A
Achromatopsia, 138
Acu-points
in the ear, 62
movement of, 73–74, Plates 8 and 9
shape of, 72
size of, 71–72
Acupuncture. See also Acu-points; Meridians; Sensation propagation; Skin resistance measurements
effectiveness of, 48
history of, 46
interference patterns and, 102–3, 114, Plates 11 and 12
puzzling phenomena of, 83
research on, 47, 48, 55–62, 70–81
scientific attitude toward, 47, 49
third balance system hypothesis for, 67–68, 83
wave guide channel hypothesis for, 68–69
Alternative medicine. See Complementary medicines
Ampère, André-Marie, 21
Andersen, Hans Christian, 136
Angers Bridge, 120
Annihilation reaction, 25
Anomalopia, 138
Antibiotics, 44
Antimatter, 25
Atom
ancient theories of, 20
chemical theory of, 21
emptiness of, 25–26
etymology of, 20
Auras
application of, in medicine, 140–41
chemical, 140
data analysis of, 144
detecting, 143–44
history of, 160
internal, 142–43
photographing, 140–41, Plates 4 and 14
as religious concept, 133
scientific evidence for, 137–38
viewing, 31
Avogadro, Amedeo, 21
Axiomatic system, 153–54
Balance systems, 67–68
Ball-and-stick models, 21, 22, Plate 2
Becker, R. O., 72
Belief
power of, 132
reality vs., 131–32
as resonance, 132
scientific acceptance as, 13
Bell, Alexander Graham, 105
Bentov, Itzhak, 104
Bhagavad Gita, 160
Biology
materialism in, 15–16
molecular, 22–23, 28, 108, 147
open systems and, 92
present situation of, 28–29, 113
Body. See also Electromagnetic body
chemical messenger system within, 104–5
electrical messenger system within, 105
energy distribution inside, 82, 100–103, Plate 10
wireless communication within, 105–9
Bohr, Niels, 24, 119, 131, 199–200, 202, 204
Born, Max, 24
Boundary conditions, changing, 101–2, Plates 11 and 12
Brahe, Tycho, 19
Brahmanas, 160
Brain research, 203
Buddhism, 26, 125, 161, 202, 205
C
Calvin, John, 167
Carrier waves, 126
Chakras, 115, 142, 158, 160, Plate 15
Chaotic state, ideal, 177, 188–89, 191
Chemistry, 21–22
Chinese cultural circle, 159, 161–63
Chinese medicine
Classical (CCM) vs. Traditional (TCM), 1
coherence in, 194
dynamic balance in, 151
modern science and, 169
popularity of, 48
Triple Burner Meridian in, 142–43
“unscientific” nature of, 46–47
Western investigation of, 46
Chronic disease, 197–98, Plates 19–21
Classical Chinese Medicine. See Chinese medicine
Coherence
coupling and, 183–86
degrees of freedom and, 179–80
as dynamic concept, 196–97, Plates 17 and 18
homeopathy and, 129
idealized state of, 178, 190, 191
in medicine, 194–200
miracle of, 180
pyramid, 192–93, 196, 198–99, Plate 16
Color blindness, 138
Colors, 33
Columbus, Christopher, 87, 92, 94, 95
Combinatorics, 179
Complementary medicines
as alternative medicine, 43–44
chronic disease and, 198
decline of, 43–44
effectiveness of, 50
electromagnetic body and, 114–16
popularity of, 49
research on, 49–50
scientific attitude toward, 38–39, 49
Complex systems, studying, 154–55, 182–83
Confucianism, 58, 59, 71, 161, 162
Conscience, 204–6
Consciousness
law of conservation of, 18
particle, 23
science and, 202–6
Copernicus, Nicolaus, 19, 168, 182
Coupling, 183–86
Crystal state, ideal, 177, 178, 189–90, 191
Cultural Revolution, 208
D
Dante Alighieri, 166–67
David, King, 164
De Lavoisier, Antoine-Laurent, 21, 24
Delta distribution, 189–90, 191
Democritus, 20, 21, 23, 24–25, 26, 27, 28
Descartes, René, 54
Dirac, Paul, 25
Dissipative structures
examples of, 87
standing waves as, 95–97
static vs., 87–88
ubiquity of, 87
Divine Comedy, 166–67
Double-slit experiment, 35, 98–99
Dowsing, 139
E
Eastern medicine. See also Chinese medicine
function vs. structure in, 54–55
symbol of, 151
Western doctors and, 46
ECG (electrocardiography), 38
Eckhardt, Bruno, 155
Economics, 155
Eddington, Arthur Stanley, 182
