Archive for the divine Science Tag

Hugs fix “fish out of water” feeling. Mental health: looking beyond science and borders

“Two fish were swimming along in the ocean when one said to the other, “I just don’t feel the water today.”  Well, it’s there, of course!” — Sarah C. Nelson’s article in the Christian Science Sentinel goes on to explain how Love is always around us, even if we feel somehow disconnected — it’s there, of course! Mental health is a big
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Doctors’ conference in Australia searching for evidence of divine healing

“Searching for Evidence of Divine Healing” ~ the slogan under the banner for the conference of the World Christian Doctors’ Network (WCDN). A few years ago this organisation caught my attention upon researching ‘divine healing’. An Australian doctor, Irene Jacovou was mentioned as having presented “the most outstanding case of healing” (The Korea Times) – November 2009 conference in Kiev, Ukraine. This
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Is Australia devoid of spiritual education in healthcare?

Not for long if you check out what Aussie thinkers are saying. However, it is lagging behind somewhat. Can Australia catch up with places like North America, the UK and Europe? This fascinating observation caught my attention by Australian consultant psychiatrist, Tanveer Ahmed in The Sydney Morning Herald: “The increasing embrace of wellness ideologies to embellish personal medical credentials is a
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New models please… from the material to the spiritual here on earth would be great, thanks.

Source credit: Oxygen-Multimedia Wouldn’t that be great?  New models from the material to the spiritual here on earth! A timely tweet a few hours ago – for the purpose of this blog – from the Dalai Lama: “To arrive at certainty you need to start from a skeptical posture. The best scientists are impartial, not swayed by their own beliefs.”
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Much ado about heaven and hell: Facts and fairy stories

WHO SAID / WROTE these quotes about heaven and hell? ~ “Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.” ~ “Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them a nice plump missionary.” ~ “To reach heaven, the harmony of being, we must understand the divine Principle of being.” ~ “Paradise was made for
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Intelligent concerns about prayer treatments

These are interesting times – several media outlets are reporting that medical practitioners are seeing unexplained miracles of healing through their evidence-based tests.  The question is no longer whether spiritual healing is possible, but how? I refer to an article written by Amy Corderoy in the Sydney Morning Herald (12 Oct ’10), which got me thinking.  A professor of primary care
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