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Healing: Introduction and intentions

The area subject ‘Healing’ intrigues me as it is something that every live being must go through, whether it be emotionally, mentally or physically. Healing can be regarded in many ways for example the process of returning back to a healthy state in a relationship or physically healing.

Healing in a medical sense has seen such a rapid progression in the last decade, due to so many pivotal inventions, such as recombinant DNA. This discovery not only helped to massively project the development of medicine that is used today, but also helped to solve crimes that were either left cold years ago due to lack of evidence, or free those who served jail time for a crime they did not commit.

Furthermore, the history of medicine intrigue me as it shows how far healing has come and could also inspire future methods. It is also interesting how the philosophy of a certain region at a particular point in time influenced their medical practices. For instance in the middle ages; a time of limited scientific understanding and when people placed their hopes and faith in the supernatural, came up with gory treatments such as whipping themselves in order to earn God’s forgiveness.

I would like to further research more alternative practices of medicine and compare this with modern medicine. Although it is what is most commonly used, modern medicine may not be the best route to recovery, due to the amount of side effects that are displayed. It could also be argued that most modern treatments are just quick and easy short term cures that force you to keep buying from the same supply. From the knowledge I have gathered of those in my family who have invested in Chinese medicine, although the results are not immediate they are long term due to each dose being altered according to the changes in your daily metabolic state.

I first became intrigued in wanting to further research healing after discovering Dr Emoto’s studies on how emotions influence the molecular structure of crystalized water molecules, proving the existence of human vibrational energy. Although some may believe this to be pseudoscience and that his studies conclude to nothing of importance, I believe that his studies at the least promote the idea of self-healing through manifesting positive energy towards yourself. I also found the dismissiveness of western articles writing about Dr Emoto’s theory interesting, as it reveals how despite not fully understanding the science and dedication behind his studies, they were so quick to label his findings as ‘pseudoscience’ as it did not corelate with the western ideology of science. During FMP I intend to further learn about Dr Emoto’s through reading his books ‘Hidden messages in water’ and ‘The true power of water’ as well as collecting research from other sources in order to come to my own conclusion in regards to the subject.

I also intend to gather information about the therapeutic benefits of music. Throughout the ages music has been a presence in the healing world from Native American throat singing to now being used to provide emotional and behavioural benefits to those with Alzheimer’s disease and types of dementia. This is possible due to the key receptors in the brain which are linked to music, are located to a different area of the brain effected by the disease. It has also been researched that listening to music improves the immune system by promoting the development of the antibody, immunoglobulin A which kills unhealthy or defective cells.

Mental and emotional healing after experiencing grief, a rough relationship, a traumatic experience or addiction is so personal, therefore it is important to research this in a way that respects the individual’s story and their route to recovery. At this point, I am not sure how to approach this subject as I don’t want to generalise an individual’s experience or make them feel invalidated.

I can certainly relate to the medicinal aspect of healing having spent half of my childhood in hospital. However despite me being the one lying on the hospital bed, I honestly didn’t have care in the world because I didn’t fully understand what was happening, whereas my parents and family did and now I know that seeing me like that was probably scarier than for them than it was for me at the time. In every healing, there is always a type of support system that aids in the individual’s recovery, for me it was the nurses and my family, for others it may be different.

In this episode of middle ground by Jubilee, loved ones and addicts.

Before watching this, I saw addiction as a selfish, solitary disease, however after watching it made me realise that it effects the ones around you just as much, arguably even more than the person battling with the addiction. 

As someone who has no experience with either side, I found the fact that they all agreed with the statement ‘cutting ties with a loved one with addiction is ok.’ the most surprising because for some reason I have always thought that having some sort of support system was the most important thing in any healing process. However now I am realising how naïve that sounds. As said in the video, in some scenarios, cutting ties is necessary when the relationship becomes draining and toxic, and it also serves as a sort of wake up call to the addict. But what if this doesn’t work and it just further isolates the individual to the point where they fall deeper into their addiction.

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Mirrors

Mirrors are sparkly and shiny and hypnotic. They’ve fascinated us for thousands of years. And they might show us a lot more about our society’s misplaced priorities than we care to see.

Put on a spread project research

An analysis of how words and emotion affect the molecular crystalized structure of water

Also shows the structure of polluted water after being blessed and how it is similar to the structure of water exposed to positive energy, but before it was similar to the structure of that of water exposed to negative energy

Music I enjoy listening to when studying:

Daughter: winter: new ways, numbers, human, winter, smother, still, lifeforms, no care, youth

Aurora: churchyard, dancing on the moon, daydreamer, the river, apple tree, the seed, mothership, gentle earthquake, queendom

local natives: masters, count, mother emanuel, ellie alice. cafe amerillo, when a i gonna lose you

Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack

attack on titan soundtrack

Fleetwood Mac: landslide, dreams, the chain, storms

Tame Impala: the less i know the better, half full glass of wine