Esoteric Healing: The Truth Unveiled

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Although there are many methods of esoteric healing and the term itself refers more to a category where many alternative forms of medicine are lumped. One of the first writers to delve into the term was writer Alice Bailey. She wrote on a large number of subjects related to alternative and new age thinking and she has said that much of her work was relayed telepathically to her by a master of wisdom. She later revealed this master to be Djwal Khul (or DK he’s often known), a Tibetan spiritualist who has been linked to various new age and esoteric movements including theosophy.

Alice Bailey’s ideas were further built upon by philosopher Brenda Johnston. Working with radar scientist Rex Riant, they believed they had found points of light as proof of a measurable energy field around people. Johnson worked with various healers to help pinpoint congested areas of our energies and ways of improving energy flow.

According to her findings, these disruptions of our energies are the root cause of a large number of ailments. Her teachings have gained steam over the years and a group of her followers set up the International Network of Esoteric Healing (INEH), which operates in 16 countries and helps healers master the art of these various types of treatment.

An imbalance of energy can cause spiritual problems, which in turn have a negative influence on our emotions and psychology. Then this has a negative effect on our body. This is because there is a close connection between our nervous system and our energy system.

Proper chakra healing can help us with these issues. Imbalances in our chakras can have a number of causes, but one is trauma and bad karma. This belief is in line with the ideas of Alice Bailey mentioned above. Negative experiences can cause our energies to get clogged or slowed down.

Different chakras are connected to different areas of our body and different organ systems. Understanding this can help healers know which chakra needs the most attention and work. Esoteric healing practitioners believe that these ideas are nothing new and stretch back well before the writings of Alice Bailey and DK, and esoteric healing has been used in Eastern medical traditions for thousands of years.

Various studies have shown that purported energy healers may lack the ability to sense energy fields as they claim. Among the most famous is that of 11-year old Emily Rosa who conducted a school science project that challenged many of the claims of energy healers. She stood behind a screen, where a number of energy healers stood with both hands raised. She flipped a coin, then placed her hands next to one of theirs and asked if they could identify where her hand was. If they could sense her energy, then theoretically they could tell where she placed her hand. The healers did no better than chance at identifying where she placed her hand.

Many esoteric healing practitioners have been reluctant in the past to take part in controlled studies such as this, but some feel that given Emily was a small girl, she posed less of a threat. At the time, she was the youngest person to ever have a scientific paper printed in a journal.

There has been little scientific evidence for the proposed advantages of Crystal Healing, but few believe it is harmful and it may cause stress relief, which is ultimately therapeutic.

Reiki has also had little evidence of its effectiveness beyond the placebo effect, but given the nature of reiki, it is very hard to design an effective clinical trial. Despite this, many people find benefit from reiki and at the very least, it can be a relaxing and stress-relieving experience.

Acupressure has shown some promising positive effects, namely in controlling nausea, pain reduction, and reducing insomnia. The proven effectiveness of this healing method doesn’t necessarily imply the existence of an energy system in our body or prove the theoretical basis underlying esoteric healing.

Ultimately, most forms of esoteric healing have been pretty resistant to scientific study. Much of these healing methods are difficult to measure as it is sold as being an almost unmeasurable energy that is beyond comprehension using current technology and theoretical models. It seems unlikely that most believers in esoteric healing are concerned with whether their methods are supported by conventional science or not. In general, there are many testimonials on its effectiveness and it is often used as a “complementary” medicine in concert with mainstream medicine or just one part of a holistic healing practice.

Esoteric healing methods such as chakra alignment, energy healing, and crystal healing may have a certain benefit on one’s health. These methods often have a strong relaxation component, and even if they only employ a placebo effect, it has the possibility of reducing stress. In general, the reduction of cortisol has many positive effects on our health.

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