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healer

[hee-ler] / ˈhi lər /


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An alternative healer jailed over the death of a woman at one of his workshops has been released from prison just 18 months into a 10-year sentence, it is understood.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“When I’d told him that I was on a mission to help elevate human consciousness, he was very insistent that I come work with him,” recalled Caminos, an Argentine energy healer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

I think he should have stuck with the story — he was portraying himself as a doctor because he’s a healer.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Fan delivered what some critics hailed as a breakthrough performance with her portrayal of a widowed farmer and ritual healer in "Mother Bhumi", a far cry from her usual glamorous roles.

From Barron's Nov. 22, 2025

My mother came from the Transkei to help Winnie, and planned to give Zenani a Xhosa baptism by calling in an inyanga, a tribal healer, to give the baby a traditional herbal bath.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Many of her own patients came only after first visiting indigenous healers, Tan said, viewing psychiatry as a "last resort".

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

But Lawrence’s reputation for thoughtfully centering stories about healers and healing in wells of humor began with “Scrubs,” which aired for eight seasons on NBC before moving to ABC for its ninth.

From Salon Feb. 26, 2026

But the way it tethers its bruised healers to the human condition’s laws of gravity is potent medicine for coping.

From Salon Feb. 7, 2026

Here we see hawkers and healers, experimenters and extremists, in a field every bit as raucous, competitive, risky and expensive as it is today.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

For the physician’s cure, you would need to see a specialist - the only one who has ever successfully cured death: my son Asclepius, the god of healers.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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