Taking woo seriously but not literally

I think that a lot of “woo” - a broad term that includes things like chakras, energy healing, Tarot, various Eastern religions and neopagan practices, etc. - consists of things that have real effects and uses, even if many (though not all) of their practitioners are mistaken about the exact mechanisms and make unwarranted metaphysical claims. Now, a woo practitioner might explain what’s happening in a way that doesn’t fit any sensible scientific model of the world.