Anointed experts and the laying on of hands

How does our dependence on expertise and the use of certification to vet that expertise influence the emergence of new practices or the resurgence of more ancient ways of healing?

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Anointed experts and the laying on of hands

Reiki, personal experience and professional doubts

As I lay on the massage table, my shoulder being expertly kneaded back into shape, I spoke to my physiotherapist about Reiki.… Read more

Constellations of mind

A person’s mental make-up constitutes a changing constellation of characteristics. These depict the workings of their mind, their behaviour, their relationship to others and their competences. Certain characteristics are considered superior because they render people better adapted to function in society.Read more

Looking beyond the crisis

I see the world from unusual and unexpected angles. It’s the way I am. You might say the underlying mission in my life is to depict those unaccustomed perspectives, whether it be in novels or photos or articles, such that others can experience the world differently and in being moved by what they see or hear, possibly learn from it.Read more

The responsibility of prevention

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As a liberal country, Switzerland is proud to bank on individual responsibility as a rampart against the spread of the COVID virus. Yet the only responsibility granted people is to follow state-advised restrictions, restrictions that, in their rigidity if not their apparent arbitrariness, are not always self-evident or effective.… Read more