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At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the old paradigms of medicine have begun to fall apart. We no longer believe that our bodies are machines with parts that wear down, only to be braced tip by drugs or replaced through surgery. Instead, a growing number of pioneering researchers embrace a new view of healing-one expounded by Dr. Richard Gerber in his groundbreaking bestseller, Vibrational Medicine.Now Dr. Gerber shows how to put this new way of thinking into p… More >>
A Practical Guide to Vibrational Medicine: Energy Healing and Spiritual Transformation
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Tags: Energy, Guide, Healing, Medicine, Practical, Spiritual, Transformation, Vibrational
February 9th, 2010 at 5:35 am
Vibrational Medicine is allegedly written by someone with an M.D. With that being so, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to expect that the author had a fair amount of education and was capable of writing a book that while potentially controversial (nothing wrong with that per se) but was supported by real research which, of course, would also be listed in a well-written bibliography. Don’t expect anything like this; however, from Richard Gerber – the guy is a real QUACK!
I originally had high hopes for this book – with the topic being “vibrational medicine” there is an incredible wealth of information on all kinds of related topics – including the complete sound spectrum and the electromagnetic continuum. Obviously an enormous amount of time could be spent on examining such readily (and empirically) identifiable uses of such waveforms but that seems to be expecting far too much from Gerber.
Instead of science, Gerber decides to spew forth endless pages of New Age quackery beginning with a seemingly never-ending discourse on chakra’s and other such garbage. He refers to “research” conducted by clairvoyants, psychics, faith healers, “medical intuitives”, and a whole plethora of other euphemisms as the basis for his drivel. This appears to be designed to legitimize the fact that he can’t support the bizarre ideas he presents.
While one can’t help but wonder if Gerber must have missed his thorazine when he wrote this nonsense, he covers many of the most ridiculous modalities of “healing” but ignores many, many valid ones. For example, Gerber doesn’t even mention the use of sound – a treatment modality that has found uses in essentially every culture and yet he goes into such bizarre topics as long distance “color therapy” where the healer merely “thinks” of a color while projecting his/her healing thought upon a patient who happens to be miles away.
In fact, this book contains so much meaningless tripe that it might be best to sum it up by hypothesizing a visit to Gerber’s “medical” practice. For example: suppose you are in the midst of a massive heart attack. After reading this book, it is easy to imagine that Gerber would tell you that his on-staff “medical intuitive” took the day off in order to find some more snake oil. As a result, he needs to call the psychic hotline first (because he can’t read your aura) and will need the so-called clairvoyant at the other end of the line bathe you in “indigo” in order to unblock your chakras. Let’s not forget that you will need to be facing west, during your heart attack, and have magnets placed upon your chest as you sniff the essence of dandelions that have been fermented in a green room (shaped like a pyramid, of course).
While there are so many promising approaches to healing that use legitmate techniques for overcoming sickness, books like this do nothing but harm those who are doing real research into alternative medicine modalities. If you have any sense, at all, avoid this unscientific pile of excrement behind … after all, you wouldn’t want to block your chakras!
Rating: 1 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 6:14 am
Im really much enjoyin reading the book.Covering various topics of vibration and energy flow throughout our body.Explains how vital the flow of energy through our body.I realise now how important it is that flow of CHI energy is for our organs to function properly.It is an intersting book indeed worth reading highly for those who wish to learn about vibrational medicine as an alternative way to help heal your body naturaly and maintain the balance of energy flow .Since the western medicine cannot go near what this book covers.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 8:51 am
I have owned this book for many years and refer back to it often. When Dr. Gerber calls this a complete guide, he’s not kidding! It covers everything from homeopathy to acupuncture, flower essences to healing with color. And there is an excellent section on various types of hands-on healing. It is not written in a mystical manner, but backs up its claims by including experiments that have been done on each subject. I don’t know that non-believers will be convinced, but I’m not sure that any book has that capability. For those with an open mind, I highly recommend delving into this book a topic at a time…chances are you’ll end up reading the entire thing, and being fascinated as I was.
- Nicole Wilde, Energy Healing for Dogs: Using Hands-On Healing to Improve Canine Health and Behavior
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 11:51 am
The body is likened to a massive energy field. Acupuncture is the study of bodily biocircuitry. Critical meridia are described as flows through bodily pain areas. Kirlian techniques
are depicted as etheric bodily images. Gentian flowers may be utilized to treat feelings of frustration. The Photodynamic
Therapy is used for bronchial lung tumors. Puva light therapies
are also described in detail. This work is replete with popular
new therapies ( and some ancient practices ) coming into vogue in Western medicine.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
This overview of alternative healing modalities presents a very accessible overview of many therapeutic approaches. A good buy!
Rating: 4 / 5