing Jews fast during the day of their father's death. We were embarrassed, but Viktor insisted that we all (including Elly, who is Catholic) eat while he fasted fully, even without water, and drew caricatures (one of his many talents) of each of us. His artistic skill has been recorded in many places, including one side of a shopping bag that was available through the Institute. 
+Over the years Frankl lectured at Tulane University and at Dominican College in New Orleans. On one occasion I went to hear him, and the Dean of Students, Sister Mary Raphael, offered to take him and Elly back to his hotel. He asked to be let out in the center of the Vieux Carre. Sister called me aside at this and said, "Jim, you've got to go with them and keep them away from 
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+the embarrassing spots. If they see some of this they'll never come back to New Orleans." 
+At that time an adult show had an advertising stunt wherein the featured stripper rode a swing out to the sidewalk and over the people's heads. She wore only three roses strategically placed, and as she reached the peak of the swing she opened up and gave a flower show. When we got to the French Quarter I told them I wanted to take them to dinner in one of the nice restaurants. But Frankl said they preferred to take the tour alone. I realized that the Frankls had been made aware of what to expect in the French Quarter, but wanted to see for themselves. Instead of the dinner, Frankl wanted only a "footlong hot dog" to munch on as we walked. They explored the entire area. Before the evening was over they had taught me a thing or two about the hot spots of New Orleans. 
+They were always gracious. They often were demanding on trips, but Frankl always apologized for any inconvenience. 
+With his passing we have lost our leader, who--when future encyclopedias are written--will undoubtedly be recorded as one of the three (with Freud and Adler) most influential psychiatrists of the twentieth century. 
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+WHAT FRANKL MEANS TO ME 
+Mignon Eisenberg 
+I was in Vienna shortly after Viktor Frankl's death. Standing at his gravesite I became visually conscious of Frankl's treatise on the transitoriness of human existence, in which death functions as a station in life, beyond which we cannot see. It was there and then that I understood that Frankl had reached and realized the final stage of meaning, and has now embarked toward the suprameaning of existence, beyond physical reach and yet within our grasp and as partner of the dialogue I conduct with myself constantly. 
+What Frankl meant to me? He was my model, my teacher, my friend, my confida11t. He never let me down, and it was lifegiving and exhilarating to hear him express his feeling understood by me as never before. This was about a year ago, when I spent time in Vienna for the psychotherapy congress and refused to visit the Frankls, because of his state of health and the visitors who beleaguered them. "But, just to shake hands, won't you come?" he said on the phone. When I refused, he asked, "so promise at least to call me every day." Which I did, and had the most enlightening and profound conversations. I first met Frankl in 1976 in Israel, and from that time on he became my mentor and friend. 
+Whenever I was in Europe, I phoned the Frankls. Several years ago, after he ~1ad surgery, I phoned from Zurich. He answered with, "What did the camel say?" "Nothing, except 
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+what you put in his mouth," I said. (I was referring to the cartoon he drew in 1976. (see drawing) 
+His sense of humor was only matched by the humility with which he chose his grave. Seeing the grave in its simplicity was a shock, but actually a shock of recognition, joyously realizing, that who was buried here, was not Frankl, but his earthly frame. Frankl was soaring above, smiling between final and suprameaning, where he would always be close to me, giving support and strength. 
+Logotherapy has become a classic term. Elly Frankl told me how engulfed she was by writers, publishers, invitations for lectures in Japan, Peru, and other countries Hillary Clinton had visited her the week before. In Israel, Lea Rabin, the widow of Prime Minister Rabin, who is going to lecture in the U.S., was asked, about what she was going to talk. "Man's search for meaning," she answered, "is my guide." This was in keeping with the newspaper clipping from Israel's largest daily, which foresaw the 21st century as the era when most professions would be obsolete, except for philosophers and psychologists who would help people find meaning in their lives. 
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+THE THREE FACES OF FRANKL 
+(From an Introduction at Zellerbach Hall, University of California, 1977) 
+Joseph Fabry 
+I have known several facets of Viktor Frankl. On his American tours, he is always under pressure from people who want to see him, interview him, confer with him. He is very jealous of time, refuses all chitchat over" a cup of coffee," and does not even take time for a leisurely meal in a restaurant. 
+In his hometown, Vienna, Frankl is a different man. He still is rushed because he insists on answering his voluminous mail himself, but he takes time out to enjoy life and experiences the meanings of the moment as he sees them. Once, my wife and I walked with him through the streets of Vienna, and he suddenly grabbed our arms and pulled us into a coffee shop. "Smell," l1e said. "Freshly ground coffee." A few steps later he pulled us into a bakery. "Smell," he said again, "fresh Viennese rolls." He enjoys the continuous stream of logotherapists who visit him. This summer, in one afternoon, logotherapists from five countries were assembled in his living room--from Austria, Germany, Poland, Mexico, and the United States. 
+A third Viktor Frankl is Frankl on the mountain top. Every weekend he and his wife Elly drive two hours to the Rax mountain where they have their private room in a mountain inn. There he is surrounded by mountain guides, rock climbers, and tourists. Some know him but most of them see only a little old man who insists on climbing a vertical rock which can be reached easily by a winding but comfortable path. On the mountain, Frankl is relaxed, 
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+jokes with the guides in their hardly understandable dialect, and takes his time eating and chatting with strangers. 
+Two months ago my wife and I spent a weekend with the Frankls on that mountain top. During the midday rush, in the openair snack hut where people were drinking beer and eating sausages, Frankl helped the overburdened waiter clear the tables of beer glasses. While he was making his way to the kitchen with an armful of empty glasses, a young girl ;:isked for his autograph. He put down the glasses and obliged. But most of the guests don't know him. He told me, this surnmer when he helped clearing the tables, one guest asked him to bring him another beer. Frankl went to the kitchen and brought the beer. The guest paid him and gave him a tip. When Frankl hesitated, the guest said, "Come on, you deserve it, you have such a nice smile." When Frankl later tried to pass on the tip to the waiter, the waiter refused. "You earned it," he said. Frankl did not want to keep the tip, and neither did the waiter. They made a deal and so the Institute of Logotherapy received a contribution of 35 cents. 
+There is still another Frankl, and that is Frankl the prophet. He is a prophet in the Biblical sense--a man not to predict the future but to warn against its horrors. The horror Frankl is warning against is the horror of a meaningless life, an empty or frustrated life. He is not only warning against such a life, but has developed his logotherapy to prevent it. 
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+A LOVING GRANDFATHER; A PROUD MENTOR 
+Margaret Davis-Finck 
+Seventeen years of service produces numerous memories. The best, the most impressive are those of a loving grandfather and a proud mentor. 
+When inviting Dr. and Mrs. Frankl to be the honored guests at World Congress IX in Toronto, he said he was not able to attend but could send his grandchildren to represent him and Mrs. Frankl. He told me they had done it before and he was confident they could be his best representative. His love and respect for them could be heard in the tone of his voice as well as the words. I felt fortunate that Dr. Frankl had two grandchildren he held in such high regard and that he was willing to share with his logotherapy family. 
+At World Congress X in San Jose, I was privileged to talk to Dr. and Mrs. Frankl. During the conversation Dr. Elisabeth Lukas' name came up. Dr. Frankl got a warm tone in his voice and said, "Of all my students she is the one who is always right. When helping a patient her diagnosis is never wrong. She always makes a correct diagnosis." 
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+A GREAT GIFT 
+Will Finck 
+Rising toward the clouds from the highest point of Alcatraz Island is a national monument endearingly called The Statue of Responsibility. It completes the symbol begun in New York Harbor more than a century ago--the Statue of Liberty. The revelation of the need to balance the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast with a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast was your greatest gift to the United States. Liberty without responsibility is anarchy. It is our task to pursue the building ot the Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast of the continental United States. Only then will it become clear that our duty is to pursue a path toward our individual responsibility within this nation, and toward our recognition that liberty alone is not enough. Thank you, Doctor Frankl, for an idea so profound, a symbol so necessary that our casual disregard of its significance could lead to the decline of what we thought we were all about as a nation. 
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+REMEMBRANCES ON THE LIFE OF DR. VIKTOR FRANKL 
+Robin Winchester Goodenough 
+Frankl responded to human needs wherever he went. He showed immediate and lastmg concern for all needing therapy, whoever they were and wherever they were. One poignant example started with a phone call from Vienna. Frankl received a pleadmg letter from an undergraduate at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Concluding that this student suffered from an endogenous depression and was clearly suicidal, Frankl immediately exhausted every effort short of the police to personally contact George, the ailing student. Though burdened night and day with the relentless demand and workload that besets genius (and the family), Frankl focused on salvaging this despairing student. All attempts to contact him at school and at his dormitory failed. Frantically, Viktor called me for help. By getting help through mvestigative sources (including the police), we learned that George had dropped out of school and had gone home to Arizona, both physically and mentally unwell. George was completely overwhelmed that the Viktor Frankl from Vienna had the compassion and concern to personally worry about one student thousands of miles away. George contacted me 1n Washington. Frankl's teachings successfully took root. Over a short time George experienced healing through study and the application of logotherapy. In all probability George's life was saved. Not only did he return to 
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+school, but he also reported applying the principles he had learned to a fellow student with similar depressive problems. Both had now benefitted. 
+All one has to do is read the books or listen to one of the sermons of the world's most popular preacher, Robert Schuller. His broadcasts reach over 30 million people around the world. Schuller states in his books and messages that his belief took root in the teachings of Viktor Frankl. Frankl is ecumenical in his public position and warns that too many therapists meddle in theology and vice versa. Many of Schuller's concepts of healing and mental health sprang from logotherapy. Schuller prides himself at having studied with Frankl in Vienna. 
+In September, 1991, Frankl was addressing a World Congress of psychotherapists 1n Los Angeles. Schuller immediately invited him to appear on his international program at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove. Frankl asked rne to thank Schuller but to inform him about his policy of avoiding sectarian and theistic discussions. Logotherapy teaches about spirituality in a "this worldly" and humanistic context--as that unique characteristic which raises humans far above the animal state. For Frankl, this spiritual quality gives us the ability to transcend all of life's challenges so that we may turn life's tragedies into triumphs. 
+In an effort to change Frankl's mind so that he would agree to appear and millions could see and hear this great healer, urged him to appear with certain pre-set conditions acceptable to him and to Schuller. The plan was to draw up an outline of 
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+the interview issues and not have any topics touch upon any sectarian or theology rnatters--no consideration of Canon law and no endorsements. Schuller enthusiastically agreed and skillfully and faithfully kept his word. The results vvere so successful and 1nsp1ring and the interview vvas so valuable for the world to hear that Schuller spread the interview over three separate Sundays. This was the first time this was ever done. It was a great highlight in Frankl's career. He was remembered warmly and gratefully by Schuller and his vvorld-wide viewing audience. 
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+FRANKL'S FAITH IN MANKIND 
+Bianca & Warren Hirsch 
+We had the pleasure of taking Dr. and Mrs. Frankl to the airport after the World Congress in San Jose in 1988. After we were about 10 miles on the freeway, Mrs. Frankl said, "Oh, my goodness, I left my gold bracelet in the ashtray near the bed in the hotel room, just as the maid was entering and we were leaving." 
+At the next exit we left the freeway and turned around to get back to the hotel. Mrs Frankl stated that she did not think that the bracelet would still be there. Dr. Frankl said, "Don't worry, Elli, no one will take it. It will still be in the ashtray when you get back to the room." Mrs. Frankl quickly went to the hotel room and returned with a beaming smile. "You were right, Viktor, it was just where I had left it." 
+Luckily, we made the return trip to the airport on time, and the Frankls flew home as scheduled. 
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+MY MEMORIES FROM LOGOTHERAPY 
+Angela K. Hutzell 
+When I read in Time magazine that Viktor Frankl had died, I was sad. It reminded me about many at his followers who I had met as a result of Dr. Frankl's Logotherapy. 
+Since I was 5 years old, my parents have taken my older sister and myself to the World Congresses of Logotherapy. I don't remember many specific details of the Congresses themselves; however, do remember a great deal about the people and the places. I have some wonderful memories, and I would not have those if it had not been for Dr. Frankl. Because of him, his teachings, and his followers, I was able to have a lot of experiences that other young people rny age have never had. I have traveled all across the United States and into Canada. I have seen places like Niagara Falls, San Francisco, and other exciting places. These experiences have made me more aware of differences between cultures which certainly helped as I left our predominantly Caucasian, Christian, Iowa community for the un1vers1ty. 
+I was very young at most of tr1e Congresses that I attended, so I was not able to go to many of the lectures and presentations. In fact, the one year that I was old enough to understand what the lectures were about I was recovering from mononucleosis and had to spend i-l iot of time resting. So, ! never really attended the more serious, learning side of the 
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+congresses, but I did meet many wonderful people because I attended the dinners, helped in the bookstores, and participated in other related gatherings. Some of these people have become good friends, such as Will and Margaret Finck, and have taught me a lot about the kind of person I want to be. 
+So, I may not yet know much about the formal details of Dr. Frankl's life or his work, but the people that he led have added significantly to the meaning of my life. 
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+CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF LOGOTHERAPY 
+Daisy L. Hutzel! 
+My logotherapy journeys began in 1984 at the San Francisco World Congress and Berkeley training session. I mostly remember staring open-mouthed at the gigantic Golden Gate Bridge and eating lemon Italian ice in the Trumpet Vine ice cream store. I supposedly met Dr. Frankl in Berkeley, but at age 8 an ice cream store meant more than meeting a world-famous philosopher. 
+Although I don't remember the day I met Dr. Frankl, his Logotherapy World Congresses greatly influenced my life. I met many wonderful people, some funny, some intelligent, some simply interesting conversationalists. 
+One conference I vividly remember is the one in Toronto in 1993. There, for the thirst time, several people around my own age attended. I made friends with them, and together we laughed and talked and ate frozen yogurt. This conference helped secure my journalism career, as I enjoyed talking with friends both old and new, and later used the power of the pen to continue relationships with Katja Veseley and Samantha Krajkovich. I met up with them for a second time in Dallas in 1995. 
+I remember the 1993 conference also because in Toronto I first attended presentations. I found each presentation inspiring, and I realized, although I had not yet read Dr. Frankl's works, I 
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+subconsciously knew and used some of his ideas. Dr. Frankl, in a different way from most logotherapists, helped me become a confident, optimistic adult. 
+Last summer, while other people searched for meaning at the second Dallas conference, I studied Shakespeare at the University of Iowa's summer session. I truly missed attending. I missed the people, the educational experiences of the lectures and Dallas sights, and the meaning and joy I had found during these bi-annual conferences. As I pursue my final semester of college and plan my upcoming wedding, I often find myself reflecting on the meaning in my life--how in my childhood I used Frankl's ideas of finding meaning through logotherapy--in a nontraditional way. 
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+LOGOTHERAPY'S SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ONE FAMILY 
+Vicki and R. R. Hutzel! 
+While many have been influenced directly by Viktor Frankl, our story is based more upon his indirect influence spread through his followers and his writings. Only later did we have chances to meet him personally and correspond directly with him. We consider this important because, with Frankl's passing, his message will need to be carried forward by his followers, his writings, and the writings of his followers. 
+Bob's first contact with logotherapy was while on Psychology Internship in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1974. He was practicing several types of psychotherapy which seemed to be of benefit, but were not systematically organized around a unifying theory. Also, the theories did not adequately describe the human aspects of the psychiatric patients. Jim Crumbaugh introduced Bob to logotherapy, suggesting several books to read and allowing him to participate in group therapies led by Crumbaugh and Rosemary Henrion. 
+It was clear that logotherapy was straightforward, organized, encompassing, explanatory, and beneficial. Later, after moving to Knoxville, Iowa, Crumbaugh came to speak to the staff there. He noted that an Institute of Logotherapy was being formed in California, led by Joe Fabry. He suggested we ask Fabry to 
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+come to Knoxville to provide us with additional training. We asked; and he came. 
+Kansas City was also forming an Institute for the study of Frankl's logotherapy, led by Jim Yoder. Since Kansas City is only four hours away, we were able to attend their logotherapy meetings frequently. Regular presenters included Mignon Eisenberg, Paul Welter, and additional well-known logotherapists. We were able to attend with other Knoxville therapists including Michael Whiddon, Joe Graca, and Dan Joslyn. 
+Often we attended as a family, not only the Kansas City meetings but also the World Congresses. Our daughters were five and eight years old at their first World Congress in San Francisco, and they have grown up seeing their logotherapy family more often than some children see their grandparents. Margaret and Will Finck were particularly encouraging that we include the girls in the various activities of the World Congresses. 
+This logotherapy family has provided many additional meaningful opportunities for all of our family: 
+the opportunity to meet and train with Dr. Elisabeth Lukas; 
+the opportunity to visit a variety of metropolitan areas; 
+the opportunity for daughters Daisy and Jilly to make friends 
+on an international level; 
+the opportunity to correspond with persons from many other 
+states and countries. 
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+Publishing has been an interest and hobby for much of our adult lives. This has led to many additional meaningful moments in connection with logotherapy. Bob first volunteered to assist with the newsletter, and later was asked to help edit the Forum. Vicki, becoming more adept with her computer and word processing skills, began taking on responsibilities for the processing of The International Forum for Logotherapy, until she now does all of the technical processing for the journal. This work has led to additional meaningful correspondences and friendships worldwide. 
+Logotherapy has had a significant impact on the lives of our entire family. We value both the learning opportunities and the relationships with other followers of logotherapy. 
