There are countless, authenticated cases of individuals who have made an astonishing return to perfect health through spiritual healing. In this comprehensive text, Roy Stemman examines the evidence and explores the work of those in the forefront of the phenonmenon. It covers a wide range of techniques from the laying on of hands, absent healing, and prayer and miracles to healing by hypnosis, the powers of the mind, psychic surgery and regression and soul therapy. Other topics include: channelling and the work of mediums; animal healing; the power of love in the healing process; an exploration of what the healing force could actually be; and the way forward for spiritual healing. Based on thorough research and numerous case studies, this book contains information on many of the world's most extraordinary and successful healers.