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Daniel's Diet:
Alleged medical panacea and "higher way of eating" promoted by
microbiologist Robert O. Young, Ph.D., D.Sc., author of Colloids of Light
& Life, Profiles of Microscopy, Sick & Tired,
and One Sickness -- One Disease -- One Treatment (1995). In the latter
book, Young holds that myco sis, or fungal infection, or over-acidification
of the body (or blood), is the only disease. He further holds that
an "inverted" way of living and eating, especially excessive consumption
of sugars and animal protein, causes such over-acidification. Daniel's Diet
excludes all foods except avocados, lemons, limes, tomatoes, vegetables
(e.g., buckwheat and soybeans), dark-green vegetable juice, tofu (bean curd),
millet, "sprouted" or soaked seeds and nuts, oils, sea salt, herbal
teas, specific dietary supplements (e.g., Pycnogenol®), and LiquidLightning
Oxygen-O3 (a "formula" purportedly beneficial for "oxygen
deprivation"). The diet is the namesake of a Jewish "prophet"
and fortuneteller of the sixth century b.c.e. According to the Book of Daniel,
in the Old Testament, Daniel refused to consume meat and wine assigned to
him by a Babylonian king, requested vegetables and water, and, after eating
only vegetables for ten days, appeared healthier and stronger. In the
aforementioned 1995 book, Young states: "In all of Gods' [sic]
creations there is order and purpose."
daoyin: Reputed prototype of Qigong. It is a purported means
of physical fitness that involves stylized breathing and dozens of postures,
and allegedly, maneuvering of chi inside oneself. Daoyin and
Do-In appear identical.
Dayan Qigong (Wild Goose Breathing Exercise): Series of sixty-four
movements that imitate the postures and movements of the wild goose (dayan
in Chinese). Practicing Dayan Qigong allegedly helps to delay aging and
prolong life.
Deep Emotional Breathwork: Purported means of releasing "blocked
energy" from the body.
Deep Emotional Release Bodywork System (Deep Emotional Cellular Release
Bodywork, Deep Emotional Release Bodywork): "Multi-dimensional"
system developed and taught by musician Jim Hyman. It includes Chi Kung
Empowerment, Deep Emotional Breathwork, and Emotional Release. Deep Emotional
Release Bodywork purportedly releases, from the body and the subconscious,
"blocked energy" related to "cellular memory" of trauma.
One of its principles is that "damaging experiences" (including
anxieties, fears, phobias, and traumas) can become "locked" into
the cellular structure and "emotional centers" of the body.
DeHypnotherapy: Adjunct to Alchemical Hypnotherapy advanced by Svarna
Wilkens, M.Ed., Ph.D. Apparently, it is a purported means of awakening from
the "dream of the past."
de la Warr system: Form of radionics developed in the 1940s and 1950s
by British civil engineer George de la Warr (born George Warr) and his wife,
Marjorie. Warr invented a "radionic camera," which resembled a
washing machine, and a "colourscope," a pseudotherapeutic device
that emitted light of different wavelengths. The camera allegedly could
produce photos of the "vital force fields" of objects and pictures
of past events. The postulate of the de la Warr system is that the photographic
qualities of the "force fields" of blood spots and tissue samples
serve to characterize ill ness. De la Warr died in 1969.
depossession (releasement): Outgrowth of past-life therapy. Depossession
is a variation of exorcism that purportedly involves detachment of human
and nonhuman spirits from humans, usually by persuasion. Alleged nonhuman
possessors include "elementals": "nature spirits" such
as elves, fairies, gnomes (e.g., trolls), nymphs, satyrs, and pixies.
Descending Sun: Form of visual therapy. It is a purported means of
focusing "healing energy."
Developmental Manual Therapy: "Approach" originated by
Sharon Weiselfish, Ph.D., P.T. It includes cranial work (see "CranioSacral
Therapy").
Diamond Approach (Diamond Approach to inner realization): Variation
of "the Work" that borrows from depth psychology (which Freudian
and Jungian systems of psychoanalysis exemplify). The expression "the
Work" refers to the (purported) endeavor to retrieve "essence":
one's "true nature" or "true master," the "force
of life."
Diamond method: Composite method based on the views of psychiatrist
John Diamond, M.D., who developed behavioral kinesiology. It includes life
energy analysis.
dianetics (dianetic therapy): Forerunner and a major "technique"
of Scientology. Proponents describe it as a mode of pastoral counseling.
