But, we are trudging forward and trying to keep balanced with regular Reiki practice. We just completed a 21 day Reiki Self Practice Retreat off our Reiki Facebook page. And tomorrow (Feb 6), we are going to be offering 21 days straight of distance Reiki healing. If you are a Reiki practitioner and would like to participate, please feel free to join us on the page. If you’d like to request healing energy for yourself, others (pets too), please feel free to post your request in our discussion tab.

I’ll leave you with a little meditation music. Have a happy day!

Part 2 begins with this quote:

“Miracles do not happen in contradiction to nature, but only in contradiction to that which is known to us in nature.” –St. Augustine

Introduction: The Personal Experience

Brennan uses this section to note that what and how we see or feel will change as we develop new sensitivities. We will be more in tune with energy around us. You should be aware of this so you aren’t caught unaware and confused by it.

Chapter 4: Parallels Between How We See Ourselves and Reality and Western Scientific Views

This chapter explores how the scientific view of reality supports that we are all (and everything in the Universe) composed of energy fields. We are all interconnected.

I am no scientist, nor do I pretend to be remotely adequate speaking of sciences, but I’ll do my best to round up what she discusses in this chapter. I suspect I’ll be expressing that point a lot as we read this book.

Newtonian Physics relies upon the physical and solid existence. Physical reactions have a physical cause. But then in the early 19^th century, new physical phenomena (electromagnetism) came about and Newtonian Physics could not be used to describe it. This led to the concept of a field, which is a “condition in space which has the potential of producing a force.” The universe if filled with fields that interact with each other. And in the last 15-20 years, folks are beginning to include themselves in these field interaction concepts.

And then Albert Einstein came into the picture and His Theory of Relativity blew out the principal concepts of Newtonian Physics. Physics could no longer be understood as space by itself or time alone. Space and time are interconnected. And time is relative. No more fixed timeline as was the belief of Newtonian Physics.

Brennan seems particularly excited in the section about paradoxes and quanta (energy packets). Radiated heat is emitted as quanta, not as a continuous stream of energy. Basically, they are stating at this point in study, particles were seen as energy packets. But in the next section (Beyond Dualism—The Hologram), she goes on to say that particles are probability waves because there is no such thing as a “thing.” They are really “events.” Aah, physicists… Let’s simplify. The gist of this part is that we are all made of waves, thus we are all connected as one. “We are a Whole.”

Moving on to the hologram, this concept “states that every piece is an exact representation of the whole and can be used to reconstruct the entire hologram.” Dr. Karl Pribram goes on to state that “the brain employs a holographic process to abstract from a holographic domain that transcends time and space.” I find these interesting points, especially when looking ahead to the questions she asks at the end. One is “Imagine yourself as a hologram. How does that unlimit you?” I can’t put to words easily what I was imagining when I stopped to think about that. Visual energy moving. No limits at all. Oof. It’s fascinating and overwhelming at the same time. What about you? Have a way to describe imagining yourself as a hologram here?

Anyway, I’ll go ahead and try to keep going. I find the dualism concept interesting too. When you evaluate one’s health, you are seeing outside of time or space, hence dual fields. We separate the field from us in order to observe, if I’m understanding that right. Brennan even writes about how hard it is to explain or describe this stuff in words (“because we use words in a linear fashion”).

In the next part of this chapter, Brennan brings us back full circle to the opening of the chapter with how scientists are continually looking for mathematical and experimental proof. Bell’s theorem supports the concept that particles transcend time and space and what happens to each particle affects other particles. And these effect can be “superluminal,” i.e. faster than the speed of light. This theorem was proven mathematically and is now supported by experimentation.

I glossed over some of it because there is just SO much info in this chapter. But the gist is there. Science has some really interesting finds about energy fields and I think understanding some of this will help us become better practitioners. It only helps solidify the understanding that we are all connected. And it’s making me want to do a little Distance Reiki and perhaps a mediation too.

Chapter 4 summary questions:

1. How to have scientific views influenced our self-concepts?
2. Why is the view of a fixed physical world impractical to us?
3. What was so important about Faraday’s and Maxwell’s contributions to the ideas about how the world works?
4. What is superluminal connectedness and what is its significance in our daily lives?
5. How can the idea of multidimensional reality help describe the HEF?

