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This page intentionally left blank. a medicine ofthe future ... beyond mechanicsto the domain ofmind and spirit "Dr. Richard Gerber has brought together an extensive compilation of infor mation on human energysystems that serves to make clear the significant bioenergetic principles emerging in our time for the development of a new 'EinsteinianMedicine.'Iwould recommend itequallyforthe researcher's ref erence,thelaypersoninsearchforthemeaningful,orforthestudentlooking forhintstothechangingparadigmsofthenearfuture." DoloresKriegerR.N., Ph.D. professorofnursing,New York University;authorofTherapeuticTouch "Anyonewhoisawareoftherecenttrendsinmedicinewillrealizethatmodern physicians-likethephysicistsbeforethem-havebeguntodealwithfinerand finerforms ofenergybothinthediagnosisandtreatmentofhumanillness... .Dr.RichardGerberhasprovidedavaluablestepinthinkingaboutthehigher reaches of human beings-that rarefied domain where consciousness and bodycome together, where mind and matter meld.... He takes us beyond mechanicstothedomainofmindandspirit,andshowshowtheseissueswill becomecrucialfactors inthemedicineofthefuture." LarryDossey, M.D. authorofSpace,TimeandMedicine "Twenty-firstcenturyhealthcarewill be based uponthesubtleenergyprin ciplesandinterventionsinvolvingthemind,body,environmental,andspiritual dimensionswhicharesoauthoritativelydocumentedinVibrationalMedicine. Clearly,thisisalandmarkbookwhichisachallenging,controversial,andbril lianttourdeforceofmajorhistoricalandclinicalsignificance. KennethR. Pelletier, Ph.D. UCSFSchoolofMedicine authorofMindasHealer,MindasSlayer "Dr.Richard Gerber'swell-researchedtextisawelcomeadditiontothegrow inginterest in the alternativemodalitieswhichassist thethousandswanting non-toxic medical treatments.... Dr. Gerber's book with his outstanding medical credentials adds tremendous credible information to the holistic movement." AbramBer, M.D. ArizonaHomeopathicMedicalBoard "[Dr. Gerber was] quite bold in writing about a broad range of healingarts andsciences-andequallyboldintheesotericdepthinwhich[he]discussed them.... Bravo!Thisbookwhichshould beread byall peopleinthehealing professions." RobertLeichtman, MD. author, Returnsseries "Whata masterpiece! Forthe first time we haveascientific reviewofenergy healingwithapowerfuloverviewofthewholesubject....Ipredictitwillbethe standardreferenceforallresearchersandteachers. Dael Walker director, CrystalAwarenessInstitute "Forthirtyyears nowthere hasbeenaslowshiftinparadigmofhealingfrom the monotheism ofscientific medicine toward aconcept of holistic medicine and more recently one which has been called sometimes energy medicine. Dr.Gerber'suseofthewordvibrationalfalls intothiscategory.Thisisabook for those at the interface ... individuals who are beginning to open their consciousness." CNormanShealy, MD., PhD. foundingpresident,AmericanHolisticMedicalAssociation "The human body is made up of electronicvibrations, with each atom and element of the body, each organ and organism, having its electronic unit of vibrationnecessaryforthesustenanceof,andequilibriumin,thatparticular organism.Each unit, then, beingacell oraunitoflife initself has the capac ityofreproducingitselfbythefirst lawasis knownofreproduction-division. Whenaforce inanyorganorelementofthebodybecomesdeficientinitsability toreproducethatequilibriumnecessaryforthesustenanceofphysicalexistence andits reproduction, thatportion becomes deficient in electronicenergy. This maycomebyinjuryor bydisease, received byexternal forces. It maycome from internal forces through lackofeliminations produced in thesystem or byotheragenciestomeetitsrequirementsinthebody." EdgarCayce(1928) from ThereIsARiverbyThomasSugrue (italics added) Vibrational Medicine THE # I HANDBOOK OF SUBTLE-ENERGY THERAPIES Richard Gerber, M.D. THIRD EDITION BEAR &COMPANY ROCHESTER,VERMONT This book is dedicatedto the vastspiritualHierarchy which silentlyworks to upliftthehuman condition. Bear&Company OneParkStreet Rochester, Vermont 05767 www.lnnerTraditions.com Copyright©2001 byRichardGerber All rights reserved. Nopartofthis bookmaybereproduced orutilized inany formorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying, recording,or byanyinformationstorageand retrieval system,without permissioninwritingfromthepublisher. