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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.