The name "dianetics" is based on Greek words meaning "through
soul." The method's postulate is that "engrams" -- traumas
that occurred in early childhood, in utero, or during previous incarnations
-- are the cause of all psychosomatic and mental illnesses. Its purported
design is to erase "engrams" by auditing (see above).
dian xue (Cavity Press Massage, Dian Xue An Mo): Vigorous
variation of Tuina. Unlike Tuina, dian xue centers on "acupuncture
cavities." The word dian means "to point and exert pressure";
xue means "cave" or "hole"; and an mo
means massage.
didgeridoo vibrational healing: Group of techniques, apparently of
Australian aboriginal origin, promoted by the Emerging Light Center of Queens,
in New York City. It purportedly helps to remove "blocks." Its
theory posits "spiritual centers" and a personal "spiritual
being" with a reachable core. A didgeridoo (also spelled "didjeridu")
is a hornlike wind instrument, generally three feet long, of hollowed, petrified
eucalyptus bark. Aborigines re portedly use it to produce a sound that effects
healing on an "energetic" or spiritual level. This sound allegedly
expands one's "aura."
diet #7 (Diet No. 7): "Healing regimen" recommended by
George Ohsawa (see "macrobiotics") in Zen Macrobiotics: The
Art of Rejuvenation and Longevity (1965). It principally involves restricting
dietary intake (including water) to brown rice and particular kinds of tea
("as little as possi ble") for a period of one week to an indefinite
number of months. The purported objective of diet #7 and the nine other
diets of Zen Macrobiotics is to maintain balance of yin and yang.
dimensional clearing: "Process" based on Multidimensional
Cellular Healing. Its purported design is to clear the human "energy
field" of "external elements" that are not part of the self,
such as "Lost Souls," "Thought Forms," and "fragments"
of other people.
Direct Bi-Digital O-Ring Test Method: Form of the Bi-Digital O-Ring
Test Molecular Identification Method. The subject holds in one hand: (1)
a slide with a specimen of an internal organ or tumor, and (2) a rod (e.g.,
of bamboo). Supposedly, when the subject places the tip of the rod on the
skin above "identical" tissue or on the tissue's lingual "organ
representation area," the subject's other hand (apparently, the muscle
tone of the forefin ger and thumb) reveals the match.
Direct Command: Form of verbal therapy in which one gives orders
to one's subconscious, one's body, or parts of one's body, for example:
"Get rid of that infection!" Its postulate is that one's "Active
Mind" makes one's intent understandable to bodily parts.
Directed Esoteric Toning: Form of Toning whose postulate is that
a combination of (1) vowel sounds and (2) prana-carrying breath can
open specific regions of the body or consciousness. Its theory posits chakras,
clairaudience, clairvoyance, kundalini, a "spiritual self," and
a correlation of specific vowel sounds and bodily parts, systems, and processes.
direct healing: Form of private prayer (see "prayer") and
self-healing. Its postulate is that imperfection -- including poverty, sickness,
squalor, and ugliness -- is the result of disregarding "the life which
is hid with God." Its theory posits a spirit in "man" that
is combinable with a "Universal Spirit."
direct image substitution: "Technique" that amounts to
picturing oneself or a particular part of oneself as healthy, for example,
an injured thumb as healed.
direct moxabustion (direct moxibustion, festering moxibustion, open
moxibustion, scarring moxibustion): Form of moxabustion that requires placing
small cones of moxa (a dried herb) on specific acupoints and burning
the cones almost to the skin.
distant pranic healing: Form of distant healing (absent healing)
propounded by Choa Kok Sui in his book Pranic Healing (1990).
distant pulse diagnosis: Form of remote diagnosis that is a variation
of Nadi Vigyan (pulse diagnosis). The practitioner places his or her fingers
on someone's wrist, thinks of someone else, and allegedly diagnoses the
latter person.
Divine Healing from Japan (Sazuke Healing): Specialty of Tenrikyo
(see below). Sazuke Healing is a form of "hands on healing" practiced
by Prof. Tadamasa Fukaya (a Tenrikyo reverend) and promoted by the Tenri
Cultural Institute, in New York City. In his lecture on the "Joyous
Life," Fukaya stated that human bodies are loans from "God the
Parent" and that, therefore, we should treat them according to the
will of "God the Parent" (e.g., by not becoming infatuated and
not indulging "carnal desires").
divine therapy: Apparently, a combination of centering prayer, Lectio
Divina, and Open Mind Open Heart. Centering prayer (the centering prayer
method) is a theistic form of meditation that involves using a sacred word.