Plus a question to think on:

1. Imagine yourself as a hologram. How does that unlimit you?

Post your thoughts below or out the Reiki Facebook Fan Page Forum. For those of you who want to read faster than this pace, you can chat about future chapters here.

Next up, we continue with Chapter 5: History of the Scientific Investigation into the Human Energy Field.

That’s that. Have a happy day everyone!

Previous Posts:

• Reiki Book Club: Hands of Light by Barbara Brennan
• Reiki Book Club: Hands of Light, Chapters 1-3

Anyway, off our Reiki Facebook fan page, we’ve been offering an open distance Reiki share every Sunday night.

This Reiki share is open to all levels of Reiki practitioners. And you can join in any time of the day that’s most convenient for you. Just direct the energy toward the group practicing in the open share.

You can RSVP for today’s event here.

Have a happy day!

Dear Friends,

In just 11 days the Usui 21day Virtual Retreat will start!

How the Retreat Works

The Usui 21-Day Retreat is simple and flexible. Reiki practitioners can participate in this Retreat fully or partially, as they are comfortable. It is not necessary to spend the entire 21-days in fast and meditation, nor is it necessary to do this for a full day. Some people find that 10 minutes a day is a way to connect with inner guidance and wisdom that works well for them.

Practitioners can join in the Retreat from their homes, offices, centers and can meet with their Reiki Circles to enjoy the Retreat. During the Retreat, generally we meet up to share on the Wisechoices Facebook page. The intent is to be able to be in quiet reflection, meditation, or prayer. Reiki is the focusing tool for this experience in which a way is cleared for balance and healing in our lives and in the lives of others. There is a special interest in distancing Reiki at this time. Some Retreat practitioners, who work for wellness of the planet, find this an excellent time for Reiki sessions for the highest good of all concerned.

Please forward this email to anyone you think would like to join us.

How you decide to join with the Retreat, whether in solitude or not, I welcome you!

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Frank Arjava Petter, Reiki Master and author of author of Reiki Fire, Reiki, the Legacy of Dr. Usui, The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui, The Original Reiki Handbook, co-author of The Spirit of Reiki, Reiki Best Practices and The Hayashi Reiki- Manual will be co-writing the focus meditations on compassion for the Retreat.

Tadao Yamaguchi, director of Jikiden Reiki Kenkyukai in Japan and author of Light on the Origins of Reiki will join with Arjava in writing about Compassion.

Mari Hall, founder and director of the International Association of Reiki and author of Practical Reiki, Reiki for Common Ailments, and Reiki for the Soul is the hostess of the Usui 21 day Virtual Retreat

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“Developing Compassion

If awareness is the seed of spiritual development, compassion is the flowering. But compassion has been misunderstood as something focused and projected onto the other. The fact is that compassion like anything else begins at home, with your own self.”

looking forward to being with you soon.

Love and Blessings,

-Mari

Mari Hall
Wisechoices

Enjoy!

From the album, Winds of Devotion

It sounds like a great gift for your own tummy , or a loved one’s (especially if they need a little added Reiki energy boost!) What about you? Have you ever tried adding Reiki to your food? How did you like it? Did it make a difference as to what food you tried it on?

For more about Evolution Chocolate visit their website or Facebook fan page.

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The section begins with a quote:

“I maintain that cosmic religious feeling is the strongest and noblest incitement to scientific research.” –Albert Einstein

Chapter 1: The Healing Experience

Brennan begins this chapter by introducing us to a few of the people she has worked with in the past and she recounts a few of their remarkable healing stories. Did you have a favorite story? Or do you have one to share too?

She then goes on to talk about her background some and how she came to learn about “High Sense Perception,” which is what allows you to see energy fields, the colors of which tell you the health and well-being of a person. I find it interesting that she was a atmospheric physicist who worked for NASA.

What I notice most in this chapter is that she doesn’t use the word “Reiki.” However, since she does refer to it as “laying-on of hands” and “spiritual healing,” I’m wondering that perhaps she avoided the use of the term “Reiki” to keep it more mainstream. Or maybe it was to allow her own system and terminology to be used, such as the use of “High Sense Perception (HSP).” What do you think?

