Unlock a bold, early 20th‑century look at illness, mind, and healing.
The Absent Treatment of Disease surveys how unseen forces—telepathy, the subconscious, and psycho‑therapy—could influence health, and what that might mean for healing when a healer is not physically present.
In this edition, the author lays out a wide view of disease, from germ theory to the role of the subconscious mind. It gathers discussions on how protection by the body’s defenses, thoughts, and unseen influences might relate to cure. The book also presents historical questions about telepathy, evidence from psychical research, and practical experiments that explored distant or absent treatment. Alongside these ideas, it looks at devices like the talking machine and other means that could convey voice and personality across distance, all in the hope of aiding recovery.
What you’ll experience
- An overview of old theories about disease origins and the body’s natural defenses.
- A look at telepathy and thought transfer as topics tied to healing and patient care.
- Examples of experiments and case notes from early psychical research.
- A discussion of distant or absent treatment, plus tools used to support it.
Ideal for readers curious about historical approaches to mind‑body health, early psycho‑therapy concepts, and how researchers in the era considered healing when the clinician is not in the room.