The Reiki Principles:
Just for today…
I let go of worry
I let go of anger
I give thanks for my many blessings
I do my work honestly
I am kind to every living thing
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No Reiki Share in January
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Happy New Year!
Many Blessings to You!
Table of Contents:
1. Interesting Reiki Stories
2. Requests for Long Distance Healing
3. Q & A
4. What's New?
5. Interesting Websites
6. Recommendations: Books, Audio, Etc
7. Working with Others:
8. Reiki Shares
No Reiki Share in January. Next Share will be February 5, 2007
9. Tips & Tidbits:
10.Miscellaneous
Next Reiki Level I Class: February 6 - February 27, 2007
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1. Interesting Reiki Stories:
Reiki Stories from reiki.org
Uteral Malignancy Healed
My workmate Denise was diagnosed with a growth in her uterus. They took blood samples, biopsies,
and ultrasounds. They showed a malignancy. She is just twenty-one and has five-year-old twin
daughters and is one of the hardest workers I have seen, completing four certificates in tourism and a
diploma in youth counseling in the years since having her daughters. She also works full time. I gave
her two short treatments of Reiki hands-on and also each night I sent her Reiki. I also asked friends to
pray for her and told them we had a month to heal her before the surgery to remove the growth. I also
asked Archangel Raphael to heal her.
The surgery was scheduled for this week and she had to go in for a pre-op consultation. They couldn't
find the lump. They redid all the tests and searched and they found a little bit of scar tissue where the
lump had been and no further signs in her blood. Thank you to all who became involved and helped
this dear girl, and Thank You to Raphael. —Margaret McGuire
Reiki Saved My Tooth
A few months ago I had an abscessed tooth. I had an appointment scheduled for a root canal and
crown when I realized that I hadn't signed up for dental insurance at work and that the bill would be
more than I could afford. I asked my husband to try some Reiki on my tooth (the side of my face). The
pain was gone.
I called the dentist to cancel the appointment and he suggested that I come in just to see. I went in, he
x-rayed, and there was no problem. Since then the tooth has twinged every now and then, but I've had
no more problems with the kind of pain I'd been having. —Fran
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2. Requests for Long Distance Healing:
Requests for Long Distance Healing:
When there are several requests, in our small way, we can participate by adding each
individual to our prayer list or to send long distance Reiki. Please consider printing out
these requests so you can remember these people over this next month.
If you make a request for long distance healing, it would be helpful if you could provide us
with some feedback on how the person is doing after a period of time.
Remember if there are multiple requests, you can use the stack method of sending long
distance Reiki. One suggestion would be: When time permits-- send long distance Reiki f
or one specific request, then add that request to an on-going list or stack that receives
unlimited Reiki.
Level I Practitioners:
You can participate in the Long Distance Requests by adding the individuals to your
prayer list or send positive thoughts and intentions.
Request from Hannelore Goodwin:
I received an email today from my Reiki teacher, Hannelore Goodwin. Her husband Bob Goodwin was
hospitalized last evening with a a large heart attack. He is at St. Mary's Hospital. Please keep Bob in
your prayers and send Reiki for the Highest Good.
This section will be updated as requests come in, if you have a request for Long Distance Reiki,
email it to seedsforchange@comcast.net, title the request Long Distance Reiki
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3. Q & A
QUESTION:
I'm very anxious and my mind jumps all over the place. I can't sit still. Don't I have to be able to focus to
do Reiki?
ANSWER:
No, you do not. One of the great advantages of this technique is that you do not need to concentrate to
access the healing pulsation. Once you have completed the First degree training, you are able to give
yourself Reiki no matter what your state of mind. I have found that as you sit to give Reiki, whether to
yourself or someone else, your mind and body will begin to quiet down. If you remind yourself that
you are the vessel through which the Reiki will flow, it helps. But remember also that you can be
doing other things while allowing the Reiki energy to come through you- you could be reading,
watching TV, attending a meeting, talking with a friend, etc.
QUESTION:
Will Reiki treatment interfere with medications or other conventional treatments such as chemotherapy
or radiation?
