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Healing - 12 / 29 / 2002
the importance of good training
physical
    herbology
        efficacy
            - power or capacity to produce a desired effect [AHD3]
            - effectiveness
        the dangers of herbs
        western herbal medicine
        chinese herbal medicine
    ayurveda - Hindu
    traditional home and folk remedies
    diet / food
        vitamins & minerals
        vegetarian
        macrobiotics
    bodywork
        the importance of touch
            touch and human development
        massage
        Alexander technique - posture
        Rolfing
        pressure points
            shiatsu
            accupressure
            accupuncture
            reflexology
    movement
        Tai Chi
        Yoga
        exercise
        martial arts
    pain management
psychosomatic
     - relating to or concerned with the influence of the mind on the body [AHD3]
    flower remedies
    aromatherapy
    homeopathy
    meditation
        visualization
    relaxation
        biofeedback
    healing touch
        Reiki
    stigmata
    the power of prayer
    the placebo effect
        headology / belief
            Granny Weatherwax
psychological
    mental processes and structures
        addiction
        anxiety
        depression
        obsession / compulsion
        phobia
        stress
    hypnosis
    injury to the self
        by others
        by self
    [see Psychology]
psychic
    the image of the self / soul / spirit
    shamanism
        soul injury
        soul loss - disassociation
        soul retrieval
        [see Shamanism]
social / cultural
    healing ritual
    societal  / cultural trauma
        future shock
        the impact of "advanced" cultures
    sin / tabu
    purification
    relinking / reconnecting
    [see Systems of Purity]
ecological
    the Gaia theory
        benefits of acting as if it were "true"
    humans as part of the ecology
        not separate
    encouraging diversity
        inherent weakness of monocultures
    [see Ecology]
ritual therapy [see Ritual & Theater]
    four-step approach
        1) propose ritual as a possible solution
        2) plan
        3) enact
        4) post-ritual activities
    cognitive self
        social-cognitve-behavioral language
    relational self
        sponsors / mediates & connects cognitve & somatic selves
        humanizing / taming influence
    somatic self
        feeling
        wild
    fight
        stifle / oppress
    flight
        ignore / run wild
    flow
        sponsor / cultivate / artfully express / channel
        mindfulness / mature sponsorship
        awareness of self
        awareness of world
        awareness of relationship between self & world
        not resisting & not becoming
        sponsorship vs ownership (oppress)
        naming / taxonomy
healer patient connection
    trust / confidence
 
The Complete Medicinal Herbal - Penelope Ody
The Courage to Love: Principles and Practices of Self-Relations Psychotherapy
    - Stephen Gilligan  
Family Guide to Natural Medicine - Reader's Digest
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies - C. Norman Shealy M.D., Ph.D.
Managing Pain - Reader's Digest — Health & Healing the Natural Way series
Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett  
Witches Abroad - ibid  

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