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The History of REIKI healing
The History of REIKI healing: by Clare burrows
We have to remember that energy based healing techniques and medicines, have been used in Eastern cultures for thousands of years.
However REIKI was foundered by a man named Dr Mikao Usui. He was born in Japan on August 15th 1865.
As a child, Dr Mikao Usui attended the Tendai Buddhist Monastery School, and went on to become a Tendai Buddhist Monk/Priest.
He was also a student of various martial arts and had a vast knowledge in medicine, psychology and the theology of religions throughout the world.
Usui Sensei (sensei meaning teacher) travelled to western countries and China several times, and this was encouraged during the MEJJI era, and to study the western ways.
He often took a form of meditating, lasting 21 days at a time, it is said that he did this on MOUNT KURAMA (Horse Saddle Mountain) and this meditation, is the one that had given his inspiration for the system of REIKI in 1922.
So what is REIKI?
Rei – meaning ‘Higher power’
Ki – meaning ‘Life force energy’
Reiki is a Japanese healing technique used for all kinds of ailments both mental and physical.
Reiki is administered by a Reiki attuned therapist, by 90% non contact, allowing energy to flow from their hands into the patient.
Most often the therapist will start at the head, placing their hands on the patients head, and then hover their hands over the different Chakra’s (energy centres) around the body.
A session usually lasts between 45-90 minutes depending on how much balancing and healing is needed.
The therapist would normally summarise with the patient after the treatment, of their findings, as usually they wouldn’t be told the issues to begin with.
Often crystals are used to promote healing, and often a pendulum used to balance the energy.
Symbols of Reiki are also used, but that can only be shared amongst qualified Reiki therapists.
Distant Reiki can also be performed if someone is in need whom cannot get to an appointment. (live away etc)
What does Reiki feel like? , How much am I expected to pay? How do I find a qualified therapist?
Reiki differs from person to person, it is an individual experience, however, generally the patient will feel very relaxed, and may have tingling sensations and waves of heat pass through them.
Some have claimed that they can feel energies around their feet when the therapist is around the head or upper body.
Some patients can drift off to sleep in deep relaxation during a treatment.
At the end of a treatment, most people feel a sense of balance and positivity, and also a sense of being refreshed.
Others may feel emotional and allow it to flow out naturally, which gets ‘rid’ of any lingering negativity.
A Reiki session usually lasts between 45-90 minutes
depending on each patient, and would generally cost between £15-£25 per hour..
There are some Therapists that also work on a donation only basis.
Going to your nearest Spiritualist church is also an option as some hold healing sessions on certain evenings, where you can receive Reiki healing for free.
It is important that you go to a Reiki Therapist trained to at least a level 2, and there is also information over the internet, to search for a therapist on the UK REIKI FEDERATION Website.
How to learn REIKI therapy?
This technique is available for anyone to learn, and it is not
taught in the usual sense, but rather it is Transferred through an attunement, given by a level 3 Reiki Master. This allows the student to tap in to an unlimited supply of ‘LIFE FORCE ENERGY’ to help enhance a patients quality of life and improve the persons health.
This information is also available on the UK REIKI FEDERATION Website to find a reputable REIKI MASTER/TEACHER to study with.
So is REIKI successful?
Reiki is not a religion, it is however, a spiritual based belief system, that this universal life force energy, can heal and help many people in crisis.
There are success stories from all over the globe, and a rise of many other holistic and natural based therapies and medicines.
However, there will always be the controversial element within spiritual practises and holistic therapies.
Many Governments will simply not fund much needed money into scientifically proving Reiki works.
It has a stigma attached to it by many people, as to how hovering your hands above a person can heal their pain? It could be described as magic, an illusion, that the patient just believes they are getting better, and that the therapists are actually just conning them into believing that?
It will always have this stigma, and there will always be positive and negative opinions on the practice.
As humans in the modern world, we are simply ‘taught’ that holistic practises do not have a place in modern medicine and science.
There are however, some hospitals now that have Reiki therapists there, and many Hospice’s, and usually the therapist is there as a volunteer.
