The issue of acupuncture as energy medicine brings up the question, for me, of what matter is. It seems to me in the Western world that we take for granted the surface, that we are what we can see. And while I do believe that our bodies are part of what makes up our 'selves', I think there is more to it. Energy is flowing through us, whether we feel it or not. And I think belief, or open-ness, has a lot to do with whether a person is in touch with their own subtle energies or not.
What I draw from Kirlian photography is that this is another area of work in which the subtle energies are being shown to exist. That what we can see is not all of what is there.
I have had many experiences with intent. The healers who have had the most profound effects on me are those who believe in the power of intention. Intention is really hard to talk about in others because in a certain sense we cannot know the intentions of others. But in another sense we can, or at least in certain circumstances, I can intuit the intentions of others. My gut will tell me whether someone is on the level or not. My nerves will tell me whether I am putting my physical or emotional self at risk, regardless of what someone says, these feelings come through and speak to me. Unfortunately sometimes I don't listen, but this happens I can realize that my own intention was off somehow, that I didn't intend for the benefit of everyone involved, that I had other intentions that were misaligned with my safety/comfort. Anyway, now I am rambling about intention in general, not intention and healing.
I do believe that the intention of the healer and the intention of the patient have an effect on the outcome of treatment. But I don't know what else to say about this as it is subjective.
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