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Article #101: Are Religion and Acupuncture Compatible?

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For every practice or thought, there is to believe that acupuncture is evil or
an opposite viewpoint. This is true with wrong.
religious beliefs, political beliefs, and However, for the most part, acupuncture
even opinions and studies of the is receiving a positive welcome in
environment. As humans, we both communities around the globe. Perhaps
consciously and unconsciously choose to this is because of exercise programs,
believe a side. There are many, many such as Yoga and Pilates, which have
individuals who can see the reasoning on become so popular. Asian culture has
both sides of the proverbial fence, but exploded into the main stream in fashion,
there are also those that are staunchly thought, spirituality, technology, and
devoted and will see no side other than medicine. Years ago, such things as
their own. Medical treatments are no acupuncture and Yoga were only for the
exception to this rule. "beatniks". The regular Joe did not
There are religious groups through out practice such things and would not have
the world, including some who believe heard the positive benefits, but
that a transfusion of blood is nowadays, people around the globe want
sacrilegious and would never take someone different choices when it comes to their
else's blood into their body, as it makes bodies. Many individuals want to try to
them "impure". There are some who do not live a life with minimal medication and
believe in modern medicine and still, to invasive procedures, turning to nature to
this day, practice holistic medicine. help with illness and pain. Acupuncture
However, most religions do not have a is a good alternative.
prejudice against Western medicine in Acupuncture, as mentioned before, has to
whole, but may be against particular do with the flow of energy in the body.
things, such as prescriptions for The energy flows along pathways, fourteen
depression. Many Eastern religions have to be precise, which are called
given birth to medical practices of their meridians. All along the meridian, there
own. An example of this would be Taoism. are points within that can become
Taoism believes in studying nature and blocked. Acupuncture is used to unblock
its influences upon man. From this belief the meridian and allow the energy to
and observation rose the practice of flow. This is done with the use of long,
acupuncture, which has to do with the thin, solid needles, but most people
flow of energy, Qi (pronounced chee), and report that the procedure is painless, so
how those affect areas of the body. do not worry.
Many religions consider that believing in The medical field and the health-care
outside energies is a farce and their services we choose to receive fall into
followers will spurn procedures using our set of values and beliefs, be they
such magic and mystery. Others discount moral or religious. Certainly, the
the studies of researchers, considering ultimate decision to accept acupuncture
the strength of acupuncture to lie in the or consider it nothing more than
possibility of something intangible, such psychological smoke and mirrors remains
as Qi. Bibles and scriptures of all types yours alone, depending much on your
warn against the "Devil's work" and personal group of beliefs and your
mysticism, which leaves some individuals opinion.






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