Avenues of Awakening
Avenues of Awakening explores the direction and meaning of spiritual awakening in the 21st Century. Covering topics such as enlightenment, healing, inner work, metaphysics, personal purpose, and spiritual community, Avenues opens these areas to wider conversation and discovery. A hosted show with guests, on a monthly release format.
Avenues of Awakening
S2E2 A Brief History of (mostly) Western Medicine
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Thomas Whitmire
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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The brief origin story of Western medicine, featuring Egypt, Greece, and Rome, through alchemy and the Middle Ages. Includes a foray into Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Indigenous traditions.
Imhotep and Egypt
Hippocrates and Greece
Galen and Rome
Recap
Dark Ages
Middle Ages
Alchemy
Traditional Eastern Medicine
Ayurveda
Indigenous Medicine
Observations and Takeaways
Conclusion
