August 2007
Reiki Stories

Reiki Helps Scarlet Fever
The first night of my Reiki Level III class I got a call from my husband that our six-year-old daughter was sick—vomiting, with chills and fever. I immediately began sending her a distant Reiki treatment. By the time I got home she was no longer throwing up, but the fever persisted. I gave her a bath after Reikiing the water. I also Reikied her lotion, her room, and her bed. I continued sending her healing throughout the weekend of my training. The next day the fever completely broke, and she was no longer lethargic. I knew that I was in that class for a reason. What I learned that first night allowed me to be a channel for my daughter’s healing. After a trip to the doctor we were told that she had scarlet fever. Her symptoms didn't persist long and her healing came quickly. Reiki helped her body to heal itself. Ellyn N. Gray

Severe Injuries Healed
I got a call from my sister, who is also one of my students. A friend of hers, a Kansas City Reiki Master who had recently moved to Sedona, Arizona, had contacted her to ask if she and one or two of my other students could go to a hospital in Phoenix to treat a woman from Kansas City. The woman was hiking in some back canyons around Sedona and had taken a severe fall, tumbling down more than 40 feet. Her jaw was broken in two places, the occipital bone was so severely damaged that doctors thought she might lose an eye. The highest concern was the damage to the brain from a fractured skull and nasty concussion. It was felt that the brain damage was such that she would not recover. She had lesser damage to ribs and other bones.

My sister and another student (both Level II) went to the hospital and, at the request of the family, were able to visit and work with the woman for more than an hour that evening and again the next day. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Master contacted the Reiki community there to send distant Reiki. The original prognosis had been six to eight weeks before release from the hospital. On the second evening of Reiki treatment my sister was informed that, inexplicably, the patient was recovering at a remarkable rate. She was lucid and communicating well. It would be possible for her to leave as early as the next day, although she would be held for about a week to make sure she was okay before completing her recovery at home. This was exciting news and gave everyone involved an improved level of confidence in Reiki. This small group is practicing and sending Reiki on a regular basis. Bud Gill

Psoriasis and Ovarian Cyst Disappear
After the death of my brother in 1979, I began my Spiritual journey into the metaphysical world. It wasn’t until the end of my career as a State Trooper that I was able to unravel this inner Spiritual calling to help others. I sought the guidance from an astrologer who read my chart and told me that I had been a healer in a past life.

A year later, I met with a Spiritual Medium who told me that I had healing hands and should learn Reiki. Shortly thereafter, another tragedy struck with the sudden death of my best friend of thirty-three years. I prayed to the universe to show me a sign that I needed to make sense of these tragic deaths. The very next day in the mail I received the application for the Reiki Level I course. I smiled and thanked the Universe for the sign.

While still working as a police officer, I attained my Reiki I and II certifications and soon bought a Reiki table. My inner calling grew as my passion to physically help others resounded within me. I joined with others and provided free Reiki sessions to those in need. Gradually I completed the Usui Master Level and Karuna Reiki Master Level courses. I have also taken a twelve-week Qigong Medical Healing Class.

I am still working in the law enforcement field. At first, I shared my passion for healing with only a select few, and did not mention it to most of my fellow officers. As my passion grew, so has my ability to speak the truth to many individuals about Reiki, and I have stepped out of the Spiritual “closet.” Now I even use Reiki on distraught citizens that I come in contact with.

I have treated both my daughters with Reiki after they had their wisdom teeth removed. Both were in tears. Soon after applying my hands to the jaw area, the tears stopped, their breathing became relaxed, and soon they were asleep.

Recently, my wife introduced me to a school nurse who shared similar spiritual ideals and had heard of Reiki but never experienced a session. She was intrigued with the hands-on healing technique, so I offered her a Reiki session. Three days later the nurse told me that her psoriasis of 27 years was gone.

The nurse also shared with me that she had been diagnosed with an ovarian cyst, which measured five mm, and that she might have to undergo surgery. Three days before her medical checkup and ultrasound, I gave her a second Reiki treatment for one hour. During the session I told her that only she could heal herself, not me. With that she said she wanted to heal herself. I placed my left hand, palm up, under her lower back while circling my right hand in a clockwise motion three-five inches above the area of her ovaries. The energy connection between both palms was tremendous. I could actually feel the tingling on my left hand as the right hand circled above her body. I repeated the mantra “it is done” dozens of times, as my right palm chakra was buzzing with energy. (I had read somewhere that six Reiki Masters repeated this mantra as they gave Reiki to a patient with a malignant tumor and that the tumor completely disintegrated after three hours of treatment.)

After her ultrasound checkup, she told me that her doctor could not find the cyst at all. He checked several times and even showed her the monitor as he searched. She then told him about her Reiki treatment and the disappearance of her psoriasis. The doctor naturally said, “Yeah, I’ve heard of Reiki but sometimes these cysts come and sometimes they go away by themselves.”

Maybe so I thought, but I still gave gratitude to God and the Universe for the healing power of Reiki love. John M. LaCross, RI

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