+We believe it is through the work and interaction of followers that the significant contributions of Viktor Frankl will be expanded into the 21st century. Our family is grateful to have experienced this work and interaction throughout much of our lives already. If there had been no Viktor Frankl, our lives would have been significantly different. 
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+MY EXPERIENCES WITH DR. FRANKL 
+Jim Lantz 
+I first met Dr. Frankl on February 9, 1963. He was doing a lecture in Columbus, Ohio, and I was told about it by a psychiatrist with whom I was working at the old Columbus State Hospital. I was just a few years out of high school and was working as a Psych Tech at the hospital. Immediately I felt a great deal of respect for Dr. Frankl. His ideas made tremendous sense to me. It was a great day. I still have the copy of From Death Camp to Existentialism (later called Man's Search for Meaning) that he signed for me that day. 
+Soon after meeting Dr. Frankl, I got to join the Army. I became a medic and eventually served in Vietnam during the early years of the war (1964-1965). The book that Frankl signed for me also served in Vietnam and was a constant source of hope for me as I experienced the terrible gore and emotional trauma that go along with being a combat medic. It helped me look for "oughts" that I could use to rise above the pain. I believe that reading Frankl's book helped me to find the tools necessary to save my human spirit. 
+After I was released from service in the Army, I returned to Columbus, Ohio, and went to college. I also got into therapy with a social worker who was a fan of Dr. Frankl. She encouraged me to read and utilize all of his books and articles, which I did and which helped me a great deal in my life. 
+After receiving my M.S.W. degree in 1970, I started studying family therapy with Ernest Andrews at the Family Therapy Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio. Ernie was also a big Frankl fan and 
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+encouraged my interest in developing a logotherapy approach to family therapy. I published my first article on family logotherapy with Vietnam veterans with Ernie's help in 1974 and have been working in this field ever since. 
+In 1982 I received a letter from Dr. Frankl congratulating me on one of my articles published in the International Forum for Logotherapy. This encouraging letter enhanced my confidence that my work was useful and in line with Frankl's thinking. Since that first letter, I have received many letters and phone calls from him encouraging my work and the development of family logotherapy. 
+Dr. Frankl's timely encouragement has been a great help in my professional and personal life. I can honestly say that he has been the most confirming and encouraging person I have experienced in my life other than my wife and 11-year-old son. I will miss his letters, phone calls, and encouragement more than I can ever say. 
+References 
+1. Lantz, J. (1993). Existential family therapy: Using the concepts of Viktor Frankl. Northvale: Jason Aronson. 
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+HONORARY DOCTORATE 
+At its summer quarter 1997 commencement ceremonies, Ohio State awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts and Letters to Dr. Viktor Frankl for his contributions to existential psychiatry and his descriptions of the human capacity to transcend the suffering and horror of the Holocaust and other trauma situations. The late Dr. Frankl's influence on psychiatry, psychology, social work, and other mental health professions has been profound, resulting in the development of many new practice concepts and principles. He was best know for his immeasurably influential book, Man's Search for Meaning, which depicts his experiences as a prisoner in four death.camps during the second World War. 
+Dr. Jim Lantz of the College of Social Work nominated Dr. Frankl for the honorary degree. Lantz and Dean Tripodi attended the ceremony in which Milton Wolf, former Ohio State trustee and Ambassador to Austria during the Carter Administration, accepted the honor for Dr. Frankl, who died on September 2, 1997, four days after the ceremony. He was ninety-two years old. (from lntervention--Newsletter of The Ohio State University College of Social Work; Editor, Sharyn Talbert, Ph.D.) 
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+LOGOTHERAPY LIVED 
+Jerry L. Long, Jr. 
+A letter. A simple thank-you letter written from a little college freshman in Texas to a great man and psychotherapist in Vienna. The year was 1978 and, as an 18-year-old college freshman taking the course entitled "Introduction to Psychology," I read Man's Search for Meaning. While still recovering from a diving accident which had rendered me paralyzed from the chest down only nine months earlier, this book had an immediate and profound influence upon me. While reading of Professor Frankl's experiences in the death camps I was overcome, time and time again, with amazing parallels between his emotional responses to various circumstances in the death camps and identical emotional responses I had felt about various circumstances during my initial rehabilitation. 
+The letter was written without any expectation of response from this great and busy man. However, within 48 hours, I received a phone call from him! He thanked me, said some laudatory remarks, and asked permission to use my "example" in his speeches and writings. I felt an overwhelming sense of awe. Who was I to be held in such regard by this great man? At that very moment began a friendship which only deepened over the years, a personal teacher-pupil mentoring relationship, a strong collegial bond, increasingly frequent dialogue, many personal meetings and private moments, and suffice it to say, a mutual respect far too deep for words to describe. 
+Professor Frankl was a man of humility. Despite his enormous fame and prestige, he remained firmly grounded in the essence of what LIFE truly meant throughout his years. Despite all of the accolades, the awards, the honorary degrees, the unceasing interviews and international speeches, the overflowing daily bags of mail, he never once lost touch with what one might call "the wisdom of the common man." He possessed the rare ability to 
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+speak with kings and taxi drivers--both with the same degree of ease. 
+During the next few years I graduated college and earned my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Throughout the years I kept in close contact with Professor Frankl and Elly. Many times he invited me to speak, and he presented me with an honorary membership in The Austrian Medical Society for Psychotherapy (I was only the third recipient in its history--the other two being relatives of Freud and Adler). He often told my story in his lectures, and quoted a phrase I had once written him: "I broke my neck. It didn't break me." 
+Once, at the Third World Congress of Logotherapy, in Regensburg, Germany, when we conversed over warm cups of coffee, a "seemingly simple" question popped into my head. I tried to dismiss it time and time again, but it would not let me go. I began thinking, "Jerry, here you are in Germany, having come from Texas to show a film about your life, speak afterwards, and answer questions. All of this before a distinguished group of people from around the world. If you are regarded as knowing much about logotherapy, then how can such a question be in your head?" Well, I decided, here is the world's expert before you, so seize the meaning of the moment and ask him. The question was simple, yet profound--"What is logotherapy?" 
+So I asked. 
+Characteristically, Professor Frankl smiled ever so faintly, took a sip of coffee and gently looked at me eye to eye. He then responded, "There was once a traveler to a foreign land. He happened upon three stonecutters. Approaching the first he posed the question, 'What are you doing?' The first stonecutter sharply relied, 'I'm cutting stone. What does it look like I'm doing?' Posing the same question to the second stonecutter, the stonecutter quickly responded, 'I'm shaping a cornerstone, of course.' However, the third stonecutter gently laid down his mallet and chisel, looked up at the stranger and stated, 'I'm building a cathedral.' That, Jerry, is logotherapy." 
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+Two years later, Professor Frankl came to Texas and spoke to a crowd of over 1,000 people at the Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Afterwards, a group of 12 to 15 people went to a restaurant. A waitress recognized him and proceeded with the usual accolades. Then she said something to the effect of, "How could Professor Frankl continue to write in German--the language of Hitler." In his characteristically calm, illustrative, yet confrontative style he requested to be shown to the kitchen where the food was prepared. Strange though the request sounded, she walked him back and began showing the pots, pans, cooking areas, etc. Slightly to her bewilderment, Professor Frankl asked to see the carving knives. When shown a long, sharp knife, Professor Frankl queried something to the effect of how could they continue to use instruments which had killed thousands of people. Almost immediately she understood his point of the inherent danger of indiscriminate condemnation. 
+We kept in close contact until the very end. In August 1997, he sent me the English version of his just published autobiography, Recollections. In it he wrote "To Jerry--the man who has set an example of what one might call 'logotherapy lived.' In abiding friendship, Viktor Frankl." 
+As his son-in-law, Dr. Franz Vesely, told me: "Jerry, let me tell you the special meaning and significance of that inscription. Those words and that signature were the very last time he wrote and signed his name before his death." 
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+A STRUGGLE FOR HOPE 
+Ingrid Mazie 
+The first time I met Dr. Viktor Frankl at a World Congress of Logotherapy in 1984, I was so emotionally overcome I cried. He spoke to me briefly, asked me about myself and gave me some very important advice. I had survived Hitler's Germany as a hidden child, but had lost nearly everything else. I felt negative and deterministic. He acted like a stem, but caring father for a moment when he said to me, "Don't bemoan the past, make your survival meaningful and look at life positively now." Then he autographed a couple of his books I had purchased, adding his caricature in one of them. 
+I am grateful to him and for the effect logotherapy and some of the wonderful persons I met at that Congress had on me, and am looking forward to future conferences and study seminars. Frankl's books and my study of his philosophy began to make my life meaningful and hopeful again. As a teacher, writer, and counselor, Viktor Frankl taught me how to create and enjoy a purposeful, professional and personal life. 
+I will always remember the man who showed me that suffering can be meaningful and that man's search for meaning is one's motivation in life. 
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+THE NIGHT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR: A TRIBUTE TO VIKTOR FRANKL 
+Carol Miller 
+In an ever expanding universe of matter, energy, and consciousness, Viktor Frankl summons us to strive for the heights of dimensional ontology as citizens in our family of humanity. What does this mean? How does this happen? Why seek these heights in our global community today? 
+These questions prompt this tribute to Viktor Frankl which is enlightened by the theory and processes of purgation-illumination unification. It is enhanced by research as an educator with university students in studies of psychologies, philosophies, and spiritualities. It is embraced by experiences as a logotherapist with families of dying children and murdered children. May all of these resources synthesize with honor in this tribute to Viktor Frankl in 
+The Night Is Crystal Clear. 
+This night was the darkness of the death camps revealed by Frankl in his classic book Man's Search for Meaning. It expressed the absolute anguish of human brutalities and atrocities. It was the purgation of the human spirit by evil, hatred, and extermination. Yet in the darkness of these sufferings, there were some stellar examples of goodness and hope. How and why could any light ever eclipse from this darkness? 
+These questions and experiences of Frankl resonate with his philosophy of logotherapy known as the third school of Viennese psychology. It is crystallized in theoretical principles and therapeutic processes related to the basic assumption that one can search and discover meaning in life even in the most miserable circumstances. Logotherapy matters because it directs and implements the highest dimension of human ontology which is the defiant power of the human spirit. In this dimension, one is free to exercise choices, dignity, goodness, conscience, responsibility, and self
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+transcendence in love and service of others. Thus, the best of the human spirit can be manifested even in the depths of the death camps. 
+From midnight to twilight--what an awakening, enlightenment, and illumination. The night is crystal clear! Frankl and logotherapy are beacons of light in society shining brightly refracting and renouncing nihilism, reductionism, pandeterminism, ageism, sexism, racism, and specieism. Equally important, Frankl and logotherapy are announcing the defiant power of the human spirit as the phenomenon of intentionality and the essence of human existence. 
+Because of Frankl's consciousness and compassion, he belongs to this world yet he is not of this world.3• P· 27 Its grandeurs and splendors are not enough because our earth community is endangered by pollution and enraged by violence and wars. 
+In this world, Frankl summons us as logotherapists with clients to be beacons of light illuminating systemic questions and answers that have compelling consequences in the exodus from oppressive causes to redemptive resolutions in our family of humanity. This movement of unification from questions to answers has significance for this author in mission and ministry as a logotherapist with some police officers and with some families of murdered children in the San Francisco Bay Area. For us, why and how are the assassinations of street children in the city of Rio4 related to the gun drills of school children in the city of St. Francis1 dedicated to transforming hatred into love? What is the meaning of it all? 
+In commemorating the death of Frankl, we celebrate his life as the Plato of Vienna summoning us to discern decisively the fundamental knowledge and compelling actions of the essence of existence as citizens in our family of humanity. Moreover, we celebrate his life as a humanitarian who connected Auschwitz with Hiroshima and Nagasaki2 ·P· 779 ; who suffered yet sought no harm on 
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+others2 P -; who was a victim of violence while committed passionately to nonviolence; and who could have become bitter but rather chose to become better in serving society for a more bright and beautiful world. 
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+Finally, we celebrate his life as a mountain climber seeking the geographical peaks in the Alps of Edelweiss while achieving the moral summits of heights in human existence. In this position, he sees beyond the horizons of darkness to the glows and glories of his seasons and sunsets promoting and advancing human dignity for all persons out of the darkness-and-dawning of his hourglass of time and eternity. 
+It is incumbent upon us as logotherapists to reflect and mirror logotherapy as a source of hope for our global community on the frontiers of the 21st century. In honor of Viktor Frankl, let us venture forth in life deepening our character of mind, courage in heart and compassion through actions toward hope and healing in our family of humanity. Let us keep ablaze the fire and the passion of Viktor Frankl in the vitality of life and in the velocity of love we give to our family of humanity in an ever-expanding universe of matter, energy, and consciousness. 
+References 
+1. 
+European News Services {1993). U. S. kids today. Toronto Globe, August 4, A 18. 
+
+2. 
+Frankl, V. {1984). Man's search for meaning. NY: Washington Square Press. 
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+3. 
+Lifton, R. {1967). Death in life. NY: Random House. 
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+4. Veisiland, P. {1987). Brazil: Moments of promise and pain. National Geographic, 171, 363. 
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+A TRIBUTE TO VIKTOR FRANKL 
+Teria Shantall 
+With the establishment of his first logotherapy clinic in America at the University of the United States in San Diego, California, in 1970, Frankl delivered a series of lectures entitled: The Meaning of Suffering. I attended these lectures at the invitation of Frankl, to whom I had written shortly before explaining my disillusionment with the psychoanalytic training I was undergoing at the Tavistock Clinic in London. During this training, which also involved a personal analysis, I had begun to feel increasingly restless about the fact that, in focussing on the problems of childhood and the influences of past experiences, psychoanalysis lacked the dimension of a future orientation. My life seemed to lack a vision--a dream to realize or ideals to be inspired by. I was being absorbed by my own needs and fantasies and could not escape the uncanny feeling that life was passing me by, that time was running out--and when will I have time to catch up with what I was now missing? 
+I had no sooner joined Frankl in America when I experienced the shock at the news of the death of my father back in South Africa. A spell of intense grief followed, during which I was particularly plagued with the remorse over lost opportunities which I no longer had time to make up for. 
+I realized that, in many ways, my past had been wasted since the kind of life I had been living was a trial-and-error and a type of haphazard thing. I had to find some defined destination for my 
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+life or it was not worth living anymore. I had to know more clearly where I was going and go there. Nothing else would do. 
+As much as it was a point of utter determination, it was also a point of surrender. I had given up on myself, on the selfcentered way of living my life. I was aching for something different, for something beyond the narrow confines of mere day-to-day existence. 
+I fell into an exhausted sleep and dreamt that I had written a loving letter to my father which I was about to mail. I woke up with a painful start, agonizingly realizing that I would never be able to communicate with him again. Just then, I remembered the diary he had given me as a parting gift. With crystal clarity, I felt that he expected me to fill up the yet empty pages of that diary with the events of my life that I would now undertake to live fully and with care. I felt his presence with me. 
+He was there, for those few awesome moments, like a strong witness for life, waiting for me to accept the commission before he would take his place on the grandstand of time to watch me winning the race that I, too, had to run, yet a race, strangely, set out only for me. It was my race which could only be run by me! 
+The pain that I had felt a moment before, changed to a surge of inspiration which seemed to have sprung up from some deep and innermost region, like some core experience, which pushed through my whole being, filling, what I only then realized, was an all-pervading emptiness. I felt brim-full with joy--such a paradoxical feeling in a grief situation! 
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+The dawn was breaking outside. As I stepped out into a new day, I was struck by the clarity with which I was seeing everything. It was as if the scales of an inward-looking type of living had fallen off my eyes, and that I was now and perhaps for the first time, able to see life clearly! This experience presented a real turning point in my life. I began to base my actions and attitudes much more clearly on choice rather than inclination. On many crucial occasions thereafter, such considered decisions ran contrary to pressing needs and coercive circumstances. My own psychodynamics, which I had explored through years of psychoanalysis, began to fade in importance or, most surprisingly, began to take on a refreshingly new and deeper meaning--my "hang-ups" began to serve me! In the wellknown areas of personal conflict, I now experienced compassion and sensitivity, a depth of insight into the problems of others. My own vulnerabilities became an openness, a greater tenderness towards others. I felt inter-dependently related to my fellow humans in a community kind of way. 
+This experience of a breakthrough of meaning in my own suffering, with the added bonus of a greater sense of responsibility as I came to see my life as a gift that I could either use or abuse, lent very real impetus to an interest in the phenomenon of being able to experience a sense of deep meaning as a result of great personal suffering. The subject of the meaning of suffering eventually became a topic of my scientific investigation among Holocaust survivors residing in South Africa. 
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+Research findings highlighted the fact that, by employing the defiant power of the human spirit, survivors were able to triumphantly transcend the debilitating effects of their senseless sufferings in the Nazi concentration camps. Like Frankl himself, they could resist the dehumanizing influences of camp life by the right and heroic choices they continued to make. These right and costly choices allowed them to attain the peaks of moral excellence and psychological maturity. They proved that suffering can lead to meaning. 
+Suffering calls us out of the moral apathy and mindlessness of mere existence. It is by accepting the challenge to live our lives responsibly, that suffering can serve to bring forth the best and most admirable of human qualities in all of us. 
+A report on these research findings at the Eleventh World Congress of Logotherapy in Dallas, only shortly before Frankl's death, proved to be an intensely meaningful tribute to Viktor Frankl, a man who has so profoundly effected the lives of so very many people all over the globe exactly because he represents a model of optimal humanness. 
