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Western esoteric healing I: Conceptual background and therapeutic knowledge

Levin, Jeff·2021·EXPLORE
DOI 10.1016/j.explore.2019.10.008
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This article, the first of a two-part series, explores the subject of Western esoteric healing. First, conceptual background is offered on Western esotericism and traditions of esoteric healing. Second, the concept of therapeutic knowledge, which emerged from the philosophy of medicine and medical anthropology, is introduced and described in detail, including its application to the study of esoteric healing. Third, a taxonomy is proposed for sources of such knowledge in respective esoteric healing systems, traditions, or organizations. These sources are channeling, initiation, and empirical observation or validation. In the second article, examples will be given for each category of the taxonomy, followed by recommendations for further study.

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  • Much of the commonality across esoteric traditions concerns features of the human energy body and theories about disease etiology and therapeutics.

    “Much of this commonality across esoteric traditions concerns features of the human energy body and theories about disease etiology and therapeutics (Levin 2008(Levin , 2021a(Levin , 2021b)).”

    From New Age Healing: Origins, Definitions, and Implications for Religion and Medicine (2022) · cites this paper as Levin 2021a

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Authors
Levin, J.
Affiliations
Baylor University (US)
Corresponding author
Levin, Jeff
ORCID
Levin, Jeff
Venue
EXPLORE
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-03
Volume
17
Issue
2
Pages
148-152
ISSN
1550-8307 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.explore.2019.10.008
OpenAlex
W2988159420
Cited by
3
References
1
Citations by year
2022: 2
FWCI
3.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • EXPLORE (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Biofield Effects and Biophysics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
Keywords
Western esotericism, therapeutic knowledge, channeling, initiation, empirical observation, validation, philosophy of medicine, medical anthropology, complementary and alternative medicine
MeSH terms
Cognition, Humans, Philosophy, Knowledge

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