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Abstract

SETTERSTEN, Aurora QuickCare, Wisconsin, USA. lorisettersten@wi.rr.com  review the use and clinical efficacy of esoteric healing.

Background

Esoteric Healing is a type of energy healing that originated from the teachings of Djwhal Khul and Alice Bailey first published in the early 1950s.

Methodology

Esoteric Healing instructors and practitioners are located in more than 19 countries throughout the world. Nurses and nurse practitioners as well as other health professionals (e.g., psychologists and physicians) have integrated Esoteric Healing into their current practice and/or have a separate practice in Esoteric Healing.

Results

According to Dochterman and Bulechek, the nursing diagnosis “energy field, disturbed” is defined as a "disruption in the flow of energy surrounding a person's being”. Esoteric Healing is proposed to assist a person in balancing her or his flow of energy. In this article, Esoteric Healing is defined, and the components of the energy field according to the teachings of Esoteric Healing are differentiated.

Conclusion

The basic Esoteric Healing treatment procedure, treatment protocols, and indications for when Esoteric Healing may be an appropriate healing modality option are described. Finally, research on Esoteric Healing is addressed.

References

Settersten L. What is esoteric healing?. [Review] Journal of Holistic Nursing. 29(2):132-9, Jun 2011.