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 13 Apr 2004 @ 19:09
Hi Everyone,
I was asked about Reiki and therefore wrote for you an overview. I hope this answers your questions...
Reiki
Reiki is the Japanese word for Universal (Rei) Energy (ki). It is the essence of all life, pure and simple. It pervades everything and has the capacity/potential to balance, harmonize, raise vibration, open channels a.k.a. chakras and meridians, get to the cause of illness/disease and therefore “cure” anything.
We are all born with this energy and the energy is with us always, but we are not aware of how to align with it and therefore just need a reminder. That is what the "attunement/initiation" process is all about. The attunement is a ritual that opens up the chakras to the Reiki Symbols. The Universal Energy can then consciously flow through you for balancing, harmonizing, clearing and “healing”.
Employing Reiki signifies three very important points:
1. The use of intention. Reiki cannot be forced, pushed or controlled…it flows purely on intention. All one needs to do is intend the flow of The Reiki Energy for a specific task. When one is attuned to Reiki Level 1, that is all that is needed. Just quiet one’s mind and intend the energy to flow! There are specific hand positions that may be used, but as one becomes more adept at using this remarkable energy, theses are not mandatory. In fact, there is NO right or wrong…it is just a matter of setting intention.
2. Taking responsibility for one’s own progress. Even if an individual were to go for a Reiki Session with a practitioner, they are responsible for the progress of the session, NOT the practitioner. It is not always enough to allow the energy to flow. Awareness of the process and what is happening within the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies may be necessary. This is not to say that one must see or know all the levels of clearing or issues that emerge, but one must be ready to view and take responsibility for the cause of the discomfort or illness. Therefore, this brings us to the next point…
3. Reiki gets to the CAUSE of any illness, issue, discomfort or symptom. It is not a band aid. Finding the cause of any experience is absolutely necessary. Covering up symptoms just will not do. Getting to the cause can sometimes lead to what is known as a “healing crises”, where emotions and/or issues come to the surface to be released. Sometimes this proves to be uncomfortable, but the path to total healing is not always smooth. This can be compared to surgery. (although not the best analogy) In surgery, the problem is removed and the patient is cured (well somewhat) but until the person recovers from the surgery, this can be quite uncomfortable. Once the “recovery” period is over, the illness is gone and the patient feels good. Getting to the cause takes responsibility and perseverance, but the rewards are great. One is truly free of the issues etc that led to the malfunction.
4. A smaller point, I want to mention, is the use of thought-forms. Thought-forms have power and energy, this is a known fact. Reiki has 4 symbols/thought-forms, each with a specific purpose… 1)The Empowerment Symbol, which empowers the flow of energy and therefore, makes it stronger, 2) The Distance Symbol, which bridges time and distance, making it possible to send the energy anywhere and at anytime, no matter what the distance, 3) The Emotional/Mental Symbol, which bridges the emotional and mental bodies so that emotions can be crystallized, seen clearly and overcome and 3) The Attunement Symbol, which is used in the Reiki Initiation. Symbols are not used until one learns level 2.
Personally I have seen Reiki do many things from clearing up a sprained wrist, taking away migraine headaches, dissolving kidney stones and curing breast cancer. All but the sprained wrist took time, patience, seriousness and perseverance. Just for your reference, the sprained wrist took about 1 hour, the migraine headache about one hour, but to be rid of the headaches for good, took years, the kidney stones took 3 days of intensive sessions and the breast cancer took months of continued sessions and focus. This is not to say that all these illnesses could not have been dealt with more quickly, that is up to the individual. The point being made here is that this is a serious focus that requires one’s devotion to finding the cause.
Being attuned to Reiki and having it for your lifetime, I believe, is best and worthwhile. Once you are attuned, it is with you forever and cannot be lost, even if it is not used. This is not to say that going to a practitioner for sessions is not advised. Both are complete avenues for the use of Reiki. Sometimes when dealing with a chronic or serious condition, both in cooperation are recommended.