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+THANKS FOR YOUR INSIGHTS 
+Arunya Tuicomepee 
+After graduating in 1993 and having worked as counselor and psychiatric nursing instructor at the Psychiatric Nursing Department, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, I have used Frankl's concepts, especially 'the meaning of life.' In my experience, his concepts are tremendously helpful for people who are HIV positive, have psychiatric problems, or are people in crisis. 
+I have often faced a challenging question: "Can a belief in the meaning of life change people's way of life? If so, to what degree?" Based on my work experience, I have gained confidence that the more people know themselves, based on a strong attitude toward the meaning of life, the more they will experience a meaningful, fulfilled, and peaceful life. 
+So, I would like to give thanks to Dr. Frankl for his invaluable contribution to our insights. His work will be long lasting, even though his life has ended. I deeply regret his death. I would like to tell his family, relatives, and friends that you are not the only ones who mourn losing him. Certainly, I am one also. 
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+A PRIMER FOR CHILD REARING AND LIVING 
+Ann Graber Westermann 
+My first encounter with Franklian psychology occurred while 
+was a young mother of preschool children. Viktor Frankl' s book, Man's Search for Meaning, seemed to contain the best ideological formula for creating a world where this generation of children would not have to endure what we, who grew up in war-torn Europe of the 40's, had to live through. And so it came to be that Dr. Frankl's spirit-centered philosophy became my primer for child rearing. 
+As our children grew, so did my acquaintance with and love for Viktor Frankl's world view. I found much in his writings that could be applied immediately and directly: striving to be authentic; valuing the uniqueness of every individual; honoring the inherent dignity of each human being; balancing freedom with corresponding responsibility; with the concept of selftranscendence making a particularly strong impact on the young mother I was then. 
+Although I later incorporated logotherapy into my work as pastoral counselor, it would be accurate to say that I first practiced logotherapy as character education in my own little family circle. Now that my children are adults, I am pleased to see that they all exhibit a strongly developed social conscience based on meaning-centered values--no doubt influenced by the tenets of logotherapy. 
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+I last saw Professor Frankl in May, 1995, in Vienna. He made an appearance at the opening of the Jubilee Congress celebrating his 90th birthday. When asked what was important to a man 90 years old, who had recently been hospitalized with pulmonary edema, Dr. Frankl answered, "Life is a precious gift. And I appreciate each day as it presents itself with increasing humility." To me this summed up the congress theme, "The Art of Meaningful Living." 
+It was with a deep sadness that I learned of his passing. I mourned the loss to humanity. A great visionary, who was having a profound influence on the consciousness of the planet, had departed. Then a friend reminded me of what Beethoven's eulogist had to say. That brought comfort because it was also true of Viktor Frankl: 
+"You [humanity] have not lost him, but you have won 
+him. No one who is alive can enter the halls of 
+immortality. The body must die before the gates are open. 
+He who you mourn is now among the greatest men of all 
+time." 
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+MY UNFORGETTABLE MEMORY WITH VIKTOR FRANKL AND JOE FABRY IN VIENNA, 1977 
+Robert Wilson 
+It was in the Fall, 1977, when I met Viktor Frankl and Joe Fabry. My wife and I and our two youngest sons were touring Europe. At that time I was working on my dissertation, 
+Logotherapy: An Educational Approach for the Classroom Teacher. 
+I was hoping I would have the opportunity to visit Dr. Frankl while in Vienna, so he could see some of the work I was doing in logotherapy, particularly in education, and of course, give me advice and counsel. Before I left for Europe, I had written to Dr. Frankl and mention I would be in Vienna. He wrote back stating that I should give him a call when I arrived and hopefully we could visit. 
+The first thing I did when I arrived in Vienna was to call Dr. Frankl. He was available. I boarded the first street car I could find, and was off to his home, very near to the University of Vienna. I had the excitement of a school boy, looking forward to visiting with one of the "greats" of our times. When I knocked, a receptive and charming woman opened the door. It was Frankl's wife, Eleonore. She mentioned that Dr. Frankl was upstairs and expecting me. Mrs. Frankl led me upstairs where Dr. Frankl was sitting at his desk in his study. 
+He wanted to know about me as a person and my background and what I was doing in the educational field, particularly with reference to logotherapy. Very little time was spent talking about him or his works. He wanted to know about me! When we finally got around to talking about Dr. Frankl, he asked me to sign his 
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+book. I opened the page and above where I was to sign was the signature of Mamie Eisenhower, the former first lady, and wife of President Eisenhower. (I was really in big company). He asked me to write a few words. I don't remember every detail, but did remember to remark how I appreciated his naturalness and humility. He read my words and then stated, "How do you know? You haven't known me that long." I stated, with a smile, "I don't really have to, as time is relative." Dr. Frankl smiled back, got up from his desk and went into his library, and brought back a nineteen page "brief" called The Philosophical Foundations of Logotherapy, Phenomenology: Pure and Applied, for me to read. In this Dr. Frankl summarized very succinctly the concepts of logotherapy. He signed the brief, "To Bob Wilson from Viktor Frankl." He then mentioned that there was someone visiting him I had to meet. He went to the next room, opened the door, and Joe Fabry walked into the room. At that time, Joe Fabry wa~ President of the Institute of Logotherapy in Berkeley, and of course, Frankl's trusted friend and protege in America. Joe Fabry became my mentor, friend, and advisor for my dissertation. Joe also played an instrumental role in my completing the Diplomate in Logotherapy. 
+What a wonderful gift for me to meet Viktor Frankl and Joe Fabry in one day. This truly was the "meaning of the moment." It also had to be Divine guidance! 
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+THE ENDURING INFLUENCE OF LOGOTHERAPY 
+Paul T. P. Wong 
+A giant quietly passed away, amid unprecedented outpourings of public grief over the deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Theresa. Yet, I firmly believe that when the tides of history have buried most mortals, Dr. Frankl will stand tall, along with other giants from Vienna--Freud, Jung, and Adler. 
+A casual glance of psychology textbooks will testify the lasting influence of Dr. Frankl. Even though logotherapy will evolve over time,3.4 the key concepts of logotherapy and its message of hope will endure. 
+My first encounter with Dr. Frankl was through reading Man's Search for Meaning2 and Fabry's The Pursuit ofMeaning. 1 As my research journey led me more and more in Dr. Frankl's direction, I began to study logotherapy more seriously. 
+About three years ago, when I began to develop the concept of an edited volume on meaning-centered research and therapy, I wrote Dr. Fr~nkl a brief note, asking if he would consider writing a foreword for the book. Much to my surprise, he replied with a personal phone call within two weeks. 
+I still remember that day when the receptionist tried to locate me, saying that Dr. Frankl was calling long distance. When I finally got to answer the call, I heard a slow but steady voice: "I am Dr. Frankl and I am a 90-year-old man. I don't write anymore, but I have several very good people who can write a foreword for you." He mentioned a few names. We continued to talk over the phone, because he showed a great deal of interest in the project and asked me a number of questions. 
+Eventually, Dr. Barnes wrote a foreword, and Ors. Fabry and Lukas each wrote a chapter. The book is entitled The Human Quest for Meaning: A Handbook of Psychological Research and 
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+Clinical Applications.5 Fittingly, the book is dedicated to Dr. Frankl, whose ideas have made a significant difference in how we see ourselves and how we practice psychotherapy. 
+References 
+1. 
+Fabry, J.B. (1968). Thepursuitofmeaning:Logotherapy applied to life. Boston: Beacon Press. 
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+2. 
+Frankl, V. E. (1959). Man's search for meaning. NY: Pocket Books. 
+
+3. 
+Wong, P. T. P. (1997). Meaning-centered counseling: A cognitive-behavioral approach to logotherapy. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 20, 85-94. 
+
+4. 
+Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Meaning-centered counseling. In P. T. P. Wong & P. S. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research clinical applications. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 
+
+5. 
+P. T. P. Wong & P. S. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research clinical applications. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. 
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+HISTORICAL FRANKL ARTICLES FROM "UNIQUEST" 
+A forerunner of The International Forum for Logotherapy was Uniquest. This magazine was published twice a year during the mid1970's "for those in search of meaning in their lives, and for a world in which survival as a fulfilled human being is possible." Joseph Fabry was editor. Publication location was 1 Lawson Road, Berkeley, California, which became the first home of the Institute of Logotherapy. Several valuable articles by Viktor Frankl were published in Uniquest. Because many readers of The International Forum for Logotherapy do not have access to these important papers, we republish on the next several pages Frankl articles that appeared originally in the Uniquest magazine. 
+A Psychiatrist Looks at Love is from the 1975 Uniquest entitled "Intimate Ethics: The Changing Man-Woman Relationships." 
+Some Thoughts on the "Painful Wisdom" is an introduction to the 1976 Uniquest entitled "The Painful Wisdom of the Survivor: The Growth Potential of Suffering." 
+Meaning Is Available to Everyone is from the 1977 Uniquest entitled "A Festival of Meaning: The Message of Viktor Frankl For a Meaningful Life." This issue of Uniquest was a report of the 1977 Berkeley Festival of Meaning which Dr. Frankl attended to inaugurate the Frankl Library and Memorabilia at the Graduate Theological School at Berkeley. The article Meaning Is Available to Everyone is a partial transcription from the tape-recorded conclusion of Frankl's address at the University of California, Berkeley. 
+Turning Suffering Into Triumph is a case history from the files of Viktor Frankl published in the 1977 "Festival of Meaning" Uniquest. 
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+A PSYCHIATRIST LOOKS AT LOVE 
+Viktor E. Frankl 
+Love is a specifically human phenomenon. We must see to it that it is preserved in its humanness rather than treated in a reductionistic way--reducing it to a mere sublimation of sexual drives and instincts which humans share with all other animals. Such an interpretation blocks our true understanding of love as a uniquely human phenomenon. 
+In fact, love is one aspect of a more encompassing human phenomenon I have called self-transcendence. This term signifies that being human always relates to and is directed toward something other than itself. The human being is not, as some current motivational theories would like to make us believe, basically concerned with gratifying needs and satisfying drives and instincts, and by so doing, maintaining or restoring homeostasis--an inner equilibrium, a state without tensions. By virtue of the self-transcendent quality of the human reality, we are basically concerned with reaching out beyond ourselves-toward a meaning to fulfill or toward another human being to encounter lovingly. Self-transcendence manifests itself either by one's serving a cause or by loving another person. 
+Loving encounter, however, precludes considering and using another person merely as a means to an end. It precludes, for instance, using a person as a mere tool to reduce the tensions aroused by libidinal or aggressive drives and instincts. This would amount to some sort of masturbation, and in fact, many of our sexually neurotic patients speak of their way of treating their partners in terms of "masturbating on them." Such an attitude toward one's partner is a distortion of human sex. 
+Metasex 
+Human sex is always more than mere sex--and exactly to the extent to which it serves as the physical expression of something metasexual, namely, the physical expression of love. And only to the extent to which sex carries out this function of an 
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+embodiment, an incarnation, of love--is it also climaxing in a really rewarding experience. Thus, Maslow was justified in pointing out that those people who cannot love don't get the same thrill out of sex as those people who can love. As a poll of 20,000 readers of "Psychology Today" showed, listed among those factors contributing most to enhancing potency and orgasm was "romanticism," something that comes close to love. 
+But while love is a human phenomenon, the humanness of sex is only the result of a developmental process, the product of progressive maturation. Freud differentiated between the goal of drives and instincts, and their object. One might say the goal of sex is the reduction of sexual tensions whereas its object is the sexual partner. But as I see it, this holds true only for neurotic sexuality. Only a neurotic is out foremost to get rid of his sperma, be 1t by masturbation or by using the partner as a means to the same end. To the mature person the partner is no "object" at all, but another subject, another human being in his very humanness; if he really loves him, he sees him in his uniqueness--and it is only love that enables a person to seize hold of another person in that very uniqueness which constitutes the personhood of a human being. 
+Promiscuity is by definition the opposite of a monogamous relationship. An individual who indulges in promiscuity need not care for the uniqueness of a partner and therefore cannot love him. Since only that sex which is embedded in love can be really rewarding, the quality of the sexual life of such an individual is poor. Small wonder, then, that he tries to compensate for this lack of quality by the quantity of sexual activity. This, in turn, requires an ever increasing stimulation as is provided, for example, by pornography. 
+From this, one might understand that we are not justified in glorifying such mass phenomena as promiscuity and pornography as something progressive; they are rather regressive. They are symptoms of a retardation that must have taken place in one's sexual maturation. 
+The myth of sex-just-for-fun's-sake (rather than letting sex become the physical expression of something metasexual) is sold and spread by people who know this is good business. The young 
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+generation not only buys the myth but also the hypocrisy behind it. In our age in which hypocrisy in sexual matters is so much frowned upon, it is strange to see that the hypocrisy of those who propagate a certain freedom from censorship remains unnoticed. Is it so hard to recognize that their real concern is unlimited freedom to make money? 
+Sex Inflation 
+But there cannot be successful business unless there is a substantial need that is met by this business. We are witnessing, within our present culture, an inflation of sex. We can understand this phenomenon only against a comprehensive background. Today, we are confronted with an ever increasing number of clients who complain of a feeling of meaninglessness and emptiness which I have called the II existential vacuum. 11 This is due to two facts: in contrast to an animal, we are not told by drives and instincts what we must do; and in contrast to people in former times, we are no longer told by traditions and values what we should do. In our day, we sometimes no longer know what we really wish to do. 
+It is precisely this existential vacuum into which the sexual libido is hypertrophying. And it is precisely this hypertrophy that brings about the inflation of sex. As any kind of inflation, such as on the monetary market, sexual inflation is associated with devaluation. And sex is devalued inasmuch as it is dehumanized. Thus, we observe the present trend toward a sexual lite which is not integrated into one's personal life but rather lived out for the sake of pleasure. The depersonalization of sex is understandable once we diagnose it as a symptom of what I call "existential frustration 11 --the frustration of our search for meaning. 
+So much for causes; but what about the effects? The more one's search for meaning is frustrated, the more such an individual embarks on a "pursuit of happiness." But, alas, it is the very pursuit of happiness that dooms it to failure. Happiness cannot be pursued because it must ensue, and it can ensue only as a result of living out one's self-transcendence, one's dedication and devotion to a cause to be served, or another person to be loved. 
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+Nowhere else is this general truth more perceptible than in the field of sexual happiness. The more we make it an aim, the more we miss it. The more a male client tries to demonstrate his potency, the more he is likely to become impotent; and the more a female client tries to demonstrate to herself that she is capable of fully experiencing orgasm, the more liable she is to be caught in frigidity. Most of the cases of sexual neurosis I have met in my practice can easily be traced back to this state of affairs. 
+Accordingly, an attempt to cure such cases has to start with removing the demand quality which the sexual neurotic usually attributed to sexual achievement. For such cases I have developed the technique of "dereflection". What I want to state here, however, is the fact that our present culture, which idolizes sexual achievement, further adds to the demand quality experienced by the sexual neurotic, and thus further contributes to his neurosis. The use of the Pill, by allowing the female partners to be more demanding and spontaneous, has unwittingly encouraged the trend. 
+The women's liberation movement, by having freed women of old taboos and inhibitions, has had as one result that even college girls have become ever more demanding of their sexual satisfaction, demanding it from college boys. The paradoxical result has been a new set of problems variously called "college impotence" or "the new impotence." 
+The Victorian sexual taboos and inhibitions are going, and to the extent that real freedom is gained, a step forward has been taken. But, freedom threatens to degenerate into mere license and arbitrariness, unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. And that is why I do not tire of recommending that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast. 
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+SOME THOUGHTS ON THE "PAINFUL WISDOM" 
+Vik tor E. Frankl 
+Suffering is in no way an indispensable pre-requisite to finding meaning in life. In this respect, it is no necessary condition. Even less is it a sufficient condition. For by itself, suffering is meaningless. It still must be bestowed with meaning--and it can be bestowed with meaning only if the cause of suffering cannot be removed. As long as it is possible, a situation that makes us suffer has to be changed. But as soon as it turns out that this situation is unchangeable, we should make it meaningful by the attitude with which we shoulder it--in other words, by fulfilling the potential meaning inherent and dormant in unalterable suffering, by actualizing "attitudinal values." 
+In this sense, I am used to saying that "creative values" have the priority (first try to change your fate) but the "attitudinal values" have the superiority (if you can't change your fate change your attitude). 
+That the "attitudinal values" are superior to the "creative values" and the "experiential values" is due to the fact that in · fulfilling a meaning experientially, e.g., by loving, and creatively, e.g., by working, we either leave the world as it is or change it. But in fulfilling the meaning of suffering, we change ourselves which 1s the most human of human achievements. To illustrate this, let us give a hearing to Jehuda Bacon who, as a boy, spent some years in the concentration camp of Auschwitz: "As a boy I thought, 'I will tell them what I saw, in the hope that people will change for the better.' But people did not change and did not even want to know. It was much later that I really understood the meaning of suffering: It can have a meaning if it changes you for the better." 
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+MEANING IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE 
+Viktor E. Frankl 
+The logotherapist cannot give meaning but he can help his patients find meaning. He can also see to it that meaning is not taken away from the patient by reductionism. 
+My high school teacher told us that life was nothing but a combustion process, an oxidation process. I was only thirteen then, but I jumped to my feet and asked him: "If this is all, what meaning then does life have?" He could not answer me because his view of life was reductionistic--or should I rather say "oxidationistic"? 
+Or take the comment by Dr. Arthur G. Wirth who applies logotherapy in the classrooms of Washington University in Saint Louis. "If teachers show in their attitudes and actions that they are cynical," he writes in a forthcoming book, "the young will get the message no matter how many literary classics they are required to read." 
