Ýour thinking may lay testament to the effectiveness of the placebo effect Reverend Keith. As long as people believe that such remedies will cure them, and they invest money in it, then it is possible that this is enough to help the mind heal whatever ailment there is present.
As far as your comments about the shamanic methods of gathering and imbuing their energy into the herbs, seeing them as divine and treating them with such respect...this is always a better way of approaching healing I feel.
Even things like making your own Bach remedies from flowers one has picked with the same reverence, it will be more effective because of the time and energy the person has put into this ritual...which it is! But most people are just so used to the convenience of going to a store and buying a product, and think they are too time poor to make time to make their own remedies.
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Originally Posted by Reverend Keith  I recently read a book called "The Possibility of Everything" which followed the story of a family who took their young son to Belize to be healed of a strange illness. One of the things that the shamanic healers there emphasized there was that the proper gathering and preparation of herbs was essential. Unless the herbs were gathered reverently with prayer by the proper person, they would have very little effect. But when prepared properly, their power was astonishing. It's the same thing in alchemy. I wonder if it isn't the same way with homeopathy. Which makes me wonder about people taking homeopathic remedies compounded in some huge soulless factory.
P.S. Beautiful website you have, by the way. |