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About Healing
Energy Healing
Spiritual Healing
Human Energy Field
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Science and Energy Healing
The Latin root of the word "science" can be translated as "having knowledge" or
"to know". Western civilization has developed the "scientific method" as a
means of gaining knowledge, and many believe that it is the only means that can
be trusted as reliable and accurate. Nevertheless, there are other ways of
gaining knowledge which others would believe to be equally valid.
We know from scientific understanding that
everything is composed of energy, and yet the presence of this energetic aspect
of ourselves and our surroundings is mostly not acknowledged in our culture.
Even seemingly
solid objects like a table appear to be solid due to the interpretations of the
mind -- on an energetic level they are mostly "empty space".
Modern
science has made discoveries about the nature of reality that are consistent
with the existence of a "human energy field" and the ability to influence healing
through manipulation of energy. These discoveries have radical
implications on how we view and experience our day to day reality. It
takes time for radical new understandings to be absorbed and integrated into our
understanding of reality.
With regard to the human
energy field, those who are able to perceive it through "higher sense
perception" have no doubt about its existence. Nevertheless, a Western
scientist would refute its existence unless it were actually detected through
some sort of instrumentation. "Seeing is believing" works when everyone is
able to see something. For example, if a group of people all perceive a
table, the scientist would probably not refute its existence. But the
existence of that which cannot be perceived through the five senses (or extensions
of the senses through instruments such as microscopes) is assumed to be
speculative unless otherwise proven to be through what is considered "objective
means".
How objective is "objective"?
The Western scientist attempts
to eliminate subjectivity, using the scientific method to validate theories
through objective findings. When investigated deeply, however, the
boundary between objective and subjective blurs. Ultimately, it is the
scientists subjectivity (or awareness) that ultimately registers the
"objective findings" obtained through scientific instruments, and it has been
found that the observer affects the object of observation through the act of
observing!
Pitfalls for healers and clients
There are, of course, pitfalls for those who do perceive energies.
It is very easy for imagination or fantasy to color ones perceptions.
Often students of healing ask themselves questions like "did I really see that?"
and have to learn to trust their perceptions. On the other hand, a certain
amount of skepticism and questioning is important in order to learn to
discriminate between imagination and subtle sense perception. While we can
verify the presence of a table in the room by the consensus of those who see it,
this kind of verification is less frequently available to healers and intuitives.
The fact that there is little objective verification for statements healers
might make does give rise to the possibility of clients of energy healers being
mislead by healers interpretations. It is important to honor ones own
intuition above the interpretations of a healer and to examine everything in the
light of common sense.
“It has taken thousands of years,
but within this century both scientists and spiritual seekers alike have once
again begun to view the laws of nature and the laws of God as reflections of
the same truth.”
Rosalyn L. Bruyere
REFERENCES
Undoubtedly, few scientists would feel that there is any substantial proof of
the existence of the energies with which healers work. There has been
research, however, which indicates that energy healing does have an effect.
The following references are recommended in investigating the question of how
energy healing has been studied, understood and viewed in terms of Western
science:
The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
by Lynne McTaggart - highly recommended for understanding quantum physics
and its relationship to healing
Hands of Light
by Barbara Brennan -- contains a summary of relevant scientific concepts
Vibrational Medicine
by Richard Gerber, MD
Energy Medicine
by James Oschman
Wheels of Light
by Rosalyn Bruyere
Spiritual Healing
by Daniel Benor -- research on spiritual/energy healing
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Energy
Healing CDs
Energy Healing CD
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Musical Massage Sound Therapy CD
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Chakra Dhyana CD
Powerful meditation to open the chakras and raise kundalini.
Ease of Being CD
Guided meditations for centering and healing.
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