write off eastern medicine as much of it is very effective, and a lot cheaper than Western style medicine.
"New Age quackery"? Some so called "New Age" ideas are astonishingly smart, effective, and very inexpensive.
Quantum Touch is a good example. Say you have crippling back pain. You pay the QT tech $50.00, and one hr. later throw the crutches in the back seat of the car and drive home with 95% of the pain gone. My own M.D. goes to this QT guy for severe back pain. So do my friends, and so do I. QT works!
The thing is, that anyone can learn the QT technique.... even a child. Nobody has any special "Powers"...but are simply technicians that learn the techniques and the discipline of "direction and intent" which directs healing energy into the body. QT is especially effective for back and bone pains.
Too weird for you? Go ahead and close your mind. If you ever have severe back pain however, instead of having a $30,000 back operation, why not fork the $50.00 and give it a try?
Astrology? It's survived for many thousands of years and has been used by millions of people who would disagree with you. Personally I think there's something to it. I hired an excellent astrologer years ago and she predicted exactly what my life would be like, and the kind of chronic illness I would suffer from later in life. Nothing in my life at the time ever suggested that this was possible, but it all came true. I know reputable business leaders and even scientists, who employ high quality astrologers and swear by them, and make decisions based on their advice.
The world and its extremely complex energies and forces are much more than our tiny minds can fathom... so don't be so quick to piss on them. 
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