+This reductionism, this nihilism and cynicism, is today often instilled in us by what is called "typical modern literature." Much of modern literature reflects the writers' own existential vacuum, their feelings of meaninglessness. When I addressed the International Writers Club (PEN) in Vienna on the subject of "A Psychiatrist Looks at Modern Literature-Therapy or Symptoms?" I tried to remind these writers of their social responsibility and implored them that, if they are not capable of immunizing their readers against nihilism, they at least should refrain from inoculating them with their own cynicism. 
+We psychiatrists do not have the final answers. We are neither omniscient nor omnipotent--we are merely omnipresent. You find psychiatrists in writers clubs, on the television screen, and in magazines. You better stop divinizing psychiatry and start humanizing it. To begin with, the concept of the human being underlying psychiatry should include the most primordial motivational force characterizing a human being--our will to meaning. 
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+This will to meaning is not wishful thinking but a self-fulfilling prophecy in the deepest sense of the word. When I am blamed for placing humans on a pedestal, of thinking too highly of them, I am reminded of what I have learned from my flight instructor. He taught me that if I want to land at a place straight to the east, and if there is a crosswind from the north, I won't land where I intended to land but, because of the drift, farther to the south. But if, under these same circumstances, I direct my landing toward a point to the north of my intended goal, the crosswind will make me land where I wanted to land. It is exactly the same with a human being. If we see man in what seems to be a realistic view, if we take him as he is, we make him worse, we make him deteriorate. But if we take man as he should be, we help him become what he can be. But here I am quoting no longer my flight instructor, but the German poet Goethe. 
+Meanings Are Unique 
+How can we help people see meaning in their lives in an age where traditions and transitional values are crumbling? Traditions are on the wane, but meanings, in contrast to values, are not transmitted by tradition. Values can be defined as universal meanings--what millions of people have found meaningful in standard situations over thousands of years. But individual meanings are unique, pertaining to a concrete, specific situation experienced by a unique person. Values are transmitted by tradition but meanings are not transmitted by anything, they have to be found by oneself. 
+The process of finding meaning boils down to a process of Gestalt perception. The difference, however, is that in a Gestalt perception in the traditional sense you are perceiving a figure over against a background; but in the specific case of meaning-finding you are perceiving a possibility over against the background of reality: the possibility to do something about a situation confronting you. And because each situation is unique, meanings too are necessarily unique. And from this uniqueness it follows that the possibility to do something about a situation is transitory. But only the possibilities are transitory. 
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+Once you have actualized a meaning, you have done so once and forever. You have rescued the meaning into the past. Nothing and nobody can ever rob you of the treasure of what you have put into the past. Nothing in the past is irretrievably lost but everything is irrevocably stored. Usually people are aware only of the stubblefield of transitoriness, but they don't see the full granaries into which they have brought in the harvest of their lives--the deeds done, the works created, the loves loved, and the sufferings courageously borne. 
+Avenues to Meaning 
+Because meanings are unique they are ever changing but never missing. Life is never lacking a meaning. There are three avenues that lead to meaning. 
+The first avenue to meaning comes through creating a work or doing a deed. The second, through experiencing something or someone-through art or nature, or by lovingly encountering another person. The third avenue is less obvious. In a hopeless situation, facing a fate that cannot be changed, what counts then is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best--to transform a tragedy into a triumph, to turn a predicament into an achievement on the human level. As soon as we no longer are able to change a situation, we are called upon to change ourselves by rising above ourselves, by growing beyond ourselves. 
+The American Journal of Psychiatry once stated that the message of logotherapy was faith in the unconditional meaningfullness of life. But it is more than faith. It is a conviction at which I arrived on merely intuitive grounds as a very young man. Since then, the same results have been obtained by strictly empirical research. I could give you a list of seventeen researchers whose findings were reached by strictly empirical and quantitative methods which showed that meaning is available 1n principle to everyone, irrespective of sex, age, 1.0., educational background, environment, character structure, irrespective of whether the individual is religious or not, and if he is religious, irrespective to which denomination he belongs. 
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+And meaning is available even irrespective of success or failure. The human being knows not only how to be successful but also, if need be, how to suffer, how to mold even a tragic situation into an achievement. Life then is no longer characterized by failure over against success, but rather by meaning (fulfillment) over despair (the despair over an apparently meaningless life). For there are people who, in spite of success, and in the midst of affluence, are caught in despair over the apparent meaninglessness of their lives. They have survived, they make a living but they have nothing to live for. They don't know for what they have survived. 
+But on the other hand, there is always the possibility of finding a meaning in spite of failure, in a hopeless situation, in disease, in distressful extremities. Almost daily my mail brings proof of this. Let me conclude by quoting from one letter, from an inmate in Florida's state prison. 
+He writes: 
+"During the past several months a group of inmates have been sharing your books and tapes. Yes, one of the greatest meanings we can be privileged to experience is suffering. I've just begun to live, and what a glorious feeling it is! I am constantly humbled by the tears of my brothers when they can see that they are even now achieving meanings they have never thought possible in state prison... The changes are truly miraculous. Lives which heretofore have been hopeless and helpless now have meaning. Here in Florida's maximum security prison, some 500 yards from the electric chair, we are actualizing our dreams. 
+"Dr. Frankl, it is now near Christmas. But logotherapy was my Easter morning. Out of the calvary of Auschwitz has come our Easter sunrise. From the barbed wire and chimneys ofAuschwitz rises the sun. My, what a new day must be in store!" 
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+TURNING SUFFERING INTO A TRIUMPH 
+Viktor E. Frankl 
+Sometimes a patient is not only spared additional suffering but also finds additional meaning in suffering. He may even succeed in making suffering into a triumph. Meaning, however, rests on the attitude the patient chooses toward suffering. 
+A Carmelite sister was suffering from a depression which proved to be somatogenic. She was admitted to the Department of Neurology at the Poliklinik Hospital. Before a specific drug treatment decreased her depression this depression was increased by a psychic trauma. A Catholic priest had told her that if she were a true Carmelite sister she would have overcome the depression long before. This added a psychogenic depression (or, more specifically, an "ecclesiogenic neurosis" as Schaetzing calls it) to her somatogenic depression. But I was able to free the patient of the effects of the traumatic experience and thus relieve her depression over being depressed. The priest had told her that a Carmelite sister cannot be depressed. I told her that perhaps a Carmelite sister alone can master a depression in such an admiral way as she did. In fact, I shall never forget those lines in her diary in which she described the stand she took toward the depression: 
+"The depression is my steady companion. It weighs my soul down. Where are my ideals, where is the greatness, beauty, and goodness to which I once committed myself? There is nothing but boredom and I am caught in it. I am living as if I were thrown into a vacuum. For there are times at which even the experience of pain is inaccessible to me. And even God is silent. I then wish to die. As soon as possible. And if I did not possess the belief that I am not the master over my life, I would have taken it. By my belief, however, suffering is turned into a gift. People who think that life must be successful are like a man who in the face of a construction site cannot understand that the workers dig out the ground if they wish to build up a cathedral. God builds up a cathedral in each soul. In my soul he is about to dig out the basis. What I have to do is just to keep still whenever I am hit by His shovel." 
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+VERA LIEBAN KALMAR 
+The Institute of Logotherapy has suffered another loss with the death of Dr. Vera Lieban Kalmar who died April 25, after an eight-year battle with cancer. Her doctors were amazed that she was able to live a full life despite many complications and heavy medication and therapy. She credited logotherapy with her ability to keep up her positive attitude which, the doctors believed, strengthened her immune system. She truly achieved what Viktor Frankl called "turning tragedy into human triumph." 
+Dr. Vera Lieban Kalmar and her husband Sam were among the pioneers of the Institute of Logotherapy, and became personal friends of Viktor and Elly Frankl. For many years, both Kalmars were members of the Board of the Institute. Vera developed the curriculum for teaching logotherapy and herself taught, with Joe Fabry, at the Kennedy University in Orinda. She also was chairperson of the speakers' programs of several World Congresses, especially the Fifth Congress in San Francisco. She authored several articles for The International Forum For Logotherapy. During the years when the Institute had an office in Berkeley, she was its head and arranged many meetings there. 
+She will be missed as a professional and as a friend. 
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+ISSN 0190-3379 IFODL 21(1)1-64(1998) 
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+Episodes, Anecdotes, and Memories of Viktor Frankl-
+the teacher, counselor, and human being Robert C. Barnes, Jacqueline Becker, Patti Havenga Coetzer, Laurence Robert Cohen, James C. Crumbaugh, Mignon Eisenberg, Joseph Fabry, Margaret Davis-Finck, 
+Will Finck, Robin Winchester Goodenough, Bianca & Warren Hirsch, Angela K. Hutzel!, Daisy L. Hutzel!, Vicki & R. R. Hutzell, Jim Lantz, Jerry L. Long, Jr. Ingrid Mazie, Carol Miller, Teria Shantall, Arunya Tuicomepee, Ann Graber Westermann, Robert Wilson, Paul T. P. Wong  
+Historical Frankl Articles From "Uniquest" A Psychiatrist Looks At Love Some Thoughts On the "Painful Wisdom" Meaning is Available to Everyone Turning Suffering Into A Triumph  50 54 55 59  
+Vera lieban Kalmar--A Tribute  61  
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+ISSN 0190-337.9 IFODL 21(2)65-128(1998) 
+The International Forum for 
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+Journal of Search for Meaning 
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+The Application Of Logotherapy In Public Educ~tion 65 · Bianc Z. Hirsch Purposeful Goals Anet Alcoholic Recovery 72 Julia Ungar, David C. Hodgins, & Maria Ungar. · Logotherapy With Chronic Physical Illness Clients Jim Lantz -The Use Of Visib_le Metaphor In Logotherapy 85 .Cora Moore Meaning In Education: The Constructivist Teac;her 91 George E. Rice & Mitchell 8. Young The Hole Of Meaning In Stress Management 100 Arlen R. Salthouse A Phenomenological Analysis Of Suffering 111 Teria Shantall Recent Publications Of Interest To.Logotherapists 121 Mark Minear lnformationFor Authors 125 

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+JOSEPH B. FABRY 1909-1999 
+Joseph Fabry ( 1909-1999) 
+Joseph Fabry, the founder, the former Executive Director and President of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, and Editor of The International Forum for Logo therapy, died on May 7, 1999 of congestive heart failure. 
+Joe was born in Vienna, Austria where he earned his law degree from the University of Vienna. Being Jewish, he had to flee from persecution of the Nazis. He reached Belgium where he was placed in a detention camp. From there he went to England and then came to the United States in 1938. During World War 11, Joe lost his family in Nazi concentration camps. 
+Shortly after his arrival In New York, a mutual friend introduced him to Judith, who became his wife two months after they met. Joe worked as a scriptwriter for the Office of War Information (later the Voice of America). Joe and Judith moved to Berkeley in 1940 at the invitation of Max Knight, a childhood friend and a senior editor at the University of California Press. At UC Berkeley, Joe worked as an editor on several university publications until his retirement in 1972. 
+Joe and Max collaborated for many years under the joint pen name of Peter Fabrizius. The story of this collaboration is told in their Book One and One Make Three. 
+Attending a lecture by Viktor Frankl at the Unitarian Church of Berkeley in 1965 changed his perspective and resulted in Joe's second career. Fascinated by logotherapy, Joe studied and worked in close harmony with Viktor Frankl, establishing a close friendship that lasted until Frankl's death in 1998. According to Joe's son, Richard, logotherapy gave Joe a new focus. He began not asking, "Why has this happened to me?" but "Now that it has, what should I do about it?" 
+Joe became the spokesman for logotherapy in North America, eventually establishing the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy and editing the International Forum. Joe wrote and translated many books and articles on logotherapy, including The Pursuit of Meaning, which was translated into nine languages. He edited Logotherapy in Action and Logotherapy in Sharing Groups. With his wife, Judith, Joe translated Viktor Frankl's autobiography Reflections. For this work and the promotion of logotherapy, which became known in Europe as "The third Viennese School of Psychotherapy," Joe was awarded the Golden Cross of Honor by the Republic of Austria. 
+Joe was particularly interested that logotherapy become available to the layperson. With that in view, he subsequently wrote Guideposts to Meaning, a way of "discovering what really matters." 
+Joe's contribution to both the theoretical and practical aspects of logotherapy was manifold. He helped bring together interested people from around the world to meet at the first World Congress of Logotherapy, which now meets every two years, the most recent of which took place in Dallas, Texas in June 1999. 
+Joe, a man of vision, determination, and purpose, was an inspiration for many. He was a man of profound knowledge, understanding, and many talents. He painted, edited, wrote, translated, and taught. His understanding of logotherapy, his boundless capacity for friendship, his generosity for sharing and giving of himself to the Institute and to the organizations of his choice, reflect his capacity, despite adversity, to not dwell on the past but to be future oriented. 
+The titles of his unpublished manuscripts reflect his on-going search for meaning based on the principles and philosophy of logotherapy. He was tireless in his devotion to promote better understanding and harmony. The titles of some of his unpublished manuscripts include: The Past Ahead -A personal Search for the "Real God"; Reality Check of God -The Spirit in the Horizontal Society; Divinity and the Meaningful -Life Spirituality in a Horizontal Society; Happy Endings. 
+His legacy to the Viktor Frankl Institute and to all of us is the sharing of knowledge and interest in logotherapy. The Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy has lost its founder but not his inspirations nor his contributions. 
+Joe is survived by Judith, his wife of 58 years, his two children, Claire Bradley and Richard Fabry, and two grandchildren, Heidi and 
+Shala Bradley. 
+We close with an appreciation of Joseph Fabry, a man whose quest for meaning has made our lives more meaningful. 
+Bianca Z. Hirsch, President emeritus Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy 
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+Joe's main influence on me came in 1982 when 
+I read his Pursuit of Meaning. It enabled me to find ba
+lance between my Unitarian years of spiritual growth 
+and those which followed my "sparking the gap" to a 
+very fundamental Christian faith. Both of these had 
+fostered the intellectual and emotional aspects of my 
+world view but the tension between the two was too 
+much for me. Joe explained Frankl's affirmation of 
+the bedrock reality and alluring mystery of the object 
+of the faith of humankind. He also made clear how 
+much freedom of and respect for both belief and honest 
+doubt could be contained within one world view, namely 
+Frankl's. I'm now a happily fulfilled United Methodist 
+heretic. My experience of the Unitarian faith had been 
+weak on the emotional side whereas my fundamental 
+Christian faith, though profoundly positive in many 
+ways, lacked the intellectual integrity and freedom my 
+nature demanded, 
+On a more personal note, Joe once told me that the loss of his daughter through murder (committed by a friend) helped him accept the murder of his parents (committed by Nazi strangers). This brief interchange occurred when we paired up during a workshop in which we were challenged to find some sort of positive meaning from our most negative and tragic experiences. 
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+I used to let rnyself be haunted hy the Holocaust. I ,vould in~aginc mysclt a prisoner. "_going f<Jr the electric wire.. to escape the unbearable pa.in and terror. A few years ago, while driving with .Joe and Judith from a conference in Missouri, shared these thoughts and said, "I don't know how anyone could bear the pain inflicted by a Nazi concentration camp... Joe said, -You would be surprised ho,v much pain you can bear!" I Ie rarely wasted words and usually came to the point in a gentle but efficient way. I hope I never have to flnd out whether Joe was right about how much pain I can bear! 
+Joe's brevity was not always so serious. lie conducted a L,o_gothcrapy retreat during the 1988 Olympic c,;.-arnes. Being totally addicted to this. I told him that I would be leaving long enough to watch the 100 meter final. ,Joe·s response was: "It only takes 10 seconds!.. 
+Joe Fab1y·s life was a gift to n1any. extending from his irrunediate family through his religious. logotherapy and literary communities. to people in many walks of life. including some who only knew his writings. Although his family now grieves their loss, the gift of,Joe will be everlasting. People like Joe increase my faith and hope that our Universe, which often seems blindly indifferent to our fate and significance. has at its core a gentle but persistent presence. guiding it to an ultin'late state of affairs in which faith, hope. kindness. honesty and beauty prevail. 
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+My Encounter and Journey to the Master 
+(through dialogue, reflection, creativity and creative action) 
+by Father Tom McKillop 
+Dr. Joseph Fabry in 1985 became my mentor and guide during my sabbatical after asked to leave Youth Corps and become a parish priest. I had been Director of Youth Corps for eighteen years. 
+I went to California to be led daily by Dr. Fabry through the readings, experiences and writings of Dr. Viktor Frankl. 
+Each day we met and walked around a near cemetery in a peripatetic dialogue. 
+We shared on the insights of Dr. Frankl, and often spoke of the meaning of suffering and death and our personal perceptions of them and other teachings of Dr. Frankl. During this period of time, I took some personal moments to write a prosepoetry manuscript. It came to be called, "What It's All About: Youth in Search of Meaning." 
+He glanced at my writings carefully and gave his affinnation and critique. 
+During this extended period of three months, he asked me if l would consider the coordinating of World Congress Vin Toronto. l reflected and expressed to him my convictions. I would gather together a group of young adults to help me to cocreate and lead the event. He wa,; very open to the idea and asked me to present it with other thoughts to the Board of Directors. 
+Earlier I had had the experience of the World Congress II in Hartford, Connecticut and suggested the possible opening of the World Congress with the Famous People Players, a troupe of performers who presented themselves with black-lite. They were a company of mentally handicapped performers under the direction of Diane Dupuy. 
+I made my tentative proposal to the Board of Directors, including a series of presentations and workshops according to the interest of acadcm ics and concerned logotherapists. Dr. Fabry was not only open to the ideas but encouraged me through the trials and tribulations of the process. 