Chapter 2: How to Use This Book

This chapter goes over who this book is for what you can expect to find in it. It’s “written for health care professionals, therapists, clergy, and all those who consider themselves aspirants to better physical, psychological and spiritual health.” Brennan sees this book as a handbook for self-healing and the practice of healing others.

Each chapter has questions at the end and she suggests taking the time to answer them before moving on. I’ll post the questions for us to go over them too. I also suggest getting a journal to use while you read this book. It gives you a place to jot down answers to these questions and to write down any notes too.

And this book isn’t really supposed to be used a substitute for classes, because you will need hands on experience to learn. I know, lots of us are Reiki practitioners so that’s a non-issue but she goes over it at some length so I mention it here.

Lastly, she gives and overview of each of the parts of the book. I’m not going to sum this up unless you really want me to. We’ll go over them one at a time anyway.

Chapter 3: A Note on Training and the Development of Guidance

Brennan uses chapter 3 to point out the importance of training and that healers need much technical training to be able work with other health professionals to help heal a client. Plus, The healer needs to understand how things relate together for a more complete, whole body healing. Some subjects for training she includes are counseling, physiology, and anatomy. She also touches on the need for some knowledge for things like acupuncture, nutrition, and herbal cures. She lists more, but this sampling gives you an idea of that list.

She then goes on to discuss the development of guidance by paying attention to discomfort. If you feel discomfort, you should ask yourself what caused it and what you are doing about it. “Any discomfort anywhere in your body/life is a direct message to you about how you are out of alignment with your true self.” Interesting, eh? How many times do you ignore what your body is trying to tell you? I know I do this all the time. But this is an important step toward becoming balanced so that we may attend to the healing needs of others. And the lessons we are being guided on only grow from there.

Chapter 3 offers the first summary questions for the chapter:

1. What kind of technical training does a healer need? and why?

2. What is the simplest form of guidance in your life?

Plus a few questions to think on:

1. What are some of the more profound experiences of guidance in your life, and what effect did they have on your life?

2. How well are you able to follow your own guidance?

3. Do you consciously listen for or ask for guidance for yourself? How often?

Post your thoughts below or out the Reiki Facebook Fan Page Forum. For those of you who want to read faster than this pace, you can chat about future chapters here.

Next up, we start Part 2, The Human Aura, with chapter 4: Parallels Between How We See Ourselves and Reality and Western Scientific Views.

I know, I jumped ahead by going over 3 chapters here when I said I‘d only be going over 1. I’ll give you time to catch up and won’t post about Chapter 4 until August 10.

That’s that. Have a happy day everyone!

I’m going to have to cleanse and charge any stones I wear too. If you are interested in more about A Rainy Day Design, visit them on Etsy, Facebook, or Twitter.

Do you use Reiki on your jewelry? Do you like the results?

Have a happy day!

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If you have a Reiki craft or project you would like to submit for consideration in being featured here, please contact us. You can also post in the comments or let us know on Twitter.

I’ll put up the first post talking about the first chapter on July 20 so you have time to find a copy (check your local library!)

You’ll be able to chime in here on the blog or on our Facebook fan page. I’ve set up a thread for anyone who will be reading along with me to talk about the book here.

For those who want to read faster than the group will be reading, I’ve set up a thread on the forum for you here.

I’m hoping that keeping the two reading paces separate will keep us slower readers from getting confused.

If you want to suggest books for the next poll, please do so in the comments below or here. Authors may pitch their titles for consideration here.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

See you July 20th!

I picked these based on some of what’s on my bookshelf already. If you’d like to make a suggestion for a book to be considered for the next book club selection, please post about it in the comments section or in this thread on the forum of the Facebook page. (If you are an author and would like to pitch your book to us for consideration, please do so here only. Thanks.)

Voting will remain open until July 5. We’ll announce the book club reading selection July 6. Then you’ll have two weeks to get your hands on a copy of the book, check your libraries too! July 20 I’ll put up a post and we can start talking about the book. I’ll be posting about a few chapters at a time to allow for slow readers (like me!) to keep pace. So, watch for more posts about the book. I’ll also have a thread set up then on our Facebook fan page that you can chime in on too.

If you have any questions, please feel free to post them.

That’s that. Vote away!