THE TOUCHSTONE PROCESS foundered by Mr William Lee Rand in the United States has developed a system which is considered to be the most comprehensive compilation of hospitals offering Reiki treatment throughout the world.
In this process, there has never been so many worthy studies collected, analysed and evaluated, and from the most recent Data collected (during 2008-2009) showed very strong evidence, that, REIKI had a very positive Biological response in both humans and animals.
My conclusion….
As I myself have studied and researched for years, and are fully qualified in holistic therapies such as, Reiki, Seichem, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Past life regression, Sports Massage, Counselling, Psychology and Advanced Transpersonal Studies, I am going to naturally have a more Biased opinion towards this.
However, I can only actually go on my own personal experiences of it.
I was severely ill, 3 years ago, and having spent 3 months in hospital and two years of tests, medication changes and constant illness, I had, had enough.
After being entered in to the medicinal world, where every sense I had was dampened, my thought process was negative, my pain was persistent and no ability to control it, I decided to go down the holistic route.
It took a lot of personal effort, but I did get myself into regular Reiki sessions, and started to use natural medicines, as I had studied and performed in previous years for others.
The Reiki therapy gave me the foundations and belief system to start to lead a ‘normal life’ again with the minimal medicines, to control my pain and start to get better and a lot more positive.
It was also interesting that the therapist, knew nothing of my ailments at the start, and where she picked up the most affected part and issue, was later clarified by my consultant.
Some of the most spiritual experiences of my life have come from administering this therapy to others also, and I, as a therapist, work with the method of closing my eyes to heighten my senses elsewhere, and not having the information of their ailments to start with.
In my experience I have dealt with a lot of arthritic individuals, people who suffer from MS and people whom suffer gastro intestinal diseases.
I am not a doctor, nor offering a cure, simply a treatment that may have very positive results.
Reiki is a universal life force, everything is energy, anything can receive this, from animals to plants to humans.
I am a strong believer in energy, although I am not a Religious person at all.
I even use these methods with my ghost hunting group, to sense different energies at locations, whatever they may be, or not be? But that’s a different article…..
Now here is the question I ask, I cannot 100 % state that it is a divine energy, or, if it actually is the brains ability to ‘heal the body’ when triggered into that belief system and positive thought process, and this is something I will continue to study and research for my own personal goal.
On a whole I believe that Reiki can form a balance, can help to heal some ailments, and be beneficial in some forms of pain control.
A cure for things???? who knows, but if this therapy has an ability to make peoples lives better, and for some poor souls, a way of dealing with their ailments, to deal with pain control and be used as a coping mechanism for some,
I can only see REIKI healing as a positive, and encourage any person, whatever their ailments, To try it.
Article by: Clare burrows
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Para-Tv Educating classes or Shock TV for the masses?
I remember when back in the days when the mere mention of watching a ghost film or paranormal programme would be something of a treat. How times have changed. It seems you cannot skip though satellite TV these days without hitting some kind of Paranormal TV show that will be edited beyond belief showing footage of books “appearing” to fly off shelves and the like. Giving the viewer the misconception that the work of the Paranormal investigator would involve dodging flying objects and being chased or terrorised by apparent “Demonic Entities”. Television is not the only culprit however, Youtube and social media Live feeds are also the latest trend to show off Paranormal investigations, either in the home or on location. Just typing in “ghost” or “paranormal” into Youtube and you will have a ton of results at your disposal, many also showing similar terrifying footage that beggars belief. All claiming to be “real evidence” or “genuine” I personally have never chosen to share any of my footage on any of these platforms, that is my own personal preference but there are many that choose to do so.
