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Hello everybody.  This post is in response to Kristen’s submission to yesterday’s vidchat.  (I was diverted to a delightful HOA gathering and missed the Giza event but enjoyed the replay)
Kristen (Gabe’s mom) asked about the incompleteness of the traditional medical approach with respect to diagnosing health and implementing healing.  In that regard I think more attention should be place on emotional health. It is true that diet and exercise have received more attention, but the role of emotions is difficult to quantify and measure specifically.  Poor emotional health can weaken the immune system and good emotional health can be a life preserver in a sea of negative influences.  During the response, Joseph brought up the concept of morphic fields; I have always wondered how emotions fit into the idea of morphic fields and how that system relates to healing.

Here are two stories about infant twins that bring these concepts into focus:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-50485984
“The twins spent just five minutes together in the incubator having a cuddle, but hours later Deiniol’s condition had stabilised, and his oxygen support was reduced to 50%.”  The twin survived.

and

The Rescuing Hug of Baby Twins Brielle and Kyrie

“At three weeks old, one twin went into critical condition. Her heart rate was soaring. Her oxygen level was dropping quickly, and she was turning blue. The nurses tried everything, but nothing worked. They were about to lose her.

Then one nurse, Gale Kasparian, decided to put the stronger twin next to her sister in the same incubator, a novel procedure that has never been done before at the time in the US. The standard practice at that time was to place twin babies in separate incubators to reduce the risk of infection.

Once the twins were together, the baby snuggled up to Kyrie, the stronger twin. As soon as Kyrie put her arm around her sister, the vital signs including breathing and heart rate of the weaker twin instantly stabilized. They called this the rescuing hug.”

Sometimes I think we live in a world that puts reason and logic on a pedestal, which is ok, but the effect can result in having a less important light on emotions and the affect of emotions individually and at the interpersonal level.