Erik Goodwyn, MD, holds bachelor’s degrees in physics and mathematics, a master’s in anatomy and neurobiology, and a medical degree from the University of Cincinnati. Currently the director of psychotherapy training at the University of Louisville in the Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Goodwyn is the author of The Neurobiology of the Gods; Healing Symbols in Psychotherapy; and Understanding Dreams and Other Spontaneous Images. An officer in the U.S. Air Force for seven years, Dr. Goodwyn has researched and written about the dreams of soldiers in combat zones, as well as authored articles combining archetypal theory with cognitive anthropology and evolutionary psychology.