The concept of \u2018hereditary magnetism\u2019 or \u2018family gift\u2019 frequently crops up in energy-based practices and amongst fire-cutters and traditional healers. Although often shrouded in mystery, this transmission can be explained in a much more rational way when we draw on the social sciences, psychology and biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is what this family tradition really means, and what scientific research has to say about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In popular culture, the common belief is that an ancestor passes on their \u2018gift\u2019 on their deathbed (through a secret incantation or physical contact). The anthropology of health reveals a very different reality: transmission is, above all, cultural and behavioural<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A \u2018passed-on gift\u2019 is not an unexplained magical phenomenon, but is based on powerful psychological mechanisms that have been studied in detail by neuroscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whilst there is no such thing as a \u2018magnetism gene\u2019, science is now investigating how certain physical or psychological predispositions may be hereditary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At present, medical research does not confirm the existence of a measurable energy fluid (as posited by traditional magnetism), but it does confirm its clinical utility<\/strong> in specific contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many oncology departments and major hospitals (particularly in France and Switzerland) regularly call upon \u2018fire cutters\u2019 or magnetisers to alleviate the side effects of radiotherapy or to treat patients with severe burns. The medical profession does not seek to prove the existence of this \u2018life force\u2019, but acknowledges the genuine pain relief (analgesia) brought about by deep relaxation and the holistic care of the patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In summary:<\/strong> \u2018Lineage magnetism\u2019 is not some unexplained gift that has fallen from the sky. It is the convergence of early cultural transmission, a psychological predisposition towards empathy, and powerful relational mechanisms (hypnosis, the placebo effect) that have been validated by modern science.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" La notion de \u00ab magn\u00e9tisme de lign\u00e9e \u00bb ou de \u00ab don familial \u00bb revient fr\u00e9quemment dans les pratiques \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques et le milieu du coupeurs de feu ou des gu\u00e9risseurs traditionnels. Souvent entour\u00e9e d’un voile de myst\u00e8re, cette transmission s\u2019explique pourtant de mani\u00e8re beaucoup plus rationnelle lorsqu\u2019on croise les sciences humaines, la psychologie et la…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-magnetisme"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
2. What psychology tells us: The placebo effect and hypnosis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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3. What biology tells us: Epigenetics and innate sensitivity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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4. The stance of modern medicine: A pragmatic collaboration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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