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Face Modelling:
Purported cosmetic technique invented by Arcadi Beliavtsev and promoted
by the Arcadi Centre, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its theory holds that
many internal organs are "projected" on the skin of the face and
that, therefore, "intensive" facial treatment results in receipt
by these organs of a shower of "healing impulses."
facial diagnosis: Mode of macrobiotic diagnosis whose postulate is
that cheeks, nostrils, ears, and other parts of the head represent the conditions
of different internal organs.
Facial Rejuvenation®: "Deep" form of contact healing
that combines energy work (see "vibrational medicine"), "head
reflexology," and massage. It includes aromatherapy.
faith healing (spiritual healing): 1. Any method wherein one
makes an appeal to God or a spirit to participate in healing others, typically
a combination of intercessory prayer, meditation, and utilization of faith
in God. 2. An ill-defined group of methods that encompasses absent
healing, Christian Sci ence, the laying on of hands, mesmerism, and shamanism.
Feeling Light: "Holistic approach" to wellness and weight
management. It encompasses ear acupuncture, Qigong, tai chi, and the use
of "flower essences" (see "flower essence therapy").
Feldenkrais Method® (Feldenkrais technique): Mode of bodywork
originated in Israel by physicist and engineer Moshe Feldenkrais, D.Sc.
(1904-1984). It is a form of "movement reeducation" whose alleged
results include "increased levels of vital energy" ("renewed
inner vitality"). The method has two "aspects": (1) private,
one-on-one instruction (Functional Integration), and (2) group instruction
(Awareness Through Movement).
feng shui [foong shway, fung shway]: Ancient Chinese "art"
of situating or orienting objects and towns to promote a "healthy"
flow of chi ("vital energy"). Its postulate is that all
areas, large and small, have a distinctive "energy" that is guidable
by rearranging objects (e.g., removing an orna ment from an apartment, or
adding one to a particular corner of a room). No-noes include clutter, dark
corners, gloomy colors, low ceilings, and sharp, pointed objects. "Feng
shui" literally means "wind and water" and is translatable
as "vital energy" or "geomancy."
Ferreri Technique {"Applied Kinesiology (Ferreri Technique),"
AK/F}: Variation of applied kinesiology developed by Carl A. Ferreri, D.C.
firewalking (the firewalk): Centuries-old practice of walking barefoot
across: (a) a bed of hot cinders (usually coals) or stones, or (b) a pit
of fire. It is typically a religious or quasireligious ritual (e.g., a "test
of faith" or "mystical hunt") and is comparable to self-healing.
Purported roots of the ability to accomplish the firewalk include a personal
"bioelectric field," deities, and supernatural forces.
Fit for Life program: Variation of the pseudo-dietetics of
Natural Hygiene developed by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond. On page 120 of
Fit for Life (1987), Harvey Diamond stated that every bodily cell
"possesses its own intelligence," and that the body effects whatever
the conscious desires.
FITONICS (Fitonics for Life): "Mind-body-spirit" program
expounded by married couple Marilyn H. Diamond, the coauthor of Fit for
Life (1987), and Dr. Donald Burton Schnell in Fitonics for Life
(1996). Schnell obtained his Master of Science and doctoral degrees from
nonaccredited organizations. Diamond originated Fitonics; Schnell named
it. Fitonics includes BODYTONICS, Hypno-Meditation, and MINDTONICS. Its
theory posits a radiant soul.
Five Animal Frolics: Form of dong gong.
Five Finger Kung Fu: Group of exercises whose purported design is
to process the "cosmic force" so as to "nourish" chi
and direct it to the hands.
five-minute focus: Form of verbal therapy that involves composing
a statement that represents the condition one desires and repeating the
statement for five minutes.
Five Minute Massage (Five Minute Massages): Form of massage advanced
by author Robert Thé. It purportedly can "take years off"
one and improve the flow of "energy" through the body. Its theory
posits "Power Points": points on the skin whereby one can (a)
stimulate "energy" that flows in channels (meridians) and (b)
alleviate specific common ailments, such as asthma, chest pain, earache,
and hearing problems.
Five Rites of rejuvenation (Five Rites, Five Tibetans, Tibetan Five
Rites): Subject of Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth (Harbor
Press Inc., 1989), first published in 1939. The "Rites" are bodily
movements, reportedly of Tibetan origin, that resemble those of hatha yoga.
