Western medicine is experiencing a consumer-driven transformation. There are three distinct stages to modern medicine: Era I dates to the mid 1800s and encompasses the beginning of medicine as a science. Man is viewed as a machine and mind is considered to be a property of the physical brain. Any therapy that focuses on the effects of material things in the body such as the many forms of modern medicine: drugs, surgery, CPR, are included.
Era II is the period of mind-body medicine which encompasses Era I and moves beyond. Mind is a major healing factor within individual people. Examples of Era II medicine include therapy that emphasizes the effects of consciousness: psychoneuroimmunology, counseling, hypnosis, biofeedback and relaxation therapies.
Era III includes the best of the previous two eras and moves way beyond. Mind or consciousness is nonlocal; that is, it is not limited to brain and body. “The brain breathes mind like the lungs breathe air,” says Huston Smith. So the brain, rather than producing the mind, interacts with the mind.
“The imagination of man can act not only on his own body but even on others and very distant bodies. It can fascinate and modify them; make them ill, or restore them to health,” said the Persian physician Avicenna (980-1037C.E.)
These Era III ideas are not new. Popular interest in all things PSI, however, is manifesting in the world of medicine, the world of healing.
Larry Dossey, MD experienced a trio of dream premonitions that sparked his interest in what is often referred to as The Sixth Sense; a ‘knowing’ that goes beyond our five senses. Evidence for the existence of this 6th Sense or nonlocal mind consists of (1) the everyday experiences of millions of people and (2) scientific findings. Reinventing Medicine: Beyond MindBody to a New Era of Healing features impeccable research into both as they apply specifically to the healing of human beings.
Intercessory prayer and distant healing intentions have been rigorously studied. The capacity of human consciousness to function outside of the confines of individual brain and body is the issue.
Era II is the period of mind-body medicine which encompasses Era I and moves beyond. Mind is a major healing factor within individual people. Examples of Era II medicine include therapy that emphasizes the effects of consciousness: psychoneuroimmunology, counseling, hypnosis, biofeedback and relaxation therapies.
Era III includes the best of the previous two eras and moves way beyond. Mind or consciousness is nonlocal; that is, it is not limited to brain and body. “The brain breathes mind like the lungs breathe air,” says Huston Smith. So the brain, rather than producing the mind, interacts with the mind.
“The imagination of man can act not only on his own body but even on others and very distant bodies. It can fascinate and modify them; make them ill, or restore them to health,” said the Persian physician Avicenna (980-1037C.E.)
These Era III ideas are not new. Popular interest in all things PSI, however, is manifesting in the world of medicine, the world of healing.
Larry Dossey, MD experienced a trio of dream premonitions that sparked his interest in what is often referred to as The Sixth Sense; a ‘knowing’ that goes beyond our five senses. Evidence for the existence of this 6th Sense or nonlocal mind consists of (1) the everyday experiences of millions of people and (2) scientific findings. Reinventing Medicine: Beyond MindBody to a New Era of Healing features impeccable research into both as they apply specifically to the healing of human beings.
Intercessory prayer and distant healing intentions have been rigorously studied. The capacity of human consciousness to function outside of the confines of individual brain and body is the issue.
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