I am finding this series on the history of research into etheric technology extremely interesting. I'm hoping you plan to make this the subject of one of your forthcoming books. It would be very useful to have the historical information, the references, and the bibliography collected in one place, in a more permanent medium, for people who want to follow up with their own research or applications.

Osteopaths, naturopaths, and chiropractors survived the fight over control of medicine as niche practitioners. Chiropractors seem to have remained popular because back surgery isn't very effective compared to other surgical interventions. However, I see the acceptance of acupuncture as a treatment that medical insurance will pay for in the US, despite the fact that its theoretical basis is a form of vitalism, as a more recent major breach in the AMA monopoly on judging what constitutes legitimate treatment. This opens up a possibility for widening the breach, without putting all the responsibility on the customer to assess the claims.

I've read that nurses can get continuing education credit for taking a course in what amounts to laying on of hands. I've forgotten the label they give it. But laying on of hands, like the other methods of etheric healing I've tried or been exposed to, is a subjective method that depends on the practitioner tuning in to the body of the patient. Because people's abilities vary, it's hard to do any research that requires statistical methods to judge efficacy.

Once you get a machine involved, it is easier to standardize treatment enough to study how well it works, to say nothing of making improvements.