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  Energy Healing is being promoted as a 21st century alternative modality, but it is actually ancient, having its roots in Native American, Hindu, and Chinese cultures, to name a few. Energy healing uses the subtle manipulation of chi to aid in the healing process. Although it can also incorporate conventional methodologies like western medicine, its purpose serves to free one's mind to Self-direct the healing process. There are many ways to facilitate the healing process. Energy Healing may include, among others, the use of natural medicinal herbs, body work, spiritual practices, religious rituals, meditation, exercise, and prayer.

    As we progress into the twenty-first century, modern medicine has made many inroads and advances due to new discoveries in chemistry, biology and physics. Although we have become proud of our advancements in science, modern medicine has yet to solve our health problems. The proponents of Energy Healing are not refuting the validity of the discoveries made in conventional medicine, but are merely trying to put some things into perspective. There are many diseases such as cancer, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis and a wide variety of serious as well as chronic diseases where a cure is has been pending for many, many years. Many people, especially those suffering with seemingly incurable illnesses, are questioning modern medicine, and wondering if they have really made that much advancement at all. Medical science has certainly progressed in nuclear and emergency medicine, immunology, surgery, epidemiology and medical testing. These systems are certainly very important, but actual disease prevention and treatment is still eluding the modern medical establishment.

    One premise of alternative and holistic medical theory is that modern medicine, due to its biomechanical way of looking at the animal species, overlooks key factors in determining the cause of disease. We are not only a complex biomechanical machine but we are also a complex energetic system that is comprised of many other critical factors such as emotions, relationships, the ability to give and receive love, and we are possessed of an enduring infinite relationship with the Divine. If we look at the human body as a multidimensional energy field that is permeated with consciousness, then we may ascertain that our health and well-being are dependent on the uninhibited life-force or energy that flows into the biochemical cell and organs of each life form. Any impedance or flow in that energy may cause disease and ensuing death in some cases. 

   Energy Healing is not so much concerned about cause and effect (past and future), but looks at the imbalance in terms of the present. A warrior on the battlefield would not be justified in asking where the arrow came from that is sticking in his side, but only to remove the arrow would be the solution to his problem. How to remove the arrow of disease is the number one inquiry at hand, and number two is the plan how not to get stuck (sick) again.

-- Deva Roberts is a practitioner, researcher and writer in the field of Energy Healing and Chi Gong.  Please check out his FREE Chinese Herbal Medicine Course. 

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