ANSWER:
Reiki has no medical contraindications and safely supports any medical intervention without
interference because Reiki operates at a very subtle level. Pharmaceutical medication and surgery are
directed at specific targets within the body (tumor cells, invading pathogens, blocked vessels, specific
receptors or metabolic pathways). In contrast, Reiki does not attack disease, it balances the person
experiencing the disease. When an invasive medical intervention is necessary, such as surgery or
medications that have side effects, Reiki helps the body rebalance so that it can heal more efficiently.
People using Reiki during chemotherapy, for example, report fewer and lighter side effects of
treatment, and greater emotional equilibrium than when they received chemo without Reiki. As has
already been demonstrated for acupuncture and some mind/body interventions, Reiki may help
support the body's ongoing function as it undergoes chemotherapy. Many patients feel it is worthwhile
to either learn Reiki or receive treatment simply because it helps them feel better.
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4. What's New?
Film Nite Social:
Beginning in January 2007, we will be hosting several educational Film Nites at our
home location. The purpose is to gather together like-minded individuals interested
in learning more about specific health and environmental topics. The evening will
begin with a pot luck dinner, followed by the previewing of the selected film and
open discussion afterward. This will be limited to 10 participants. Pre-registration
is required.
Upcoming Film Dates:
January 13, 2007 (Saturday) The Future of Food
Pot Luck Dinner: Starting at 6:00 PM Film: 7:00 PM Cost: $10
Register by Monday January 8, 2007
THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth
behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled
U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.
From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this film
gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted
by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push
towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by the
introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply.
Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines
the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as
huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food system. The film also
explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and
sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.
March 18, 2006 ( Sunday ) Slim Spurlings Universe
Pot Luck Dinner: Starting at 5:00 PM Film: 6:00 PM Cost: $10
Of special interest for those who have been working with and using the Light
Life technology tools, this video introduces you to Slim Spurling......
Part 1: Cal Garrison, author of the book 'Slim Spurling's Universe' talks to
Slim about his discoveries & the different uses of the Light-Life Tools
Part 2: Starts with an introduction by Slim to the Sacred & Lost Cubit
measurements upon which the Light-Life™ Tools are based. He then does
a demonstration of a healing session using the Tools, followed by a presentation
on the theory behind the Rings, Coils & Harmonizers. There are also interviews with
Cal Garrison & Katharina Spurling-Kaffl about their own experiences with the Tools.
Finally Slim outlines the work of the Geobiology Research Association & the pollution
clearing work they did around the city of Denver, Colorado.
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5. Interesting Websites:
http://www.reiki.org/
For those who are new to receiving this newsletter, here is a good site to access.
This is William Rand’s website which has a great deal of information about Reiki.
http://www.weboflove.org/keystolife
Simple keys to a fuller life...What's best for all...Opening to Divine Guidance...
Acceptance and Understanding...Love and Empowerment...See Working with
Other: Shifting Paradigms, sourced from this site.
http://www.geocities.com/hypnosis_self_hypnosis/3DLIGHT.html
There are a few hypnotic pictures on this site to view, perfect if you wish to do
some self hypnosis with an affirmation of your choice.
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6. Recommendations:
Video:
Reiki Meditation (4:44 minutes)
Book:
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
Author: Jack Kornfield
ISBN: 0-553-37211-4 Publisher: Bantam Books
A Path with Heart is filled with practical techniques, guided meditations, stories, koans and other
gems of wisdom that can help ease your journey through the world. The author's own profound and
sometimes humorous experiences and gentle assistance will skillfully guide your through the
obstacles and trials of spiritual and contemporary life to bring a clarity of perception and a sense
of sacred into your everyday experience. Reading this book will tough your heart and remind you
of the promises inherent in meditation and in a life of the spirit: the blossoming of inner peace,
wholeness, and understanding, and the achievement of a happiness that is not dependent on
external conditions.
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7. Working with Others: Shifting Paradigms
Source: Web of Love
Shifting Paradigms:
The wisdom and understanding of our own inner essence is a beacon that draws us inward toward
ever deeper connection with the Divine. Yet rather than look for divine wisdom within, most people
have long preferred to look outward, thus maintaining a dependence upon a vast hierarchy that
stretches between the individual and the Divine. In all our wanderings away from the Divine,
humankind has obscured its most compelling features through a persistent belief in limitations
defined by this vast external hierarchy.
