How Prayer is Similar to What an Energy Healer Does

You may have heard of energy healing as a parttalking about agape love... the way God loves us.
of alternative medicine. People have asked me,The energy healer works with the person for his
"How do you, as an energy healer, do what youor her best and highest good. There should be no
do?"personal agenda on the part of the energy healer.
Energy healing is very much like prayerIn other words, the energy healer should not say,
When you pray for someone several things"This person is stubborn and I want to remove
happen:stubbornness even though s/he has asked for
inner peace." Just because I may think the person
1. You have an intention in mindneeds to release his or her stubbornness does
2. You hold the person in a place of lovenot mean that is what the individual needs most.
3. You ask that the person you are praying forYou request the person be given something
be given somethingThis may sound the same as "have an intention in
4. You hold the best intentions for the person.mind," but it is different. You have probably heard
You have an intention in mindthe saying, "The road to hell is paved with good
When you pray for someone you have aintentions." In this step you activate your goal.
particular intention in mind. Perhaps the person is ill,You actually move to action. You can have all the
or they're distressed because they lost their job,good will in the world to hold someone in prayer,
or struggling emotionally. Before you pray forbut if you don't do it, prayer doesn't happen.
someone you know what you are going to includeThe energy healer holds the overall objective in
in the prayer.his or her consciousness, holds the person in a
The same is true for an energy healer. S/heplace of love, and then does whatever modality s
begins with a set purpose. This purpose directshe is using.
the entire session. For instance, there are timesHold the best intentions for the person
I'm working with a group of people with theWhile you are lifting someone up to God, you
intention of removing blocks to abundance.stay out of what you want for the person. It's
Whatever I'm holding in my mind directs thethe action part of having an specific purpose in
session.mind. The entire time you are praying, you stay
Hold the person in a place of loveout of it. You are simply a conduit of God's love.
Prayer, the lifting of the mind and heart to GodThe same is true for the energy healer. S/he is
(going back to my Catholic roots), is a heartsimply a conduit of healing energy. S/he stays out
based experienced. You usually have an emotionalof the way and does what is only in the highest
connection to the person. You are in a place ofand best for the individual.
love. I'm not talking emotional love here, I'm