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Quantum entanglement: a possible mechanism

Several researchers have published papers which suggest that a form of quantum entanglement may be one mechanism for the action of spiritual healing based on the concept of action-at-a-distance or non-locality. In the real world this effect manifests itself:

• in distant healing as ???
• in contact healing as ???

In a paper Drew Leder suggests that there are four possible modes of action for distant healing, two from quantum mechanics and two based on relavity theory respectively:

• Nonlocal entanglement, where the healer seeks some sort of connection with the patient based on imagery, compassion, gathering information, specific memories, or prayers
• Actualization of potentials where the probability of healing is directed by the conscious intent of the healer towards a specific outcome
• Energetic transmission model based on the intention by the healer to transfer a form of "healing energy" to the patient
• The "path facilitation" concept derived from general relavitys warping of space-time as a cause of gravity - except in this case where a "spiritual field" may be involved between healer and patient

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Several researchers have published papers which suggest that a form of quantum entanglement may be one mechanism for the action of spiritual healing based on the concept of action-at-a-distance or non-locality. In a paper Drew Leder suggests that there are four possible modes of action for distant healing, two from quantum mechanics and two based on relavity theory respectively:

• Nonlocal entanglement, where the healer seeks some sort of connection with the patient based on imagery, compassion, gathering information, specific memories, or prayers
• Actualization of potentials where the probability of healing is directed by the conscious intent of the healer towards a specific outcome
• Energetic transmission model based on the intention by the healer to transfer a form of "healing energy" to the patient
• The "path facilitation" concept derived from general relavitys warping of space-time as a cause of gravity - except in this case where a form of "spiritual field" may be involved between healer and patient. It is suggested that patients who are most receptive to the healer may experience greater benefit.

Ideas:

both TheTimes and Mcmillan.c.s websites include the concept of channeling energy so perhaps Spiritual Healing belongs on the energy healing page?

Historical information: Idiots guide to spiritual healing on google books

Internet Resources

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_free_online_resources

Respectable Sources

CIA factbook Library of Congress

Links

• Spiritualism
• Shamanism
• Spiritual healing
• Faith healing
• reiki
• God
• qi
• qigong
• Experimenter_bias
• Systematic review
• energy medicine
• non-locality
• protoscience
• prescience

External links

ijbm

Reiki energy Reiki Practice

Korean shamanism http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/AK/AK_EN_1_4_8_3.jsp

The Efficacy of “Distant Healing” A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials, Annals of Internal Medicine

healing as a therapy for chronic pain: Abbot (2001)

Edzard Ernst has published (med. jnl. Aus) an introduction to spiritual healing which includes a summary of the different types of healing and how it is believed to work. Comments about the results of clinical trials and a note about continuing to use prescribed medication are also included.

Touch therapies for pain relief in adults - Cochrane

Touch the pain away: new research on therapeutic touch and persons with fibromyalgia syndrome. Holist Nurs Pract. 2004 May-Jun;18(3):142-51.

• Denison, B (2004). "Touch the pain away: new research on therapeutic touch and persons with fibromyalgia syndrome". Holistic nursing practice. 18 (3): 142–51. PMID 15222602.

Biomagnetic fields

• Hyland, ME (2004). "Does a form of 'entanglement' between people explain healing? An examination of hypotheses and methodology". Complementary therapies in medicine. 12 (4): 198–208. doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2004.10.002. PMID 15649833.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15649833

• Leder, D (2005). ""Spooky actions at a distance": physics, psi, and distant healing". Journal of alternative and complementary medicine. 11 (5): 923–30. doi:10.1089/acm.2005.11.923. PMID 16296928.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16296928

• Page 200: therapeutic touch

Tan, Gabriel; Craine, Michael H.; Bair, Matthew J.; Garcia, M. Kay; Giordano, James; Jensen, Mark P.; McDonald, Shelley M.; Patterson, David; Sherman, Richard A. (2007). "Efficacy of selected complementary and alternative medicine interventions for chronic pain". The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 44: 195. doi:10.1682/JRRD.2006.06.0063.