Magarey C
J Psychosom Res. 1983;27(3):181-4. doi: 10.1016/0022-3999(83)90020-x.
Medical technology has not reduced the death rate from cancer for 50 yrs, in spite of its physical and psychological morbidity. A broader approach is required and investigation of certain apparently successful unorthodox holistic cancer therapies suggests that the personality of the therapist is crucial. The spiritually convinced, charismatic healer has all the qualities of a meditator, and physiological measurement demonstrates that such a healer induces the state of meditation in his patients. Meditation is associated not only with physiological rest and stability, but also with the reduction of psychological stress and the development of a more positive attitude to life with an inner sense of calmness, strength and fulfilment. Holistic cancer therapy should include meditation, especially by the therapist; and psychosomatic research, like physics, should include the study of consciousness.
尽管医疗技术会带来身体和心理上的不适，但50年来它并未降低癌症死亡率。我们需要更广泛的方法，对某些明显成功的非正统整体癌症疗法的研究表明，治疗师的个性至关重要。精神上深信不疑、有魅力的治疗师具备冥想者的所有特质，生理测量表明，这样的治疗师能使他的患者进入冥想状态。冥想不仅与生理上的休息和稳定有关，还与心理压力的减轻以及以内心的平静、力量和满足感对生活形成更积极的态度有关。整体癌症治疗应包括冥想，尤其是治疗师进行的冥想；而身心研究，就像物理学一样，应包括对意识的研究。
