RE: Unamunos Paradoxon? - 3

https://www.drbrahma.com/health-benefits-of-prayers/



Effects of remote, retroactive intercessory prayer on outcomes in patients with bloodstream infection: randomised controlled trial
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Objective: To determine whether remote, retroactive intercessory prayer, said for a group of patients with a bloodstream infection, has an effect on outcomes.

Design: Double blind, parallel group, randomised controlled trial of a retroactive intervention.

Setting: University hospital.

Subjects: All 3393 adult patients whose bloodstream infection was detected at the hospital in 1990-6.

Intervention: In July 2000 patients were randomised to a control group and an intervention group. A remote, retroactive intercessory prayer was said for the well being and full recovery of the intervention group.

Main outcome measures: Mortality in hospital, length of stay in hospital, and duration of fever.

Results: Mortality was 28.1% (475/1691) in the intervention group and 30.2% (514/1702) in the control group (P for difference=0.4). Length of stay in hospital and duration of fever were significantly shorter in the intervention group than in the control group (P=0.01 and P=0.04, respectively).

Conclusions: Remote, retroactive intercessory prayer said for a group is associated with a shorter stay in hospital and shorter duration of fever in patients with a bloodstream infection and should be considered for use in clinical practice.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC61047/


The Effect of Prayer on Patients’ Health: Systematic
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There is increasing interest regarding prayer in healthcare. Prayer is an activity related to spirituality and religion. Positive outcomes have been identified regarding spirituality in health. This study aims to investigate the effects on patients’ health of using prayer. A systematic literature review was conducted in May 2015 and updated in November 2015. Electronic and international databases were searched and the inclusion criteria were based on PICOS: (Population) patients of any age and any clinical situation, (Intervention) all types of prayer, (Comparison) ordinary care, (Outcomes) any health change, (Study type) randomized clinical trials. Neither timeframe nor limitation in language were considered. A total of 92 papers were identified and 12 were included in the review. Prayer was considered a positive factor in seven studies, and several positive effects of prayer on health were identified: reducing the anxiety of mothers of children with cancer; reducing the level of concern of the participants who believe in a solution to their problem; and providing for the improved physical functioning of patients who believe in prayer. Prayer is a non-pharmacological intervention and resource, and should be included in the nursing holistic care aimed at patients’ well-being.

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https://mdpi-res.com/d_attachment/religi...sion=1453372185


Can Prayer Help Us Heal? Doctors Say Yes.
https://forward.com/community/414382/can...octors-say-yes/


How Faith and Prayer Benefit the Brain
https://www.westmont.edu/how-faith-and-prayer-benefit-brain


Top 10 Health Benefits of Praying
https://www.healthfitnessrevolution.com/...nefits-praying/

Nahtoderfahrungen des Menschen sind real
-Bei Nahtoderfahrungen des Menschen kommt es zu einer erhöhten Aktivität des Gehirns, die sich stark von Halluzinationen, Träumen, Illusionen und Wahnvorstellungen unterscheidet
-Während der einzigartigen inneren bewussten Erfahrung empfinden die Menschen keine Schmerzen und keinen Stress, können aber wahrnehmen, was um sie herum geschieht
-Das Bewusstsein ist also aktiv, obwohl das Herz nicht mehr schlägt

Beim Weg vom Leben in den Tod durchlaufen Menschen eine schmerz- und angstfreie Nahtoderfahrungen, die sich deutlich von Halluzinationen, Träumen, Illusionen und Wahnvorstellungen unterscheidet.
https://www.forschung-und-wissen.de/nach...d-real-13376867



Religion, Spirituality, and Physical Health in Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis
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Background:
Whereas religion/spirituality (R/S) is important in its own right for many cancer patients, a large body of research has examined whether R/S is also associated with better physical health outcomes. This literature has been characterized by heterogeneity in sample composition, measures of R/S, and measures of physical health. In an effort to synthesize previous findings, we conducted a meta-analysis of the relationship between R/S and patient-reported physical health in cancer patients.