Practicing them supposedly: ac celerates the flow of "vital energy"
through chakras and encourages these alleged centers or vortices of "psychic
energy" to function optimally.
flower essence therapy: Enlargement of Bach flower therapy pioneered
in the 1970s by Richard Katz, who founded the Flower Essence Society in
1979. The system involves purported intake of "flower essences":
"subtle liquid extracts" whose alleged active ingredients are
"life forces" from wildflowers or "pristine" garden
blossoms.
Focusing (Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy, Focusing-Oriented Therapy,
Focusing Process, Focusing Therapy): "Natural" stepwise system
of "personal growth" based on the work of psychology professor
Eugene (Gene) T. Gendlin, Ph.D., author of Focusing (1981), Let
the Body Interpret Your Dreams (1986), and Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy:
A Manual of the Experimental Method (Guilford Publications, Inc., 1996).
It involves dream work and inner child work. The purported effects of Focusing
include: direct contact with the (allegedly palpable) "wisdom"
of one's body (prenatal "bodily meaning"); the flowing of "life's
energy" in "new ways of being"; discovery of one's "genuine
self"; and an increase in personal "whole[ness]."
foot analysis (Grinberg Method): Pseudodiagnostic method whose postulate
is that "feet show us how we walk through life." It is the subject
of Foot Analysis: The Foot Path to Self-Discovery (Samuel Weiser,
1993), by Avi Grinberg. Grinberg founded the method in 1991 in Amsterdam,
Holland. Foot analysis purportedly helps one to diagnose spiritual and health
problems that show up in one's body language.
Foot Reflexology: An ancient "cousin" of acupuncture. It
involves pressing "reflex areas" on the feet. Its postulate is
that these areas correspond to organs and systems of the body. Purportedly,
Foot Reflexology "really cleanses" the mind and body and "revitalizes
energy." A common theory of re flexology holds that massaging certain
areas of the feet restores health by breaking up and dispersing "crystals."
Foot Reflexology Massage: Foot Reflexology in the form of a massage.
formative prayer: The "science" of making or "drawing"
things by using "spiritual energy" ("Infinite source currents")
directly.
form drawing: "Therapeutic artistic activity" of anthroposophy.
A purported consequence of form drawing is "tracery" of "archetypes"
and "unseen dimensions."
The Forum (Landmark Education's The Forum): Successor to est. Werner
Erhard (John Paul Rosenberg) founded it in 1985.
Fountain of Youth Qigong (Fountain of Youth): Purported ancient secret
to increasing "Original Qi Energy" ("Yuan Qi," "the
Primordial Qi"). It allegedly restores youth.
French acupuncture: Style of acupuncture originated by George Soulie
de Morant and pioneered by his student Dr. Chamfrault, a medical doctor.
Its theory holds that "meridian energetics" is a framework for
understanding the body and disorders thereof.
Functional Integration®: Form of the Feldenkrais Method that
involves private, one-on-one instruction.
Fusion meditations (Fusion Meditation, Fusion practice, Fusion practices):
Component of the Healing Tao System. The Fusion meditations are a purported
means of transforming "negative energy" into a quality "neutral
force" that fuses with "positive energy" into a "Chi
ball." According to Fusion theory, the "Chi ball" opens and
cleanses eight special bodily channels used for "psychic protection"
and "nourishes" the soul ("higher energy body").
future-life progression (future progression, future-life progression
hypnosis): Variation of past-life therapy developed by Helen Stewart Wambach,
Ph.D. (1925-1985), author of Recalling Past Lives (Harper & Row,
1978) and Life Before Life (Bantam Books, 1979), and provided by
Chet B. Snow, Ph.D. Future-life progression is an alleged means of viewing
one's future and the potential lives of future incarnations of oneself.
To accomplish this, one must "step into" spacetime.
Gandharv Ved (Gandharva therapy, Gandharva-Veda music therapy, Maharishi
Gandharva-Veda): Hindu form of "music therapy," purportedly designed
to restore physiological "harmony" and eliminate pathogenic "imbalances."
gem therapy: The wearing of precious and semiprecious stones for
healing, for example, bloodstones for hemorrhages and rubies for chills.
Gentle Bioenergetics: Apparently, a variation of Reichian Therapy
that allegedly prevents neurosis in infants. It involves massage.
geopathic therapy (geopathic medicine): Method that embraces dowsing,
feng shui, and kinesiology (see below).
