spiritual healing reiki

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Spiritual Healing /Reiki healing

 

Spiritual healing/ reiki to many people conjures up so many images

and meanings, for those who do not know what it is all about, all

that I would ask is that you approach the subject with an open

unprejudiced mind and with a wish to explore and evaluate the

evidence carefully and properly. It is hoped with such an attitude

truth will prevail and misconceptions from misguided people will be

put in their rightful place.

 

From the outset it must be clearly understood that we live on a

planet of causes and effects, every thing seen on this planet has a

cause and an effect. We live in and are surrounded by all sorts of

effects like wind blowing from the north or a light shining from a

star or a leaf growing on a tree or wealth,

health,suffering,Happiness,Love,Sound,lightning,Music in fact

everything we see, feel, touch, smell, all have causes. Magic is the

name simply applied to happenings where no obvious cause can be

seen, at least to some of those witnessing it.As you can easily

appreciate no effect is without a cause.

 

 

We are know witnessing one of the great turnings in our century

where old healing practises are re-emerging such as Reiki healing,

Colour healing, Seichim, Spiritual healing, Osteopathy, Massage and

many others. Some of these are thousands of years old, Spiritual

healing/reiki is one of those. It is exactly the same kind of

energy used by Jesus in so many of his healings.

 

 

Put simply Spiritual Healing/Reiki is the transference of certain

energies through a channel which could be a person or an animal or

even the planet, the wavelengths of this healing energy are well

outside the limits of most scientific equipment but a lot of people

can feel this energy .

 

The energy in my experience has been very uplifting and beautiful

which can touch and vastly influence parts of us such as the spirit

or soul or our mental selves and our physical selves. It can bring a

steadiness and balance and sense of well-being second to none .Its

limits as to its use are in the realms of the infinite.

 

A very simplistic analogy would be to liken it to a massive energy

reservoir which can be tapped into by people and animals which act

as the conduits of this energy and like wires of electricity some of

which are bigger than others and so therefore big wires can transmit

more energy than smaller wires. Bearing this point in mind the

reader can soon appreciate that going to one spiritual healer ,

Reiki healer can be vastly different than going to another as it is

with so many things whether it be dentists, doctors, policeman or

what have you.

 

Spiritual Healing, Reiki is natural healing energy, which is present

in this universe. Spiritual healers and Reiki work in many different

ways to some it is the laying on of hands onto a person or animal,

to others it can be sent through the power of thought. To be even in

the presence of some healers can have a profound and beneficial

effect on people and one wishes that there were more people giving

off just as beautiful vibrations as these people were this world

would truly transform it.

 

 

Everyone needs healing, because there is not a single person which

on some part of their being does not require healing. I will clarify

that point further because some people are so physically orientated

they perceive people and their suffering on a basis of you look OK

you must be OK.

 

This perception can be likened to looking at a puddle of water and

because it looks all right and then assuming that because the rest

of the ocean is made of the same kind of stuff it must be the same,

being absolutely oblivious to the rest of the entire ocean.

 

We are a very complicated beings comprising of many different parts

some of which are the mental self, the subconscious, the Physical

self and the spiritual self. I will leave it up to the reader to

discover the parts of themselves and their true importance to their

well beings.

During the healing process as a general rule people should simply

relax, all sorts of sensations may be felt typically heat, cold,

energy, sometimes even noises from your body.

 

Who is suitable for healing? All people at all stages of their life

especially the terminally ill;Animals even plants seem to respond.

Will one session be enough? Sometimes but probably a series may be

the answer.

Will healing cure me? All healing from all sources be it Doctor,

drugs, etc comes under the law of Karma.

 

There are no guarantees that healing from any source may give the

effect which the Desiree wishes.

 

However it has been my experience that even if you do not get the

effect you desire, on some part of your being you most very probably

will receive some healing, even it is just upliftment. Which can be

extremely valuable

 

 

Harry Edwards was one such channel who was told to concentrate on

the next person he hears about who is sick. A case arrived one who

had TB who was dying .He concentrated on that person with his mind

and within 24 hrs the bleeding had stopped the pain had stopped and

the temperature had come down to almost normal. The Doctors

attending were amazed, the man returned to work in a short time.

More cases followed, people came with Cancer, Consumption and other

blights. Of notable healing was a boy with Spinal Meningitis and who

was dying. Harry sought healing for the boy and within a short

period of time the boy's parents were astonished to find their boy

sitting up in bed, the doctors looking on in amazement. A growing

queue was starting to form at his house and mail started to arrive.