Methods:
A search of PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library yielded 2,073 abstracts, which were independently evaluated by pairs of raters. Meta-analysis was conducted on 497 effect sizes from 101 unique samples encompassing over 32,000 adult cancer patients. R/S measures were categorized into affective, behavioral, cognitive, and ‘other’ dimensions. Physical health measures were categorized into physical well-being, functional well-being, and physical symptoms. Average estimated correlations (Fisher's z) were calculated using generalized estimating equations with robust variance estimation.

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Overall R/S was associated with overall physical health (z=.153, p<.001); this relationship was not moderated by sociodemographic or clinical variables. Affective R/S was associated with physical well-being (z=.167, p<.001), functional well-being (z=.343, p<.001), and physical symptoms (z=.282, p<.001). Cognitive R/S was associated with physical well-being (z=.079, p<.05) and functional well-being (z=.090, p<.01). ‘Other’ R/S was associated with functional well-being (z=.100, p<.05).

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Results of the current meta-analysis suggest that greater R/S is associated with better patient-reported physical health. These results underscore the importance of attending to patients’ religious and spiritual needs as part of comprehensive cancer care.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618080/



New Evidence for Health Benefits of Spirituality
Some good news.
JAMA the journal of the American Medical Association has just published new evidence for the physical and mental health benefits of spirituality.*

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“This study represents the most rigorous and comprehensive systematic analysis of the modern-day literature regarding health and spirituality to date,” says Tracy Balboni, lead author and professor of oncology at Harvard Medical School. “Our findings indicate that attention to spirituality in serious illness and in health should be a vital part of the future of whole person-centred care.”

In summary the conclusions of the paper are clear: People who describe themselves as spiritual tend to live longer, smoke and drink less, and have better mental health.

This research mirrors exactly what was found in Harold Koenig’s 2012 paper** which reviewed over 3,300 studies of health and religion/spirituality; and also in the 2009 paper by McCullough and Willoughby***, which analysed eight decades of rigorous research and concluded:

‘Believers performed better, had better health and greater happiness, and lived longer than non-believers. . . . were, on average, 29 % more likely to be alive at any given follow-up point . . . 25% reduction in mortality….’

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https://williambloom.com/2022/07/18/new-...f-spirituality/

Die Originalstudie:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/ar...bstract/2794049

A Large-Scale Effectiveness Trial of Reiki for Physical and Psychological Health
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Objectives: The main purpose of this study was to measure the effect of a single session of Reiki on physical and psychological health in a large nonclinical sample. Design: The study design was a single arm effectiveness trial with measures at pre-and postintervention. Settings: The study took place at private Reiki practices across the United States.
Subjects: Reiki practitioners were recruited from an online mailing list to participate in the study with their Reiki clients. A total of 99 Reiki practitioners met the inclusion criteria and participated in the study. Reiki practitioners were instructed to give a flyer to each of their Reiki clients that contained information about the study and invited the client to complete a survey before and after their Reiki session.
Interventions: Trained and certified Reiki Masters conducted the Reiki sessions in person, with each session lasting between 45 and 90 min. Outcome measures: The well-validated 20-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule was used to assess affect, and brief, single-item self-report measures were used to assess a wide range of physical and psychological variables immediately before (pre) and after (post) the Reiki session.
Results: A total of N = 1411 Reiki sessions were conducted and included in the analysis. Statistically significant improvements were observed for all outcome measures, including positive affect, negative affect, pain, drowsiness, tiredness, nausea, appetite, shortness of breath, anxiety, depression, and overall well-being (all p-values <0.001).
Conclusions: The results from this large-scale multisite effectiveness trial suggest that a single session of Reiki improves multiple variables related to physical and psychological health.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31638407/

Zurück zu einer beseelten Natur?
Alles, was lebt, kann fühlen und leiden: Was indigene Völker seit je leben, findet zunehmend Eingang in die Wissenschaft. Wir müssen uns – auch zur Rettung des Klimas – wieder darauf besinnen, sagen der Philosoph Andreas Weber, der Forstingenieur Ernst Zürcher und die Schamanin Saskia Middendorp.
https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/sternstunde-r...c5-e534ed107a67

