Dear Quest, I knew that you would have a problem with my undefined terms--sprituality/mysticism. I assure you that spirituality is more than hope. I am not sure, however, that it is unscientific. The mechanism just hasn't been discovered yet. Keep in mind, however, that I wrote that in the wee hours of the morning. I still haven't had my coffee yet. I need to read your reply and formulate an answer. I will have to give you examples of my personal experience. Until then, don't discount the possiblity of the mystical or spiritual as we can only define it today. It's really not an ambiguous term. I think for now I'll just have you hold onto the widely accepted practice of EMDR. From my experience, it's just meditation. The eye movements may be an important part of the therapy. However, coming from this as a meditator, it's simply the practice of taking your mind off of the repetitive thoughts one has, moving them toward another set of repetitive thoughts by following a hand with your eyes, concentrating on only one disturbing thought or image at a time, and I'm just guessing again, switching some mechanism in the brain instantly, causing different set of thoughts and feelings. You can accomplish this through mediation: chanting, staring at an image or no image, dancing, drumming. The technique and resulting experience existed long before EMDR. And, having studied and practiced energetic healing, that switch can be affected by another person. Shamans and mystics have practiced this for longer than recorded time. I don't believe that science has been able to explain it although it has been studied. Science has in fact degraded it because of it's religious connection. Yet I assure you that it does exist. I really do need coffee, and I am sure that you will have more questions about this.
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