FK said:
"I would offer that in cases where a person experiences a remission from cancer or leukemia, etc that it was that person's ability to use the energy for their own well-being that was Key"
I would exactly agree with this, said pretty much the same thing just this morning with a group that was pondering "how do we know the Reiki cured xyz?"
I do have a question, Firekeeper -- could you explain your paragraph starting with "sadly"? You seem to be saying that Reiki is relatively ineffective, but I could be missing something. You also say that Reiki seldom seems to directly affect cancer or other serious diseases -- are there studies
showing that? I was only aware of a handful of double-bind studies, mostly still in progress. With anecdotal evidence, we can't really tell -- some publications are full of anecdotes of miraculous cures, and it could also be that this Cafe reports a disproportionate share of non-cures due to people bringing their "problem cases" to this forum for advice and airing.
The way I get around the inconclusiveness right now, is to say that healing means learning to live more joyfully in each moment, regardless of physical afflictions. However, if there is not some significant benefit to doing Reiki for oneself or another, then we're all better off just concentrating on our day jobs.
You know, now that I look at what I wrote, it does occur to me that outcomes seem to improve when I find the appropriate level of verbal or silent coaching for the client, for their learning of their self-healing ability. And that comes from mindfulness of what is happening in the moment, your last point.
This goes way beyond the question of frequencies, so if I pursue the line of thought further I'll start a separate thread.
Blessings,
Aronaya
P.S. I speculate that meditating on symbols can be seen as practice to strengthen mindfulness. The symbols are the pointing finger, not the moon itself.
