Concept
Healing
Overview
process of the restoration of health
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In later times we have a good specimen of this species of deception, presented to us in a work on scrofula by Mr. Morley, written, as we are informed, for the sole purpose of restoring the much-injured character and use of the Vervain; in which the author directs the root of this plant to be tied with a yard of white satin ribbon around the neck, where it is to remain until the patient is cured; but mark—during this…
John Stuart Mill, A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive
Close in meaning to Healing; the term itself is not named.
Was it within that same space of time, or not till afterwards, that the healing is supposed to have taken place? As to the English word _healing_, it cannot be accused of being indecisive. But in some languages they have words, by which a very convenient veil is thrown over the result.
Jeremy Bentham, Not Paul, but Jesus
States what Healing is; names Healing twice.
After all, we must not forget that this illness of the patient’s which we undertake to analyse is not a finally accomplished, and as it were consolidated thing; but that it is growing and continuing its development all the time like a living thing. The beginning of the treatment puts no stop to this development; but, as soon as the treatment has taken a hold upon the patient, it appears that the entire productivity…
Sigmund Freud, Introductory lectures on psycho-analysis
Close in meaning to Healing; the term itself is not named.
Related ideas
Place in the tradition
Part of Shamanism.