EEG (electroencephalography), 38
Einstein, Albert, 24, 26, 125, 171, 200, 201–2, 204, 205, 209–10
Electromagnetic body
challenges of studying, 110–13
chemical body vs., 109–10, 116
complementary medicines and, 114–16
complexity of, 110
generation of, 39
image of, Plate 1
Electromagnetic fields. See also Electromagnetic waves
discovery of, 18
ethereal qualities of, 106
image of, 19
oversensitivity to, 139
Electromagnetic waves
acoustic waves vs., 122–24
discovery of, 19
importance of, 19
movement direction of, 122–23
spectrum of, 29–30
speed of, 124
vacuum as medium for, 124–26
Electrons
anti-, 25
atomic models and, 23–24
discovery of, 23
Emptiness, 25–26
Energy
accumulating, 120–21
dispersed vs. hard core of, 27
intangible nature of, 17
law of conservation of, 17–18, 88
resonance and, 120–22
spirit and, 17
transferring, 121–22
Engels, Friedrich, 208
Entropy
irreversible increase in, 89–90
maximum, 93
negative, 92
Equilibrium state, 93
Ernsthausen, W., 76
Ether, 124–25
F
Far from equilibrium state, 93
Five elements, theories of, 152
Foundation for Integrated Medicine, 49
Fourier, Joseph, 186
Fourier transformation, 186
Frequency
fundamental, 96–97
resonance and, 120–22
of standing waves, 95–97
Freud, Sigmund, 16
Fu, Jin, 172
Function vs. structure, 54–55
G
Galileo, 182
Gao, Yetao, 142–43
Gassendi, Pierre, 20
Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 188
Gaussian distribution, 188–89, 191
Gibran, Kahlil, 70
Godik, Eduard, 138
Greek culture, 150, 156–57, 163, 165–66, 168, 169
Gurwitsch, Alexander, 107
H
Hebrew culture, 163–66, 168, 169
Heisenberg, Werner, 20, 34, 131–32, 147, 199–200, 202, 204
Herbal medicines, 171–72
Hilbert, David, 191
Holism
coherence and, 172
history of, 194
need for, 149–50
in physics, 52
Hu, Xiang-long, 76
Huineng, 202
Hus, Jan, 167
I
Indian cultural circle, 159–60
Infinite dimensional space, 191–92
Information
definitions of, 126
resonance and, 126–28
selecting, 127–28
transferring, 126–27
Information medicine, 38
Interference. See also Interference patterns
constructive vs. destructive, 35, 98–99
definition of, 97
examples of, 35–36
importance of, 35
Interference patterns
acupuncture and, 102–3, 114, Plates 11 and 12
examples of, 100
modulation of, 100–103
stable, 36–37
structure of, 36–37
Invisible rainbow
language and, 33–34
viewing, 30–33
J
John XXIII, Pope, 167
K
Kaptchuk, Ted, 43
Kellner, Gottfried, 56
Kim, Bonghan, 56–57
Kirlian, Semyon D. and Valentina K., 140
Kirlian photography, 64–65, 140–41, 144
König, Herbert L., 28
L
Language, limitations of, 33–34, 206–7
Li, Ke-hsueh, 52
Lie detectors, 79–80
Life
concept of, 15–16
law of conservation of, 18
quality of, 195
Liu, Zhong-Shen, 171
Log-normal distribution, 190, 191
Longo, Giuseppi, 194
Luminescence, 137–38, Plate 14
Luther, Martin, 167
M
Mach, Ernst, 131
Magnetism, 18–19
Mandel, Peter, 140
Marconi, Guglielmo, 19, 105, 111
Martin V, Pope, 167
Marx, Karl, 208
Marxism, 14
Material composition, law of, 21
Materialism
in biology, 15–16
challenges to, 26
conquest and, 194–95
Marxism and, 14
Matter
anti-, 25
Maxwell, James Clerk, 18–19, 111
Medicine. See also Complementary medicines; Eastern medicine; Western medicine
auras and, 140–41
coherence in, 194–200
present situation of, 113
science and, 44
Mediterranean cultural circle, 159, 163–69
Meridians
ancient depictions of, 59
as channels, 65–66, 81, Plate 7
definition of, 47
movement of, 73–74
shape of, 72–73
as third balance system, 67–68
width and depth of, 61
Mind
remote communication through, 130–31
science and, 202–3
Modulation, 126–27
Molecular biology, 22–23, 28, 108, 147
Molecules, ball-and-stick models of, 21, 22, Plate 2
Morphogenetic field, 16, 108–9
Morse, Samuel, 105
Motoyama, Hiroshi, 80
Music
frequency distributions of, 186
