spiritual healing

A detailed Summary of spiritual healing

In this paper, I will attempt to examine an aspect of healing that has not yet been adopted by Western Civilization. It is spiritual healing, but encompassing this is the field of herbology, which uses the chemical compounds in these plants to restore a balance in the body in order to heal. The Shaman is known to have aquired the knowledge to heal via physical and spiritual means. In this paper, I will attempt to discuss both.

Throughout the world there are many names for a spiritual healer, and many different ways for which they heal. One ancient religion in the East, Taoism, teaches us that everything on earth has a life force known to them as "chi". The Taoist believe that one can gain more "chi"by eating everything, they even believe that they can inhale "Chi"in the atmosphere. Taoist practice ways to gain "chi"as well as use it efficiently. It has been known to the Taoist for centuries that in order to maintain good health, the body must maintain a state of equilibrium. This is done by managing one's "Chi"efficiently. If a person's "Chi" is out of balance it is almost certain that he/she will become sick. This theory has only just come into effect in Western medicine, it is known as "Homeostasis". Homeostasis is how the bo

Death and illness were frequently attributed to recent diseased ghost relations. For instance, if a child died at birth, the mother may see him/her in her dreams. The child will try to draw the mother to the darkened land of the west; if she followed, she would sicken and die. Dreams played a significant role in the Cherokee civilization. Dreams of cold blooded animals and of human ghost might also "spoil the saliva" of the individual who would become despondent and soon wither away.

Due to the fact that the sacred powers can be either helpful or harmful to humans, the Cherokee's relied on the power of the Shaman to maintain the balance and harmony. Not all illnesses are caused by angered animal spirits. It is believed that disease may be brought on by other Shamans in order to test the recuperative powers of the Shaman. One common origin of disease was attributed to "ghost" of humans, animals, or animals that have been killed more than once. Most of the illnesses were attributed to selfish acts such as, hunters who failed to offer prayers after killing an animal might expect to be stricked by rheumatism or other diseases by an animal spirit. Some sources of illness may be caused by insects or an insect that have been killed unsuspectingly by humans and show up on the body as boils or skin irritations. These ghost were believed to lie dormant in the body for years before coming to the surface. The existence of the latent form of the skin irritations is th!

At each of the dominant directions, it was possible to call upon various divine prototypes of the animal world through prayer, formula, and smoke offerings. The ritual order of this address was customarily assigned as east-north-west-south. The calling upon a deity associated with specific inhibited points on the horizon is part of the Cherokee ritual. Each deity is associated with a specific color and meaning. The east was red and represented strength and war, north was blue and represented defeat and unhappiness, west was black and represented death, and south was white and represented peace, gentleness, and sacred power. The mortal delegate of these points were the Red Man and Woman of the east who gave aid in healing, driving back the Black man of the west who governed over "Tsusgina'i" (land of the dead). The Blue Man of the north was affiliated with Frost, Cold, and the cold blooded animals, while the tranquil White Man of the south had the ancient healing power and warm!

The final stage of the healing process involved going to the water. Here, it is thought that the river would carry away the illness. At a bend in the river, facing east and upstream, the Shaman, acting as "priest" would address the sacred powers of the water. The sick then entered the water seven times while the Shaman rehearsed a prayer to the river.

The first case study involved a 35 year old women who had a forced abortion and subsequently suffered lethargy, irritation, and insomnia. She first sought help from a Shaman, the Shaman told her that she was possessed by the fox, and an exorcism was conducted. This diagnosis frightened her and made her insomnia worse. She then sought out a medium who said she was suffering from her abortion that makes you ill and to seek help in the medical clinic. The women took the mediums advice and sought medical advice and soon recovered. In this case, modern medicine has been incorporated into Shamanistic treatment as one of its subtypes.

One such herbalist is Michael Weiner. He has been studying the field of herbology for many years. He has found that vitamins and minerals help maintain a balance in the body. Weiner believes that herbal medicines should be tested to verify there safety, but is discouraged by the ways Western medicine attempts to test them. Western scientist attempt to break down the chemical compounds in these plants in order to see which chemical is responsible for it's healing capabilities. Some of these chemical compounds cannot be

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