Word: crystalization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...other Americans, you may find yourself at the doorstep of a homeopathic doctor or a "guided imagery" therapist or a chiropractor or any of the other innumerable practitioners of "alternative medicine." Some of these alternatives, like acupuncture or shiatsu massage, are rooted in ancient Asian healing traditions. Others, like crystal healing and bioenergetics, were born in the New Age (i.e., rooted in the ether over California). Many alternative therapies assume that mind and body are subtly interlocked and influence each other powerfully. In terms of credibility, they run the gamut from the generally accepted -- acupuncture for pain relief...
...suffering from ulcers, he explores sources of stress -- a job relocation, an impending divorce -- and suggests sessions with a hypnotherapist "to see if there are unresolved issues." He sometimes refers patients to an acupuncturist, and even a few to a Native American shaman, though he draws the line at crystal therapy. Weil also knows when to send a patient with chest pains to the hospital for emergency surgery...
...Need a crystal ice bucket for the office? The price isn't bad: just $83. How about a handsome garment bag? Only $197.50, compared with $395 at a typical luggage shop. A Polaroid Spectra camera will run you $99.57. Buy one at a Washington camera store...
...mill office supplies. But then, you probably aren't a regular shopper at the House and Senate stationery stores. These emporiums stock, along with paper clips and legal pads, an array of merchandise that would look odd sitting atop a legislative aide's desk: pewter serving trays, crystal candlesticks, leather wallets, china vases, silk neckties and much more. All at rock-bottom, wholesale prices...
...that no one checks to make sure the merchandise is being used for legitimate official purposes. Customers who buy items for personal use are supposed to say so -- and be charged 10% extra. In practice, few volunteer to pay the surcharge. "Do you really think people are buying crystal champagne flutes for the office?" asks an aide to a House leader. "Those things make great wedding gifts...