Milton H. Erickson (1901-1980) - the best specialist of the 20th century in the field of hypnosis and short-term psychotherapy, founder and president of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, founder and editor of the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, author of more than a hundred works on psychotherapy . Among his colleagues, he had no equal in the variety of creativity, insight, ingenuity and intuition. The book by D. Gordon and M. Myers-Anderson “Phoenix” is a book about the magic of this perfect communicator. It focuses on the patterns of non-hypnotic forms of psychotherapeutic intervention used by Milton Erickson, his unique therapeutic approaches, and his remarkable achievements in helping others achieve happy, fulfilling, and productive lives.