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The Truth About Religion And Acupuncture
The Truth About Religion And Acupuncture
By Konstantin Volegna
For every practice or thought, there is an opposite viewpoint.
This is true with religious beliefs, political beliefs, and even
opinions and studies of the environment. As humans, we both
consciously and unconsciously choose to believe a side. There
are many, many individuals who can see the reasoning on both
sides of the proverbial fence, but there are also those that are
staunchly devoted and will see no side other than their own.
Medical treatments are no exception to this rule.
There are religious groups through out the world, including
some who believe that a transfusion of blood is sacrilegious and
would never take someone else's blood into their body, as it
makes them "impure". There are some who do not believe in modern
medicine and still, to this day, practice holistic medicine.
However, most religions do not have a prejudice against Western
medicine in whole, but may be against particular things, such as
prescriptions for depression. Many Eastern religions have given
birth to medical practices of their own. An example of this
would be Taoism. Taoism believes in studying nature and its
influences upon man. From this belief and observation rose the
practice of acupuncture, which has to do with the flow of
energy, Qi (pronounced chee), and how those affect areas of the
body.
Passages from bibles, scriptures and a religion's written word
tend to be used by devout followers to discount the possibility
of as being a good thing. Many people will
manipulate subjective - and even not so subjective - text from
their spiritual writings to show that certain procedures and
actions are nothing more than hocus-pocus or the "Devil's work."
Certainly, once someone has taken a side and holds a firm
opinion, they tend to feel that they have basis for their views
and feel that others who argue with them have the wrong set of
beliefs, no matter which religion they consider themselves a
part of.
Quick fact: The traditional Chinese explanation of the
effectiveness of is based on the Taoist philosophy
according to which good health depends on a free circulation of
chi or life-force energy
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throughout all the organs of the body
However, for the most part, is receiving a positive
welcome in communities around the globe. Perhaps this is because
of exercise programs, such as Yoga and Pilates, which have
become so popular. Asian culture has exploded into the main
stream in fashion, thought, spirituality, technology, and
medicine. Years ago, such things as and Yoga were
only for the "beatniks". The regular Joe did not practice such
things and would not have heard the positive benefits, but
nowadays, people around the globe want different choices when it
comes to their bodies. Many individuals want to try to live a
life with minimal medication and invasive procedures, turning to
nature to help with illness and pain. is a good
alternative.
Did you know that most experts would say that is at
least 2000 years old. The exact age is less important than the
fact that Oriental Medicine is the most widely utilized healing
system on this planet
Acupuncture, as mentioned before, has to do with the flow of
energy in the body. The energy flows along pathways, fourteen to
be precise, which are called meridians. All along the meridian,
there are points within that can become blocked. is
used to unblock the meridian and allow the energy to flow. This
is done with the use of long, thin, solid needles, but most
people report that the procedure is painless, so do not worry.
The medical field and the health-care services we choose to
receive fall into our set of values and beliefs, be they moral
or religious. Certainly, the ultimate decision to accept
acupuncture or consider it nothing more than psychological smoke
and mirrors remains yours alone, depending much on your personal
group of beliefs and your opinion.
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