| Energy Medicine was known and practiced by almost | | | | because matter dissolves into energy. Medicine, as it |
| all the ancient great civilizations and isnow being | | | | stands today is light years behind physics. |
| newly rediscovered by the West. Biomedical research | | | | In Ayurvedic Medicine, there is the concept of the |
| is now moving in the direction of a new model for | | | | three doshas - pitta, vata and kapha. These are |
| the human body, the Energy field model. This is the | | | | thought to lie at the energy-matter interface or the |
| same model that the ancient civilizations of China and | | | | mind-body junction. Mind is considered to be in the |
| India based their philosophy and their medical | | | | realm of energy. That is why the mind can effect a |
| systems upon. (The Ayurvedic and Yogic systems, | | | | powerful impact on the individual person's health. |
| the Acupuncture meridians etc.) This new model | | | | This flow of energy can be impacted negatively or |
| moves away from the premise that life came from | | | | even blocked, in many ways. Toxins like pesticides, |
| chemical soup towards the concept that life came | | | | plastics, chemicals can block its flow. So can negative |
| from electrical charges of energy i.e. physics rather | | | | emotions as well as negative thought patterns. A cut |
| than chemistry. At the basis of chemistry we find | | | | made across acupuncture meridian can impede the |
| energy, electromagnetic or other forms of energy. | | | | flow of energy through the meridian. There are |
| One of the basic premises of these energy based | | | | several other ways, too numerous to mention in this |
| medical systems is that there is a circulation of | | | | article that the flow of energy can be blocked. |
| energy in the body that follows an orderly path along | | | | The methods of treatment at the vibrational level are |
| the meridians. This energy is known as chi or prana. | | | | also too numerous to mention them all. Homeopathy, |
| We already have proof of the existence of electrical | | | | Ayurvedic and Chinese herbs, Sound, Light and Color |
| fields' e.g. EKG, EEG etc. | | | | therapy, Meditation and Yoga are just a few. In fact, |
| In addition to the circulation of energy, there is a | | | | electrical healing is now going mainstream. Several |
| force field of energy in and around a human body | | | | articles have been published on the use of pulsed |
| similar to the field around a magnet. This field can be | | | | electromagnetic fields in accelerating bone healing in |
| impacted positively or negatively and it can be seen | | | | fractures. |
| by certain sensitive individuals. It is also known as the | | | | The basic principle on which most of the energy |
| aura. It generally extends a little beyond the body | | | | healing systems work is the principle of harmonics. |
| hence the term "Don't invade my space", if someone | | | | We all know, from our school level physics that if |
| stands a little too close for comfort. | | | | you line up a set of tuning forks and then strike one, |
| Then, there are the chakras. These are whirling | | | | soon all of them will be vibrating at the same |
| vortexes of energy, situated along the spinal column. | | | | frequency. To further understand this we need to |
| These are not physical but energetic in nature and | | | | look at another concept of energy medicine that is |
| they act as step down transformers. They step | | | | "disease first occurs at the vibrational level". Not at |
| down the higher finer vibrations down to the physical | | | | the cellular or even DNA but beyond that at the level |
| level and these are believed to produce their effects | | | | of this energy flow or force field that I mentioned |
| at the level of the meridians, the mind and also at | | | | earlier and so the cell or tissue or organ will first begin |
| the hormonal level. | | | | to vibrate at a "sick frequency" before any disease |
| Another basic premise or concept of Energy Medical | | | | has appeared or can be detected by chemical or |
| systems is that - this energy is not a mindless or as | | | | radiological means. Conversely, a diseased organ or |
| we say in medicine, subtentorial, kind of energy. | | | | tissue etc can be treated (provided the illness is not |
| Rather it has "intelligence". | | | | far advanced) by introducing the "well" vibration and |
| It knows what is wrong and will attempt to correct | | | | soon per the principle of harmonics, the organ will |
| it. Also, it is possible to communicate with this inner | | | | take up the healing vibration and return to health. So |
| intelligence to find out what is wrong and what can | | | | homeopathy for example will work as an all or none |
| be done to correct it. | | | | phenomenon. Either the "remedy" as it is called will |
| In physics, it is very well known that as you attempt | | | | work, if it is the right vibration or it will do nothing at |
| to cut matter into smaller and smaller building blocks, | | | | all. |
| you reach a stage at which you can go no further | | | | |