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Abstract: . . . performed on fingers or hands to diagnose diseases or deficiency states. However, the patterns depend on factors such as pressure and humidity, and can be produced using inanimate objects; they have nothing to do with biological "energies." RADIONICS "Use of instruments or inanimate objects to detect, magnify, store, or control alleged psychic and healing energies" (Butler, A Consumer's Guide to " Alternative Medicine , p. 205). May use a specimen, such as a lock of hair or blood sample, for analysis. Scientifically invalid. . . . . . . illnesses, which he called ‘miasms.’ The first miasm, known as ‘psora’ (itch) refers to a general susceptibility to disease and may be considered the source of all chronic diseases. The other two miasms in homeopathic theory are the venereal diseases syphilis and sycosis (gonorrhea). Together, these three conditions were considered to be the cause of at least 80 per cent of all chronic diseases.” (Ramey et al., “Homeopathy and Science: A Closer Look”) Practice and scope Highly individualized treatment - looks for unusual symptoms in the design of treatment for a particular patient. The homeopath will then compare the spectrum of symptoms to the symptoms related to various remedies, and try to pick the most appropriate match. A development that came much later than Hahnemann is the prescribing of a constitutional remedy . Here, in taking a history the homeopath will ask about emotions, food preferences, and other traits, and the remedy is based largely on these rather than on the symptoms of the . . . . . . generate images of objects on photographic paper, surrounded by interesting halos or "auras." Sometimes performed on fingers or hands to diagnose diseases or deficiency states. However, the patterns depend on factors such as pressure and humidity, and can be produced using inanimate objects; they have nothing to do with biological "energies." RADIONICS "Use of instruments or inanimate objects to detect, magnify, store, or control alleged psychic and healing energies" (Butler, A Consumer's Guide to " Alternative Medicine , p. 205). May use a specimen, such as a lock of hair or blood sample, for analysis. Scientifically invalid. . . . --3000,3,500,2398,53749
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