But what truly amazed harry was the use of Absent healing where the

healing was sent by thought, the patient was not even present but it

seemed even more effective.

 

To cope with the growing demands of his work he set up a healing

sanctuary at Burrows lea in surrey and his secretaries started

answering the hundreds of letters which came each day. He was in

constant demand to give talks all over England. Then on one day he

had the great urge to demonstrate what he could do before an

audience ``is there anyone suffering from Arthritis''? he asked.

Hands shot up from all over the auditorium, which started off the

public healing. The demonstrations grew, a thousand people attended

a demonstration at Croydon and typically Harry would treat

Arthritis, Spinal curvature, Deafness and poor sight. One lady who

had not been able to walk for three years was given healing, after a

few minutes of healing she walked down the aisle much to the

audience's delight. A child of six had her spinal curvature

straightened much to people's amazement.

 

Gradually over the years of healing he drew together the letters and

testimonials and presented them in an incredible book called The

evidence for Spiritual Healing which contained ten thousand cures,

yes that's right ten thousand .

 

Newspapers captured the signs with headlines like `'Sight restored

after seventeen years'' `'the Deaf hear'' `'After healing the

cripple danced'' `'Paralysed children walk off the stage

unaided''and so on.

 

He would make the point quite clear that Spiritual Healing was not

faith healing and if it were so young babies and mental cases with

no comprehension about faith would not even respond.

 

On another occasion Harry was called before a panel of Doctors who

presented him with their very own patients. The first patient had

Disseminated Sclerosis and came in with two helpers. On the first

treatment mobility was restored to the spastic spine then co-

ordination of the leg movements followed, she responded well and

started to walk, the session ended with the Doctors asking for

healing for their own personal troubles. Then royalty sought him out

Princess Marie Louise granddaughter of Queen Victoria sought healing

for Arthritis and she was instrumental in the royals attending the

sanctuary.

 

In less than five years Harry had received no less than one million

letters and in less than seven years over forty thousand people

attended the sanctuary.

 

In the thirty years from the time he moved to Burrows lea up to his

passing in 1976 he received an average of 9000 letters a week .In

over thirty years he received over 14 million letters from patients.

 

Harry passed to the other side of life in 1976 but not before

teaching Ray and Joan branch how to continue with the good work at

Burrows lea where they still are today.

 

Happily now Spiritual healers are used quite extensively in the

N.H.S, in fact they are in over 1500 hospitals and at long last a

lot of churches have finally complied with what the master told them

to do two thousand years ago and that is to go forth and heal the

sick. In the year 2000 even our prince Charles published a report

stating that spiritual healers should be extensively available

throughout the entire NHS. Over 7000 healers are now registered to

treat patients in the health system. I know of no cases where

spiritual healing when given by a trained healer has been

detrimental in any way, I know of no side effects except better

health.

 

 

Just a few reports – " When I had finished treating him, it was a real

delight to see how wonderfully glad he was to be able to use his

legs, feet, arms and hands again... and then he told me: " When I

came here, I was convinced no one could help me, and I came only to

please my Aunt, who brought me. "

 

You worked a miracle with his father when he was very ill 1983-84

when I wrote to you, but you will be pleased to know he is now

working for the Council and lives a fairly normal life.

" You and the late Harry Edwards helped me so often and indeed I am

still pressing on 18 years after I was expected to die from my last

bout of cancer. "

 

" On behalf of my mother, daughter and myself may I thank you for the

lovely day at your Sanctuary last Tuesday. My mother is so much

better it is truly amazing. She can stretch out her arms and even

raise them to her head and her walking is much stronger. My daughter

was very impressed, too. "

My condition improved in as much as I now have much more self-

confidence and ability to deal with my everyday life.

 

Reiki,

Millions of people are aware of this fantastic healing energy and

there are literally thousands of healers [channels for this energy].

 

The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which

means " God's Wisdom or the Higher Power " and Ki which is " life force

energy " . So Reiki is actually " spiritually guided life force

energy. "

 

A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows

through and around you. Reiki treats the person including body,

emotions, mind and spirit and creates many beneficial effects

including relaxation and feelings of peace, security and well being.

Many have reported miraculous results.

