Simon A. Senzon, M.A., D.C., has been writing about the history and philosophy of chiropractic for the last ten years and in that short time has mapped out a new way to understand the philosophy that chiropractic rests upon. Starting his research in a work-study position as the research assistant to Sherman College’s President, and then as the first research fellow in philosophy at Sherman College soon after his graduation in 1999, Dr. Senzon has gone on to publish six peer-reviewed articles and three books. By diving into the chiropractic Greenbooks, Dr. Senzon has been able to show that the basic tenets of chiropractic can be understood by using the latest advances in biological theory, philosophical thought, as well as models of spiritual and psychological health and developmental. In fact, according to Dr. Senzon, the very founding of chiropractic by D.D. Palmer coincided with a transformation in the way that human beings began to think about the world. This transformation was seen with other great thinkers of Palmer’s day, Einstein in physics, James in psychology, Bergson in philosophy, and Kandinsky in art, to name a few. And it is the advancement of this new way of thinking that was meticulously developed by B.J. Palmer in his many contributions to chiropractic, especially the legacy of his final writings comprising 16 books written in the last twelve years of his life. Dr. Senzon takes this wisdom from the Palmers and makes it relevant for today’s chiropractors so that they can apply it to their life, their practice, and hopefully to the future of the profession. Much of this new understanding has been described in Senzon’s peer-reviewed articles and three books, The Spiritual Writings of B.J. Palmer: The Second Chiropractor, Volume 1 (2004), and The Secret History of Chiropractic: D.D. Palmer’s Spiritual Writings, The First Chiropractor, Volume 2 (2005), Chiropractic Foundations: D.D. Palmer’s Traveling Library, Volume 3 (2007). Dr. Senzon is in private practice in Asheville, North Carolina where he teaches in the Arts and Ideas Program at the University of North Carolina. He is Adjunct Professor in the Integral Studies Graduate Program at John F. Kennedy University. He is an extension faculty member at Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic, where he teaches at the Academy of Chiropractic Philosophers. He is also the Director of the Integral Subtle Energies Center and the Co-director of the Integral Consciousness Studies Center at Integral Institute. Simon developed an online resource for the profession to access many articles as well as his books and articles relating to the history and philosophy of chiropractic: www.philosophyofchiropractic.com.

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