We have a plethora of maladies and these days, an even bigger deluge of  remedies at our disposal. What’s worse, it’s a free market or rather fish market. No regulation, verification or direction. The various kinds of therapies in vogue these days seem contagious. The word ‘healing’ is beating ‘love’ as the most commonly abused word. Today, there are many more people claiming-”I can heal you” than, “I love you.” Strange but true. Its a contagion. Chaotic, to say the very least.

Healing or being healed does not mean being positive 24/7. If you find people who come up to you and tell you that is the panacea for all ills, beware, they might need more help than you!

If you find people providing you with a quick fix or promising a miracle or ‘permanent’ cure, lookout-they probably suffer from permanent and irreversible brain damage!

Healing does not and cannot fulfil desires, bring truckloads of money or make anyone behave the way you want them to. Nor can it compensate for or erase your past karma/actions. Any form of therapy which promises these things is nothing but a waste of time and money.

Tarot, astrology and any form of divination is not a spoon-feeding technique or biography of your life. Anything which does not empower us, honour our freewill or respect our individuality is not divine guidance. Prophecies based on fear, judgement or promise of reward are never what the stars or planets intended.

No precious gem, sacred mantra, ritual or deity can live your life for you or give you all that you desire. The reality is-we need to take responsibility for our lives. We must be open to change, awareness and integrity if we wish to be in peace, harmony and abundance.

It is extremely important for each person to be authentic. True to oneself. Genuine. In each and every moment.

Any form of healing/therapy, whether it is to do with the past or present or future; is just a way to help us heal ourselves, become whole. Knowledge and accumulation is not the aim. It is more about knowing, experiencing, accepting and growing. The universe has blessed us with various ways to learn, to find our balance, to know the true self, to live life to our fullest potential.

Everything in life is a role we play. This includes healers, teachers, therapists, masters and priests. Not getting obsessed with forms and techniques, each one needs to discover their own truth and life purpose. It is a personal journey one undertakes, where there are no guarantees, classifications or generalisations.

There are many fake gurus, teachers and techniques which exist, in this day and age. It is vital for each one to decide on their own, what is best for them. What merely ‘feels good’ or appears nice does not necessarily mean it is helpful or necessary, always. A litany of degrees or contacts does not make a person an expert on this path. One must be able to speak and live their truth at the same time. We all need- to be our own god, our own master.

We do not need any new religions any more, instead we need to develop our own quality of religiousness, consciousness; breaking through and eschewing all that is unnecessary. Clearing the clutter, the past and all the conditioning and old patterns, in order to come back to the basics, our ‘self.’

There may be conflicts, there may be disruption; but once each one is at ease with oneself, then, this sickness and other diseases will cease.

It can be explained by energetic connectivity, which assumes the presence of fields that can generate these connections through what has been called a ‘non local reality.’

Healing is an energy practice that works on and within a person’s energy field to support the body’s natural ability to heal.

How do these and other such methods work?

One of the reasons is that energy fields can overlap and interconnect from one person to another. It is known that auras exist because they have been imaged with newer technology, including Kirlian photography, aura imaging and gas discharge visualisation. Moreover, this equipment shows dramatic differences in the fields before and after energy treatments.

Every organ has its own field-as does the overall body-which pulses with its own rhythm when healthy. When someone is ill, these rhythms alter, and problems can be intuitively seen in the field.

Albert Einstein has already proven that matter and energy are interchangeable. For centuries, healers have been reporting the existence of inter-penetrating, subtle energy fields around the physical body.

All living beings are interconnected in a non local reality. Having touched, two particles can affect each other across time and space. Through intention, our personal field can interact with someone else’s field and instantly transfer information.

Dr. Robert Becker’s research has determined that when a subject was in an altered state of consciousness (such as being anaesthetized), his or her body exhibited electrical changes. This finding correlated consciousness states with a DC system that served as an alternative pathway for electrical messages between the brain and local tissue-healing systems. This electrical system, for example, would turn on when a body part was injured and turn off when the region was healing.

All living beings are bathed in a background magnetic field that resonates at 7.8 cycles per second, an oscillation comparable to the alpha-theta brain state. We have magnetic healing materials in our brains. The human DC system, enables each of us to ‘pick up’ on the frequencoes of our surroundings, which in turn stimulates the alpha-theta brain waves.

Dr. Bjorn Nordenstrom determined that humans have a secondary electrical system that works between the connective tissue and cardiovascular system. He demonstrated that the flow of ions between damaged cells and blood vessel walls, esp. in relation to an injured area, creates battery-like electrical effects that stimulate repair. Living organisms are systems of electromagnetic fields. Change the electrical properties of the body and you alter its health, positively or negatively.

