Alternative Medicines/treatments

Dr. Bob · Sep 10, 2004

Originally posted by Charles Meadows:
"ever cell at the atomic level is all about energy". OK you lost me on that one.
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The key to health is balance of energy. Each cell is "electrical". Cells are comprised of atoms, and atoms are energy.

So Eastern medicine (which would include OT Biblical teaching) that has developed over thousands of years, understands that energy/physics is the focus rather than chemistry.

The body will keep the blood as a level (there is not much room for variance or you die!) and it will not be until you are far down the trail of ill health that it will be indicated in the blood.

Testing electrical meridians of the body (uncovered by Chinese about 3000 BCE) is a neat way alternative health practitioners can see problems far in advance.

Marcia · Sep 10, 2004

Dr. Bob, I must respectfully disagree. The "Chi" in Eastern medicine has nothing to do with physics and everything to do with shamanism, from which it sprang.

There is no objective data for the existence of meridians, and the testing of these meridians is not based on anything medical or scientific.

Cultlivating and accessing energy is found in all occult systems. If this is from God, then the psychic healing I received, the remote psychic healing I learned, and all the witches who heal are then doing things that are okay. Witches heal with energy, too. This energy is something unable to be quantified or measured and for which there is no scientific evidence. It exists, but it is occultic.

This is a long but excellent article on the concept of energy medicine and how a Christian should evaluate it:
http://www.equip.org/free/DN068.htm

I urge all interested in this to read it.

This is one article from Dr. O'Mathuna's site at
http://www.xenos.org/ministries/crossroads/donal/articles.htm#web (the article is on another site)

From
http://www.watchman.org/na/altmed1.htm
People are told how to tap into a universal energy field which will relieve the woes in their lives. Unlike God, however, this energy field makes no moral claims on the person. It is supposedly accessible in a tangible way at any time, once some techniques are learned. In effect, it offers control over divine power without having to repent. What is promoted as alternative medicine is actually alternative religion. As one practitioner put it, "I got more from mind-body medicine than I bargained for: I got religion" (Marty Kaplan, "Ambushed by Spirituality," Time, June 24, 1996, p. 62).

Many forms of alternative medicine claim to be based on the manipulation of a non-physical human energy field, one that cannot be detected by physical instruments. This energy goes by various names like life energy, chi, or prana, and underlies TT, reflexology, homeopathy, pulse diagnosis, etc. Belief in its existence is deeply rooted in Eastern mystical religions and Western occult traditions. It is no wonder increased acceptance of holistic healing is the cultural trend most admired by New Age Journal!

Sadly, some Christians view this "life energy" as the power of God, and dive headlong into these practices. People want to believe they can create their own realities, but just calling something "God's power" does not justify the assumption that it is actually from God. This alleged energy and the claims made for and about it must be examined in the light of God's Word to see if it could be from God (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 John 4:1-3). Christians should not buy into the culture's belief that if it's "God" for one, and "Buddha" for another, and "life energy" for yet another, still, all can be happy and accept one another's 'truths.' There really are irreconcilable differences.

Many alternative therapies openly admit that knowledge of "life energy," and how to manipulate it for healing, originates in occult practices. One of TT's founders encourages use of divination (Dolores Krieger, The Therapeutic Touch: How to Use Your Hands to Help or Heal). Healing Touch recommends the use of spirit guides (Barbara Brennan, Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field). Information about Reiki, an ancient Japanese therapy, is available through channeling (Diane Stein, Essential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art). The Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine and Self-Help notes that life force or prana "can be harnessed by the individual who sensitizes himself by certain occult practices." These include meditation, deep breathing, chanting mantras, advanced visualization and "secret rituals which have been closely guarded secrets of the highest mystery schools on earth. . .and beyond" (Malcolm Hulke, ed., "Spiritual Healing," p. 178).

Some alternative therapies are thinly disguised versions of occult healing rituals. For example, almost every facet of TT, and its underlying beliefs, are described in occult literature. Recent interest among nurses in TT was started by Dolores Krieger, RN, Ph.D. and Dora Kunz. Kunz was then president of the Theosophical Society in America, an organization which promotes occult and mystical beliefs. Another past president of this society claims that an occultist heals by "the successful conveying of prana or vitality from his own healthy body to the diseased body or diseased organ or part" (G. de Purucker, Studies in Occult Philosophy, p. 623). A prominent witch describes "Pranic Healing" as a way of "sending Prana (the 'vital force') from your body to the diseased or affected parts,. . .It involves the use of passes and the laying-on of hands" (Raymond Buckland, Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, p. 194). Even his diagrams show it to be the same as TT.
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Lori · Sep 10, 2004

While I don't believe that plants have any kind of special "energy" that will heal me or alter my state of mind, I do think that some do have chemicals in them that will do these things. I know that when I am stopped up and can't breathe I can rub vics vapo rub on and it will clear my nasal passages. So to I can do the same thing with a nice hot eucalyptis/or(any kind of)mint bath. Chamomile is got something chemical that relaxes a person, so if you're stressed just pray, read your Bible, and take a nice hot Chamomile(sp?) bath. Hey let's face it when you smell fresh cut roses don't you feel a little romantic?...it's something about the memories the smell stirrs.

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