There are many ways to achieve healing and rejuvenation. Aside from spells and rituals, coming from a purely pagan point of view, there are alternatives or enhancements.

Complementary Medicine
Used together with conventional medicine. An example is using aromatherapy to help lessen discomfort following a surgery.

Alternative Medicine
Used in place of conventional medicine. An example is using special diet to treat cancer instead of undergoing surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy.

Integrative Medicine
Combines mainstream medical therapies and CAM therapies. There is some high-quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
There are five categories or domains of CAM therapies:

Alternative Medical Systems
Alternative medical systems are built upon complete systems of theory and practice. Often, these systems have evolved apart from and earlier than the conventional medical approach used in the United States. Examples of alternative medical systems that have developed in Western cultures include homeopathic medicine and naturopathic medicine. Examples of systems that have developed in non-Western cultures include traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda.

Mind-Body Interventions
Mind-body medicine uses a variety of techniques designed to enhance the mind's capacity to affect bodily function and symptoms. Some techniques that were considered CAM in the past have become mainstream. An example would be patient support groups and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Other mind-body techniques are still considered CAM, including meditation, prayer, mental healing, and therapies that use creative outlets such as art, music, or dance.

Biologically Based Therapies
Biologically based therapies in CAM use substances found in nature, such as herbs, foods, and vitamins. Some examples include dietary supplements, herbal products, and the use of other so-called "natural" but as yet scientifically unproven therapies. An example is using shark cartilage to treat cancer.

Manipulative and Body-Based Methods
Manipulative and body-based methods in CAM are based on manipulation and/or movement of one or more parts of the body. Examples include chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation, and massage.

Energy Therapies
Energy therapies involve the use of energy fields. They are of two types:

Biofield Therapies
Intended to affect energy fields that purportedly surround and penetrate the human body. The existence of such fields has not yet been scientifically proven. Some forms of energy therapy manipulate biofields by applying pressure and/or manipulating the body by placing the hands in, or through, these fields. Examples include Qi Gong, Reiki, and Therapeutic Touch.

Bioelectromagnetic-Based Therapies
The unconventional use of electromagnetic fields, such as pulsed fields, magnetic fields, or alternating current or direct current fields.


CRYSTAL/STONE HEALING
"Laying On Of Stones"
Stones are laid on the body in a series of pre-determined positions
Utilizes appropriate stones and chakra body points
Healing properties of stones first recorded in early Egyptian eras
Scholars wrote of stones as a form of medicine in Roman times
Stones, minerals and crystals possess a kind of radiating energy property
Stones act as transmitters
Quartz is piezoelectric, or generates an electrical charge
Quartz stabilizes the frequency of radio transmissions
Quartz vibration is consistent and predictable
Quartz was used to regulate clocks and watches
Suitable for humans and animals
Works on an energy levels of mind, body and spirit
Complements both orthodox medicine and alternative therapies


REIKI HEALING ("Ray-key")
"Laying On Of Hands"
Hands are laid on or over body in a series of pre-determined positions
Reiki is Japanese for "Universal Life Force"
Evolved in Japan from one nineteenth-century man: Dr Mikao Usui
Reiki can be defined as spiritually guided life force energy
The God-consciousness called "Rei" that guides the life force called "Ki"
Ki = Chi (Chinese), Prana (Sanskrit) and Ti or Ki (Hawaiian)
Reiki flows through affected areas and charges them with positive energy
There are twelve basic Reiki hand placements
Suitable for humans and animals
Works on an energy levels of mind, body and spirit
Complements both orthodox medicine and alternative therapies


HERBAL HEALING
"Chemical Free"
Utilizes essential oils and herbs
Encourages organic lifestyle
Herbalism is one of the oldest healing techniques known worldwide
Originated: Egypt, Sumeria, Assyria, Babyllonia, Greece, Rome
All current medicines come from centuries of botanical compilation
Widely discarded in modern times in favor of synthetic drugs
Suitable for humans and animals
Works on an energy levels of mind, body and spirit
Complements both orthodox medicine and alternative therapies


MEDITATIVE HEALING
"Mind Over Matter"
Utilizes visualization and deep mental states
Sometimes incorporates guided meditations
Sometimes incorporates meditative music or nature sounds
Suitable for humans and animals
Works on an energy levels of mind, body and spirit
Complements both orthodox medicine and alternative therapies