The electrical flow in the body is maintained by certain ions, such as sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Imbalances in these fundamental materials can cause disease-and can occur because of disease. These imbalances will alter the electrical activity of the body and hence the actual appearance-shape and form of the various magnetic or auric fields outside the body.

The Primary concept of healing is that there is polarity to every aspect of life. Humans are electrical and magnetic, yin and yang, thought and matter, and health is dependent upon maintaining the appropriate balance of each.

Through the bipolarity of our magnetic self, we attract what we need and also what we can become.

People with a strong and widespread energy field can transfer energy more successfully. Thus the propensity of healers to deliver healing energy based on intention is a matter of creating enough intensity in the ‘here’ and ‘now’ energies to access an equivalence in the anti worlds. What we accomplish within our own energy field can be delivered like an instant message to another individual’s energy field.

Note: This is an extract from the book The Subtle Body by Cyndi Dale

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The energy of the universe, also known as cosmic energy or elemental energy is channeled by the healer and transferred to the client. The healer with intent and laying-on of hands clears the aura (energy field) of the person as well as the chakras (energy centres). This helps the physical body to heal faster. Healing is a science as well as an art.

What does the client/patient have to do during this process?

The person just needs to lie down with their eyes closed. Belief or faith is not a requirement; one just needs to be open to the possibility of such a process. Each session is complete in itself and number of sessions required will vary according to the individual and condition. It is very useful as a relaxation and calming technique as well. It can be tried by any one; no harmful side-effects.

How can Tarot Cards help a person?

Tarot Cards are very useful and accurate in terms of answering specific questions,  giving guidance for important decisions and choices, being aware of your life patterns, knowing what you can change and how. There is always a sense of direction on what would be the best approach in a relationship, at work or even for health, spiritual and personal growth.

What is the principle behind Shiatsu?

A healthy body is one in which life energy is balanced and flowing freely through invisible channels called meridians, which are connected with the body’s internal organs. Energy tends to stagnate in specific points along the channels called acupoints. In shiatsu the acupoints are pressed to stimulate the movement of stagnated energy, relieve discomfort, stiffness, and enhance vitality and well being.

What should be kept in mind while using crystals?

Crystals come in different colours, shapes and sizes and are mined from the earth. Each has its own unique properties and uses. They work best when kept where adequate space and natural light is available. It is advisable not to store or keep them near electronic items. Crystals should be cleansed regularly with freshwater or salt water; they can be used for healing, meditation as well as manifestation. It is not advisable to use crystals that are broken or damaged.

Man has always fought for life and the potential for death grows greater everyday.

The effectiveness of any technique resides in one’s own radiant presence. The same consciousness sees disease instead of empowering wholeness. Similarly, the person who just wants to be shown methods to heal himself and follows any regimen if it leads to desired results is unwittingly combating a disease instead of empowering wholeness. Such a battle can only bring temporary victory because it is waged from the same level of consciousness out of which the disease evolved.

We are an energy species and energy medicine, among the many energy-based technologies that have already reshaped global society, is here to stay.

Although said to have originated in France in the medieval ages, Tarot cards have their roots in ancient Egypt, Greece, Italy and partake of the wisdom of the Kabbalah and other schools of thought.

Today most people see the Tarot as a means of fortune telling or divination.

The cards operate on the principle of correspondences. Events or patterns in one area of existence correspond to patterns in other areas. The pattern of the zodiac corresponds to the pattern of a person’s life. Everything is connected and everything has meaning; nothing occurs at random. The pictures on the Tarot cards carry deep significance all by themselves, the pattern they form in readings can teach us a great deal about ourselves and life in general.

Apart from the inherent wisdom of the system of the Tarot, the reader’s intuition, knowledge and intent play a vital role.

The cards do not compel the situation to turn out in a certain way. They simply reflect the way in which the influences combine in real life. We can make a different decision when the time comes to act. Tarot readings help us develop confidence in our own perceptions.

Readings depend upon the person’s situation and questions. Some things, practical or legal matters and certain emotional situations, can bring forth an answer that makes itself apparent within a few days. With others-the working of emotional conflicts, deep relationships, spiritual or artistic development-it can take a long time before the reading fulfils itself. This does not mean that the readings will not ‘come true’ for years. We are not speaking of predictions, but of continuing patterns that slowly unfold as time passes.

A Tarot reading actually reaches beyond time, bringing out the true pattern that includes past and future. The random pattern of the cards leads us to bypass the limitations of consciousness. The readings carry certitude and serve us the most by giving us a sense of direction.

