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Ayurvedic Psychiatry: Progression from Ghosts to Consciousness
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T.V. Gopal. Ayurvedic Psychiatry: Progression from Ghosts to Consciousness. RFP Ind Jr of Med Psy. 2023;6(2):51–55.Timeline
Received : July 25, 2023
Accepted : September 20, 2023
Published : December 25, 2023
Abstract
The term “Supernatural” connotes act of God, re-animating the dead with positive results, elements of ghosts, zombies, and vampires. The essence of the supernatural is that it is something beyond our understanding, though we may sneak glimpses of its truth. The basic understanding of the Supernatural is therefore “something which does not belong to the natural world and cannot exist in reality”. The idea of the Supernatural began to mean different things in different cultures. Different academic disciplines view it and make use of it with varying emphasis and meaning. Bhuta Vidya is the branch of Ayurveda which deals with the mental effects caused by the Supernatural such as Deva (God), Daitya (Monster), Gandharva (skilled singers from the heaven), Yaksha (demigods, spirits usually benevolent but sometimes mischievous and sexually aggressive, caretakers of natural treasures hidden in Earth and tree roots, protectors of forests, wealth and virility), Rakshasa (Demon or Evil Spirit), Pitru (Ancestral or Forefathers), Pisashi (Flesh Eating Demons and Devils), Naga (semi divine beings, half-man half-snake, dragons) and so on. This paper is an attempt to position the mental effects of the Supernatural and the methods to manage them in the realms of healing with due respect to the associated cultural and academic aspects. Consciousness is the generic term that accords a holistic perspective to the cultural, academic and the associated aspects of healing.
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T.V. Gopal. Ayurvedic Psychiatry: Progression from Ghosts to Consciousness. RFP Ind Jr of Med Psy. 2023;6(2):51–55.
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| Received | July 25, 2023 |
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