vital force

force of life, life force

For other meanings, see Elan Vital Élan vital, coined by French philosopher Henri Bergson in his 1907 book Creative Evolution, was translated in the English edition as "vital impetus", but is usually translated by his detractors as "vital force". It is a hypothetical explanation for evolution and development of organisms, which Bergson linked closely with consciousness.
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(bioenergy, cosmic energy, cosmic energy force, cosmic force, cosmic life energy, cosmic life force, elan vital, energy of being, force of life, force vitale, inner vital energy, internal energy, life, life energy, life force, life force energy, life power, life source energy, nerve energy, nerve force, personal energy, spirit, subtle energy, universal energy, universal life energy, universal life energy power, universal life force, universal life force energy, universal life principle, vital cosmic force, vital element, vital energy, vital energy force, vitality, vital life force, vital life force energy, vitalistic principle, vitality energy, vital life spirit, vital magnetism, vital principle, vital spirit): An alleged nonmaterial "force" that sustains life.

 Its aspects include the following. Related systems or methods are in parentheses.
animal magnetism (mesmerism)
archetypal energy (dreamwork)
astral light (Theosophy)
aura (energy field work, Kirlian diagnosis)
bioelectrical energy (magical aromatherapy)
biological energy (neural therapy)
biomagnetic energy (Physio-Spiritual Etheric Body healing)
biomagnetism (de la Warr system)
bioplasmic energy (Bioplasmic healing)
body energy (Magno-Therapy, Zero Balancing)
chi (Chinese medicine)
core energy (inner self healing process)
Divine Energy (7 Keys Meditation Program)
divine healing energy (Emotional Energetic Healing)
divine power (religious healing)
dynamis (homeopathy)
Earth energy (Iron Shirt Chi Kung)
eck (Eckankar)
energy body (core energetics, Pranic Healing)
essence (Diamond Approach)
etheric body (curative eurhythmy)
etheronic force (Edgar Cayce tradition)
God Force (Rainbow Diet)
healing dolphin energy (Lifeline)
healing light energy (Chi Nei Tsang)
innate healing energy (homeovitics)
Innate Intelligence (chiropractic)
jariki (Zazen)
ki (shiatsu)
kundalini (kundalini yoga)
libidinal energy (Jungian psychology)
life-fields, L-Fields (radionics)
liquid light of sex
Living Energy (Living Energy Training)
magical energies (magical diet)
magnetic energy (magnet therapy)
mana (kahuna healing)
MariEL (MariEL)
Moon energy (Celtic magic)
orgone (Reichian Therapy)
pneuma (bioenergetics)
prana (Ayurveda)
psychic energy (psychic healing)
reiki (Reiki)
ruach, ruah (Judaism)
seichim (Seichim)
seiki (seiki-jutsu)
sexual energy (Gnosis, Tantra)
shakti (spiritual midwifery)
Shin-ki (Shinkiko)
Shintsu-Riki(R) (Kobayashi Technique)
soul (Christianity)
tachyon energy (electromagnetic healing)
transformation energy (Cellular Theta Breath)
universal creative healing energy (Planetary Herbology)
Universal Fifth Dimensional Energy (Alchemia)
vis medicatrix naturae (naturopathy)
vital ki energy (vital energy healing)
The expression "healing energy" is synonymous with most of these expressions. Similar concepts relevant to alternative healthcare include: bio-current, biomagnetic waves, entelechy, M-fields, morphogenic fields (morphogenetic fields, morphic fields, morphic resonance), odic force,paraelectricity, psi-fields, psi plasma, vis formativa, and zero-point energy (virtual energy).

Noun
1. (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
(synonym) life force, vitality, elan vital
(hypernym) force
(classification) biology, biological science