We all (or at least most of us) quite rightly dismiss spiritual and energy healing as woo, but could there actually be something in it?
Of course, I'm not talking about the existence of auras, reiki, crystal magic and all that stuff. That's just silly.
Could the effectiveness of spiritual healing methods be a manifestation of the placebo effect? If someone actually believes that these healing methods will work for them, could that be enough into kick-starting the body into speeding up recovery from these ailments?
I guess it helps that people who would already be willing to accept the effectiveness of energy healing are more likely to be responsive to any placebo effect caused by it.