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Quantum entanglement: a possible mechanism

Several researchers have published papers[1][2] 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[2] 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[1][2] 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[2] 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

External links

ijbm[3]

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)[4]

Edzard Ernst has published[5] (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 [6]

Touch the pain away: new research on therapeutic touch and persons with fibromyalgia syndrome.[7] 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

[8]

  • 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.

  • TT on pain

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2887328/ Aghabati, Nahid; Mohammadi, Eesa; Pour Esmaiel, Zahra (2010). "The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Pain and Fatigue of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 7: 375. doi:10.1093/ecam/nen006.

Theories about how healing may work

Drew Leder hypothesises in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine[2] that there are four possible modes of action for distant healing, two concepts associated with quantum mechanics and two based on relativity theory respectively:

  • Nonlocal entanglement, where the healer seeks some sort of connection with the patient based on imagery, compassion, gathering information, specific memories or prayer
  • The "actualization of potentials" based on the suggestion that the probability of healing is directed by the conscious intent of the healer towards a specific outcome
  • An "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 relativity and the warping of spacetime by a planet as a cause of gravity - except that in this case there is a "spiritual field" from healer to patient. Patients who are most receptive to the healer may experience greater benefit

Leder presents no evidence to support these hypothesises, saying that "such physics-based models are not presented as explanatory but rather as suggestive."

The Brockhampton Guide to Spiritual Healing describes contact healing in terms of the "energetic transmission" model described above and distant healing based on the "actualization of potentials".[9]

Additional references

Writing in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, James Oschman [10] offers a hypothesis which seeks to define "healing energy" as one or more electromagnetic frequencies which stimulate healing. These may be generated by a medical device or projected from a person who is the healer.

An article written by Lisanne D’Andrea-Winslow in Medical & Biological Sciences[11] describes research conducted on Sea Urchins. The term "bioelectromagnetic energy" is used in the description of the healing protocol. This resulted in a healing rate of 76% on "treatment group" subjects compared to 42% of the control group.

Beverly Rubik has published an article[12] in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine where the section on biofield therapies suggests that the effect of a low-level electromagnetic biofield of a healer on the patient may be involved in the healing process.

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ Biofield Therapies: Helpful or Full of Hype?, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Volume 17, Number 1, 1-16, DOI: 10.1007/s12529-009-9062-4
  4. ^ Abbot, NC; Harkness, EF; Stevinson, C; Marshall, FP; Conn, DA; Ernst, E (2001). "Spiritual healing as a therapy for chronic pain: a randomized, clinical trial". Pain. 91 (1–2): 79–89. doi:10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00421-8. PMID 11240080.
  5. ^ Medical Journal of Australia
  6. ^ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/o/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD006535/frame.html
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ Ghost Worlds: A Guide to Poltergeists, Portals, Ecto-Mist, & Spirit Behavior By Melba Goodwyn, Llewellyn Publications, www.llewellyn.com
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference brockhampton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Oschman, James L. (1997). "What is healing energy? Part 3: silent pulses". Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 1: 179. doi:10.1016/S1360-8592(97)80038-1.
  11. ^ Sea Urchins - Journal of Medical & Biological Sciences Volume 2, Issue 1, 2008, http://www.scientificjournals.org/journals2008/articles/1381.pdf
  12. ^ page 714, Beverly Rubik. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. December 2002, 8(6): 703-717. Rubik, Beverly (2002). "The Biofield Hypothesis: Its Biophysical Basis and Role in Medicine". Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8: 714. doi:10.1089/10755530260511711.
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