 

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and

self-improvement that a lot of people can use. It has been effective

in helping virtually every known illness and malady and can create a

very beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other

medical or therapeutic techniques sometimes to relieve side effects

and promote recovery.

 

An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is

not taught in the usual sense, but is transferred to the student

during a Reiki class. This ability is passed on during

an " attunement " given by a Reiki master and allows the student to

tap into an unlimited supply of " life force energy " to improve one's

health and enhance the quality of life.

 

It has been successfully taught to thousands of people of all ages

and backgrounds.

The Reiki system of healing is a technique for transmitting this

subtle energy to yourself and others. Reiki can restore energy

balance and vitality by relieving the physical and emotional effects

of unreleased stress. It can gently and effectively open blocked

meridians, nadas and chakras, and clears the energy bodies, leaving

one feeling relaxed and at peace.

 

Reiki can accelerate healing. Assist the body in cleansing toxins.

Balance the flow of subtle energy by releasing blockages. Help the

client contact the 'healer within.'

A treatment feels like warm, gentle sunshine, which flows through

you, surrounds you and comforts you. Reiki treats the person's body,

emotions, mind and spirit as a whole. Reiki is a simple, natural and

safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that most

people can use. Reiki is powerful, yet wonderfully gentle and

nurturing.

 

During a treatment, the clients usually remain fully clothed. Reiki

is an effective alternative, or complement to massage therapy. Reiki

can support any medical or supplemental healing methods a client may

be using and is of growing interest to chiropractors, medical

doctors, physiotherapists, psychotherapists, psychologists and

hypnotherapists. In fact it is in use by quite a few doctors.

 

 

A Brief History of Reiki.

The history of Reiki, like all other histories, is tainted with

different views of the one event.

Reiki is seemingly an ancient form of healing that was lost and then

rediscovered, during a mystical experience, by Dr. Mikao Usui who

was a Japanese psychic. In 1922 Dr. Usui started a healing society

in Japan. He created three degrees (or levels) for Reiki healing and

initiated a small number of followers. One of his followers, Dr.

Hayashi, a retired naval officer, was charged with preserving Reiki.

He did this and further developed the Usui system.

 

He gave the knowledge to his wife and to Mrs. Hawayo Takata. Mrs.

Takata practiced Reiki healing and initiated twenty-two people into

Reiki mastership Today, Reiki is known and practiced in many parts

of the world and is increasing in popularity and acceptance.

 

One problem a student might have in learning Reiki is the existence

of different Reiki schools, giving different attitudes and different

symbols by different teachers.

All that is required is a genuine desire for spiritual growth and

an open mind.

 

 

Reiki Research

There are now quite a few experiments that validate the usefulness

of Reiki and other vibrational healing techniques. The following are

few of the more interesting experiments.

A registered nurse describes a Reiki experiment she conducted in her

paper, " Reiki Healing: A Physiologic Perspective. " In her study,

forty-eight people made up the experimental group while 10 made up a

control group. Both groups had blood samples taken at the beginning

and at the end of the experiment. The experimental group received

First Degree Reiki training. The control group was not involved in

the Reiki training.

 

 

The blood samples were measured for hemoglobin and hematocrit

values. Hemoglobin is the part of red blood cells that carry oxygen.

Hematocrit is the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume.

The people in the experimental group who received Reiki training

experienced a significant change in these values with 28 percent

experiencing an increase and the remainder experiencing a decrease.

The people in the control group who did not receive Reiki training

experienced no significant change.

 

It is thought that changes, whether an increase or decrease are

consistent with the purpose of Reiki which is to bring balance on an

individual basis.

One individual experienced a 20% increase in these values. She

continued to treat herself with Reiki daily and after three months,

her increase had been maintained and in fact had continued to

improve. This improvement was appropriate for her as she had been

experiencing iron deficiency anemia.

 

Another experiment using a Reiki like technique has also

demonstrated its ability to increase hemoglobin values. A medical

doctor conducted an experiment with a group of 79 sick patients.

Together the patients had a wide range of diagnosed illnesses

including pancreatitis, brain tumor, emphysema, multiple endocrine

disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and congestive heart failure.

Laying-on hands treatments were given to 46 patients with 33 as

controls. The treated patients showed significant increases in

hemoglobin values.

