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Kolman says the energy comes from the cosmos; critics say healers of his ilk use gadgets that generate static electricity. I doubt this is the case with Kolman, since I was on the lookout for chicanery. On the other hand, while a session with Kolman left me with a great feeling of well-being, I have no idea what in fact was transmitted from his hands to my body and what role his healing played in my recovery. That's the problem with alternative therapy: you have to take a leap of faith. But sometimes that leap seems less daunting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Excellent Alternative Adventure | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

...example, it is moral for an idea to lead to the destruction of society, but it is immoral for a society prevent the development of an idea. The most immoral act is one that prevents a "dynamic" challenge to the "static" status...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: Lila Is Rife with Philosophical Ramblings | 10/31/1991 | See Source »

...find some middle path between scientists and mystics, between those who swear by facts alone and those who dismiss them as irrelevant. He believes there must be a direct conduit between the physical and the spiritual, and gropes toward an initial formulation: "All life is a migration of static patterns of quality toward Dynamic Quality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uneasy Riders | 10/28/1991 | See Source »

...back in a sleek black reclining chair, get fitted with futuristic goggles and headphones, and let yourself be carried to a more balanced state of consciousness. Electronic blips bounce between your ears, tiny strobe lights flash into your eyes and scientifically created static fills your head...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: Visconti 2000 offers Brainy Cantabridgians Mind Over Matter | 10/19/1991 | See Source »

...that's not all. For just $20, you can bring Visconti 2000 home with you: a tape of static that matches the brain waves you need to do anything from playing tennis to memorizing vocabulary. For those trying to tone their brain waves down, there are mellowing tapes of the sounds of surf...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: Visconti 2000 offers Brainy Cantabridgians Mind Over Matter | 10/19/1991 | See Source »

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