Lectio divina (Lectio) is a method of reading sacred writings such as the
Bible. (The ex pression lectio divina literally means "divine
reading.") Open Mind Open Heart (the open mind, open heart practice)
is a purported means of opening oneself to God.
divine will healing: Derivative of the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda
(see "Kriya Yoga"). Its postulate is that, by aligning one's will
with "divine will," one can transmit or project "divine healing
light."
Do-In [dough-in] (Dao-In, Tao-In, Taoist Conducting and Attuning
Energy Practice, Taoist yoga, Taoist hatha yoga, Tao Yin): Ancient system
of stretching, bodily postures, and movements, comparable to hatha yoga.
Michio Kushi (see "macrobiotics") introduced Do-In in the United
States in 1968. Its theory posits "Chi energy flow" and the "energy
meridians" of acupuncture and shiatsu. Apparently, it also posits a
human ability to absorb "nutrition" from the air and from "surrounding
energy." With each Do-In posture, one supposedly inhales ki
("life source energy") and exhales jaki ("harmful
toxins"). Although Do-In is a discipline of self-healing, its "ultimate
goal" is "spiritual harmony" with the universe.
dolphin-assisted therapy (dolphin therapy): Method whose theory holds
that dolphins contribute their "energy" when they touch patients
or therapists.
dong gong (active qigong, dynamic qigong): One of the two comprehensive
classes of Qigong. Obvious bodily movements characterize dong gong.
Double Circle: Pseudodiagnositc form of visual therapy. It is a purported
imaginational means of clarifying the mental or emotional "source"
of a problem.
dowsing (divining, questing, water witching): Purported means of
gaining insight into the diagnosis and treatment of physical and emotional
health problems (see "radiesthesia."). It encompasses forms of
remote diagnosis: one involving a recent photograph of the subject, another
a stand-in ("proxy") for the subject. Elementary dowsing tools
include the forked branch (divining rod) and the pendulum. Dowsing's postulate
is that human thoughts "transcend" human bodies, species, and
spacetime as usually conceived.
Dragon Style: Form of dong gong.
Dragon's Way: Weight loss program based on TCM principles and promoted
by the American Taoist Healing Center, in New York City. It involves a series
of allegedly powerful "energy movements." The name "Dragon's
Way" is apparently the newer designation for "The Way."
Dreambody Work (Dreambody approach): Jungian mode of bodywork developed
by American psychotherapist Arnold Mindell, Ph.D., at the Jung Institute
in Zurich, Switzerland. It includes dreamwork. The purported design of Dreambody
Work is to heal the source of illness "as it manifests in the unconscious."
Dream Changing (Dream Change): Form of visual therapy. Dream Changing
is a "technique" that involves attempting to turn unsatisfactory
dreams into satisfying daydreams.
dream counseling: Form of dreamwork that allegedly involves "dream
telepathy" and interpreting "dream learnings" through "alchemy."
DreamLearning: Home-study form of dreamwork developed by Michael
DeLuca and Mark Richardson. It involves aromatherapy.
dreamwork (dreamworking): Any systematic inquiry into or use of dreams
with the purported purpose of healing or self-development. Its theory posits
"archetypal energy" and "life energy." Practitioners
are called "dreamworkers."
Dr. Lynch's Holistic Self-Health Program: Variation of self-healing
developed by James P.B. Lynch, D.C. The "primary tool" of this
program and lifestyle is the "Holistic Triangle" or "Holistic
triad," a philosophy that consists of: (1) a physical "side,"
which encompasses acupressure, acupuncture, shiatsu, and chiropractic; (2)
a chemical "side," which apparently encompasses food combining,
herbalism, homeopathy, macrobiotics, "scientific fasting," and
"vitamin therapy"; and (3) a mental/spiritual "base,"
which encompasses biofeedback and "self hypnosis."
Drown radio therapy: Form of radionics developed in the 1930s by
Hollywood chiropractor Ruth Drown (b. 1891), author of The Science and
Philosophy of the Drown Radio Therapy and inventor of the "Homo-Vibra-Ray."
In 1951, Drown was prosecuted, convicted of medical fraud, and imprisoned.
She died shortly after her release.
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