Reiki is energy from a higher source that has a wisdom of its own. It is described as something that already knows where to go and what to do once allowed into the human's energy field.

Humans have known since time began that there is a Great Spirit, Guiding Intelligence, God, Goddess, or some form of Greater Good that humans have been trying to define, reach, remember, go home to, discover, prove and secure for themselves.

Those closest to this essence, from Jesus to successful Native American Healers, have known that every human has a latent, direct access to this Higher Energy, and these peoples gift to humanity was/is to help them access and remember that connection. Those who would abuse this knowing may say that they, and only they, have access to this Higher Energy, and anyone wanting to win favor with it must adhere to their rules.

It is said that Jesus channeled a Higher Power through his palms. He was not creating something new that before had not existed, but rather he was demonstrating something we can all access. He is further attributed to saying that all shall eventually do all that he has done, and even greater things.

We can all activate our palms of Christ, and we can all, during times of stress or for on-going well-being, have sessions with those who do energy healing to help us remember our inner connection and become reconnected from within again.

Authentic Reiki attunements, Quantum Touch training, Therapeutic Touch training, and other successful, established energy methods have very good track records for restoring this ability, and are even entering hospitals and being taught to children. While there are certainly frauds and delusional people, and shameful false faith healers, just as there are those who misuse any career or human interest, there are also the occasional people born remembering this intuitively. But it is available to all, not just the "chosen" or "gifted."

Receiving and spreading love through Reiki or other forms of energy healing can begin to transform the outer world from within.

(c) 2006 Barbara Adams

Barbara Adams

Barbara Adams is the author of Micro Eco-Farming: Prospering from Backyard to Small Acreage in Partnership with the Earth, published by New World Publishing.

She shows readers how to turn backyards, urban lots, and small acreages into fun, profitable, family-friendly earth-restoring livelihoods from spare time to full time.

Her second title will explore the hows and benefits of making your farm or garden home business a destination in the form of agritourism and community workshops and festivals.

She is also the founder of the World Grace Foundation,a "Heaven-on-Earth Project." World Grace is an interfaith/interphilosophy peace, sustainability and spiritual non-profit helping African orphans and all cultures restore sustainability and "Grace" both within themselves and expressed outwardly.

She lives on an island in Washington State, USA with her husband. Here, they are restoring Island Meadow Farm to offer organic and gourmet herbs, fruits, vegetables, flowers and sustainable farming demonstrations. They have four grown children.