The Divine dances outside of the confines of any hierarchical structures. It is complete within itself,
and has a singular purpose of demonstrating the collective potential of all life within the universe. It is
the archetype of perfection. It is the standard bearer of each soul's innate design and ultimate destiny.
The essence of the Divine is far beyond mental conception, so that humanity’s tendency is to resort to
the limiting language of the hierarchical paradigm to define it.
The Hierarchical Paradigm: Searching for Connection and Wholeness
When people are unaware of their inner wisdom and wholeness, they search for order and security
outside themselves. Uncertain of their place within the hierarchical order of the world, they tend to
define themselves based upon their insecurities. Individuals thus become only pieces of their
wholeness and like shards of glass from a beautiful vase, they bear little resemblance to their
aggregate beauty. Within the hierarchy, many in high positions of power have taken advantage of our
collective insecurities in attempting to guide the development of all humankind. They have obscured
the direct connection between the individual and the Divine through a variety of means designed to
intercede between our inner essence and our divine source.
Each individual can come to know themselves to be free of all forms of hierarchical control. This is not
to imply that we should not trust others or join together in bonds of friendship and community. It is
simply a reminder that relative truth is constantly shifting in the hands of those who desire to control.
And even when the motive for their controlling behaviors may be of good will, it is still a form of control.
When the revealers of "truth" within the hierarchy withhold and suppress information, they are usually
positioning themselves to acquire and maintain power rather than to disseminate empowerment to all.
The desire for connection and wholeness is a fuel that drives us to seek out and explore the
hierarchical paradigm. This inner longing provides us with the motivation to seek help and guidance
from a specific group within the hierarchy, and in so doing, cultivate a sense of belonging and
connection. Furthermore, the hierarchical paradigm is a stage whereby we develop a sense of
connection to some grand, encompassing vision. This is why the hierarchy nurtures prophets who
point toward a greater vision.
Spiritual leaders are able to peer deeply beneath the surface reality of life and experience how
intricately connected every life form is, and how the composite of all life is intelligent far beyond
measure. These visionary leaders can attempt to interpret reality through their personal abilities to
perceive and express life's dimensional depth and limitless intelligence. Yet no one is able to
articulate life's full dimensional depth and breadth with the tools of language. They can only, at best,
describe their interpretation or their impressions.
In actuality, all of us are able to peer beneath the surface reality of life and perceive a unique vision of
the universe. We require only time and intention to develop our own interpretations. And this is
precisely what many great spiritual leaders have taught. Life's deeper essence is not an absolute to
be experienced by the chosen few, but an evolving, dynamic intelligence that wears as many faces as
there are life forms. No group or people has the exclusive portal into the universe by which the Divine
expresses itself in all its majesty. The portal is open and available to all, because the Divine is within
all things.
Those who are recognized as great prophets each produced a vision of the universe beyond what was
currently defined by the hierarchy. Because their interpretations were articulated with authority and
depth of insight, they became a target of debate among various groups in the hierarchy. This debate
then created a polarity of belief. A sympathetic constituency emerged to defend and embellish their
leader's interpretation, while established groups held it in contempt of previously held beliefs.
Invariably, the leader's vision became confined and shaped into rigid dogma by followers who desired
to create a religion or sect. Thus, this infusion of fresh insight quietly receded into the hands of the
hierarchy, where its deeper meaning was obscured by the very fact that it was incorporated into a
massive structure that both protected and promoted it.
The Transformation Paradigm: Inner Wisdom and Understanding
A new paradigm is emerging that promotes a clear connection of individual consciousness to the
compelling features of the Divine without the intervention of a hierarchy. This is when the fables and
myths of history step into the light and become known as they were originally intended. This is the time
when language will be transformed into a new form of communication that breaks down all barriers of
control. Personal transformation, through the awakening of inner wisdom and understanding, is the
pathway into wholeness.
