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- | '''Energy''' in [[spirituality]], refers to a widespread belief in an interpersonal, [[non-physical]] [[force]] or [[essence]]. Believers consider spiritual energy to be of a different type than those known to science, and therapies involved are often classed as [[alternative medicine]]. | ||
- | Various ideas pertaining to ''spiritual energy'' have been postulated in various cultures, prominent amongst them are: | ||
- | *the [[Christian]] idea of the [[soul]] or [[spirit]] | ||
- | *The traditional [[Culture of China|Chinese]] [[qi]] | ||
- | *The [[Culture of India|Indian]] [[chakra]], [[shakti]] or [[kundalini]] | ||
- | *The [[New Age]]/[[paranormal]] [[Aura (paranormal)|aura]] | ||
- | *The "[[orgone energy]]" of [[Wilhelm Reich]] | ||
- | *The [[morphogenetic field]]s of biologist [[Rupert Sheldrake]] | ||
- | *The [[Odic force]] of chemist [[Carl von Reichenbach]] | ||
- | *[[biofield]]s | ||
- | *The Islamic way of "Ruqeeyah" | ||
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- | This [[vital energy]] or [[life force]] is known under different names in different cultures, such as [[qi]] in [[traditional Chinese medicine]] (TCM), ki in the Japanese [[Kampo]] system, [[dosha]]s in [[Ayurvedic medicine]], and elsewhere as [[prana]], [[etheric body|etheric energy]], fohat, [[orgone]], [[odic force]], [[mana]], and [[homeopathic]] resonance. | ||
- | == See also == | ||
- | * [[Libido]] | ||
- | *''[[The Worship of the Generative Powers]]'' | ||
- | * [[Holy Spirit]], [[Pneumatology]], [[Spirituality]] | ||
- | * [[Egyptian soul]] | ||
- | * [[Unani]] | ||
- | * [[Mana]] in [[Oceania|Oceanic]] cultures and in anthropology | ||
- | * [[Aether (classical element)|Aether]] or the [[quintessence]] of classical physics | ||
- | * [[Holy Spirit]] in some branches of [[Christianity]], similar ideas in [[Islam]] and [[Judaism]] | ||
- | * Qudra in [[Sufism]] | ||
- | * [[Magic (paranormal)|Magical energy]] in various systems | ||
- | * [[Silap Inua]] in [[Inuit mythology]] | ||
- | * [[Sex magic]] in various systems | ||
+ | # [[Life-breath]], [[life principle]], or [[life force]] in [[Hindu]] teachings. | ||
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