+He had a great trust in me and gave his complete backing right through to the completion of the World Congress V. 
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+Through all the personal meetings and learning dialoguc.: with Llr. J,ahry, ii-: i;:ncouraged the Board of Directors to grant rne the Diplom,lk in l.og11thernpy. I received it on June 28, I98(J. 
+Dr. Fabry was not only a great and powerful presence m the \\ur!d Congress V but encouraged and helped me to start the Dr. Viktor Frankl Study Grour in Toronto, His trust and wise counsel was always a continumg st!cngth. 
+The crisis happened to Dr. Joseph rabry and his wife Judith with the tragic death of their daughter. They responded to the pain, suffering and grid' with a sense of principle and integrity according to the wisdom and insi.1.d1ts of Dr Vik tor Frankl. 
+I recall writing to them at the time and attempting to give some consolation and perhaps to give some hope through looking at the ultimate sense of meaning. He grew in simplicity and work went on and you had a real sense of his 
+integrity, wholeness and humility in the midst of it all. 
+He always tried to live Logotherapy, free of power and possess tons. 
+He had the gift of trying to translate the genius of Dr. Frankl into the clarity for men and women of the street. He brought the depth of Dr. Frankl along with Dr Vera Kalmar to the students at John F. Kennedy University. l!e also brought to the audiences who heard his wise word simple expressions and a Socratic approach as an active participant in small groups. 
+He brought the great Dr. Elisabeth Lukas into the English speaking worlJ through his translations of her work to the North American mind and mentality. 
+Dr. Viktor Frankl was the Master~ the Professor -the Teacher. Dr. Elisabeth Lukas was the applicant of Dr. Frankl to real life. Dr. Joseph Fabry was the prophetic messenger to lead desiring people who not only wanted to become disciples of Dr. Frankl but unconsciously to become part of the humane m111ority. 
+Dr. Fabry was the man close to the man and mentality of the street. able to draw people to the wisdom of Logotherapy. He was profoundly humble, who knew how to learn and listen, to be present, to treat each person with a sense of exquisite dignity. 
+Dr. Viktor Frankl stood on the shoulders of the giants, Dr. Freud and Dr. Adler, but saw further. Dr. Fabry was able to introduce Dr. Frankl internationally to the world, He attempted to translate the greatness of Dr. Frankl to the human, unscientific one, with an intuitive sense of conciseness and imaginative expression. But was also able to communicate with the scientific mind in a humane way. Ill 
+He tried valiantly to live the truth by forgetting himself -being faithful and true to the Master -Dr. Viktor Frankl. 
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+It was a pleasure to know Joseph Fabry, and to interact with him via our common admiration of Viktor Frankl and our convnon appreciation of Logotherapy. 
+There are two distinct contributions to Logotherapy, 
+among many, for which we are indebted to Joe Fabry. 
+First. Joe is responsible· more than anyone aside of 
+course from Viktor Frankl himself -for bringing the message
+of Logotherapy to the North American scene. 
+Anything that could help to promote Logotherapy,
+whether it was the Logotherapy Institute, the International 
+Forum for Logotherapy, Logotherapy conferences. books or 
+articles. Joe was quick to jump to the opportunity. 
+Second. Joe had the vision and the energy to expand the 
+horizons and applications of Logotherapy. The book that I was 
+privileged to co-edit with him, "Logotherapy in Action." and the late Professor William Sahakian was. as far as I can 
+recall, the first and certainly most comprehensive expansion
+of Logotherapy into so many areas. including such diverse areas as nursing and dentistry. 
+I remember well the time when we worked on the book. I remember Joe's passion for Logotherapy and his passion for the book. I remember his amazing energy and his fine-tuned editorial skills. in "transmuting" ordinary pieces into 
+excellent ones. 
+Joe was a master of the written word -a creative 
+writer and thinker. Joe's own books on Logotherapy are 
+suffused with insight and wisdom. 
+Joe was delighted when his books were published. That delight was more than the delight of an author whose "baby"is born. It was the delight of a person who cared deeply and profoundly about society, and was convinced that Logotherapyoffered the appropriate direction that our society so 
+desperately needed. 
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+I did not find out about either Joe Fabry or the International Forum for logotherapy until 1980. At that time, I had served as a practicing existential family therapist for ten years. I had learned about Dr. Frankl and his "Existenzanalyse" in graduate school and in my post-graduate training at the Cincinnati Family Therapy Institute with Ernest Andrews and John Donnley. The orientation at the Cincinnati Family Therapy Institute was existential, and the students were required to have some understanding of the existential concepts of Sartre, Marcel, Kierkegaard, Buber and Frankl. My exposure to Frankl's work at the Cincinnati Institute triggered my joy about discovering Joe and the International Forum. 
+Although in 1980 I was not a Diplomate in Logotherapy, Joe treated me as though my ten years of using Frankl's ideas in family therapy meant something, and he was very clear that my articles and contributions to the Forum were welcomed, respected and generally published. Joe had the ability to push me to learn more about Frankl's work while respecting my previous training. He was encouraging, supportive and, at times, confrontational. He insisted that I receive formal training in Logotherapy. As many people have learned, it was hard to say no to Joe when he had an idea or goal in mind. As a result, I received my Diplomate in Logotherapy. 
+Joe was a great teacher, a great scholar and a great friend. He did more than anyone else I have ever known to keep the Logotherapy light burning in the United States. So long, Joe, you were one hell of a good friend. 
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+Joe Fabry shared his time. humor and wisdom with all of us in tl1c Logotlu:rnpy community. He had a gentle humor. He once told us he had kept his accent because when he first came to the United States a pretty girl had told him it was "cute." 
+Joe made Logotherapy accessible to everyone. not just professionals. His books. The Pursuit of Meaning and Guideposts to Meaning arc very readable. At the same time he was clear in the essence and expression of Logophilosophy. He tactfully corrected me if I used a tern or phr..ise tliat was not in keeping with Frankl· s work. It was a great privilege to have Joe Fabry edit my work. 
+Joe was generous -with his time. In addition to his work as Founder of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, editing the Forum, trnirung Logotherapists and running groups, he was supportive of study groups and chapters. He and Judith joined us frequently at Kansas City retreats and meetings. TII(,) came to Excelsior Springs. Big Lake and the Quaneragc Hotel. 
+On November 2. 1996 Joe presented to our Kansas City Chapter an insightful. brilliant address concerning Logotherapy in the 3"1 Millennium. Much of the address has been published in t11e Forum. Joe r.iised these qucst10ns regarding Logophilosphy. What will survive and what mm,i survive for humankind to survive'1 He described Viktor Frankl as the last great European philosopher who will influence t11e 21st Century. 
+He remarked tlial we are a people in search of meaning but we are still preoccupied "ith power and immediate grntification. The pursuit of meaning is the prescription for survival of mankind. Joe called for education for responsibility. He called for ethical behavior. We need to teach children to find their autl1enlic selves. acknowledge their healthy core and postpone gratification 
+Joe was truly mspircd. He focused our attention and energies on the opportunil!es and demands before us. Frankl tells us "Man needs not only meaning but also something else: he needs the example and model of people who have fulfilled the meaning of their lives." TI!ank you Joe. for the example and model of fulfillmg meaning in an extraordinary life. 
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+Joe Fabry and his wife Judy were the sine qua non of the Logotherapy movement in the USA. Joe was the Founder and basic supporter of Logotherapy in this Country. He gave his total time and considerable talent in doing everything possible to spread Logotherapy up until "his last breath". Whenever a person asks about the meaning of Logotherapy and just wants a quick look at what "healing through meaning" meant, I would refer them to Frankl's MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING and then give them or refer them to Joe Fabry's PURSUIT OF MEANING. This book was more in US lay language and gave readers a running start about Logotherapy. The Fabrys always opened their hearts and home to anyone seeking counsel and guidance in the healing pursuit of meaning. We shall miss the wisdom and priceless experience of Joe Fabry. 
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+Johnny Appleseed is gone. Not the Johnny Appleseed of American folklore, but the Johnny Appleseed of the Logotherapy movement in America. I first met Joe Fabry in 1976 at the Festival of Meaning program, a two-day celebration with Dr Viktor Frankl in Berkeley, California. Dr. Frankl addressed 6,000 people in Zellerbach auditorium at U.C. Berkeley, and the following day there was a luncheon and a series of workshops. Joe Fabry was the facilitator of the workshop I attended. Following the program I invited Joe to spend a day with a group of people who were work:i.ng in a drug diversion program for adolescents in San Jose. He and Judith came to San Jose a couple of months after the Festival of Meaning program. When he left he mentioned that he would like to consider starting an institute on logotherapy, and would I be interested. I said yes, with no realization that the next 17 years of my life would be so dramatically directed as a result of my casual, yes, to this man who had just conducted a workshop for me. A few months following his visit to San Jose, the phone rang and it was Joe Fabry asking me if I was still interested. He set up a meeting of a dozen or so friends and acquaintances in his living room, and from that moment the Institute of Logotherapy, Berkeley, 
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+California was formed. Joe was the one who made it happen. He was the founder of the Institute. 
+His greatest contribution to Logotherapy in America and elsewhere was not in his founding activities, but rather in his ability to communicate the message of logotherapy in his writing. Joe was a masterful technician of the written word. He was the original editor of the International Forum for Logotherapy, and kept active in that role to the end of his life. There are many professionals whose finest work appears in one of the Forums edited by Joe. It was no accident. With a few words or sometimes with a major rewrite, Joe could convert a fair or good article into a masterpiece. This was his great gift. He was a poet of the English language and although he was not a native speaker, he commanded the same control of the language as the other great non-native writer, Joseph Conrad. The Pursuit of Meaning, Joe's definitive work on Logotherapy, is a masterpiece. He presents Logotherapy in a clear wellarticulated and easily understood elucidation of Frankl's ideas. 
+He was a gifted translator and made the difficult job of translating German to English or English into German seem a simple task. I was with him on numerous occasions when he would encourage someone to translate an article or book. Several people were enticed by his 
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+solicitation. I was also present numerous times when those same people came back with an incomplete translation or a look of despair. What appeared easy to him proved nearly impossible for others. He translated works of Anthony Nestroy, Bertold Brecht, Elisabeth Lukas and numerous others. He also was a drama critic for a German newspaper published in New York. 
+Johnny Appleseed is gone, and he leaves an immense hole in the life and literature of logotherapy. It will not be filled by anyone with the gift and dedication he had for promoting logotherapy through his life and writing. 
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+Joe's death saddened me deeply. He was responsible for my great interest in Logotherapy. He alone aroused my 
+initial inquiry into Viktor Frankl's work. He invited me on a moment's notice to come to San Francisco to the World Congress (I believe in 1981). I had gotten Joe's phone number from a housekeeper of Dr. Frankl's in Vienna where I inquired how to be in touch with Logotherapists in the U.S. Joe welcomed me warmly in San Francisco. He introduced me to wonderful people at the congress including Viktor Frankl. Joe and I got to know one another then -and over the years. He was a friend with great warmth and a sparkle in his eyes. He took 
+interest in my personal story and my professional life. We talked by phone and saw each other at Logotherapy 
+functions. 
+I will always remember Joe Fabry -I will miss him -I want to honor his memory with this short poem in german: 
+U~EA ltlleN &-t'/JFEtN /.fT ~UH 
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+SA/~FSr DI/ ;(,4(.)f,.f E /A.JEN H,Ai.ucH 
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+GOETHE 
+Good bye, Joe -Shalom! Thank you! 
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+William Blair Gould 
+When I flew to San Francisco to see Joe Fabry the first week in April, 1999, I could not admit to myself that I was seeing him for the last time. When I visited with him I knew that he was very tired, but his mind was as alert as when I first met him in November, 1980, at the First World Congress of Logotherapy. I always saw him as the consummate gentle-man. His gentleness came from an inner strength. All that he said or wrote reflected a quiet authority, based on his thorough understanding of the subject and his gift of being able to communicate what he knew and cared about to a wide audience. 
+Those who knew him, either personally or through his writings, recognized, at once, that he was a perceptive scholar and writer whose commitment to Logotherapy brought greater clarity and added dimensions to the works of Viktor Frankl. 
+Now, we are saying goodbye to Joe Fabry. But, in a sense we will never be able to say goodbye because, as a gentleman and a friend to so many, he will always be a part of our lives that will never be forgotten. 
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+My fondest men-iory of Joe Fabry is when he traveled to Montgomery, Alabama in 1982 to speak to an interdisciplinary conference I had set up for people in the area interested in logotherapy_ VVe had first invited Dr. Viktor Frankl, but a heart problem prevented him from 
+coming. I was told that Joe was the "American spokespEH·son for Logotherapy... I was a little anxious because I had never heard Joe speak beforE?, however, my worries were soon abated because Joe was indeed an excellent speaker. 
+VVhen I meet people who don't know about logott-1EH·apy, I have learned to tell them about his book, "The Pursuit of Meaning" as the one with which to start. Today in health care, I see a resurgence of interest in the hun1an spirit and 
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+in finding meaning in life. The managed care organizations which incorporate these values in their services vvill have a competitive edge_ 
+Joe was also the one who encouraged me to write for the International Forum of Logotherapy, and once I did the first article, the others came easier 
+Joe left me with one goal 
+have yet to achieve. I told him 
+would like to write a book of 
+practical advice for logotherapists. 
+using things I had found in my 
+work that vvere useful. lamented 
+that my present job with heavy 
+administrative duties left me little 
+time to write in a creative way. 
+will never forget his response-
+"You can write one page every 
+day, and at the end of a year, you 
+have a book." Joe, I know you are 
+right, and when I accomplish that 
+task, I will think of you and all of 
+the inspiration you gave me 
+throughout my logotherapy years. 
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+The Viktor Frankl Foundation of South Africa's Journal 2000 is ready: Six months before the time, not because of an expectation of hiccups with the Y2K virus, but because I had an irrational force spurring me on to get the journal to Joseph Fabry. Post from here to the USA can take weeks via airmail, and with snailmail--months; thus, a friend took the copies to America to post them from there. But it was still too late, much too late as the news of his death in May has reached me only now on 15 July 1999. 
+Joseph Fabry last year sent me two articles: Dilemmas of Today: Logotherapy Proposals and Viktor Frankl: Personal Memories. There was a letter, dated October 28, 1998, and saying: "The Memories is a new article written at your request." These all reached me on his birthday, November 6. Dr. Elly Frankl, who was visiting at that time, read them with great interest and remarked: "Joe is even getting better in his old age!" She felt they were of the best she had ever read, and I immediately started on Journal 2000, although Journal 1999 had not even reached our readers. It was like a journey I took with him through his Memories, remembering some of the events he described, empathizing with most. 
+Dr Fabry wrote how, after many suggestions to Viktor, The Pursuit of Meaning came to be written. He first suggested to Viktor Frankl "to write a book for the intelligent American lay reader" as there were only two books available in English then: one, about Viktor's camp experiences in which there was "only the skimpiest explanation of logotherapy"; the other, an introduction to his ideas written for the professional. Joe would then, he suggested, translate it from the German into English, or "ghostwriting it in interview form." Viktor's sensitivity did not, however, allow Fabry to praise him too much ("I cannot praise myself that way!"), neither did he like it when he came out in an unfavourable light, as "there are enough people who criticize me, I do not do it myself!" Eventually Viktor challenged Joe: "Why don't you write it under your name, then you can say what you want, and how you want it. It will be your responsibility." That was how I got to read the manuscript of Fabry's book, sharing Viktor Frankl's desk in Vienna in 1967. 
+That was my first "acquaintance" with Dr. Joseph Fabry. This book also cut my study time in Vienna in half: Every afternoon Viktor would leave the Poliklinik to work at home and I was supposed to work through all the tapes of lectures he had given. Then the manuscript came and it was passed on to me to read, and comment on. The questions were quickly building up, and 
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+one afternoon at 3 o'clock I gathered the courage to telephone Viktor at No. 1 Mariannengasse. I put my questions and remarks to him tentatively, as I was not sure whether I was on firm ground. He suddenly interrupted me: "I am so happy about you, I can sign your diploma now!" I was of course enjoying the time in Vienna, but I worked hard, was very alone, and my health was beginning to reflect my irregular eating. Thus, when Viktor came into the Klinik the next morning, I asked him if he meant what he had said, and he repeated that he was very happy with my progress and he was not sure that there was much more to learn in that course. Thanks to Dr. Fabry! 
+But, Viktor wanted me to put what I had said to him in writing, and he sent it to Fabry. I got a letter from Joe Fabry: He was less happy with me, and I winced! In 1968, though, he sent me his book, which I have just reread. So much valuable information, so beautifully written! I would forever afterwards recommend it to anybody who was interested in Viktor Frankl's philosophy. 
+Dr. Fabry related how Viktor would decline an offer of addressing a distinguished audience and getting well-paid, but would immediately respond to a request from a prison to deliver an address to the inmates. Describing Viktor Frankl as a person, Dr. Fabry contributed a great deal to making his followers aware that here was a man who practiced what he preached. These personal experiences of Viktor Frankl underline his authenticity as a human being. I can endorse Joe Fabry's stories as authentic because I witnessed on many occasions how Viktor lived a life devoid of materialism, or self-promotion. Viktor Frankl, for instance, never got paid to appear in South Africa --not once! When he thought he was "needed" here more, he cancelled an appearance as keynote speaker at the World Congress of Logotherapy (I think it was held then in Toronto). 
