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QI
GONG Ancient Chinese art and science
of breath, motion, sound and visualisation to cultivate Qi, the vital
force throughout the body [see universal life force].
Translated Qi gong literally means to 'work on qi [chi], and involves
the expelling of toxins by forceful breathing; a kind of ultimate physical
and spiritual detox. It typically involves the coordination of sound with
breath, movement, vibration, visualisation and intention to purify the
major organs of the body.
Medical qi gong is often referred to as 'acupuncture with the needles',
and qi going doctors allegedly possess remarkable abilities, such as the
ability to heal from a distance by projecting intention on acupuncture
points.
QUANTUM HEALING
a variation of self-healing and mind/body medicine advanced by physician
and writer Dr Deepak Chopra. Quantum healing draws its inspiration form
the interconnectedness or wholeness of universe, mind and matter suggested
by quantum theory.
Deepak Chopra, a respected New England endocrinologist, began his research
for explanations when we saw patients in his own practice who had completely
recovered after being given only a few months to live. In the mid 1980s
he returned to his native India to explore Ayurvedic medicine and immediately
began to see connections between Western medicine, neuroscientist, physics
and Ayurvedic theory. He put forward the theory that the human body is
controlled by a network of intelligence grounded in quantum reality, and
that this intelligence can change basic physiological patterns and has
the potential to defeat cancer, heart disease and even ageing itself.
According to Chopra, quantum healing is :
"An alleged process of peacemaking wherein one mode of consciousness
- the mind - correct mistakes in another mode of consciousness - the
body. Quantum healing is healing the body and the mind from a quantum
level. That means from a level which is not manifest at the sensory
level. Our bodies ultimately are fields of information, intelligence
and energy. Quantum healing involves a shift in the fields of energy
information, so as to bring about a correction in an idea that has gone
wrong. So quantum healing involves healing one mode of consciousness,
mind, to bring about changes in another mode of consciousness, body."
QUANTUM
THEORY is the theoretical
basis of modern physics that explains the nature and behaviour of matter
and energy on the atomic and subatomic level and, by so doing, opens up
the possibility of interconnection between mind and matter.
In 1900, physicist Max Planck presented his quantum theory to the German
Physical Society. While attempting to discover why radiation from a glowing
body changes colour as its temperature rises, he made the assumption that
energy exists in individual units in the same way that matter does, rather
than just as a constant electromagnetic wave [as had been formerly assumed],
and was therefore quantifiable. The existence of these energy units became
the first assumption of quantum theory. Planck called these individual
units of energy 'quanta' and so began a completely new and fundamental
understanding of the laws of nature.
Over the next thirty years or so a number of scientists made their own
significant contributions to our modern understanding of quantum theory.
In 1905, Albert Einstein suggested that not just energy but radiation
itself was quantized in the same manner. In 1924, Louis de Broglie proposed
that there was no fundamental difference in the makeup and behaviour of
energy and matter; or the atomic and subatomic level either may behave
as if made of either particles or waves. This theory became known as the
principle of wave particle duality. In 1927, Werner Heisenberg proposed
that precise, simultaneous measurement of two complementary values, such
as the position and momentum of subatomic particle, is impossible. This
theory became known as the uncertainty principle.
The two major interpretations of quantum theory's implications for the
nature of reality are the 'Copenhagen interpretation' and the 'many worlds
theory'. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory suggests that
a particle is whatever it is measured to be [for example, a wave or a
particle], but that it cannot be assumed to have specific properties,
or even to exist, until it is measured. The emphasis here is placed on
the act of observation, which alters that which is being measured. The
second interpretation of quantum theory is the many worlds theory. This
holds that as soon as a potential exists for any object too be in any
state, the universe of that object transmutates into a series of parallel
universes equal to the number of possible states in which that object
can exist, with each universe containing a unique single possible state
of that object. Furthermore, there is a mechanism for interaction between
these universes that somehow permits all states to be accessible in some
way and for all possible states to be affected in some manner.
Quantum physics revolutionized scientific and philosophical thinking by
challenging the fundamental Principe of cause preceding effect, and assigning
as much importance to the observer as to his observations. It gave reasons
to suppose that life is more than just a complex arrangement of physical
matter brought about by chance and provides a more optimistic view of
things. It opened up many possibilities by suggesting an interconnectedness
or wholeness to the universe reminiscent of the teachings of many mystics.
In itself it does not postulate the existence of soul or spirit, but it
does provide a mechanism in which mind can affect matter, as is the case
with ESP and psychokeinesis, and a mechanism in which non physical entities
such as ghosts, spirits and other paranormal phenomena could exert their
influence upon the physical universe by slightly shifting the probability
distribution associated with individual quantum events.
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