To sum it up, I would say that Tarot Card Readings are a method of being aware of and learning to be in harmony with the changing patterns of life.

There are various techniques and names which are used in different places, for different reasons. We all have the ability to heal. Healers act as conduits, channeling the universal existential energy. Much of a healer’s training involves self discovery and understanding pain; in order to be able to help others heal themselves, transform their pain in to power. Intent and ethics are of supreme importance; a deep reverence for all of life.

The healer creates a sacred space, for healing to happen. It is a journey the client embarks upon, not just a procedure the healer performs. Healing transforms one’s life, increasing well-being, inner peace and a feeling of communion with all life.

If you are affected by any chronic illness or your immune system is weak or are bogged down by emotional and mental stress, exhaustion and fatigue, perhaps it is time to look beyond the concrete, regular medicines and treatments into a healing practice founded on the experience of infinity.

The question arises from a misunderstanding of free will itself; we think of it as something simple and independent of the past. At any moment, we think, we are free to do whatever we want. But our supposedly free choices are governed by our past actions. If we do not understand ourselves, how can we expect to make a free choice? Only by seeing and accepting the past can we free ourselves from it.

Many people look on the question of free will as an absolute. Either we make constant choices or we act according to destiny. Do we do what we do as a deliberate choice at that moment, or as a result of a lifetime( or many lifetimes) of conditioning?

These problems become easier if we give up the absolute all-or-nothing approach to the question. Then we can say yes, we always retain free will, but we rarely use it.

It is not enough just to forsee a likely outcome for us to change or prevent that event. We must understand why it is coming, and we must work on the causes within ourselves for the things we do and the ways we react. Free will certainly exists. We just do not know how to use it. The most important thing we can learn from Tarot readings is just how little we exercise our freedom.

‘Nothing can save you but yourself’- Emerson

Note: this post has been inspired by the book ‘ Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom’ by Rachel Pollack

A healthy body is one in which life energy is balanced and flowing freely through invisible channels called meridians, which are connected with the body’s internal organs. When vital energy becomes imbalanced( too weak or too strong) or stagnated in the channels, the body develops troubles; vitality drops and discomfort and sickness may occur.

Energy tends to stagnate in specific points along the channels called acupoints. There are hundreds of acupoints in the human body. When energy is blocked in an acupoint, it becomes sensitive to pressure. In shiatsu the acupoints are pressed to stimulate the movement of stagnated energy as well as to diagnose the presence of disease.

Shiatsu creates a deep feeling of well-being, vitality and relaxation, and is an effective tool in preventing disease. It can eliminate muscular stiffness, reduce tensions, relieve fatigue, improve circulation and strengthen the internal organs. Shiatsu can be a pleasurable experience. It requires no special equipment, oil or the removal of clothes.

Shiatsu is a safe and effective means of easing pain. It helps relieve headaches, back pain, constipation, diabetes, hypertension, stress and other common ailments. It has a unique aspect of acting as both treatment and diagnostic tool.

In Shiatsu it is not about pain, it is about balance.The purpose is to create balance and to make people whole.

The healthier you are, physically and spiritually, the more vibrant your energy field will be and the further your aura will extend out from your physical body. Weakened auras can result in and reflect health problems, emotional and mental stress.

Everyone has his or her own unique energy system, and the way it interacts and works with the more subtle surrounding influences will vary from individual to individual. For your overall well-being, physical and otherwise, you need to become aware of these subtle energies as well as the more tangible energies of your body.

An old axiom states-” All energy follows thought.”

The more aware you become, the more you can recognize and control what energies you project and allow to affect you. We have all had experiences of walking into a room and ‘feeling’ its distinctness. Even with people-we instantly hit off with some and sometimes instantly and inexplicably dislike some. This is our sensitivity to the energy residues and projections of a place as well as frequency and vibrations of a person or people.

Characteristics of the Aura:

1. Every aura has its own unique frequency
2. Your aura will interact with the auric fields of others
3. The human energy field can also interact with animal, plant, mineral and other energy fields
4. The longer and more intimate the contact, the greater the energy exchange
5. The aura-and changes within it-reflects physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of the individual

Known over centuries by many names- Ch’i or qi in China, Prana in India and Tibet, Ruach in Hebrew, Ki in Japan, Baraka by Sufis, Hoaka by Hawaiian shamans, auric energy bioplasmic fields have been documented for over 5000 years.

Colour can reflect positive or negative energy, and when perceived within the aura, it provides a key to the personality, moods, maturity and health of the individual. Aura colour reflects both physical and spiritual aspects.