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It's finally happened. I've become one of those people. I've gone from dipping my toes in the waters of alternative healthcare to plunging right in. Luckily, I've been finding the water to my liking so far.
I spent a long time as a rationalist/materialist, so I held "alternative" healthcare modalities at arm's length. Many of the people I know have availed themselves of different sorts of treatment through the years, and most of them reported solid results from the things they were using (chiropractic treatments and homeopathy are two common ones). I believed them, but pretty much chalked it up to the "placebo effect" (people being healed without a clear cause, by virtue of an inert substance they believe will heal them, is pretty magical when you think about it).
Since I've lost my faith in allopathic medicine, I've started studying the magical and medical effects of herbs on the human body, the way our diet affects our health (I've tentatively begun looking into information on Ayurvedic diets, as well as Western humoral herbalism), and essential oils and their use. Woo hoo! After I dropped forty bucks on supplements, oils and the like at the grocery store last week, I realized I'd really flipped the switch. I have become the type of person I used to sort of roll my eyes at and regard with a healthy dose of skepticism.
I don't really mind. The amount of money I've spent on herbs, oils and such is dwarfed by the costs of allopathic care for an uninsured dirty 'ol white trash deplorable like yours truly. My next step will be learning different magical/ spiritual healing modalities. Since I got into occultism, I haven't really had a focus for my magical work, aside from some fairly selfish gratification workings early on. I'm ready to do something useful for myself and my family.
My disenchantment with modern medicine began before our recent worldwide healthcare controversies, and now there is a hypodermic needle shaped stake through the heart of modern healthcare in my mind. I acknowledge that traditional doctors bring a lot to the table and can and do save lives, and that they possess a lot of important skills and specialized knowledge. None of that is worth a hill of beans if I can't access it, which for all intents and purposes I can't.
I will learn to treat myself as much as possible with the tools I have... plants, food, oils, and spiritual energy. Being one of those people is pretty cool.
I spent a long time as a rationalist/materialist, so I held "alternative" healthcare modalities at arm's length. Many of the people I know have availed themselves of different sorts of treatment through the years, and most of them reported solid results from the things they were using (chiropractic treatments and homeopathy are two common ones). I believed them, but pretty much chalked it up to the "placebo effect" (people being healed without a clear cause, by virtue of an inert substance they believe will heal them, is pretty magical when you think about it).
Since I've lost my faith in allopathic medicine, I've started studying the magical and medical effects of herbs on the human body, the way our diet affects our health (I've tentatively begun looking into information on Ayurvedic diets, as well as Western humoral herbalism), and essential oils and their use. Woo hoo! After I dropped forty bucks on supplements, oils and the like at the grocery store last week, I realized I'd really flipped the switch. I have become the type of person I used to sort of roll my eyes at and regard with a healthy dose of skepticism.
I don't really mind. The amount of money I've spent on herbs, oils and such is dwarfed by the costs of allopathic care for an uninsured dirty 'ol white trash deplorable like yours truly. My next step will be learning different magical/ spiritual healing modalities. Since I got into occultism, I haven't really had a focus for my magical work, aside from some fairly selfish gratification workings early on. I'm ready to do something useful for myself and my family.
My disenchantment with modern medicine began before our recent worldwide healthcare controversies, and now there is a hypodermic needle shaped stake through the heart of modern healthcare in my mind. I acknowledge that traditional doctors bring a lot to the table and can and do save lives, and that they possess a lot of important skills and specialized knowledge. None of that is worth a hill of beans if I can't access it, which for all intents and purposes I can't.
I will learn to treat myself as much as possible with the tools I have... plants, food, oils, and spiritual energy. Being one of those people is pretty cool.