+In this article, Memories, readers can find reasons why Viktor Frankl did not become more widely known. Joseph Fabry was well aware that Viktor was harming himself, that Viktor had let many opportunities of greater exposure slip by. I do think that Joe Fabry's instinct of the value of good public relations would have promoted logotherapy greatly. It is a great pity that Viktor did not follow his leading in this respect. But, at the same time I admire Viktor Frankl for his humility, his abhorrence of self-promotion --he really loathed it. However, as many people who share this trait with him have discovered, often the cause is harmed too. 
+Or is it?--Perhaps the continued, albeit slower, growth of logotherapy through the world would lead to the name Viktor Frankl becoming more relevant in the next century. The name of Joseph Fabry will live on with that of Viktor Frankl. The contribution that Fabry made to establish logotherapy in the USA, the wide circle of readers he had created for his journal throughout the world, and the regular World Congresses of Logotherapy that he was 
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+One tends, however, to overlook the depth of Joseph Fabry's own insights and wisdom. When I made him a birthday card I did not look farther than his own Pursuit of Meaning to get a great quotation. In the chapter "Personal Discovery" he wrote about religion and how that too can be taken over by the lawmakers. Written in this context, I found my quotation for his card: "The true meanings of a person's beliefs are never laughable. True beliefs unite men; desperate efforts to preserve those beliefs tear men apart."1 He too had been "forced to live life, not study its case histories." "It gradually dawned on me that God was not merely a Lawgiver, but also creative Author and Editor. Possibly He created in ways different from those of human authors, who plan a story and then write according to the outline. Was it not possible that the world was designed by constant editing rather than by writing according to a plan--by hindsight rather than foresight?" 2 
+It touches me deeply to read how, after the war, Fabry's healing came when he accidentally wandered one Sunday morning into the Unitarian Church of Berkeley. The preacher talked about how no one could ever know the true nature of God, and how we were not alone, that we were not victims of mere chance, and that it does make a difference how we conducted ourselves. Healing for Fabry did not come about through finding new answers, but through asking new questions. The question "Why did it happen to me?" Fabry thought was unanswerable and should be phrased "Granted that there are chance and injustice in the world, what can I--and sometimes only I--do in the situation in which I find myself!" We salute you, Joe Fabry! You have triumphed over tragedy and thereby enriched many lives. The meaning of your life truly guided many others to meaning. 
+And for his friendship, and his assistance to make available articles to the South African Journal, I cannot express enough admiration and gratitude. His absence will be felt greatly and forever! 
+Sincerest condolences, from me personally, and also on behalf of the Viktor Frankl Foundation of South Africa, to his lovely wife and family, whose happiness as a family reflects in every photo of them, and spilled over onto many pages of his books. To his many friends and colleagues all over the world whose thoughts and prayers unite us: We share in your sorrow. 
+Patti Havenga Coetzer 
+1 Fabry, Joseph B., The Pursuit of Meaning, Beacon Press, Boston (1968), p.4. 
+'Op.cit., p.5. 
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+Viktor Frankl's latest book is Viktor FranklRecollections: An Autobiography. First published in German in 1995, it was translated by Joseph Fabry and Judith Fabry, An Insight Book, Plenum Press, New York, 1997. 
+Both Frankl and Fabry shared the same kind of boyhood, growing up in old Vienna. They were of the same generation. Frankl's published works have been a part of his contribution to us all. And Fabry's life has also been lived largely in the publishing world. For a number of years he worked for Agriculture Publications at the University of California as editor and publisher. As founder of the Institute of Logotherapy in the USA he was always involved in writing and editorial work, including Editor of The International Forum for Loqotherapy. 
+When  I  decided to prepare  a  Monograph based  on  
+my published articles about  Frankl,  Joe Fabry was  
+the natural  one  for  me  to  call  on  to  serve  as  
+consultant.  The  Monograph,  Viktor E.  Frankl,  As  
+Seen in the Published Articles of Robert  C,  Leslie,  
+was  published in 1997.  
+When  the Editor-in-Chief of The Journal  of  
+Pastoral  Care,  Orlo Strunk,  Jr.,  read Leslie's  
+monograph,  he wrote  a  "Book Note" about  it saying,  
+among  other things:  "Robert Leslie,  a  professor  
+emeritus of  the Pacific School  of Religion and  a  
+long time member of  the Editorial  Committee  of The  
+Journal  of Pastoral Care,  is  to be  congratulated  .....ii  
+for preserving these writings about  a  man  and  a  •  
+period of  inestimable worth  to  the pastoral  arts  
+and  sciences."  The  Journal  of Pastoral  Care,  Vol.  
+52, No.  2  (Summer 1998),  209-210.  
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+Joe Fab:ry's death was a heart-felt loss for me, since he had influenced my own development in Jogotherapy in so many ways: 
+I met Joe for the first time personally in November 1992 at the MidAmerican-Institute of Logotherapy {MAIL} in Kansas City. I had given a short presentation on the possible usefulness of logotherapy in Medicine. In our conversation thereafter Joe shared with me in his admirable frankness and honesty his initial disinterest in my presentation -I had briefly outlined developments in Medicine: the body-mind connection, and the new biopsycho-social approach. He went on to say, that his curiosity was suddenly evoked, when I focused on the power of spirit -its role in the healing process in Medicine. This brief encounter with Joe had a remarkable impact on me. Here was a wise, genuine man who lived the logotherapeutic values: he showed his respect for me and my thoughts, did not praise for politeness' sake but stimulated me to critically evaluate my ideas. I felt inspired for the next few weeks, and started to compose my first article for the International Forum of Logotherapy. 
+When I submitted a manuscript: "Logotherapy-Vision for the Future" for the Forum in January 1993, I learned to appreciate Joe's important role as a gatekeeper of the purity of Vik.tor Frankl's L-Ogotherapy. He wrote to me: 
+"---We have to be careful with the word "faith". Frankl is very sensitive about having logotherapy considered a "religion". We have to make sure that it is never implied that he does this himself, although it is true that some of his followers talk about faith---Frankl and his followers often use terms like "assumption that meaning exists, or trust, or confidence." 
+I owe Joe much gratitude for his insistence on clarity about our logotherapeutic tenninology, our definition of human spirit. of meaning, of ultimate meaning~ his and my conversations about them had just begun. 
+I ask myself, with whom will l be able to continue the dialogue? \Vho will take on the responsibility of gate-keeping now? 
+For the last two years I felt Joe's presence on my own journey of logotherapy. Since the World Congress in 1997 I tried to find answers to Viktor Frankl's question to our president, Dr Robert Barnes: "Bob, wil1 logotherapy survive?" I finally submitted an article to the Forum: 
+"The Survival of Logotherapy". Joe responded to it in May 1998 with sadness and disappointment: 
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+I will miss Joe as an unselfish gatekeeper of Frankl's logotherapy, the \\ise inspirer and humble thinker. I see him reflected in my favorite painting by the German painter, Emil Nolde (prohibited in Nazi Germany): Der Grosse Gaertner (the great gardener): a wise, ageless, bearded man reaching down to his beloved flowers, barely touching one of them, but at the same time gently encouraging an upward stretch. Joe established and cared about his garden -the first American Institute ofLogotherapy. 
+He inspired and touched many of us. l am very grateful for having known him. 
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+Imet Joe Fabry in the fall of 1976. I was agraduate student at the Graduate Theological Union/University ofCalifornia, Berkeley. Being in the doctoral program. l found the demands ofthe studies to re strenuous, and sometimes unreasonable. Iwas taking the statistics requirements and experienced myself 'just going through the motiont ofthe material. lt felt meaningless to put so much energy into statistics. "I did not want to re a statistician, anyway,'' my internal dialogue stated clearly! 
+On the bulletin board, there was an announcement about Dr.Fabry teaching aseminar entitled: "What's Good About You,'' aclass on Logotherapy. What attracted me to the class was its title. Yep! Isaid to myself. ''I am going to sit on this one for sure." 
+Dr. Fabry unfolded the principles ofLogotherapy to ahandful ofstudents with his usual soft voice and unusual big heart of amaster teacher. Istill remember his first handout of Logotherapeutic tenets. He passed the handout to us with pregnant silence. He sat into the circle with us. He smiled and then with deep conviction stated: ''Life has meaning under all circumstance. The will to meaning is the deepest motivation for living and acting. We are always free to find meaning either by changing ameaningless situation or by changing our attitude toward asituation that cannot be changed." 
+Ican still see his body posture and can hear his voice stating these powerful tenets of Logotherapy. "This wa~ not another useless Berkeley information given to apoor student hungry for learning," Imused to myself: "This really speaks to me!'' 
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+The rest of my encounter with Dr. Fabry wa-;; ajourney of attending many training classes with him; walking in the hills ofBcrkeley and just talking about the important things of life. Iremember driving every wt.-ek across the Bay to the Hirsh 's house and working with so many wonderful people on creating together the first syllabus for training in Logothernpy. Dr. Fabry's gift was to make Logotherapy practical. He should be credited with opcrationalizing the Logotherapy philosophical principles into the clinical practice. From the very beginnings, it wa~ very clear to him that Logotherapy was avalues driven therapy and that was its uniqueness. Joe liked to tell us that the gift of Logothcrapy lies in offering people hope by making us aware of our noetic resources. "The field of many schools oftherapies promises happiness and more happiness. 1.ogotherapy offers an invitation to meaning potentials in the reality in which we live. The by-product of discovering and fulfilling these meaning potentials ensues adeep sense of satisfaction and happiness.'' He knew what he was talking about from his own life experience! 
+My memory goes back to many sweet conversations in his El Ceritto home in California Icredit Dr. Fabry on his willingness to ask me personally "what's good about you, Julius?'' As he lived generously his life, Ihave learned to he generous in my life. Dr. 
+Joseph Fabry has been one of my dear mentors in life, and remains now in his death. l have been indeed privileged in meeting him and allowing him to be my Logotherapist, Par excellence! 
+Julius M. Rogina, Ph.D. 
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+I will miss Dr. Joseph Fabry, I choose to remember the wonderful things Joe did for others and his commitment to advancing Logotherapy and the work of Dr. V. E. Frankl, his friend and colleague. 
+The first time that I spent "quality time" with Joe and Judith was in the early 80's in Toronto. We spent several hours in the tree shaded park near the college where the Congress was held. My memory of Joe from that time has been one of awe. I am lost for words that describe this awesome gentleman. Yes, gentleman, he is a gentle-man, a heart so tender, compassionate and sincere. Joe was an artist in motivating and stimulating my own intellectual curiosity as well as for others, about Logotherapy and a meaningful life. His understanding of Logotherapy was a reflection of his life. We shared sacred moments of his experiences, his creativity of survival, the importance of a positive attitude on the continuous journey of life. Joe taught me a lot about the meaning in suffering and the purpose of one's life. He was very specific on the difference in suffering and pain. He had lived that experience. With his loving wife, Judith, beside him, sharing life experience with Joe provided mentorship for me and other Logotherapist in the freedom to choose values that give meaning to life. 
+Joe's commitment to progressing Logotherapy will live forever through his books and other writings. The tireless hours give to The International Forum of Logotherapy evidences his commitment to share with the world the work of his friend. His leadership in the World Congress, his influence in individual Logotherapist will be evident for a long time. Joe's compassion for others seemed to automatically become endeared to others by enhancing their own values for life and living. His gentleness toward human 
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+conditions is evident in the stories on life he shared with me. Stories, a Jewish tradition, will go on through those of us who have shared the quality time with him. 
+One gift he gave me is one I use all the time in counseling and teaching "Remember, we are historical people, we are yesterday, today and tomorrow, we need to live each day as if it was the last day of our life." 
+The times we shared different ways to teach and practice Logotherapy will always be precious memories. When I make new discoveries I will validate them with Joe. I know Joe will be looking down at me smile and say "that's a great idea", thank you, Joe, for your mentorship and love oflifc. You are missed by all whose life you touched by your physical presence, your scholarship and your leadership. 
+Gina Giovinco, RN, Ph.D., Ed.D. 
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+I REMEMBER JOE ... WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE 
+Ann V. Graber 
+In the early 1990's, before I knew who was who in logotherapy, I gave a presentation in Kansas City that made reference to Vik.tor Frankl's story of how he was able to project himself into a future event by distancing himself from an intolerable present situation in order to survive. I mentioned. how I had used that premise with clients in difficult situations and had developed. a process I called the "Logo-Anchor Technique." 
+Following the presentation, a gentleman came hurriedly toward me and in a distinctly Viennese accent demanded, "The script, the script! Original ideas __ . we must publish!" This is how I came to meet the editor of The International Fonizn for Logotherapy, Joe Fabry. It was also the beginning of a warm friendship and fruitful working relationship. (i.e., the "Logo-Anchor Technique" has subsequently made it into, at least, one textbook, numerous dissertations, and has been released. on audio cassette since first appearing in the IFL. One might say it was "discovered" 
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+Joe had a way of relating to people that made one feel good about oneself. He didn't necessarily praise, he acknowledged. I always knew where I stood with him. He didn't mind letting me know occasionally, "I think that's dumb." Then he would propose something that was obviously wiser. There was no ambiguity to wade through when dealing with Joe. If something was nebulously stated, he didn't mind reducing an article to one third of its original length in order to say it clearly. I learned to trust his editorial judgment. Beyond that, I deeply appreciated his encouragement to persevere and to do it better. Because of his ability to evoke the best in me, I fondly think of Joe Fabry as my foremost writing mentor. 
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+My favorite memory of Joe and Judy is in connection with Vienna. Joe loved his native city and seemed to know it like the palm of his hand. Early in 1995. I received a call from Joe asking if I was planning to go to Vienna, in May of that year, for the Jubilee Congress honoring Viktor Frankl's 90th birthday. He mentioned that he had some invitations he would like to pass on to people who spoke Gennan because the congress presentations will be given in Gennan. A few days later, I received an invitation from the Mayor of Vienna (via Joe) to a reception in the palatial Rathaus of Vienna ·· given in honor of Viktor Emil Frankl, M.D., Ph.D. --as the closing celebration of the Jubilee Congress. Who could resist? 
+Because of Joe's reaching out so hospitably, I had the great opportunity to see Dr. Frankl for the last time as he greeted the 1200 participants at the opening session of the Jubilee Congress; to be attending seminars on logotherapy at the University of Vienna; and to be present at the mayor's reception honoring a native son who had made an extraordinary contribution to humanity. The festivities concluded with an orchestra playing some favorite Viennese music to which Joe and Judy waltzed gracefully. 
+Joe had a wonderfully inclusive way about him. He was quick to spot good ideas and to promote them. Obviously, that had been the case with Vik:tor Frankl's Gedankengut -resulting in the founding of the Viktor Frankl Institute. Although Joe was a visionary in his own right, and an excellent writer, he was humble about his own achievements. He was always recommending the works of others to me. He delighted to see logotherapy being creatively applied in ever widening circles and finding interdisciplinary appeal. 
+One of the last conversations I had with Joe was to acknowledge the Fabrys' Christmas Greeting (1998) and to ask what he will be presenting at the 12th World Congress. He wasn't sure whether his health would allow him to attend. Instead, he said, "It's up to you younger people now to carry the work forward." When I objected that we needed him, he quoted a Sufi proverb which says, "Don't worship the pitcher, drink the water!" 
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+In Memory of Joseph Fabry, J.D. 
+James, C. Crumbaugh. Ph.D We were in an Atlanta Hotel, where Dr. Frankl had invited us to participate in a workshop which he was to lead there. Several of us who were involved in the occasion were with him on a ride around town. He was wearing a sporty beret, which we thought was somewhat unusual for him, because when most of us would be in sport clothes he maintained a business or professional dress code of tie and jacket. I remarked that if this continued we were going to have to call him "Fabree of Paris" and take him to a fashion show. We all had a good laugh, including Joe. But we didn't see the beret afterward. I guess he didn't think much of fashion shows. He was not at all rigid, but he seldom seemed to forget the dignity of his position. 
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+THE BERKELEY CONNECTION 
+A Tribute to Dr. Joseph Fabry, My Teacher, My F'riend and Father of Wisdom 
+Susan E. Shaub 
+There 1s much I can share about my relationship with Joe, as his student, friend, and then later to become "reciprocal mediums" to each other: he broadened my scope of Logotherapy, and agape love; and, shortly thereafter I was somehow "chosen" to find his unknown family Joe was most fond of storytelling. There are many he shared, humorous tales, tragic, and meaningful sagas, yams of his life and those ofh1s friends and family. As a young boy in Vienna he would spend Saturdays with his friend Harry Freud, playmg at his uncle's home, Sigmund Freud. Joe remarked to me, that Uncle Sigmund was a humorous man. He recalled the room in which Freud spent much time. It was a room where no family entered filled with many articles, including a special couch•. Not knowing the importance ofthe psychoanalytic couch across fifty years, Joe became a student learn mg psychology, from the depths ofdespair, to the heights of Frankl's Logotherapy. And, then, a teacher. 
+Joe frequently remarked to me that "it 1s essential to our human nature to have an mnate Jongmg to be part of something greater than ourselves. It connects us to the 'web of life ' Joe was '"LQg_other,my Lived." What I am about to impart is something I know Joe wanted: a "true" story that responds to a person's unheard cry for meaning, while awakening our spiritual dimension. It gives testimony to the m11neasurable, mcomprehensible glimpse ofan ultimate mean mg. Thank you Joe for believing in me. Herc it is: our story for the world-wide web. 
