ENERGY MEDICINE AND ENERGY FIELDS

acupuncture as effective energy medicine:

this question for me is obvious: everything is energy: matter, material, thoughts emotions, etc. therefore acupuncture is "energy medicine', so is allopathic medicine for that matter. but acupuncture has an additional component because it works with subtle energy to effect change on the material plane. the idea of yin and yang is in itself the basis of acupuncture, and of course these forces are energy. the interesting part for me is that acupuncture works from the top down -- attempting to balance the subtle energies. allopathic medicine much of the time tries to effect change on the material level only -- thus it will meet with limited success in certain cases.

what conclusions can you draw from kirlian photography:

not sure exactly what conclusions i can draw definitively. but it is nice to see photographic proof of energy. indeed this is the only way some people will believe in anything slightly outside mainstream thinking. all objects have an energetic quality. kirlian photography captures an image of it. but in light of einstein most scientists do not need this photographic proof. again it might aid the uninitiated to have a picture to aid in greater understanding. until our understanding grows we will not comprehend the full implications of kirlian photography.

human intent as it affects health:

intent may be one of the greatest determinants of human health. on the other hand it may be virtually ineffective. i believe that our spiritual development and maturity are commensurate to our spiritual abilities. intent is spiritual. intent exists in the non-material realm of thought -- all thoughts are like prayers. if we have clear thoughts (intent) and give energy (emotions) to our thoughts, it can help manifest them faster. but it is quite appropriate that not all intent will be materialized -- woe to humanity if it did. at our currant development it is quite natural to have disjointed, destructive, and ambivalent thoughts that we may not be able to control. if we focus on positive, life affirming thoughts this will have a profoundly positive affect on our health.