The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times, Issue #28, March 2015 | Page 9

Remedies From Native American Cultures
By Liz Serflek

"Mike Spring, paralyzed from the
waist... down and in constant pain,
sailed to the Azores and back. On his
return, he confounded his TV
interviewer with the statement that
the only way he was able to obtain
relief from the pain that continually
racked his body was to press his
back to an oak tree. This simple and
cost-free action would then afford
him several hours of complete relief
and helped him to carry on in life.
When asked for a

scientific explanation, Mr. Spring
replied that he had none - it simply
worked! He had heard of the
treatment from an American Indian
source and had been using it
successfully for years" (Psychology
of Healing- Murry Hope 89).
How can that possibly be? A tree
curing backaches? He must have
been taking some aspirin, too, many
of us assume. It is not uncommon for
a person in Western culture to be