In Cherokee teachings, there is a big difference between “medicine” (cure) and the “Medicine” (essence). One of the teachings of the Medicine, especially with regard to the use of natural remedies, is that it is not just the medicine of the plant that creates healing within the body, but the relation- ship of the recipient with that plant and the relationship of the healer with that plant that creates healing in the spirit (Medicine).
When we study cure historically, we find many meanings and many interpretations. This page presents a random quote from many years of searching for information and understanding of the meanings of cure.
The book A New Theory of Cure (there being no “old theory of cure”) provides a comprehensive definition of cure for all curable illnesses.
Health is whole.
An illness is a hole in our healthiness.
A cure fills the hole with health.
Tracy Kolenchuk, Author: A New Theory of Health
tracychess@hotmail.com