Included here will also be a link to a wonderful website that has plenty of information in an easy to read format. The symbols are also listed there for you to see. These symbols are for everyone, but unless you understand their importance, meaning and are attuned or aligned with them, they may not work at full potency for you.
My only objective here is to give you an overview of Reiki. I have practiced it for almost 10 years now and it truly changed my life as a tool for spiritual growth. Please always feel free to email me with questions or comments at: spellscaster9@yahoo.com . I would also gladly meet you online or via phone call to discuss Reiki and/or send you the energy. I have attuned people long distance also via the phone or the net.
I wish you all well on your journey.
Love Sandi
The web site is: [link] I suggest reading the manuals listed there and just viewing the entire site…it is full of all or most of the info you need, with a different point of view. More >
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 13 Apr 2004 @ 08:09
Photos of Iraqi children killed in bombing in Falujah:
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 19 Jan 2004 @ 12:11
I know some of this news here is a month old, but it is hard to find out what is really going on now all over the world...hmmm wonder why that is happening? What is there to hide?
Please remember...the earth doesnt BELONG to anyone! All this ownership is part of the insanity of materialism, consumerism, greed, power etc...(where will it end, and now the Universe/Space is up for grabs..for power, greed and corruption also. Yes, I am sure the Universe is here for just that very reason. (bit of sarcasm)
ALl of creation is for everyone, and we are here to cherish and serve creation/earth plus how can we ignore that we are all connected and could have paradise on earth...it has to start somewhere...how about with you?...for if not you, then who? if not now, when?
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Poll: Bush's Approval Sinking --A CBS News/New York Times poll of 1,022 adults puts the dictator's approval rating at 50%, matching his lowest ever, and the largest number ever – 45% - disapproving. [I am now thinking and linking... the perfect storm is brewing: 9-11 commission revelations, O'Neill's book, resistance in Iraq running rampant... plummeting poll numbers could mean the dreaded October Surprise: Will Cheney-Rove 'allow' a terrorist attack, to provide for the November coup d'etat? Bush has pulled/scaled back most of the 'real' security measures at ports and nuclear plants. Why?]
U.S. eyes space as possible battleground --Dictator George W. Bush's plan to expand the exploration of space parallels U.S. efforts to control the heavens for military, economic and strategic gain. Among other things, the Pentagon expects to spend at least $50 billion over the next five years to develop and field a multi-layered shield against incoming missiles that could deliver nuclear, biological or chemical weapons.
Palestinians call it an "Apartheid Wall" whose purpose is to grab land that Israel has occupied since 1967. Designed to loop around Jewish settlements, it cuts deep into land that Palestinians want for a state.
Even Israel's main ally, the United States, has criticized the route. The political sources said Sharon's cabinet chief would go to Washington this week to try to reach an understanding on some of the more controversial sections. [link]
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IMC Palestine Publishing has problem
December 29, 2003:
#Media Alert - Trying to stop destruction of land in Budrus (Ramallah)
December 29, 2003:ISRAELI OCCUPATION TO DESTROY MORE PALESTINIAN LAND FOR PATH OF WALL Activist mobilizing to try to stop it
The Israeli DCO reported that on Monday, December 29 (today) at 10 AM the trees belonging to the village of Budrus (Ramallah District) would be uprooted and the land cleared for construction of the Apartheid Wall. Prior to 10 AM this morning, the people of Budrus marched alongside 15 international and Israeli activists to the site of the proposed land destruction. This act succeeded in turning away the Israeli soldiers and border police officers that were in Budrus to monitor the situation, but the activists were told that curfew would be imposed upon Budrus for one week starting tonight if the construction workers were not allowed to complete their work.
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Israeli Military Imposes Curfew on Asira, Shoots One Boy;Town of Asira Under Curfew for Last Week - Soldiers ransack village, shoot one 14 year old boy. For the last 7 days, the Israeli Military has been heavily present in Asira, imposing an almost constant curfew on the 12,000 or so residents with a steady stream of noise grenades, gunfire, and deafening sirens. Witnesses describe an atmosphere of constant intimidation, with jeeps constantly roaming the streets, chasing residents into their homes any time they venture out for food, school, etc. Cars, phone booths, and other objects have been smashed or completely destroyed and physical abuse has become regular -- in one case soldiers allegedly shot a neighborhood cat (presumably to intimidate those watching).