The transformation paradigm is initiated simply by the recognition that rather than the dependency-
inducing ways of the hierarchical paradigm, there are accelerated, independent pathways that bypass
the hierarchy and lead to self-mastery. These new pathways lead to the divine wisdom and
understanding that is present within all of us. This wisdom can be accessed through the practice of
three principles of transformation: seeing the Divine in all, nurturance of life, and gratitude. The
application of these life principles disengages individuals from the controlling elements of the
hierarchy, thus initiating the transformation experience.
As there are relative truths, there are relative freedoms. As individuals evolve through the hierarchical
process, an ever-increasing sense of freedom is gained, yet external forces continue to exert control
through limiting language and confining belief systems. These controlling influences lead to continued
reliance upon the hierarchy as it unceasingly attempts to impose a sense of inequality between us.
The underlying equation of the hierarchical paradigm is: individual + hierarchy = God connection. In the
case of personal transformation it is: individual + inner wisdom and understanding = divine equality
with all.
The Synthesis Paradigm: Integration
For those who feel called, the time has come to integrate the dominant paradigm of the hierarchy with
the liberating transformation paradigm. This integration occurs naturally once we have fully explored
the two paradigms and develop a synthesis paradigm whereby transformation is attained by
searching for connection and wholeness through our own inner wisdom and understanding. It is this
combination of release from dependency on the hierarchy and transformation from within that initiates
the synthesis paradigm.
Once we take responsibility for our own transformation and integration, it does not mean that the
hierarchy is to be shunned or avoided. The hierarchy is quite benign as a manipulative force and
merely represents one important stage in the journey toward wholeness. What is being set in motion
now is the initial preparation for these paradigm shifts. More specifically, these paradigms will be
simultaneously played out over the coming years. As always, it will be the choice of each one of us as
to which paradigm we embrace in our journey.
All of the highest imaginings of humanity are yet unaware of our deepest foundation. We have sought
the upper reaches of the building, yet remain unaware of the foundation's design. It is here, at the very
core of existence that the Divine is bursting forth with its creative energy while simultaneously
reintegrating with its invitation to wholeness. It is here that equality is realized, not in the lofty places of
relative truth lodged in the hierarchy, but rather in the deepest part of the foundational plan of life's
original source and ultimate destiny. The origin and destiny of existence is the tone of equality in life.
Listen for this tone—this frequency of vibration—and follow it back into the very foundation from
whence all things arise and return.
Consider these words as symbols only. Feel the truth that stands behind these words, and tap into
this empowering energy force that reaches out for you. Know it as a tone or vibration—a resonance
that waits for you around every corner in which your life will turn. It is a beacon of the Divine gathering
itself into the form of language in order to usher you to a place from which you can experience the
formless tone of equality—the bypass of limitation. It is the primal language of our divine source that
bestows to you the freedom to generate your own deepest beauty in the expression of your highest
truth.
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8. Reiki Shares:
Since we are in the process of moving from New Britain to Sellersville, there will not be a Reiki
Share in the month of September. Shares will resume in October.
Reiki Share - 1st Monday of Each Month Begins promptly at 7:00 PM...please try to arrive by
6:45 so we can get everyone set up and ready to start by 7:00.
All Reiki practitioners are invited to attend.
Location: 105 Oak Drive, Sellersville, PA 18960 Get Directions
Please let us know if you plan on attending. Contact us by phone 267-377-0088 or email
Reiki Shares for 2007:
Dates: Feb 5 March 5 April 3 May 7 June 4
July 2 Aug 6 Sept 10 Oct 1 Nov 5 Dec 3
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10. Miscellaneous:
Upcoming Reiki Classes:
Reiki Level 1 Class:
Tuesday Evenings: Feb 6 - Feb 27 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
I am also available to teach one-on one classes.
Need a different time slot to take a Reiki Level I class?
Other times available that work mutually for all.
Reiki Practitioners Looking For a Trade:
For those not available to attend the Reiki Shares that are scheduled but
are interested in doing a trade for Reiki or another healing modality, send
me an email. I will send out a private email to those who have taken our
classes listing the individuals interested in doing trades. You will then
set up appointments on your own.
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