 

The effect was so pronounced that even cancer patients who were

being treated with bone marrow-suppressive agents which predictably

induce decreases in hemoglobin values showed an increase. The

majority of patients also reported improvement or complete

disappearance of symptoms. Both this experiment and the one above,

demonstrate that healers are able to induce actual biological

improvements in the patients they treat rather than simply create a

feeling of well being.

 

Laying-on hands healing has been validated by experiments carried

out at St. Vincent's medical Center in New York. The experiment was

carried out by Janet Quinn, assistant director of nursing at the

University of South Carolina. The design of this experiment tends to

rule out the placebo effect. Thirty heart patients were given a 20

question psychological test to determine their level of anxiety.

Then they were treated by a group trained in laying-on hands

healing. A control group of patients were also treated by sham

healers who imitated the same positions as those who had training.

Anxiety levels dropped 17 percent after only five minutes treatment

by trained practitioners, but those who were only imitating a

treatment created no effect.

 

Daniel Wirth of Healing Sciences International in Orinda, California

conducted a tightly controlled experiment involving a Reiki-like

healing technique.

 

Forty-four male college students received identical minor wounds

deliberately inflicted by a doctor in the right or left shoulder.

Twenty-three then received a Reiki like healing and the other twenty-

one did not. The treatments were given in such a way that the

possibility of a placebo effect was ruled out. All forty-four

students extend their arms though a hole in the wall. In the other

room, a trained healer was present for those who received healing

and administered healing from a distance without touching.

 

For those who did not receive healing, no one was present in the

room. Both the students and the doctor who administered the wounds

and later also evaluated their healing rate had been told that the

experiment was about the electrical conductivity of the body.

Neither knew that the experiment was about healing. Eight and

sixteen day follow-up measurements of the rate of wound healing were

done.

 

After eight days, the treated groups wounds had shrunk 93.5 percent

compared with 67.3 percent for those not treated. After sixteen

days, the figures were 99.3 and 90.9. After debriefing, the students

stated they did not know the true nature of the experiment and had

felt no contact with the healer. The possibility that expectations

of the students caused the healing was ruled out.

Dr. John Zimmerman of the University of Colorado using a SQUID

(Superconducting Quantum Interference Device) has discovered that

magnetic fields several hundred times stronger than background noise

are created around the hands of trained healers when doing healing

work on patients.

 

No such fields are created by sham' healers making the same

movements indicating something special is happening with the trained

healers. The frequencies of the magnetic fields surrounding the

hands of the trained healers were of the alpha and theta wave range

similar to those seen in the brain of meditators.

 

 

Dr. Barnard Grad of McGill University in Montreal, used barley seeds

to test the effect of psychic healing energies on plants. The seeds

were planted in pots and watered with a saline solution, which is

known to retard their sprouting and growth. With elaborate double-

blind conditions set-up, one group of seeds were watered with saline

solution that had been treated by a psychic healer.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Grad carried out similar experiments involving tap water and

plants. Sealed containers of water were given to a psychic healer to

hold and others were given to a severely depressed patient to hold.

The plants watered with the healer-held water had an increased

growth rate and those watered with the water held by the severely

depressed patient had a decrease in growth rate compared to

controls.

These experiments involving plants, in addition to confirming the

non-placebo nature of psychic healing, scientifically confirm the

ancient metaphysical understanding that healing energies can be

stored in water for future use.

 

 

In another experiment involving psychic healer Olga Worrall, Dr.

Robert Miller used an electromechanical transducer to measure the

microscopic growth rate of rye grass. The device used has an

accuracy of one thousandth of an inch per hour. Dr. Miller set-up

the experiment in his laboratory and then left, locking the door

behind him to eliminate any unnecessary disturbance. Olga, located

over 600 miles away was asked to pray for the test plant at exactly

9 PM that evening.

 

When Dr. Miller returned to the laboratory the next day, the test

equipment had recorded normal continuous growth of 6.25 thousandths

of an inch per hour up to 9 PM. At that time, the record began to

deviate upward and had risen to 52.5 thousands of an inch per hour

which was an increase of 840 percent! This increased growth rate

remained till morning when it decreased but never to its original

level.

 

The Spindrift group has done extensive research involving prayer and

plants. Their results indicate that prayed for plants always grow

faster and are healthier than non-prayed for plants even though the

conditions are equal for both groups of plants and those doing the

praying are miles away. These results were consistent regardless of

the distance involved and occurred over and over. They are described

by Robert Owen in his book, " Qualitative Research: The early years " :

 

One of the interesting results of their research work is that they

were best when the prayer was non-directional, that is when the

prayer was simply for the plants general well-being, rather than for

a specific result, such as a certain growth rate or overall height.

