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Where Did Western Medicine Fail?
The science of healing has gone a long way and with the advance of modern science and industrialization, we can say that we have made astounding breakthroughs in the field of medicine. We have made amazing discoveries about microscopic organisms and viruses.
Modern medicine has meticulously studied virus and bacteria and how to counter disease. We cannot now open up the human body in complicated surgical procedures. We can now erase major diseases throughout the entire planet such as tuberculosis, leprosy, cholera. The truth of the matter is, modern medicine has increased the lifespan of the people all over the planet. Yet modern medicine is not without limits. It is in fact very limited in such a way that only alternative medicine can understand disease in its various aspects.
Yet there is also a downturn to this. Although we have already developed a lot of antibiotics to counter diseases, the bacteria and viruses have also mutated to actually create new and difficult strains. Right now the world is suffering from what is popularly known as swine virus where the exact origin of the virus still remains a mystery. Another backlash is that we have become so fixated in the physicality of health and disease that there are many types of diseases which are actually psychological and emotional that modern medicine cannot aptly diagnose. Western medicine has become so fixated in the physical to the point of neglecting the other aspects of disease which are equally important such as the spiritual aspects.
In fact, the sickness of modern man is so prevalent and so obvious that modern medicine has yet to put a name to-spiritual emptiness, loneliness, lack of gusto, depression, low morale, stress. These are so prevalent in modern societies so that modern medicine relegates these to the realm of psychology. For example, in the East, there is the concept of the seven energy centers of man which are called chakras. Modern medicine has no name for this and so therefore has no tool to understanding these most important concepts. Profound meditation is sometimes reclassified by modern medicine as simply relaxation and stress management when there is infinitely more to it than what meets the eye. The concept of energy healing which is so prevalent in the East has no western counterpart. For example, the concept of Chi which is central to the age-old practice of acupuncture escapes western investigations. In China, they can operate a major surgery using only acupuncture needles to ease the pain. Yet Western Medicine has neither word nor definition for this type of phenomenon.
Western medicine has not even factored the role of emotion in disease. In fact, everybody knows that emotion can be felt physically such as happiness, love, depression and others. Yet modern medicine cannot and will not analyze that. It is limited only to analyzing the physical aspects.
In Japan, a Reiki master can literally direct the flow of healing energy through the chakras and effect a healing that can be statistically proven. Yet many doctors trained in the western tradition scoff at the idea. However when time comes when all else in western medicine have already failed, whom do they call? The practitioners in what they call "alternative medicine". Much to their surprise, some patients do really get healed!
About the Author Kimberlee Cusumano is a Reiki and Spiritual Master Teacher. With years of experience Kimberlee is now into the blogosphere to promote the powerful healing benefits of Reiki, she has also found many disadvantages of Western medicine. Join her newsletter to get a FREE copy of "Reiki for Spiritual Nutrition" only at http://www.TheSecretOfReiki.com
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