From: nick.argall@aplaceof.removedotcom.info.com   
      
   "Carol"  wrote in message   
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   > "Nick Argall"  wrote in   
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   > I can't help agreeing that an "emotional stresses" explanation would   
   > be valid. That you, Nick, should have such severe examples of this is   
   > unusual. It's difficult not to think of trauma in such an example.   
      
   Good point - I agree, and feel like I should have mentioned this myself.   
   And trauma has been a strong feature of my experiences.   
      
   > Also, although I have no definitive belief in "past life regression" I   
   > did attend a lecture by Stanislav Graf and it was interesting that (in   
   > his experience) often patients resisted all treatment until they   
   > relived, through hypnosis, a past life trauma. At that time he   
   > insisted that he was not promoting a "belief" in past lives, but only   
   > the results of his use of it.   
      
   After I had some very emotionally powerful experiences using techniques   
   including wake-induced lucid dreams, I had some dramatic changes to my   
   bodily condition, which have been improvements most of the time.  It seems   
   that Graf and I agree that something that might not be 'true' can still be   
   very 'useful'.   
      
   (And for people other than Carol who are reading this and aren't familiar   
   with my stance:  My good results were accompanied by bad results.  These   
   things are not toys.  Use at your own risk.  A positive attitude is helpful,   
   but not a guarantee of safety.)   
      
   > The mind/body connection is scientifically accepted, but could have   
   > ramifications far beyond what is accepted. If we ever understand it   
   > all, I expect we'll have easier solutions.   
      
   Ancient systems of medicine (those which were not subject to Descartes) tend   
   to have a much better understanding of these things than those subject to   
   the cartesian divide.  Western medicine is making spectacular advances, but   
   ignoring the prior art leads to some rather impressive blind spots.   
      
      
      
   Nick   
      
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