+ln IC/8 7 while a graduate student, I was assigned to do a project; to select a particular psychotherapy and write it as a chapter in a textbook. We were handed a list of 25 or 30 psychotherapies from which to choose Perusmg the hst, there were many I had learned. My finger stopped at "Logotherapy." I recall having read the book "Man's Search for Meaning," several years before, yet knew little about it. Jdid remember its message which absolutely rearranged the 
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+and Med1cme able to find it through the computer network. TI1c reference hbranan suggested that I call the publisher, and gave me the phone number. Armed with many books, and Jou ma I articles, I set them on my dimng room table. TI1e followmg day I phoned the publisher; to my surprise, a man with a Viennese accent responded. (I was expectmg a secretary to answer1 ) I mtroduced myself, seekmg some journal articles from the f qx.um for 
+Logotherapy. He aske.d me where I lived '"Berkeley Heights, New Jersey ., The man responded: "You are callin me here in Berkele Califor ia and you are there in Berkeley Height, New Jersey?" I responded, "yes,' llQt knowiQg whatthe future ofthat statement meant. I was somewhat hesitant to ask who he was because ifit were Viktor Frankl, I may not have gotten my message across due to the amazement of reaching him by one phone call. He asked if he knew with whom I was speaking. I replied "'no." This gentlemen then inquired if I ever heard of Joseph Fabry. (I didn 'ti) I asked him to please hold on for a moment, and immediately, I went to the table, and looked at some of the books he had written. Returning to the phone I told him, "I have some of your books.". Joe further elaborated about the Institute of Logotherapy, and that he would get me the journal articles I needed for my paper. It is apparent now, that I couldn't get the Forum journals because it was intended that I had to meet Joe, that he was to help me with my search, and I, m tum, with his. 
+While preparing this enormous paper and studying Logotherapy at the same time, I had some profound philosophical questions behind the therapy. He responded by letter, and to my personal satisfaction, I became even more interested. Logotherapy sounded too good! The answers he rendered, not only validated my perception of being human, but those whom I would later meet in the helping profession, and encounter in living. Joe alerted me that when I complete my paper on Logotherapy, if I'd like to come out to Berkeley to study, to please let him know. 
+Unknowing inter-linked with my contact with Joe, two professors in my graduate classes mentioned two ideas (messages?) that stuck with me: (I) If )'.Ql1 ar~ing_gut there to help people do something different, and it will change you forever, (sky diving was not on my agenda!); and (2) If you arezqmg to treat people, you need to develop a world-yi_t!_~hjlQ~oplly for yourself arnHhose whonLYQu encounter. My paper was completed, the opportunity to do something different, traveling to California, and to validate my own personal beliefs about human nature, was the invitation ofopportunity to respond to those professors' suggestions. 
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+ln the summer of IQ8 7, I went to Berkeley to study at the Institute of Logotherapy. My first encounter was with Vera Lieban-Kalmar I introduced myself and she welcomed me as if I were a long-lost relative. I could not imagine a school of such dignity, would, at the same time, exude so much graciousness to an unknown sojourner. Nonetheless, I sensed I was in a new home. 
+In a recess at one of our classes at the Institute, Joe asked me if I would be able to find a Mr. Louis Beck, who lived in New Jersey. Joe said he wanted to find him, because he sponsored him when he came to America. "Joe" I said, "Beck'' is a frequent name. Please, give me a clue.• He thought for a while, and said, "I think he lived in South Orange, and did I know where that was?" I happened to be attending graduate school in that very town. Upon leaving Berkeley, C'aliforma to return home to Berkeley Heights, I searched the telephone book, and found many "Becks." I decided to call the first number listed under "Beck & Sons Hardware," a landmark in South Orange. I called, introduced myself, and the woman answering suggested I call Aunt Jen Beck, who 1s the genealogist for the family. I phoned Aunt Jen, and she immediately remembered Joseph Fabry, and wondered what ever became ofhim in Berkeley, California. I told her what I knew. What struck me to be even more intriguing, was that Aunt Jen lived one mile from my home in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. The story goes on. 
+I phoned Joe in Berkeley, on the West coast to relate the good news from the East coast "I found your relatives," and gave him the phone number. A few months later, Joe and I spoke. He told me that because I located the "Becks" he now found 60 new relatives in this cowitry. (I didn't take much credit for it, as it seemed all too easy to do ) rn fact it was effortless. Joe had already completed his Duo-Biography with Max Knight, yet Joe's part now was incomplete. Something to ponder,: One never knows when their life story is complete. The Berkeley Connection continues! 
+It was a year or so later that Joe and his distinguished wife, Judith. were attending a wedding m New York. I had an idea! Instead of returning to Berkeley from New York, perhaps they may be able to spend a day or two with me in Berkeley Heights, and leave from New Jersey The Fabry's accepted my mv1tat1on. The purpose was for Joe to re-meet Jen Beck face to face. I picked them up in New York, had some very special time with them And, on the following day, we planned the visit with his long-wished-for familial connection. 
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+It was a bnsk wmter afternoon, nearing high tea time, when we drove the short mile down the road to Jen Beck's home m Berkeley Heights She welcomed all of us, Joe, Judith, and me. Jen embraced Joe, and then took a long look at him, (which I sensed was the gaze of a rapid memory scan from when they last met, the many years m which time had past ........up until that very moment when their paths had now crossed, all at onc~.D The wam1th was 1mmed1ately felt, as if something suddenly flushed the air with intense joy, and, at the same time, gushed with internal teardrops Some part of Joe"s missmg past had now been reclaimed. 
+Moments later, Jen went to the closet and brought out, with her open arms, a carefully-wrapped transparent package .••. she handed it to Joe She asked "do you remember this? It was the linen tablecloth and napkins, which Joe's mother left with him before she was taken offto the death camps. He was mtemed at a Belgium encampment. Intricately embroidered red clusters on white European linen, crafted by the hands and soul ofhis mother. What was Joe to do with his mother's elegant estate in a prison camp? He gave them away to someone........over a span of fifty years past. I was mystified at this sight. One could not imagine the rush of memories and feelings that surged through him. Joe's look of bewilderment, and the quivering of his body was a reaction to a tangible memory ofhis mother's hands, and all the special occasions upon which he and his family shared delicious meals and treasured moments. Someone in the world preserved it, perhaps sensing that some day it would be placed in the hands of its rightful owner. And, it happened! It was a return gift, delivered from the unknown. TI-flS WAS NOT AN QRDINARY PAY! 
+Bearing witness to this, suddenly my body chemistry changed, the surge was contagious. Then a tear spilled into my cup of faith, despite the unknown mysteries of existence, that connect us to ''the web of life." I am told that Joe's daughter, Claire, now has this piece of her grandmotl1er's past with her family This true, yet unexplainable story is an affirmation of what Joe believed, and helped others to be aware of........"Not!!verything happen~!,Jy chance," It is one "lived experience" that validates our innate longing to be connected to something greater •••.•••• beyond ourselves. Possibilities arc yet to be discovered........an additional boost to our spiritual defense system. 
+Frequently people state: "What do I matter, I am merely a drop of water in a very large sea." To which Mother Teresa responds: ''Ah, but ifit were not for 
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+Three,'' has in this instance yielded a far greater number than three. 
+Were it not for Logotherapy, Joseph Fabry, who Americanized it, and who graciously responded to my phone call in Berkeley, California, from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, the discovery of60 relatives, and the mysterious return of the only tangible last gift of his mother, (her hand-embroidered linens, sewn a lifetime ago,) may never have given us this story about what is possible. Peculiarly, one brief mile from home. 
+This 1s my tribute to Joe, for allowing me to be part ofthis existential mystery, whose spint lives on in what he gave to me in love, faith and understanding. His contribution to humanity's quest for meaning, and his stance of "Logotherapy Lived," was his gift to others. It was our first conversation that unintentionally engendered the "Berke~Connection." The East coast to tJ1e West coast, betwixt and between, lost and found, messages and meanings. Here is our story linking us to "the web of life." How did Joe know tJus? 
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+I met Dr. Joe Fabry, together with his wife, for the first time on the First World Congress of 
+Logotherapy in 1980 in San Diego. He then introduced to us and made us acquainted with the 
+possibilities of "l.ogotherapy in G~·which I henceforth used to practise, with success. in 
+my Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in Bremen. 
+From the very first moment. I knew Dr. Fabry as a warmhearted kind man of high human and 
+professional qualitfes After this initial meeting we met on several occasions, professionally, to 
+work on "Logotherapy in Groups", in Germany, in Cologne and in Bremen in my clinic. Not to 
+forget the private level, a basis of full understanding and similar thinking. We went out for 
+excursions in the neighbourhood and to more distant places, and we felt all so well together! 
+This fine and very close connection to Joe and his wife was kept indeed, by letters and visits, 
+over all these last years until his death. 
+I fully underline Professor Frankl's statement that Joe Fabry had a great leadership in disseminating logotherapy throughout North America and, as a matter of fact. also in South America, on the International Congress for Logotherapy in Buenos Aires. 
+Several of my lectures and publications in medical journals were translated by Joe into American English and, I confess, he made a much better job than me in delivering from three manuscripts I sent him an excellent well formulated paper. 
+Whenever there were 'fierce' discussions on logotherapy or controverse ideas/questions to be solved he was the 'natural chairman' who engaged himself in a cairn practical conciliatory, very competent manner to make people approach one another in their way of thinking. 
+As ii was said already, his work and dedication to the FORUM, on a high scientific level, will hardly be reached by anyone in the future. So, finally, I cannot but say that Dr. Joe Fabry, not to forget Judith, had a great impact on my professional and private life. In my memory he will remain, for the rest of my life, a great friend and an exemplary personage. 
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+Shortly after I received my doctorate at United States International University, I met ,Joe and ,Judy's daughter Wendy. Ihad told her that I had just graduated and although I had studied with Carl Rogers I had become acquainted with Frankl's writings and was extremely interested in Logotherapy. Wendy had the biggest grin on her face. "What a coincidence, my Dad is just organizing a group of people interested in Logotherapy, why don't you give him a call. Idid. 
+Joe answered my questions over the phone and we arranged to meet. ! participated in group meetings, many of which were held in our house in San Francisco. We took responsibility for discussions, organizational meetings, social gettoget.hers and before long, we were a close kntt group of people who were interested in logotherapy. Within the next year, we started annual Logofairs at the First Unitarian Churrh in Berkeley where we presented papers, held study sessions and promoted an interest in logotherapy. 
+Eventually we incorporated and spread our wings by establishing an office, providing teaching-learning situations and holding mef'tings. Sam and Vera Kalmar, Tympcll Douglass, the Fincks and others met frequently with Joe whom we all loved and rf'spected highly for his tireless efforts to promote logotherapy in the U.S.A. 
+Because l met Wendy who put me in touch with ,Joe, many things changed in my life Joe and Judy 
+Joe and Judy were frequent guests in our home and we were always delighted to sharf an fvening of holiday festivities and good conversation. ,Joe was a maivelous raconteur often told us of his encounters with Viktor Frankl, Dr. Lukas and her hushand Gerhard and many othf'r interesting people. Judy would add her personal observations and sweet touches. 
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+When l retired, Joe was one of the guest speakers. He talked about the fact that I had used logotherapy within the realm of my work as a school psychologist. He bframe so involved in quoting one of the artirles which I wrote for the Forum that pcopk askrd afterward who was the Sehool Psychologist who had spokrn with so much detailed knowledge about school issues. I was Joe's capacity to seize the momrnt and develop it into meaningful wholes. 
+He was truly an insightful mastrr of human nature. 
+Joe the Ftiend 
+Whenever possible, Joe encouraged peoplt' or arknowledged their merits. On one orrasion, Joe and ,Judy wm on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transportation) when• they pkkrd up a section of the San Francisrn Progress (a local newspaper). As soon had they arrived home, ,Joe called to tell me that the section that they had picked up contained one of my weekly columns that I had written. It dealt with children who have special needs. He immediately pointed out how much logotherapy was incorporated in the message. Typical of Joe, nothing escaped him and such ft>e<lhack was invaluable. 
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+A TRIBUTE TO JOE FABRY PA TRICIA E. HAINES 
+When I tlu.nk of Joe Fabry, he appears before me in tl1e image of akindly fatller. Imet Joe in Toronto at an International Congress. He has been an inspiration ever since. Joe taught me aoout logotherapy through his words and by Iris example. Whenever Iwas in his presence, Iwas imprrssed by his demeanor of serenity and il11ler peace. He seemed at peace in a chaotic world. I especially appreciated Joe's consistent rncouragement in my professional endeavors ovrr tl1e years. Ifelt as tl1ough he valued mr as a prrson and as a profrssional. Joe's ability to nurture discovery and personal development in otl1ers was especially meaningful to me. 
+When Joe spoke to me, he spoke directly into my eyes. At ti.mes, when he challenged me to push myself alittle further, he spoke to nlf with tl1at devilish smik He encouraged me to be tl1e best person f could be. Being coINincrd that living ilie logotherapy way of life brings meaning to living, he carried his message witl1 tl1e dignity of a great ambassador. In effect, he was an ambas.sador -a.ti ambassador of meairing. 
+Ialways looked forward to seeing Juditl1 and Joe at conferences. Iremember tl1e wonderful conference in Ka.tisas City witl1 Joe and Jim Yoder. The experience was a very special one and will be a fond memory forever. The last time Joe and I spoke, he encouraged me to write tlie book on logotl1erapy am1 recovery which has been circling in my head. Joe, the book is under way. l11ank you for touching my life so sigirificantly. 
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+home, Vienna Austria, {See International Forum for logotherapy, Volume 21, number l, Spring 1998), The purpose ofmy visit with Dr, Frank! was to seek counsel regarding the completion of my dissertation, "Logotherapy: An Educational Approach". Since that day in Frankl' soffice, Joe has been my friend as well as my 
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+Joe conducted my first formal in Logotherapy in the early l980's. Also attending the workshop were Mignon Eisenberg, Bianca Hirsch, Vera Lieban Kalmar and James Yoder. 
+Joe was our model. He set the stage for the relevance in meaning and purpose. Joe possessed arare combination of s~l~ and talents. He was an incredible listener. Joe was blessed with abeautiful and timely sense of humor. He was perce~ive and aware of the presence ofeach person. Joe spoke softly and resJXctfully. He was ascholar of 
+languages. Just ayear before his deal~ he was hel~ng me edit amanuscri~ for Socratic dialogue in the classroom. Joe Fabry was the epitome ofpatience and wisdom. rwill miss the many fruitful and relevant experiences at Joe and Judy's home. Joe Fabry'sJpirit will remain with each one ofus and will guide us in our journey in finding mearung. 
+Robert A Wilson, Ph.D. 
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+In the early 1980's several persons at the setting where I worked were interested in logotherapy. Jim Crumbaugh had presented to us, and we were ready for additional workshops and presentations. Jim suggested that we inquire of Joe Fabry whether he might be willing to direct a workshop for us. 
+I did not know Joe personally at that time, but I telephoned him. He immediately stated he would be delighted to conduct a workshop for us and that he would like to tell us about his vision for the Institute of Logotherapy as well. 
+In the Fall of 1982, Joe made an excellent presentation to us. He was knowledgeable, interesting, and effective. He inspired several of our staff and students to become more involved in logotherapy at various levels. 
+At the conclusion of Joe's time with us, we presented him a cup shaped like our most famous local product, an ear of field corn. The cup was one of a quite limited edition because we produced those hand-painted cups for only a very short time. 
+During the next few years, I (along with several of my local colleagues and my family) became increasingly involved in logotherapy. At World Congresses, Kansas City Institute conferences, and other presentations, Joe always seemed present-often personally, but otherwise in the comments and discussions of the participants. 
+Over the years, three factors particularly struck me about Joe. Eventually I came to conceptualize these as examples of the concept of the meaning of the moment. One factor was his style of presentation, which caused participants to reflect upon their own meaning of the moment. Another was the fact that he was extraordinarily open to opportunities that presented themselves. I saw many of those opportunities pay off while many others did not. But still he seemed open to the next opportunity long after most persons would have become rigid and closed. The third factor was his focus, which always seemed directed toward opportunities to advance logotherapy rather than opportunities to advance himself. In the 
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+In the late 1980's, I decided I would like to direct more of my writing/publishing interests toward the work of the Institute. I offered to help with coordinating and editing tasks. Joe not only quickly accepted the offer but also within a year decided that I should be coeditor of the Forum. Meanwhile, my wife, Vicki, decided to become computer proficient. With interest in logotherapy and need to practice her computer skills, she took on more and more of the production work of the journal. Joe saw another opportunity, indicated that he was growing weary of the production work, and decided that Vicki should become production manager for the journal. 
+Throughout the years of editing with Joe, he continued to be knowledgeable, interesting, and effective. He sought out and supported new ideas. He always looked for papers that expanded but did not change the concepts of logotherapy. 
+In our co-editing, Joe strongly supported me. However, at times he saw me make a wrong turn, and he disagreed with me and let me know. I'll not forget one particular scolding he gave me for accepting a paper that did not fit within the overall style of the journal. 
+In the mid-1 990's, in reminiscing with Joe about the 1989 Bay Area earthquake, he reminded me about that corn shaped cup we had presented him many years earlier. He stated that it had been kept on display at his home, and that he was happy it had not been damaged by the earthquake. He told me that he was quite fond of the cup and that it reminded him of his presentations to us. Although his presentations had a lasting and positive impact on us, I was surprised to learn that making the presentations apparently had a memorable impact on Joe. 
+Early this year, I received a letter with Joe's familiar writing on the envelope. Inside, it said in part that because of his health he found it necessary to resign as co-editor of the Forum. 
+I folded the letter back just as I had received it, replaced it in its envelope, and laid it down on the table. It remained there for the next month. I didn't want to acknowledge what Joe had told me. I hoped to receive a follow-up letter saying, "Oops, I'm sorry, the previous letter was an error." 
