| Often what one teaches is what one needs to | | | | From my extensive experience of successfully |
| learn. This article clearly demonstrates the | | | | channeling Reiki energy to cancer patients and |
| importance of trust. | | | | other seriously ill recipients, I knew that a little |
| A WEBSITE IS BORN | | | | bone problem should be a piece of cake to heal. |
| When I first conceived the idea of offering | | | | My assumption was that I had another bone spur. |
| distance healing via a website, I became very | | | | I directed Reiki to this foot problem just about |
| excited. I knew that by using the World Wide | | | | every day. There was no change! How could this |
| Web, I would be able to facilitate the healing of | | | | be? I have witnessed Reiki perform much greater |
| many more individuals and situations than I could | | | | healings! What followed was a plunge into doubt. I |
| by local word-of-mouth. The path of creating the | | | | doubted myself and gave little credence to the |
| website was fraught with challenge. At that time, | | | | many healings I had facilitated. I felt like a Reiki |
| no other site was offering this service. The | | | | failure. I made the decision to have the surgery |
| general public was unaware that Reiki energy | | | | during the summer. I was a teacher, thus the |
| could be directed from a distance. One challenge | | | | summer decision for the surgery. I had far too |
| was creating a proper title for the site. I realized | | | | few sick days to spend on this foot. My |
| that people would need to "trust" that I would | | | | retirement medical benefits are tied to the |
| indeed follow through and actually send them the | | | | number of remaining sick days. It would have |
| Reiki energy for the contracted number of days, | | | | been unwise to have the surgery performed |
| hence the name "Reiki With Trust." | | | | during the school year. A second problem would |
| LAYERS OF TRUST | | | | have been transportation to my school. Not one |
| During the year it took in the creation of the site, | | | | other teacher was conveniently located near my |
| I came to realize that the word "trust" had | | | | home. |
| multiple layers of application to what I was trying | | | | ANNA LISTENS |
| to create. The recipient of the distance Reiki | | | | Then, it happened. I just snapped one day and |
| energy also had to "trust" the Reiki energy. This | | | | was absolutely driven to have the surgery the |
| means that the recipient had to understand that | | | | week prior to my February vacation. I had less |
| the Reiki energy I channeled would be sent to the | | | | than two weeks to make a multitude of |
| "highest and best". As much as my ego wanted | | | | arrangements. I insisted on reserving the surgery |
| to have the Reiki remove a client's source of pain, | | | | date prior to the actual appointment with my foot |
| I had to continuously remind myself that the | | | | doctor. I was happy to have found a teacher |
| recipient's soul was the healer, and neither I, nor | | | | substitute who had a degree in Biology. I began |
| the client's conscious mind, would know what their | | | | running off the reams of papers the substitute |
| "highest and best" would be. Without this intention | | | | would need for the students' lessons. I found two |
| for the "highest and best", lessons that needed to | | | | colleagues who would go greatly out of their way |
| be learned in this lifetime might be avoided. By | | | | to pick me up and drive me to school. I was |
| avoiding the lessons of one's path, they are bound | | | | learning how to ask for help. As I found myself in |
| to return with a vengeance. | | | | this fury of activity, I kept asking myself "why?" |
| SPIRIT KNOWS BEST | | | | It appeared that my decision was terribly illogical. |
| To help me combat my ego need to want to | | | | Yet, I just had to do it NOW. |
| specify precisely what the Reiki was to do, I recall | | | | REIKI'S WISDOM REVEALED |
| an article I read a long time ago. It was about a | | | | After many phone calls, the day for the meeting |
| Reiki Master whose friend was suffering from | | | | with the podiatrist arrived. I felt as if I was going |
| cancer. The friend was about to receive | | | | to my death. As I sat in the over-crowded and |
| chemotherapy and was very concerned about | | | | uncomfortably hot waiting room for over two |
| the impending loss of hair. Her request to the | | | | hours, I kept wondering "why am I doing this?" |
| Reiki Master was to direct the energy to | | | | The meeting with the doctor revealed all. His |
| preserving her hair. The Reiki Master knew the | | | | attention went immediately to a mole I had under |
| dangers of second guessing the intentions of spirit. | | | | my foot. I have had it my entire life. He insisted |
| She sent the Reiki energy to the friend's "highest | | | | that it be removed as soon as possible. As it |
| and best". After her friend had received the | | | | turns out, moles in areas that take punishment |
| chemotherapy, she did lose her hair as expected. | | | | are very prone to becoming a melanoma. due to |
| In her friend's quest to purchase a wig, it just so | | | | it's location I would have never noticed a change |
| happened that the salesperson at the wig store | | | | in its appearance. The actual bone pain was due |
| knew of natural cancer remedies. These remedies | | | | to the loss of padding under a tiny bone, in |
| did lead to a healing. I cannot remember the | | | | addition to inflamed ligaments. An injection was all |
| details of the healing, but I did learn the lesson of | | | | that was needed. I left the office delightfully |
| the story. | | | | relieved. |
| FEET AND DOUBT | | | | THE LESSON |
| A few years ago I had a painful bone spur and | | | | I know that everything happens for a reason. I |
| serious joint damage to my left foot. The surgery | | | | am glad I have learned to trust powerful drives |
| that followed not only removed the bone spur, | | | | to do some normally illogical and seemingly stupid |
| but also removed a section of my big toe bone. I | | | | actions. I was willing to take a huge risk. Now the |
| had faithfully sent Reiki to the future events | | | | lesson. If the Reiki had healed my foot pain, I |
| surrounding the surgery. The surgery went well. I | | | | would have had no need to see the doctor. I |
| had minimal pain, and the healing was atypically | | | | know, in the deepest recess of my being, that |
| fast. After my post-op visit, the surgeon | | | | my lifetime conversation piece, my mole, was |
| admitted that I had the "most excruciatingly | | | | about to turn into a life-altering nightmare. It is |
| painful" surgical procedure he performs. I was | | | | clear that I should have trusted the Reiki. Even |
| tickled to realize the power of Reiki worked for | | | | when it seemed that the Reiki energy was not |
| me as well. Two years later, I started to have | | | | working, it certainly was, for the "highest and |
| significant pain under the ball of my driving foot. I | | | | best". |
| frequently gave my hurting foot Reiki treatments. | | | | |