Energy Medicine. C. Norman Shealy
rebirth of the soul into the physical world.
• Hauntings or ghosts are manifestations attributed to someone who is dead.
Applied Kinesiology
Personally, I would include applied kinesiology in this list, which is the use of muscle tension to detect the effects of thought, color, foods, and nutrients that affect the human energy system. Kinesiology is essentially the science of human movement, and there is even a regulated health profession focusing on physical activity. Scientific kinesiology assesses human movement through the use of biomechanics and anatomy in scientifically measurable ways. Kinesiologists generally work in industry to assess suitability of design for various mechanical devices, workstations, etc., as well as assisting in rehabilitation of individuals with physical and neurological damage.
Applied kinesiology uses muscle testing as a feedback mechanism to examine how a person’s body responds to whatever is applied. In 1964, Detroit chiropractor Dr. George Goodheart observed that a weak muscle could be treated kinesiologically and the strength improved. He spent the rest of his life researching, teaching, and writing about this development. Of course, as one might expect, the conventional establishment considers it pseudoscience and quackery. According to Wikipedia, it was the tenth most frequently used chiropractic technique in the United States in 2003, and over one third of chiropractors use it. Using any muscle group, the practitioner applies force and then applies thought, sound, words, or objects to elicit either an increase in strength or decrease in strength in the muscle group being tested. The preface to a major scientific study, “Correlation of Applied Kinesiology Muscle Testing with Shared Immunological Levels for Food Allergies,” by W.H. Schmitt and G. Leisman (International Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 93, 1998, pp. 237–244), reported that blood drawn after the kinesiological assessment demonstrated the presence of antibodies in the foods which had been determined to be allergenic through the applied kinesiological testing.
Paracelsus
Paracelsus (1493–1541) was a physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologist, and, above all, an occultist who worked with energy in many ways. Born Phillippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, some consider him to have been the first systematic botanist. His father was a physician and chemist and, although trained in medicine, Paracelsus had an equal interest in astrology. He created laudanum, an opium tincture which continued to be commonly used until the nineteenth century. He held a chair of medicine at the University of Basel for less than a year, because his colleagues became angered and essentially kicked him out. How typical! Three of my favorite quotes capture perfectly the intolerance of academia toward innovative ideas:
“All change is heresy.”—Linus Pauling
“Change is directly proportional to controversy.”—Carl Moyers
There is a special place in hell for those who, in the face of a moral dilemma, maintain neutrality.”—from Milton’s Paradise Lost
In general, “science,” politics, education, and religion reject and often violently attack new ideas. Today, almost every aspect of Energy Medicine is rejected by the “Establishment.” It often takes one or more generation for new concepts to become accepted.
Paracelsus believed in the Greek concept of the four elements (Earth, Air, Fire, and Water), but his overlying philosophy was that a balance of the body with nature was critical to health. He also believed that humans needed balances of minerals and that certain illnesses had chemical remedies that could cure them. In many respects, Paracelsus was one of the most controversial physicians of all time, but he is said to have been the Father of Toxicology. He is quoted as having said, “All things are poison and nothing is without poison, only the dose permits something not to be poisonous.” Interestingly, in that quote alone, I think we see a precognitive concept of the development of homeopathy, which will be discussed later in this chapter and again in Chapter 7.
Paracelsus is worth remembering primarily because he was truly unique, multitalented, and above all, interested in looking at every conceivable interaction between body, mind, and soul and the cosmos itself. Incidentally, Paracelsus is credited with providing the first clinical scientific mention of the concept of the unconscious and the idea that “The cause of disease . . . is a mere opinion, an idea assumed by imagination.”
Sacred Sites
Since prehistoric times, people have had a mysterious attraction to sacred or holy places believing that they have the power to heal, to enlighten, and to make contact with the soul. Interestingly, anthropologists and National Geographic photographer Martin Grey wandered around eighty countries photographing nearly a thousand sacred sights. His book, Sacred Earth: Places of Peace and Power, is a masterpiece. Perhaps there is no aspect in the entire field of energy and healing that has such broad appeal to people of all religions and faiths as sacred sites. Stonehenge, Gloor, Machu Picchu, Easter Island, Mount Olympus, Glastonbury Tor, the Giza Pyramids, Angkor Wat, Mount Kailash, Sowangsa Temple, Mecca, along with temples, churches, and shrines throughout the world attest to the diversity of sacred sites.
Phillip Callahan has perhaps shown the most significant scientific proof that many of these sacred sights have a unique physical energy. In his book, Ancient Mysteries, Modern Visions: The Magnetic Life of Agriculture, published by Acres U.S.A. in 1984, Callahan describes the difference between paramagnetic and dielectric systems. Rare earth metals and certain salts have paramagnetic, or weakly magnetic, properties and only weakly attracted to a magnet. Diamagnetic is actually repelled by a strong magnetic field. Paramagnetic materials are actually massive electronic collectors of cosmic microwave energy and accumulators of magnetic energy. Round towers, constructed in ancient Christian monasteries, and even the earlier Celtic monasteries, were often built of paramagnetic material. Paramagnetic substances are nonmetallic, but the electron configuration in their atoms make them weakly magnetic.
Callahan tested sixty-four of the standing round towers in the earlier Celtic area. Thirty-nine were built of limestone and twenty-five were built of sandstone. Other ancient buildings were constructed of basalt, clay, slate, or granite, all of which have weak paramagnetic properties. Earth clay contains traces of iron and, therefore, even ordinary clay flower pots are paramagnetic. This is why many gardeners, including me, feel that clay pots are far better than plastic pots for growing plants.
Callahan points out that seeds exposed to the south pole of a magnet lead to plants that grow faster. Magnetic fields also increase the yield of tomatoes as well as accelerate ripening. The natural magnetic system of rye and beans increases in wheat and corn, which germinate much more rapidly in magnetic fields. Interestingly, Callahan also mentions that wheat magnetic fields improve memory. Plants themselves are diamagnetic but animals, including humans, are paramagnetic. Callahan’s earlier work described how insects detect animal matter from specialized sensors in their antennae. Good soil is always paramagnetic and not only are the structures of many sacred sites paramagnetic, but the soil around them is paramagnetic to a greater extent than most ordinary soil.
Pink granite is the most paramagnetic of all known stone. It is interesting that the inside tower chamber of the Great Pyramid is constructed of pink granite. Of course many of the sacred sites, especially the great cathedrals, receive the additional subtle energy impact of the intent of the worshippers, pilgrims, etc. Belief, emotional singing, chanting, sacred music, and prayer all express the needs and desires that individuals bring to these sites, imprinting their intention/intent upon the paramagnetic materials!
The Power of Intention
The intent research of Dr. Lynne McTaggart has added additional information to the idea that intention affects us and the world. The intent work of Dr. William Tiller is particularly important in demonstrating beyond any reasonable doubt that human intent can influence many objects, including electric motors (which produce electromagnetic energy). In an experiment conducted by one of our doctoral students, an electric motor, an Intentionally