More experiments are being done and scientific theories are being

developed to describe Reiki and Reiki like healing techniques. As we

continue into the millennium, increasing interest along with more

sensitive equipment will allow science to more completely

understand, validate, and accept the reality of Reiki. As this

happens, we will see increasing use of Reiki and other laying-on

hands healing coming into common use by individuals for themselves

and family along with its use in hospitals and doctors offices.

 

The deeper understanding about the nature of health and the unity of

all life this re-discovered age old wisdom will provide will reduce

suffering and make earth a more worthwhile place to live. With this

in mind, let us be encouraged to continue in the spirit of Reiki to

help others and to heal the planet.

 

Practitioners have some real interesting stories. Reiki can also

enhances natural abilities. If you are an artist, it can help

develop your artistic expression. If you have an intuitive sense,

Reiki can heighten that. If you have a business head, Reiki can

enhance that as well. In the practice of Reiki, working with energy

helps you to connect with your path, your skills, and develop your

senses. But it takes practice and trusting what you feel.

 

Reiki is also present in some hospitals.

Reiki has been applied to these conditions and more with very

beneficial results. There are a lot more applications of Reiki – see

there web site for more information.

http://www.reikimedresearch.com/

 

ADDICTIONS (drugs and alcohol)

Addictions and suicidal behavior

Appendicitis

Arthritis (osteo-, rheumatoid)

Add/adhd

Aids /HIV

Burns

Cancer all types

Cervical dysphasia

Childbirth

Chronic fatigue syndrome & fibromyalgia

Coma –phenomenal result

Croons

Depression

Diabetes

Dyslexia

Eye sight

Endometriosis

Heart conditions -saved surgery

Hypothyroidism

Insomnia –results good

Leukemia -recovered

Lupus-improvements

Mole – fell off

Migraine- pain free

Multiple sclerosis – beneficial results

Neuropathy

Pagets - beneficial results

Pain relief – very beneficial

Paralysis- beneficial results recovered

Polyps –surgery cancelled

Prenatal condition- child born healthy

Psoriasis 70% cleared

Seizure beneficial

Shingles- patient in remission

 

 

Karuna Reiki

Laura gifford gives some interesting differences between reiki and

Karuna Reiki and says that Reiki increases the awareness of the way

God works in life. Usui Reiki, is the connection to the highest and

most holy spiritual energies. Usui Reiki is unconditional Love. Usui

Reiki is gentle and peaceful, but very powerful. Usui Reiki is a

conduit for Karuna Reiki® to flow through.

When receiving Karuna:

 

Karuna Reiki® is very serious, let's get down to business energy.

Karuna Reiki® energy goes very deep, gently, but quickly. She

describes vibrating at a rapidly increasing rate, feeling like more

light than I am flesh. The first few times she received a Karuna

treatment she describes rising out of her body, and was taken into

the symbols used. One repeated occurrence has been that she has seen

flashes of traumatic experiences in this life, and from other times.

They appeared as if I am looking through a picture window.

 

The image briefly comes into focus so she was clear on what she was

seeing, and then a beam of white and gold light pierces the images

and shatters them into zillions of pieces, which immediately become

pure light. When she had these experiences she also felt and at

times saw physical releases within my body. She experienced deep

physical and emotional healing.

 

She describes Karuna being profoundly transformational for her as

Usui Reiki and she felt that it had come into her life to assist her

in her growth. She says how multi-dimensional Karuna feels to her.

She felt it working simultaneously on the emotional, mental and

physical bodies, and it has her me layers in her energy field and

within her consciousness that go beyond anything she can

intellectually comprehend. Karuna Reiki® takes her to that space

beyond form, color, time and sound that just cannot be described

within the constraints of words except perhaps, the purest sense of

peace, and total love she have ever felt.

 

Those words don't even do it justice.

She also had sensations of Karuna Reiki® reaching into other times,

connecting with karmic issues, and flashing through incarnations

linking them and bringing the related lessons to her conscious

awareness, and offering her the opportunity to transmute it in the

moment. So in this sense, she felt it very gracefully transcends

time and space on many levels simultaneously. She also used Karuna

Reiki® to do spirit release work with others.

 

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