title: Toward an understanding of energetic healing, Part 1: Energetic structures.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe one understanding of structures involved in energetic healing, which is defined as healing occurring at the quantum and electromagnetic levels of a person, plant, or animal. Characteristics of electromagnets, direct electric currents, Fourier analyzers, and L-C circuits are discussed and applied to the human being. Human electromagnetic characteristics are compared to descriptions of auras, meridians, and chakras. Quantum and chaos theories are presented and applied to the question of the mechanism of energetic healing.
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Slater
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics