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Originally Posted by blossom  Żour 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. |
Hi Blossom,
I agree that something has been lost when people don't create things for themselves with reverence anymore. It's a shame, yes? Because it can be so wonderfully juicy...
I'm not sure everything about energy work in this can be summarized with the placebo effect. Certainly it can be part of the mix. But if it were all placebo, I would expect no response from people who are unconscious, or animals, or people who don't believe in any energy work at all. Since this has not been the case (in my experience, anyway), I don't think it is all power of suggestion. Something is occurring even if the mind does not understand yet.
Oh well, whatever is fine...I'm a pragmatist. Even if it is all in the mind and it helps folks, that's fine with me.
Orca