Woo-Woo to True-Woo

Woo-Woo to True-WooDavid R Hamilton, Ph.D. – There’s a dictionary definition of woo-woo. It goes like this: “Unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism or alternative medicine.”

While having a conversation about my intention to write a book about woo-woo topics that would present some of the evidence in support of them, a friend of mine referred to things like reiki, energy therapies, even meditation and visualisation as a “load of bollocks.” Continue reading