Zurück zu einer beseelten Natur? | Sternstunde Religion | SRF Kultur

Verfahren der Komplementärmedizin. Beispiel: Heilung durch Gebet und geistiges Heilen
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Spiritual healing and healing through prayer have been among the methods for healing diseases of mankind since time immemorial. Even today they are quite popular in many parts of the Western world, as epidemiological data testify. Also in Germany, although less systematic data are available, spiritual healing is being used quite a lot. This interest is driven mainly by word of mouth and media presentation of spectacular single case descriptions of healing. Scientifically speaking, such cases present a challenge to science to understand the mechanisms at work. Systematic scientific studies, however, are rather sporadic and sometimes amateur-like efforts. However, the data available show two general results: patients seeking out healing normally profit to a clinically significant degree. At the same time, there is little evidence that these effects are specific in nature. It could be the case that the mechanisms at work – if there are any specific mechanisms at all – do not follow the normal expected causal routes of activity, and hence the methodology applied might be misguided or incapable of capturing the effects. If there are generalised non-local effects at work, a hypothesis worth testing, then this has profound consequences both for research and for the interpretation of results.

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Fazit
Geistiges Heilen, Fernheilung und Heilung durch Gebet sind Interventionen, die derzeit nur schlecht untersucht sind. Verbindliche Erkenntnisse haben wir nicht. Anekdotische Hinweise und unkontrollierte Untersuchungen sowie Effektstärken aus kontrollierten Untersuchungen zeigen, dass Patienten durchaus von solchen Interventionen profitieren können, vor allem dann, wenn sie selber an deren Wirksamkeit glauben und selbstverantwortlich eine solche Intervention wählen. Erfahrungen aus englischen Allgemeinpraxen, in denen Heiler mit Ärzten kooperieren, zeigen, dass dies vor allem bei chronisch Kranken eine hilfreiche Ergänzung sein kann [59]. Derzeit ist die Frage, ob diese Interventionen spezifische Effekte aufweisen oder die beobachteten Effekte ausschließlich auf die Aktivierung psychologischer Faktoren zurück zuführen sind, ungeklärt. Die Forschungslage lässt allerdings vermuten, dass diese Frage mit den momentan angewandten Methoden nicht abschließend geklärt werden kann. Aus Sicht der Patienten und der Anwender ist diese Frage auch nur von akademischem Interesse, da diese vor allem eine Linderung des Leidens erwarten. Dies scheint – zumindest manchmal – durchaus möglich zu sein, und diese Erfahrungen halten das Interesse an solchen Behandlungen wach.

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication...eistiges_Heilen

Kurt Tepperwein
Sadhguru
Thomas Warren Campbell

Ich Frage mich warum so spirituelle Typen so weisshaarig sind? Irgendwas mit DMT?

Für Star Trek Fans....
https://amp.focus.de/perspektiven/ein-us...ml?fr=operanews

Geht es nicht eher um Maschinenelfen?
Die sind lange bekannt und sollen (manchen) "Tripern" auf den DMT-Trip begrüßt haben. Ich selbst kann nicht aus Erfahrung berichten.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2218949120
DMT Studie...

Spricht für die Theorie dass das Gehirn als Maschine das Göttliche anzapft um das Bewusstsein zu erzeugen und je nach dem wie die "Maschine" getuned oder eingestellt ist wird halt ein anderes Bewusstsein erzeugt, bzw anders angezapft.

Den Effekt von Alkohol auf die Funktionsweise des Gehirns kennen vermutlich viele.
Einige vielleicht auch Canabis.
Noch weniger kennen den Effekt von härterem Zeug.

All dies verändert die Hirnchemie und somit die Funktionsweise.

The link between spirituality and longevity

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spirituality/religiosity (S/R)
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Numerous epidemiological studies have shown how higher levels of S/R in its different expressions are associated with a lower mortality rate, even after adjustments for relevant confounders. Other positive results have been reported in cardiovascular health and in well-being of cancer and psychiatric patients, but there are also negative and neutral results. Factors that may help explain the heterogeneity of the results and that can be challenging are the diverse conceptualization of S/R (from membership in organized religions and participation in their activities to individual practices, such as prayer, meditation or considering oneself a religious person) and the dissimilar methods used for S/R assessment. In addition, the difficulty of implementing programs in which there is convincing transferring of the results in effective spiritual care interventions in the real-world confirming the concept of transitional epidemiology [3]. This may contribute to the resistance and struggle in the acceptance of this type of interventions, despite the growing medical literature dedicated to these arguments.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10859326/