This section examines the methods of healing performed by shamans, (for either individuals suffering from illness or for a community as a whole) including: healing of the spirit, herbal healing, bodywork, divination, soul-leading, ceremony and ritual. It also provides information about a shaman’s guides or “spirits” and the processes by which a shaman travels to the “other world” (or induces a “shamanic state of
Christine S. Vanpool used this information that has been collected and formed a methodology to help solve problems with local constraints as well as relating religious practitioners with shamans. The article starts with explaining what shamanism is and relates shamans to priests. Christina S. Vanpool explained the differences between shamans and priests to be something like a continuum because of the variation of traits associated with both groups (178). Other information that Christina S. Vanpool incorporated in her article included the tools, sacras, and narcotics that shamans used. Some of these sacras that Vanpool talked about in her article included narcotics that some shamans used to induce hallucinations or a trance like state (178).
SPIRITUALITY IN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: A VALUABLE ADJUNCT TO PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE Alcoholics Anonymous dates back to 1935 when Bill W, a layman, experienced a spiritual reawakening that led him on a path toward recovery from alcoholism. Since that time, countless addicted people have attributed similar relief to this movement. AA is called a spiritual fellowship by its members, but we are only now beginning to understand the mechanisms that underlie this aspect of recovery. The validation of spirituality, a seemingly enigmatic term, must ultimately be based on psychological and physiologic findings. An initial aspect of this task lies in defining spirituality in empirical terms, as was succinctly done by Puchalski et al.
Western and Iroquois Sexuality Over time, society has succumbed to various false realities, relating to the sexual behaviors and tendencies displayed by humans. Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá’s Sex at Dawn discusses the various issues regarding human sexuality and its influence on society. As the Americas became colonized, altercations involving cultural assimilation were prominent. The historical evidence shares information about the interactions between the Europeans and Native Americans. It also illuminates how the development of agriculture, private property, and patriarchy have negatively affected the living practices in many societies.
Generally, Dana Jennings creatively road mapped his body travels. He expressed a unique plot line and used his life threatening castrophies as footnotes to the detours that life brings upon people. The message Jennings brings fourth in this piece expresses that everyone conquers battles, but only the strong survive and pass through. Jennings used his life time battle of prostate cancer as an example that miracles happen and better days shine through the
Because of his back injuries he mostly did traffic control. He loved to help others and was very often the first one on the scene. He dedicated many hours to our community and losing him to cancer on November 25, 1997, was not only the saddest day of my life, but the saddest to the Bethel Community as well. The fire department honored Papaw during his funeral with the entire department in attendance and with the fire trucks leading the funeral procession through town. That was the day that I realized what pride in someone else really felt like.
Split Horn-Shamanism In 19th century the Hmong had no written language. A high value was and still is placed on the oral tradition. Hmong folktales are used not only to instruct and entertain, but to convey the values and beliefs of the community, as well as to explain the world's mysteries, such as "The Origin of the Shaman" and "Why Animals Cannot Talk”. Split of Horns focuses on Paja, a shaman whose spiritual leadership plays a vital role in Appleton's Hmong community. Paja Thao and his family from the mountains of Laos during the Vietnam War moved to the heartland of America, this film shows of his shaman's struggles to maintain his ancient traditions as his children embrace American culture and do not carry their fathers trait of becoming a shaman.
Also, one of the biggest things for Native Americans before Europeans arrived was their religion. Native American religion was very different before Europeans arrived. Many if the tribes believed in a lot of different gods to explain different things like the sun or crops doing good or bad. A lot of Native Americans worshipped things related to nature like the animals and trees. Finally, Native Americans did not have a lot of major diseases before Europeans arrived and did not develop the immunity to a lot of the diseases they had in Europe.
Transcendental Meditation There is a trend occurring shifting the medical model to a holistic healing that utilizes complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The medical model is excellent at treating acute life threatening diseases and injuries. Modern medicine is struggling to treat chronic medical and psychological problems with pharmacological medications, hospitalization, and lifestyle modifications. As a result, holistic healing is gaining popularity among the population in the United States. Holistic healing means taking a "wholistic" approach to balance any imbalances in a “whole” person, i.e.
The Holistic Medicine intends to restore health and wellness to the person as a whole, rather than rectifying the diseased part alone. On the other hand, traditional allopathic medicine focuses on the diseased part of the human beings. So, a physician committed to Holistic Medicine is expected to understand physical, mental, social and spiritual aspects of the individual’s life. Holistic medical practitioner sees his patients multi-dimensionally and tries to fix the whole body. On the contrary, the doctor carrying out traditional allopathic medicine will consider the affected body parts.