Hi David,
I'm just stumbling upon this thread. 'Reiki' caught my eye, and I
searched back to see where it had first been mentioned, but couldn't
find it, so forgive me if I'm misunderstanding context
.
What really DID get my attention was the remark below about reiki plus
prayer and the odd idea that ' they almost exactly would be expected
to cancel out." WHAT?!!!
As a Reiki master, I've had the privilege of teaching it to nuns, two
ministers, a Hindu sitar master, hospice workers, doctors, nurses, and
many devoted religious people whose daily practice definitely included
prayer. They all felt that it enhanced their connection to their
spirituality and for those who pray, their prayers. It in no way
cancelled anything except pain, fear, stress and disease.
Reiki means 'Rei' (universal) 'Ki' (energy). Many clients say it feels
like Love: unconditional, inclusive, expansive, and confirming of
their highest spiritual experiences. But it isn't a religion. It is a
technique rescued from obscurity by a Buddhist monk, but that doesn't
make it Buddhist, any more than Marconi developing radio makes radio
waves Italian.
Reiki is a powerful, nurturing energy that doesn't heal in and of
itself, but provides the body the energy that it can use to heal. If
it were psychosomatic, it wouldn't work on babies or animals, but it
does, sometimes very dramatically, as in the case of a service dog
with an abcessed ear. It is probably one of the things what kept me
relatively healthy for so long despite my 40-year case of undxed
chronic Lyme. It certainly helps with pain and herxes!
Just wanted to clarify.=)
Be well,
Léna
On Sep 8, 2011, at 9:27 PM, David AuBuchon wrote:
Got it. Thanks.
I think it would be interesting to see the result of reiki plus prayer
(especially by Donna), as
~David
