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Energy in spirituality, refers to a widespread belief in an interpersonal, non-physical force or essence. Believers consider spiritual energy to be of a different type than those known to science, and therapies involved are often classed as alternative medicine. Various ideas pertaining to spiritual energy have been postulated in various cultures, prominent amongst them are:

• the Christian idea of the soul or spirit
• The traditional Chinese qi
• The Indian chakra, shakti or kundalini
• The New Age/paranormal aura
• The "orgone energy" of Wilhelm Reich
• The morphogenetic fields of biologist Rupert Sheldrake
• The Odic force of chemist Carl von Reichenbach
• biofields
• The Islamic way of "Ruqeeyah"

This vital energy or life force is known under different names in different cultures, such as qi in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), ki in the Japanese Kampo system, doshas in Ayurvedic medicine, and elsewhere as prana, etheric energy, fohat, orgone, odic force, mana, and homeopathic resonance.