Supernatural healing

Adolf Fritz, generally called Dr. Fritz ( Munich, ? – Estonia, 1918), was a hypothetical German surgeon whose spirit has allegedly been channeled by several Brazilian psychic surgeons, starting with José (Zé) Arigó in the 1950s and continuing up to the present. There is no proof that he actually existed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dr. Fritz"

Faith healing, or divine healing, is the use of solely spiritual means in treating disease, sometimes accompanied with the refusal of modern medical techniques. Another term for this is spiritual healing. Faith healing is a form of alternative medicine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Faith healing"

Jomanda is a Dutch new-age guru. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jomanda"

José () Arigó, born José Pedro de Freitas (18 October 1921 - 1 November 1971) was a Brazilian psychic surgeon. He performed his healing acts and surgical operations with his hands or with simple kitchen utensils while in a mediunic trance, supposedly channeling the spirit of a certain Dr. Adolf Fritz. ...more on Wikipedia about "José Arigó"

The laying on of hands is a religious practice found throughout the world in varying forms. In Christian churches, this practice is used as both a symbolic and formal method of invoking the Holy Spirit during baptisms, healing services, and ordination of priests, ministers, elders, deacons, and other church officers, along with a variety of other church sacraments and holy ceremonies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Laying on of hands"

Muraqaba is the Sufi word for meditation. Literally it means "to watch over", "to take care of", or "to keep an eye". Metaphorically, it implies that with meditation, a person watches over or takes care of his spiritual heart (or soul), and acquires knowledge about it, its surroundings, and its creator. ...more on Wikipedia about "Muraqaba"

Psychic surgery is allegedly a paranormal surgical procedure, practiced chiefly in the Philippines and Brazil. It is performed by self-styled psychic doctors or psychic surgeons, who claim to extract " tumors" or other presumed pathological objects ( pus, bones, and so on) from the patient's body through a bloody but painless and invisible " incision", often made with bare hands and without the use of antiseptics or anesthetics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Psychic surgery"

St. Anselm's art is an archaic superstition, in which wounds are said be cured by barely touching the linen wherein those wounds had been covered. Delrio, in his Disquisitiones Magicae, observed that some Italian soldiers, who practiced this art, attributed its invention to St. Anselm; but assured the reader that it was really invented by Anselm de Parma, a celebrated astrologer and magician. ...more on Wikipedia about "St. Anselm's art"

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