The Last few months i have noticed a shift within the Paranormal community, there has always been an ethic of Para Unity, and that ethic up until recently had largely stood strong. Of late however, sadly, there does seem to be a division within the community arising, whereby, while we are all still trying to capture that elusive footage that, in reality we are all after, the footage that no viewer, theoretically could debunk, it sadly seems it’s now become acceptable to downplay other teams footage of unexplained shadows,knocks, echovox, spirit box sessions,or even no activity reported, as being too uneventful. Are these not honest and true investigations?. Since when did Paranormal evidence require showmanship? Why does it seem every investigation i view nowadays appear to have a Demon or an “Evil” entity reported? Because it’s more exciting for the viewer? To the more cynical eye it seems any footage uploaded onto such sites are judged on their credibility not just by it’s pulse racing contents but also by the amount of viewings and the amount of subscribers. Any seasoned Paranormal Investigator would readily tell you investigations are anything but interesting and pulse racing for the most part, indeed if an investigation is carried out correctly AND objectively then all but a few investigations reveal little out of the ordinary. It is those few out of ordinary investigations that keep the passion alive. Sadly though uninteresting investigations does not make interesting viewing and that does not make Youtube followers and subscribers, after all, who wants to sit and watch a handful of people in the dark with nothing happening for hours on end?
The whole platform of Youtube of Social media Live feeds in itself is a good idea and, if done correctly could serve the community well, for as we all know too well activity does not happen on demand and Live feeds is a great way to overcome this.For those groups who have access to them this a fantastic way to share and document activity with their viewers, they may also want to engage their viewers in live experiments, this all adds to research and research of any kind can only be welcomed. As someone currently studying Parapsychology any experiment carried out within the field that yields results of any kind i commend.
My rising concern is when a group of individuals who may arguably be among the best in the field become dismissed on how many “likes” or “subscribers” they have on these social media platforms, maybe they have failed to jump on the bandwagon of uploading an exciting video every week, they do not participate in Live feeds, does this make their evidence less credible? Groups that claim their videos have “real evidence” will almost certainly generate more interest and in return generate more likes and subscribers with many even generating an income in return, every video upping the ante on the preceding one. Everyone would agree that the Paranormal field is awash with both audible and visual pareidolia, yet viewing many of these videos it seems there are a great number of teams and groups knowingly misleading their viewers by suggesting that such pareidolia is in fact genuine spirit activity. Why? Because this will increase their subscribers or “likes” on social media? One would then have to ask the question of what did we initially set out to achieve,to obtain evidence of the afterlife and to follow the passion for our research? or our we out to make a name for ourselves at whatever cost?
So where does this leave us? Well social media plays it’s part in every aspect of our society these days, including the Paranormal and will undoubtedly continue to do so. There will be those who choose to steer clear of such avenues and refuse to be drawn in to the world of social media popularity, choosing instead to publish written articles about their research and then of course there are those who we have already mentioned. While to some it may sound i have a unfairly negative view of the role social media plays in the Paranormal Community this is not so, there are some very balanced well respected groups out in the field that thankfully do give a balanced view, they use such platforms in a well balanced and objective manner, they also seek to use them responsibly, to educate their followers and subscribers, these i wholeheartedly applaud. In general however , i do feel the way we utilise these social media networks could be significantly more balanced. Could we not use such platforms to educate the masses? Those who subscribe to our channels could we not also instead of putting videos titled “real ghost footage” or such like sensationalised video titles, share videos that will educate? Maybe not by ourselves but by some of the more respected individuals out in the field? If we have uploaded a video showing a spirit box session could we also not upload a video showing the origins of such device? Could we not also share the work and findings that those in our field have struggled and worked tirelessly for years to achieve? We have a great responsibility in what we are projecting to the public. If say, you have over 2000 members of the public watching your videos they are relying on what YOU are portraying as fact, you are responsible for how those subscribers view the work of all those in the field and as such it it your duty to educate. It must also be said when any Paranormal investigation team or group upload any of their work on a Social media network site they must understand they are and always will be representing to the eyes of the watching world and skeptics alike, the Paranormal community. Showmanship, amateur dramatics and such like will only set the field back and undermine the credibility the Paranormal community is struggling so hard to achieve.
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paranornal magazine looking for writer’s – and new episode para police out today.
We at paranornal magazine have 2 announcements today.
1. We are looking for content writers. This is a huge opportunity for a some people to wrote about what they love. Make posts on our blog which gets sent to 1000s of people. Then have their posts published in the paperback and digital magazine. Including your URL will dramatically improve your website rankings
2. New episode of para police out today
Enjoy. Lee.
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How To Capture EVPs.. And Conduct Your Session..
Hey All Its Lee steer “the Paranormal skeptic” Today i would like to share some tips on conducting an evp session to help scrutinize the field of ghost hunting for best practices.
