title: The vital force "reincarnated": modeling entelechy as a quantized spinning gyroscopic metaphor for integrated medicine.
abstract: The ancient concept of the Vital Force receives a modern incarnation as a metaphorical multidimensional spinning gyroscope. The consequences for a different understanding of health and disease are examined in the context of integrated medicine.
authors.affiliation: School of Human Sciences, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB, UK, milgromlr27412@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lionel R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Milgrom
mesh_terms: D006705:Homeopathy / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019365:Metaphor; D015233:Models, Statistical; D019413:Qi; D011789:Quantum Theory