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-Publication Data Gerber,Richard, 1954- Vibrational medicine: the#1 handbookofsubtle-energytherapies/ RichardGerber.-3r<'ed. p.cm. ISBN 978-1-879181-58-8 (pbk.:alk. paper) Previoused. published with subtitle: Newchoices for healingourselves. Includesbibliographical references and index. 1.Mental healing-Handbooks,manuals,etc.2.Vital force-Therapeutic use-Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Alternative medicine-Handbooks, manuals,etc. RZ401 .G352001 615.5-<1c21 00-068901 Printed and bound inCanada 10 9 TypographybyCopygraphics,SantaFe This bookwas typeset inCheltenham condensed m SPECIAL NOTICE THE READER Althoughthisbookwaswritten byaphysiciananddiscussesvarious methodsof healing, it is not meant togivespecific recommendationsof adviceforthetreatmentofparticularillnesses. This bookisanexamina tionofthe mechanismsofavarietyofalternativetherapiesthatmayhold promise as adjunctive treatments to conventional medical approaches. Thebookisnot intendedtobeareplacementforgood medicaldiagnosis andtreatment.Therefore, beforeattemptingtouseanyofthementioned therapieswithinthisbook, itissuggestedthatthe readerseektheexper tise of a trained physician or enlightened health-care practitioner for diagnosis, treatment, and guidance in the selection of particular therapeutic modalities. Also, forthegeneral reader, andespeciallyforthose readerswhodo nothavetrainingashealth-careprofessionals, itissuggestedthatthe"Key Pointsto Remember" at theend ofeach chapter be read first, and then thechaptershouldbereadfrom beginningtoend.Ithas beenfoundthat this method worksbestin makingsenseofcertaincomplexinformation and also grounds the key insights necessary to understanding further chapters. Also, it is recommended that the chaptersofthe book be read insequential order,aseachchapterbuildsontheinformationdeveloped in the preceding chapter. Richard Gerber, M.D. CONTENTS Acknowledgments. .................... ..... ...................... 10 Foreword byWilliamA.Tiller,Ph.D.................................. 12 IntroductionbyGabrielCousens,M.D. .............................. 17 Preface 21 Prefaceto theThirdEdition 27 VibrationalMedicine:The#1HandbookofSubtle-EnergyTherapies I.OfHolograms,Energy&VibrationalMedicine:An EinsteinianView ofLivingSystems 39 TheMarvelsofLaserLight:HolographyasaNewModelofReality 45 ';4sAbove, SoBelow':' TheHolographicPrincipleinNature 48 TheScientificEvidence:ASearchfortheEthericBody 51 CluesfromthePhantomLeaf' TheEthericBodyasaHologram 54 Newsfromthe WorldofParticlePhysics:MalterasFrozenLight&Its ImplicationsforMedicine 56 ';4sBelow. SoAbove":TheUniverseasaCosmicHologram 60 ChapterSummary:NewEnergeticPrinciplesforaNewAge 65 II. Newtonianvs. EinsteinianMedicine:HistoricalPerspectivesontheArt & ScienceofHealing 71 HerbalMedicine:Drug Therapy'sEarliestBeginnings 72 HomeopathicMedicine:ARadicalStepBeyondHerbs 73 The WondersofWater: WhatMakesItAllFbssible 77 ASubtleEnergyModelforHealingwithHomeopathy 80 III.TheEarliestBeginningsofMedicalEnergeticApproaches:TheBirth ofVibrational Medicine 91 TheDiscovery&DevelopmentofX-Rays:EarlyMedicalModelsofUsing EnergyforDiagnosis&Treatment 92 Electrotherapy:FromSuppressingPaintoHealingFractures 93 X-RaysRevisited: TheDevelopmentoftheCATScanner 101 BeyondtheCATScanner: TheBodyAccordingtoMRI 103 AStepBeyond-EMRScanning&Electrography:OntheThresholdofthe Etheric 106 IV. FrequencyDomains&theSubtlePlanesofMatter:AnIntroductionto Human MultidimensionalAnatomy 119 ThePhysical·EthericInterface: TheNextGreatestDiscoveryinthe DevelopmentofVibrationalMedicine 121 TheChakras&theNadis:AnIndianSubtleEnergeticAnatomy Lesson 128 TheAstralBody: TheSeatofOurEmotions&aMechanismfor DisembodiedConsciousness 135 AScientificModelofFrequencyDomains:The Tiller-EinsteinModelof Positive-NegativeSpace/Time 143 TheMentalBody, theCausalBody, &theHigherSpiritualBodies 153 AFrequencyModelofOurExtendedSubtleEnergeticAnatomy:A FrameworkforUnderstandingtheMultidimensionalHumanBeing... 155 Reincarnation&Human Transformation:AMultidimensionalModelof theEvolutionofConsciousness 161 V.Subtle-EnergySystems& TheirRelevancetoAncientApproaches toward Healing 173 Acupuncture&theChinesePhilosophyofHealing:ModernApproachesto anAncientMethodofDiagnosis&Treatment 173 Yin/Yang&theFiveElements: TheChinese ViewofNature 175 Chronobiology&theAcupunctureMen'dianSystem 182 TheAcupunctureMeridianSystemasaDiagnosticInterface 185 TheMeridian-GlialCellNetwork:AnElectricalInterfacewiththeHuman NervousSystem 189 TheAcupunctureMeridianSystemasa TherapeuticInterface:AReturnto theConceptofHealingwithEnergy , 198 VI.NewWindowsonan UnseenWorld:TheDevelopmentofSubtle EnergeticTechnologies 203 Men'dian-BasedDiagnosticSystems:HahnemannUpdatedwith NewAgeTechnologies 203 EAV&EnvironmentIllnesses:ANewLookatClinicalEcology 215 FromEAVtoRadionics:APureFrequencyModelofDiagnosis& Therapy 222 MechanismsofActioninRadionics&Radiesthesia:AFurtherLookinto theChakra·NervousSystemLink 226 VII.TheEvolutionofVibrationalMedicine: Learningto Healwiththe WisdomofNature 241 LearningtoHealwithFlowerRemedies:DrBachDiscoverstheHidden GiftsofNature 242 ARevolutioninHealingwithFlowerEssences:Gumdas'Contribution towardaSynthesisofVibrationalMedicine 248 Karma, Consciousness&theCrystallineNetwork: ThePinealGland's LinkwiththeRightCerebralHemisphere 255 TheProblemofMiasms:OurEnergetic TendenciestowardIllness 259 ACloserLookatSomeoftheNewerFlowerEssences:Revolutionary MethodsofHealingatthePhysical&EtherealLevels 264 GemElixirs&Chromotherapy:FurtherExplorationsintoHealingwith Vibration 271 TheHealingFbwerofSunlight& Water:NewRevelationsin Understandingthe VibrationalGiftsofNature 279 VIII.ThePhenomenonofPsychicHealing:ExploringtheEvidencefor an UndiscoveredHumanPotential 285 PsychicHealingasanAspectofHumanFbtential:AnHistoricalLookatIts EvolutionthroughtheAges 286 ModemInvestigationsintoPsychicHealing:ScientistsExaminethe BiologicalEffectsofHealers 289 EnergeticSimilaritiesBetweenHealers&MagneticFields:ScienceTakesa CloserLookatAnimalMagnetism 295 HealingEnergies&NegativeEntropy: TheDrivetowardIncreasedOrder &CellularOrganization 301 Dr. KriegerLooksatHealers&Hemoglobin:TheEvolutionof Therapeutic Touch 306 FromMagneticPassestoSpiritualHealing:AMultidimensionalModelof HealingEnergies 313 IX.Crystals&theHumanSubtleEnergeticSystem:TheRediscoveryofan AncientHealingArt 325 AnEsotericHistoryofCrystallineTechnologies: TheRootsofSilicon ValleyintheLostContinentofAtlantis 328 Healingwith QuartzCrystals:TheRediscoveryofAncientToolsforthe TransformationofIllness 337 NewPerspectivesontheMineralKingdom:TheEnergiesofNature&the SevenCrystalSystems 349 HiddenGiftsfrom withintheEarth: TheSpiritual&HealingQualitiesof Gems&Stones 357 X.TheInterconnectingWebofLife:OurRelationshipwiththe Chakras 369 ANewModelofIllness& Wellness:DiseaseasaManifestationofChakra Dysfunction 370 ChakraDynamics&theSpiritualLessonsofPersonalEvolution 391 TheEnergiesofKundalini&theSearchforEnlightenment:Howthe ChakrasFunctionintheDevelopmentofHigherConsciousness 393 Meditation, Reincarnation&HumanIllness:TheChakrasas RepositoriesofKarmicEnergy 399 PhysiologicConceptsofMeditation&Enlightenment:Bentov5Modelof Heart-BrainResonance&thePhysio-KundaliniSyndrome 401