I had some inspiration to write this article due to the fact i am close
friends with the EVP queens, and i have been working along side them on some of there recordings.. check out the bottom of this article for some of their work 🙂
EVP stands for electronic Voice Phenomena and it is believed that spirits can communicate on electronic devices such as Camcorders, Dictaphone s, anything which can record audio.. You will be doing a recording, and upon review you will think you hear a voice which wasn’t there at the time of the recording, This is normally called an EVP.
Hearing A Voice, with your own ears is called “Voice Phenomena” if you cannot locate the source of course..
TIP Number 1. – Do not Search EVP Recorder to buy a Dictaphone you will be charged an arm and a leg.. Simpy search Dictaphone.
Tip Number 2 -Through My research cheap dictation machines normally produce evps and the expensive high quality microphones seem not to produce them…. The cheaper Dictaphone’s have a low calibre mic pick-up, which is sometimes distorted, and grainy sound. some even record there own inner machines parts. – Now the more expensive you get crystal quality sound and no Ghost sounds i wonder why????
Tip Number 3 – Duel Redundancy – try to use the same record in the same area, so you have 2 records rolling at once. Skeptics would expect the same sound on the other recording. so if the sound isnt there.. then it could be pretty odd..
Tip Number 4 – Short Bursts – keep it simple short and sweet, do quick fire questions leaving 10 seconds for an answer. Do not record for HOURS… its only your own time you are wasting lol 😉
Tip Number 5 – Know your surroundings, before you conduct your session make a note of possible interactions of what could contaminate with your evp session, and if you capture any evps come back to your notes to see if you can tie it in with any of them interactions.
Tip Number 6 – DO NOT LEAVE YOUR RECORDER ALONE IN A ROOM FOR HOURS OR ALL NIGHT.. – just dont do it!!! NEVER…
Tip Number 7 – If you want to capture evidence for yourself, and not convince the public.. then this tip doesn’t matter… Make sure you have a Camera Watching the Session at all times this will help back up your evp to prove it wasnt fake..
Tip Number 8 – Camera Watching Camera if you really want to take your work to the next level and really try to make a difference i urge people to use the Camera Watching Camera Technique, with the time frames posted on each camera. to prove time stamps.
Tip Number 9 – Do not buy any Panasonic DR60 series.. you will capture the machine inner machine and people sell this on ebay for 500 – 1000£ claiming it contacts ghosts when the manufacture recalled the device back to base due to the device recording its own parts.
Tip Number 10 – If you capture an EVP. Play the recording to each person in the team and ask them to write down what they think it says.. then at the end compare your results
Tip Number 11 By Jayne Harris – KNOW YOUR ENVIRONMENT: DO a trial run if you’re planning to investigate and record in a location you’ve never been to before. Learn about what environmental factors may potentially interfere with your later recordings. For example, we visited a hotel in Shrewsbury in 2010 that we’d never been to before. While in a corridor we captured what sounded like a woman voice saying “wait there”. It was quite clear and at the time we couldn’t find a logical explanation. On a second visit recently I was walking along the same corridor and heard voices. It turned out that an air vent, no longer visible as it was behind a portrait, was causing sound to travel from one of the bedrooms! debunked. www.hdparanormal.com
3 Girls In the Dark Tips: From Emily. http://www.3girlsinthedark.com/
3GD Tip 1: don’t eat Taco Bell before an investigation! Your stomach noises will sound like a demon growling “GET OUT” when played back.
3GD Tip2: TAG EVERYTHING – every damn little thing you do. Tag a shuffle, tag a throat clear, tag a sniffle, tag your jeans rubbing together, literally tag everything. Some people are scared to do this. If you don’t, when playing back the recording days later you may not remember if someone cleared their throat and it could also sound like a demon growl! lol
3GD Tip3: DO NOT WHISPER during a session. I cannot stress this enough. Same as above, if you are reviewing a few days or even a few weeks after investigation you will NOT remember someone whispering. Some people count this as evidence. This is NOT evidence. TAG YOUR **** PEOPLE AND STOP WHISPERING AT INVESTIGATIONS!
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