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Episode 553 - Laying on Hands, Part 1

Episode 553 - Laying on Hands, Part 1

History of Japan · Isaac Meyer

November 8, 202436m 30s

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Show Notes

This week: the origins of one of the most popular pseudo-medical traditions out there. Where does reiki, the notion that one can manipulate energy in the human body using their hands to heal people, come from? And why does studying the history of practices like this matter?

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