QUANTUM HEALTH

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QUANTUM HEALTH

The Philosophical Flaws of Modern Medicine

& The New Paradigm in Health & Healing

By Jack Allis

October 2005

 

Established medicine is not working, and the

philosophical basis upon which it rests is

fundamentally flawed. The current rates of cancer,

heart disease, depression, and alcohol and drug

addiction alone are sufficient testimony that we live

in an age of epidemic physical, mental and emotional

sickness. However, a new paradigm is emerging in

health and healing that is rocking the world of

established medicine. It is built upon a revolutionary

philosophy with the power to not only transform our

physical health, but to transform every other aspect

of our troubled world as well.

 

Established medicine doesn't have a clue what causes

the diseases of modern life, or how to cure them. As

with any system, the explanation for this can be found

in the philosophy upon which this system is built. The

philosophy of established medicine is based upon two

fundamental concepts. One is biological or biochemical

determinism and the other is the mind/body dichotomy.

 

The deterministic model views human beings as machines

that are governed by biological or biochemical forces.

The most predominant biological force, in this model,

is genetics. In other words, we're just born that way.

Examples of biochemical forces are external agents

that are passed from one person to another, such as

viruses, germs and bacteria. In this deterministic

model, people are seen as helpless victims of these

forces, and play no real part in their own health and

healing. The only possible treatments are

pharmaceutical medication or surgery. In other words,

just wind them up; put in the right fuel, and away the

machine goes.

 

Closely related to this is the mind/body dichotomy,

which separates people into two distinct parts, and

treats these parts independently of each other. One is

the body, consisting of our physiological part, and

the other is the mind, consisting of our psychological

or spiritual part, thoughts, feelings, beliefs and

spirit. Specialization then compounds this split by

dissecting the body into a myriad of other parts and

pieces, and treating them independently. Pretty soon

nothing makes sense because you're no longer dealing

with whole people, just parts of them.

 

These deterministic views of people are consistent

with the two cornerstones of philosophy for all of

Western Civilization for the last several hundred

years. These are Classical Newtonian Physics and

Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Newtonian Physics is

materialistic. It views the universe as a huge

machine, consisting of separate units of matter, like

billiard balls, which behave according to strict laws

of cause and effect. The Darwinian view of the world

also sees human beings and all life forms as subject

to fixed biological laws.

 

When Albert Einstein and the Quantum physicists who

succeeded him came along at the beginning of the 20th

Century, their discoveries completely turned the

materialistic and deterministic views of the world

upside down, so much so that we still haven't

adjusted. They discovered that the material world we

perceive with our five senses is only one tiny aspect

of a much bigger picture. If anything, it was nothing

more than a convenient description of the real world

that we use to facilitate living our everyday lives.

 

When they delved into the subatomic world, they

discovered that matter didn't even exist as separate

material entities, as we perceive, but rather as

traces or bundles of energy, which are in a state of

continuous vibration and lightening fast movement.

This was a world that did not obey the laws of cause

of effect. This new world was a dynamic web of energy

that could only be studied and understood in terms of

relationships and patterns. Every aspect of it was

connected to every other. They also discovered that

they, the observers, played a primary part in the

creation of this world, as the behavior of these

energy traces varied according to how they observed

it.

 

They were also in complete agreement that this new

world appeared to be governed by an unseen

intelligence of some kind. It could not possibly be

the result of random chance. The closer they looked,

the more it appeared to be the work of some great

cosmic mind. In the famous words of physicist, Sir

James Jeans, " The world begins to look more like a

great thought than a great machine. "

 

At first glance, this may appear to be a purely

subjective or spiritual perspective. In fact, it has a

strong scientific basis. For example, DNA, the

molecule that is the fundamental building block of all

organic life, is highly intelligent. If it wasn't, it

wouldn't know how to build the structures it does

according specific blueprints or plans.

 

This new view of the world is at the core of the

paradigm shift that is currently rocking the world of

established medicine, and the rest of the world as

well. It is also precisely what mystics, sages and

spiritual teachers from virtually every culture on

Earth have been telling us for thousands of years. A

truly unique feature of our times is the fact that the

lines between science and spirituality are

disappearing.

 

The Quantum world gives us two basic concepts that

apply most significantly to the new paradigm in

health. The first is that the entire universe, or the

Quantum field, consists of two basic things: energy

and intelligence. The second is the concept of

connection. And all this can be summed up in one

sentence: The universe is a dynamic web of pulsating

energy, governed by an unseen intelligence, where

everything is connected to everything else. Human

beings are a part of this grand design. We are far

grander than biochemical machines. We are vibratory

energy, governed by intelligence, with a connection to

the Quantum energy field.

 

Nature, over billions of years of evolution, has

devised perfect blueprints for healthy, organic life

forms, whether we're talking about human beings,

amoebas, or oak trees. The energy of healthy life

forms vibrates at a certain frequency. We call this

energy state vitality or the spark of life. Quantum

health, then, means to resonate at this frequency.

 

Virtually all the disease in the civilized world can

be understood in terms of humanity, in its current

wretched state, having lost this connection. One of

the best ways to illustrate this is with wild animals,

for which there is no cancer, heart disease or mental

illness. A squirrel, for example, knows exactly what

to do to be in a state of Quantum health, simply by

following the blueprint of its instincts. This is the

connection humans have lost. It is a connection with

the rhythm and flow of life.

 

Connection also means connecting the whole person -

mind, body and spirit. Mind/body dichotomy must be

replaced with mind/body unity. The mind, the body and

the spirit are a functional unit, working in harmony.

They are all essential parts of the whole person. When

any of these parts are separated from the whole, none

of them make sense anymore. The functioning of

muscles, nerves, cells and hormones is connected to

our thoughts, feelings, beliefs and spirit.

 

The mind, simply defined, is our thoughts and beliefs,

and there is a profound relationship between what goes

on in our mind and the biochemistry of our body. Our

beliefs have awesome power in creating our world, and

this includes our physical body. A healthy belief

system is one where we see ourselves as an empowered

force in a magnificent and mysterious world. An

unhealthy belief system is one where we see ourselves

as powerless - helpless victims of forces beyond our

control. Placebos, where a person's belief in a

certain biochemical outcome is the primary factor in

creating that outcome, are an irrefutable example of

the power of beliefs in creating our reality.

 

Our attitude or our feelings are another essential

aspect of our whole person, and again are closely

linked to the biochemistry of our body. Here, the key

to Quantum health is experiencing life with feelings

of peacefulness, joy, acceptance and trust. In spite

of what established medicine would like us to think,

we do have the capability to control our feelings. If

we don't know how to do this, we can learn. The simple

act of relaxation illustrates this beautifully.

Relaxation has a direct effect upon on the critically

important family of hormones secreted by our adrenal

system. Healthy levels of these adrenal hormones have

a powerful effect upon the strength of our immune

system, and the overall health of our bodies. If we

don't know how to relax, we can learn from techniques

such as meditation and yoga.

 

Human beings are far grander than biochemical

machines. And the cause of disease isn't the fuel that

runs the machine. The problem always comes back to the

same thing: us. We all have the capability to create

Quantum health by reconnecting with the rhythm and

flow of life. Our primary tool to do this is our

totality as whole people - mind, body and spirit -

thoughts, feelings and actions. And if this needs to

be fixed, we must take the responsibility to learn how.