inaudible, 37–38
order in, 173
N
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 49
Nervous system, 105
Nile River culture, 150–51, 163
Normal distribution, 188
O
Objectivity, 201–4
Observer, influence of, 201–2, 204
Ohm’s law, 81
Overhof, C.-E., 76
Overtones, 97
P
Pair production, 25
Pentateuch, 160
Perpetual motion, 88–89
Philosophical systems, 208–9
Physics. See also Quantum physics
invisible and untouchable fields in, 18–20
as spiritual discipline, 16–18
Pink noise, 186
Placebo effect, 132
Planck, Max, 209–10
Plato, 166
Popper, Karl, 164
Potency rule, 114
Powell, Andrew, 139
Prigogine, Ilya, 52, 69, 91, 95
Probability distributions, 187–91
Psychology
etymology of, 15
Q
Qi, 11, 47, 58, 68–69, 135–36, 157–58
Quantum physics, 20, 22, 24, 200, 202
R
Radio waves
discovery of, 12
fundamental frequency of, 126
Reality, concept of, 131
Reductionism
conquest and, 194–95
definition of, 51
limitations of, 51–52, 148–50, 155, 183, 195
medicine and, 147–48
science and, 147–48
successes of, 52
Reformation, 167
Relativity, theory of, 125, 182, 201–2
Renaissance, 166–67
belief as, 132
catastrophe, 120–21
energy accumulation and, 120–21
energy transfer and, 121–22
importance of, 119
information and, 126–28
wireless communication and, 127–29
Rothe, H., 76
Rutherford, Ernest, 24
S
Sachs, Lothar, 190
Samsung, 138
Schlebusch, Klaus Peter, 73
Schrödinger, Erwin, 92, 131, 203–4
Science. See also individual disciplines
acceptance in, 13
basic research vs. applied, 7
consciousness and, 202–6
deification of, 169
Hebrew and Greek cultures and, 168–69
medicine and, 44
nature of, 209
objectivity and, 201
reductionism and, 147–48
revolutions in, 52–53
Scientific spirit, 167–68, 210
Sensation propagation
causes of, 63–64
definition of, 57–58
direction of, 62
ear-needling and, 62
enhancing, 62
evidence of, 58
routes of, 59–61
Senses, limitations of, 28–30, 206
Shannon, Claude E., 126
Sima Qian, 164
Similarity
principle of, 114
statistical self-, 80
Skin resistance measurements
as energy distribution measurements, 81–83
as misnomer, 78–81
reliability of, 74–76
stability of, 77–78
Smith, Cyril W., 114–15, 129, 139
Solar wind, 32
Spirit
energy and, 17
law of conservation of, 18
science and, 204–6
Stalin, Joseph, 208
Standing waves
as dissipative structures, 95–97
frequency of, 95–97
one-dimensional, 36
superposition of, 97–100
Stapp, Henry P., 14, 23, 27, 51
Stöckmann, Hans-Jürgen, 101, 155
Structure. See also Dissipative structures
function vs., 54–55
static vs. dissipative, 87–88
Subjectivity, 201–4
Succussion, 114
Szent-Györgyi, Albert, 15–16, 17
T
Tacoma Narrows Bridge, 120–21
Taoism, 161
Tao Te Ching, 161
Theory of Everything, 91
Thermodynamics, second law of, 89–90, 205
Thinking. See also Holism; Reductionism
combining different ways of, 155–56
Eastern vs. Western structures for, 150–54, 156
integration of tripartite, 156–58
Third balance system hypothesis, 67–68, 83
Thomson, Joseph John, 23–24
Thomson, William, 17
Traditional Chinese Medicine. See Chinese medicine
Triple Burner Meridian, 142–43
Truth, 209
U
Uncertainty principle, 204
Upanishads, 160
V
Vaccines, 44
Vedas, 160
Vibrational medicine, 38
W
Wave guide channel hypothesis, 68–69
Waves. See also Electromagnetic waves; Interference; Radio waves; Standing waves
carrier, 126
coupling of, 183–84
Western medicine
emotion and, 115
limitations of, 45, 47, 51–52, 197
rise of, 44
structure vs. function in, 54–55
symbol of, 151
White noise, 186
Wiener, Norbert, 126
Wireless communication
within the body, 105–9
between onions, 107–8, Plate 13
resonance and, 127–29
Wycliffe, John, 167
Y
Yellow River culture, 150–51
Yi, Shi, 75
Yin and yang, 151, 152, 198–99
Z
Zhang, R. J., 72
Zhang, W. P., 73
Zioutas, Konstantin, 78