Gerson Therapy (Gerson dietary regime, GDR, Gerson method, Gerson
treatment): "A state of the art, contemporary, wholistic and natural
treatment which assists the body's own healing mechanism," according
to the Gerson Institute, in Bonita, California. The Gerson Therapy involves
sodium restriction, potassium supplementation, extreme fat restriction,
periodic protein restriction, and coffee enemas. The institute promotes
the Gerson Therapy as a preventative lifestyle and a virtual panacea. German-born
Max B. Gerson, M.D. (1881-1959) originated the method in the 1920s. His
book, A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases, first published shortly
after his death, is the acknowledged "bible" of the Gerson Therapy.
The fifth edition of the book in cludes the following statements.
Gestalt Somatic method
(Gestalt Somatics): Apparent combination of Gestalt therapy and bodywork
Gestalt therapy (Gestalt, Gestalt Psychotherapy): "Holistic
approach" cofounded by psychiatrist Fritz (Frederick) Perls (1893-1970),
M.D., and Laura Perls. It shares little with Gestalt psychology (configurationism).
Its theory posits five "personality layers." According thereto,
one reaches the "death layer" when "blocked feelings"
and "psychic energy" condense and knot, and the "life layer"
through the release of "blocked energies." The purported aim of
Gestalt therapy, which includes dreamwork, is to help clients achieve "wholeness."
G-Jo Acupressure (G-Jo [GEE-joh]): Strictly digital form of acupressure
promoted by the G-Jo Institute. Certification by the institute as a "Master
of G-Jo Acupressure" requires only one weekend of home study. The institute
claims that G-Jo Acupressure is foolproof and that it instantly heals hundreds
of ailments. "G-jo" is Chinese for "first aid."
glandular therapy: Method whose philosophy is: "Like cell helps
like cells." According thereto, intake of a glandular substance quickly
results in its use as nourishment for a similar gland.
Gnosis: The "philosophy of the universe," as old as the
world, according to the Gnostic Association of Anthropology and Scientific
Studies (AGEACAC), a bilingual (Spanish/English) organization whose National
Center is in Elmhurst, New York. AGEACAC holds that humans cannot develop
their faculties if they lose "sexual energy" in any way (e.g.,
masturbation), that religious principles are eternal and universal truths,
that there are no false religions, and that "Cosmic Religion"
vibrates in every atom. Gnosis supposedly permits the "harmonious"
development of "infinite human possibilities."
Going Home: Twelve-audiotape derivative of Hemi-Sync introduced in
1994 by The Monroe Institute. It purportedly offers "extraordinary
opportunities" to people who want to overcome their fear of death.
Golden Light Solar Meditation: Part of Taoist Healing Imagery that
is a purported means of absorbing "life energy from nature."
Gong Yoga (Gong Shui): Purported means of rejuvenating one's "physical
tone power." Its theory posits an "intuitional body," and,
apparently, chakras and "Meridians."
Grape Cure (grape diet): Mono-diet advanced by Johanna Brandt, N.D.,
"Ph.N.," author of The Grape Cure (© 1928). The front
matter of the 1967 edition, a paperback published by Benedict Lust Publications,
quotes the author: "My discovery of the Grape diet is the direct result
of Divine Illumination." The grape diet consists of grapes or grape
juice. Brandt held that the mind operated through "magnetism"
and that the Grape Cure contributed to the purification and buildup of "magnetism."
She recommended it for appendicitis, cancer, diabetes, gout, pyorrhea, rheumatism,
scurvy, "sex problems," tuberculosis, "unnatural cravings"
(as for alcoholic beverages, coffee, tea, and tobacco), and other conditions.
Under the heading "Sex Problems," she stated: "By the magical
purification of the blood the nerves are stabilized, self-control is established
and our God-given heritage of sense and desire is transmitted into divine
creative power."
graphochromopathy: Form of sympathetic magick (image magick) and
variation of color therapy and absent healing. It involves exposure of a
photograph of the patient to sunlight, or artificial light, that has passed
through an "appropriately" colored filter. The photograph should
not include anyone besides the patient, and the diseased area of the patient's
body should be distinct and uncovered therein.
graphotherapy: Application of medical graphology to psychological
problems.
Great Swimming Dragon ta'i chi form (Great Swimming Dragon): Subject
of the videocassette, "Healing Movements: The Great Swimming Dragon
T'ai Chi Form" (Rudra Press, 1996). It is an ancient form of Qigong.
guided imagery (guided visualization): Method akin to creative visualization
and led meditation. Its purported design is to promote physical healing,
or attitudinal or behavioral changes. Acting as a "prompter,"
the practitioner orally outlines a scene. Otherwise, the practitioner gives
the client in structions on using imagery for self-help.
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