+The hoped for letter never arrived. But in our subsequent telephone conversations, Joe continued to assure me that the opportunity existed for the journal to continue. 
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+ASPECTS AND PROSPECTS OF LOGOTHERAPY: A DIALOGUE WITH VIKTOR FRANKL 
+In June 1978 Viktor Frankl and Forum editor Joseph Fabry spent a weekend on the Alpine mountain top of the Rax to discuss the aims and purposes of the journal. Excerpts of the talks were published in the first issue of the Forum and are reprinted below. 
+Fabry: It has been said that logotherapy is a therapy whose time has come. But when logotherapy was conceived about fifty years ago, the time was quite different from our present in value priorities and attitudes. In what way would you say that logotherapy has changed with the times? 
+Frankl: When I developed logotherapy in the late twenties and the thirties, it was a therapy designed for a special type of patient confronting us in the framework of individual psychotherapy. In the meantime the type of suffering that such patients experienced has become ever more widespread, and today, we may conceive of it even in terms of a collective neurosis. 
+Decades ago, it was the single individual who, often on an intellectual basis, was wrestling with the problem of a meaning to life or, for that matter, a meaning to his personal existence. In the meantime, this existential frustration has grown to become the malaise of the average person regardless of educational background or intellectual level. To be sure, today the symptomatology of this ailment is often so covert that the etiology is not always perceptible. Just think of today's drug scene, the inflation of sex, or violence. It is not always clear that behind these manifestations lies an existential vacuum. But even in the more overt manifestations of the pervasive feeling to meaninglessness, such as suicide, the traditional psychotherapeutic approaches distract our view from the real issue rather than leading us to a proper understanding. 
+Fabry: Logotherapy, then, pointed out a new source of suffering, or rather an old source which had not been considered much in psychotherapy, namely meaninglessness, and opened up a new source of alleviating the suffering; after all, logotherapy is to help individuals in their search for meaning. 
+Frankl: Logotherapists voice our conviction in terms I've tried to express through some of my book titles: Man is steadily in search for meaning, our will to meaning is frustrated by present society but those who know how to listen, again and again perceive a cry for meaning. But when we 
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+logotherapists voice our convictions that what the human being needs first and foremost is meaning, we are used to getting the answers from our colleagues with different orientation that "in the final analysis" it's just castration fear, poorly settled Oedipus situations, inferiority complexes, the punishing superego, the socio-economic situation, the product of certain learning or conditioning processes, or the lack of macromolecules. Not to mention the rehash of cliches such as unreleased energetics and dynamics, be they bio-or psycho-. In any case, the trouble is seen as result of interplay of forces within a psyche that is interpreted after the model of hydraulics: if there is tension it must be vented, because otherwise the stress takes its toll and the system will explode. Thus, we are indoctrinated in understanding ourselves not as deciding agents, nor as free and responsible beings, but as victims--and victims of chimeras at that. For, as to "stress," even as Hans Selye, the originator of this concept agrees, it "is the salt, or the spice, of life." 
+But if you depict human beings as victims, if you mirror your patients as something--and not as someone--not a agent (and patient, literally means a "sufferer," while agent is a "doer"), you have placed them in a position of an entirely dependent entity--dependent also on your therapist. 
+Fabry: You have defined logotherapy as "education to responsibility." What part does the therapist or counselor play in such an education? 
+Frankl: The counselor's part is a direct consequence of logotherapy's philosophy. When the therapist teaches his patients that "in the final analysis" what counts is instinctual gratification, self-actualization, selfexpression, and their partners are just tools to pursue these goals, when the partners thus are made into safety valves for tension reduction, then people cease to know what life is really all about. They have been made to believe that the causes to which they have dedicated their lives are "nothing but" means to an end, namely to serve their narcissistic tendencies. After some period of being exposed to such a variety of indoctrinations--who can still maintain the original and genuine "wisdom of the heart," or what I have come to call "man's pre-reflective ontological self-understanding," which has taught him all along that his existence is basically characterized by selftranscendence; which means, that the human reality is always pointing to something beyond itself--to something or someone; a meaning to fulfill, or another human being to encounter lovingly. Only in this way we become truly human beings, we become really ourselves (thus actualizing both our humanness and our selves, our personhood and our selfhood) only to the extent to which we transcend ourselves by forgetting and giving ourselves. No longer is another person thought of and sought for as a mere tool, be it for instinctual or so-called humanistic purposes. Now the other person is met in his own right, for his own sake. No longer is a cause served just for the 
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+purpose of living out our own potentials and capacities but for its own sake. Self-actualization still remains a beautiful goal and whoever has attained it should be congratulated, but in the long run it will turn out that it is the reward that falls in our lap after we have transcended ourselves, not caring for actualizing ourselves but being concerned about others out there in the world: about things to do, and people to love; about assignments that wait for us, or persons who need our help. 
+Fabry: These are the philosophical underpinnings of logotherapy. In what way does the logotherapist differ from other therapist in applying this philosophy of life? 
+Frankl: Those whose theories and therapies reduce the patient to a product resulting from processes and--in order to be repaired--dependent on some other processes, as for example transference, unlocking repressed feelings, acting out old hangups and old hates, or whatever these processes may be called, such types of therapists of course can expect their patients to remain patients as long as they can financially afford it. I am not weary of emphasizing that logotherapy is no cure-all. Nor can logotherapists accomplish miracle cures. But if you consider, for instance, the short-term therapeutic results of practicing logotherapists applying the logotherapeutic technique called "paradoxical intention," you will forgive my saying so that this constitutes our pride. The same holds true for the many cases that are brought to our attention by letters received from all over the world--from readers of books, from people having attended our lectures, courses, and workshops, and seminars--to the effect that they have spontaneously administered logotherapy to themselves with striking results and within incredibly short time spans. I recently received a letter that said something like, "I believe in logotherapy because it worked after I tried it on myself, and I had read about it in only one single book." 
+Fabry: I have had similar experiences in my groups. Once people have become aware that they are not the helpless victims of their past or their conditions and that they have those tremendous resources of their spirit, they can help themselves--and others. 
+Frankl: To be sure, there is something pre-supposed if we say that the effects of logotherapy make us proud, and that is the fact that any good logotherapist claims for himself what he ascribes to others, that is a "will to meaning," in other words, a hierarchy of values in which helping others has an unquestioned priority over being paid by others. In fact, the words of John Ruskin are regarded by us as truly valid: "There is only one power--the power to rescue; and there is only one honor--the honor to help." And what a power! You may remember the saying in the Talmud: "Whoever rescues 
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+one single soul is to be regarded as if he had rescued the whole world." To heed the second half of that Talmud saying is up to the representatives of that type of therapy which for so long has turned into big industry. The second half reads: "He who has destroyed one single soul is to be regarded as if he had destroyed the whole world." 
+Fabry: How do you see the future of logotherapy? What do you see especially valuable in its philosophy and therapy as personal meanings seem to become ever more important and as our traditional values seem to become increasingly unreliable as guidelines to living? 
+Frankl: Our western world, in contrast to eastern cultures, has turned to a belief in science, even an idolatry of science. 
+Fabry: But aren't those who believe in science rather than in a strictly religious meaning orientation also entitled to get help in their efforts to remain mentally healthy? 
+Frankl: Of course they are. But they can remain mentally healthy only by becoming truly human. In fact, logotherapy is concerned with the search for meaning not only as a matter of health, and in no way as a matter of morality, but rather as one of the most intrinsic human phenomena. Anyway, you cannot turn the wheel back and you won't get a hearing unless you try to satisfy the preferences of present-time Western thinking, which means the scientific orientation or, to put it in more concrete terms, our test-and statistics-mindedness. So why should we lose, unnecessarily and undeservedly, whole segments of the academic community, precluding them a priori from understanding how much logotherapy is needed today or, as some others have attested, how much logotherapy "speaks to the needs of the hour." Why should we give up, right from the beginning, getting a hearing from the modern researchers by considering ourselves above tests and statistics? We have no reason not to admit our need to find our discoveries supported by strictly empirical research. Logotherapists feel deeply rewarded whenever we observe, or are made aware of, our theories being in accord with old truths. What greater compliment can we expect than learning that the eternal truth has been rediscovered in our "discoveries"? Perhaps we have only couched these truths in scientific terms. But if so, we also translated them into the plain language of today so that everyone may understand and benefit from it. Anyway, we feel happy whenever logotherapy is validated by experiments--not only by my former students but also by researchers who originally had felt rather skeptical about logotherapy. 
+Fabry: This happened increasingly during the past years? 
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+Frankl: Yes, and I feel deeply rewarded by such scientific research. But we still need more experimentation and empirical validation in a field that, to be frank, for too long was founded merely on the intuitive capacities of a young Viennese student. 
+Fabry: Called Viktor Frankl. 
+Frankl: That's why I welcome all sober and solid empirical research in logotherapy, however dry its outcome may sound. 
+Fabry: Here, I hope, our publication will have a function. 
+Frankl: This is my fondest hope. I hope this journal will carry, among other material, pertinent research reports. I hope equally strongly that the research reports will be balanced by single case studies, papers on innovating modifications of logotherapeutic techniques, philosophical articles, and articles of a personal, experiential, or if you prefer, existential quality. I am the last to impose directions in this respect on the editor or the authors. 
+The same is true of your parallel assignment, as the director of the Institute of Logotherapy. While the journal can serve as a pool of resources made available in written form, the Institute will serve the same function with regard to teaching, training, and helping those who suffer from the ills of the present time. Again, and I am convinced that I am also speaking in your name, when I say that no restrictions should be imposed--neither on your Institute associates nor on your journal authors, except for one: both facilities should be reserved to logotherapy as a groundwork; that is to say, everybody is invited to go beyond it by creatively developing new ideas that he may derive from logotherapeutic principles and from the conceptual framework of logotheory. What I want to say is that the "father" of logotherapy does not withhold his blessings from the offsprings of logotherapy--except from those who are too proud to acknowledge the heritage. 
+Anyway, to every creative spirit ample space should be given, in the Institute as well as the publication, to be filled with new concepts, new methods, new techniques, new fields, and to chart new fields in which one may apply what logotherapy in its present stage has already to offer. 
+Fabry: I am certain that I speak for the Board of the Institute and for the Editorial Board of the magazine, when I say that we are pledged to such a purpose. 
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+The International Forum for Logotherapy, 1999, 22, 117-119. 
+THE TWELFTH WORLD CONGRESS ON LOGOTHERAPY 
+Robert C. Barnes 
+From 19 nations and 30 states within the USA, part1c1pants came to the Twelfth World Congress in June, 1999. Honoring the life and work of Viktor E. Frankl, MD, PhD, the Congress theme was "Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy: Psychotherapy's Approach to Meaning and Spirituality in the New Millennium." 
+For the first time, four pre-congress workshops were conducted simultaneously during the three days preceding the Congress. The lnstitute's Introductory and three Intermediate courses were taught for students who came from Europe, Australia, South Africa, South America, Canada, and the USA. 
+A brief memorial service was held during the opening session of the Congress at which time the September, 1997 death of Viktor Frankl was acknowledged. All of the days of the Congress were enriched by the presence of Prof. Dr. Frankl's grandson, Alexander Veseley, who had come from Vienna to represent his family. 
+The lnstitute's beloved founder, Joseph Fabry, who died May 7, 1999 was also memorialized. I read to the audience an excerpt of my last letter to Joe Fabry dated April 30, just one week before his death. "The Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy will always be grateful to you for your inestimable gifts of wisdom and leadership, all of which you have offered gently and generously to the Institute you founded, as though by a loving father to a cherished child. In return, you have our esteem and love and deepest appreciation. And too, our promise to do all we can meaningfully to promote the work of Viktor Frankl throughout the world in the new millennium. 
+Also memorialized were two of my former students. David Meyerson, who held lifetime membership in the Institute, was an honors graduate of Cornell University who came to Hardin-Simmons University to study logotherapy with me. Shortly after completing his master's degree, he entered UCLA to pursue his doctorate and died in October, 1998. Kathleen Pascoe had become a chaplain in Houston where she directed an educational program involving logotherapy for chaplains at the Texas Medical Center. Her doctoral dissertation at the University of Houston was entitled, "Doctor of the Soul: Viktor 
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+Frankl's Logotherapy in Practical Application." Her death one week before the Congress was caused by cancer. 
+Dr. Edith Eger delighted and inspired her audience throughout her keynote address entitled, "In the Darkest Places There is Light: Freedom of Choice." In the evaluation forms completed at the conclusion of the Congress, many people commented that Dr. Eger's opening address set a tone of warmth and caring that permeated the fellowship experienced among the Congress participants throughout the week. 
+Dr. Kent Estes, Chair of the lnstitute's Education and Credentialing Committee, also served as Chair for the Congress' Call for Papers Committee. Under his stellar leadership, a new level of scholarly excellence was achieved in the Congress programs. From program proposals submitted from an international representation, Dr. Estes and his committee not only brought together presentations by long-time pillars of the Institute, among whom were best selling authors Dr. Muriel James and Dr. James Crumbaugh, but also by 15 first-time presenters who are more recent students of logotherapy with outstanding academic and professional backgrounds. 
+The expanded number of superb programs made available by Dr. Estes and his committee necessitated opening one evening of the Congress for presentations. In the corridors surrounding the meeting rooms, it was delightful to hear comments such as "intellectual overload," "intensely inspiring," and "the best ever" about the numerous choices of programs presented simultaneously throughout the days of the Congress. 
+In addition to outstanding individual presentations, symposia, workshops and contact sessions, there were four plenary presentations. Dr. Robin Goodenough, who generously serves as Of Counsel for the lnstitute's Board, challenged the Congress participants with his presentation entitled, "The Responsible Logotherapist: Practice and Malpractice." In response, there were numerous requests for an all-afternoon session with Dr. Goodenough at the next Congress with a concentration for practitioners on logotherapy and the law. 
+Dr. Jerry Long, Jr. gave a brilliant presentation entitled, "Physician Assisted Suicide: A Choice Against Meaning." Dr. Long _j was introduced to the audience by Dr. Douglas Soderstrom who had a introduced Jerry to logotherapy more than two decades ago with a required reading of Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning shortly after Jerry's accident that resulted in his quadriplegia. 
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+Manfred Hillman, special student and emissary of Dr. Elisabeth Lukas, traveled from Germany to make an eloquent plenary presentation entitled, "Logotherapy and Spirituality: What Does Viktor Frankl Mean in Spirituality?" 
+Dr" Manoochehr Khatami, vice-president of the lnstitute's International Board of Directors, and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at St. Paul Medical Center in Dallas, made a truly scholarly presentation involving the application of logotherapy in the clinical setting with Borderline, Obsessive-Compulsive, Hysterical, Paranoid, and Narcissistic personality disorders. Dr. Khatami also provided a clinical demonstration of using logotherapy with two of his patients. A panel format followed in which case studies of using logotherapy with specific psychiatric/psychological needs were presented by Inge van Pelt, MD, Roberto Rodrigues, MD, PhD, Paul Ungar, MD, PhD, Jay Levinson, PhD, and Robert Hutzell, PhD. 
+Respecting the many faiths and cultures and countries assembled for the Twelfth World Congress on Logotherapy, Board member and former military chaplain, Dr. Larry Evans began his invocation at the banquet on Friday evening with words that will long be remembered by many of us, "God of many names and many nations." During the evening, 3 Diplomate in Logotherapy and 24 Associate in Logotherapy diplomas were presented, representing a culmination of work by the recipients over a period of several years. This also represents a significant step forward in the educational endeavors of the Viktor Frankl Institute. 
+A highlight of the evening, in fact of the entire Congress, was the very personal presentation made by Alexander Veseley about the life and work of his famous grandfather, Viktor Frankl. Perhaps without fully realizing his impact, Alexander authenticated our efforts and gave us impetus to carry his grandfather's work into the new millennium. 
+The Thirteenth World Congress on Logotherapy is scheduled for June 20-24, 2001. 
+ROBERT C. BARNES, PhD is President of the International Board of Directors of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, Box 15211, Abilene, TX 79698-5211 USA. He is also Professor and Chair of the Department of Counseling and Human Development at HardinSimmons University: 915-692-9597; E-mail rbarnes@hsutx.edu 
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+The International Forum for 
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+Journal of Search for Meaning 
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+JOSEPH FABRY (1909-1999) 65 Bianca Z. Hirsch 
+1950 PHOTO 68 
+MEMORIES AND TRIBUTES 69 Dan Joslyn, Tom McKillop, Reuven P. Bulka, Jim Lantz, Florence Ernzen, Robin Goodenough, Will Finck, Margaret DavisFinck, Ingrid Mazie, William Blair Gould, Patricia L. Starck, Patti Havenga Coetzer, Robert Leslie, Ingeborg van Pelt, Julius M. Rogina, Gina Giovinco, Ann V. Graber, James C. Crumbaugh, Susan E. Shaub, Karl-Dieter Heines, Bianca Zwang Hirsch, Patricia E. Haines, Robert A. Wilson, Robert R. Hutzell 
+MAX KNIGHT AND JOE FABRY = PETER FABRIZIUS PHOTO 110 
+FABRYS AND FRANKLS PHOTO 111 
+A DIALOGUE: FABRY AND FRANKL AND THE FORUM 112 
+THE TWELFTH WORLD CONGRESS ON LOGOTHERAPY 117 Robert C. Barnes 
+RECENT PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST TO LOGOTHERAPISTS 120 Susan L. Datson 
+BOOK REVIEWS IN THE FORUM 1979-1999 123 
+Volume 22, Number 2 Autumn 1999 
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