Villages left high and dry
by Ahmad Sub Laban
Five months ago, Israel gradually started to reduce the flow of water to four western villages north of Ramallah.
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 24 Dec 2003 @ 11:25
Iraq's "Path to Freedom"
--by Dahr Jamail
"Every evening while laying in bed I listen to the random thumping of explosions throughout Baghdad. And the following morning, there is nothing in the news about this. Two fighter jets buzz Baghdad last night at 11:45pm, and there is no news. Two nights ago I watch two surface-to-air missiles firing through the darkness towards an airplane I cannot see to the north of Baghdad. Again, no news. Heavy machine gun fire almost every night. Yet again, no word about it the next day. All I have seen in the mainstream blips that I catch on the Internet are how many US soldiers died today, and Mr. Bush saying that 'Iraq is on the path to freedom,' now that Saddam Hussein has been captured. The night of Saddam’s capture, a truck loaded with barrels of benziin ('petrol/gas') explodes in front of my hotel... If this is what the path to freedom looks like, we’re all doomed." More >
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 10 Oct 2003 @ 12:54
Forest regarding spiritual/social progress;
i agree, but seems we need some kind of "base camp" and/or "core group" or both in order to ground out our intentions and energies together to begin to manifest some of these more spiritual evolutions....
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Matthew;
Yes, that is certainly a necessary start, and Sandi and I are always looking for those who could form such a group. At present, we know of only two others, which are yourself and a fellow named Theodore. Finding such people who have visionary, revolutionary, natural and spiritual focuses is quite a rare event at this time. This is a sad but true commentary on the modern condition, not to mention TV conditioning. Never the less, even the combined wisdom/group mind of three or four can have considerable impact on others, not to mention what they can accomplish mentally and physically. I say we look for others with this intent in mind, and first form a "cyber community" of sorts to crystallize a real time gathering.
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Forest previously;
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> i agree with most of this, however i have a slightly different take on right
> and wrong concepts....imho they represent a certain level of awareness that
> is transcendable....imho everything in nature is good, even killing and
> cooked foods etc....even destroying the environment....but let me
> continue....everything in nature is good and when we tire of some level or
> degree of good we are given choices and freedom to move on to higher good
> whenever we are ready....
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Matthew;
Right and wrong as I see it, is defined by the standards set by evolution, nature and spiritual progress. That which is "right" is evolutionary/progressive, while that which is "wrong" is de-evolutionary and unprogressive. It's pretty clear to me that modern society is both de-evolutionary and unprogressive, and that if it continues on it's current course, it will inevitably self destruct. I'd be curious to know how you would explain the statement, "everything in nature is good....even destroying the environment". Without the environment there is no nature, nor will there be human beings. To call this "good" would seem contrary to the whole purpose of evolution for which life has arisen, over the last 3 billion years on this planet. All of this has occurred only to die off in the end in probable confusion and disarray?
We may or may not be free to exercise choices for higher good, after/within the next decade. Nature is about to determine for us, "when we'll be ready" like it or not. By then it could well be that the majority if not all of the human race has killed itself off, and largely due to a neglect of the truth and the spiritual principles which compose it.
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Forest;
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> another point i think worth mentioning here is that of consensus decision
> making....i do not feel we can carefully be involved with nature and prevent
> ecological disaster until we reach levels of communication and decision
> making based on consensus paradigm or higher spiritual awareness....we will
> continue to put ourselves and environment in danger of collapse until we
> implement consensus into every aspect of our lives as individuals and as
> nations and/or earth beings....
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Matthew;
Yes, and this lends itself to the question of motive. What will motivate people to do these very things, so as to not only evolve further, but to prevent worldwide ecological disaster? Crisis is surely a good teacher, and perhaps hard headed humans will only learn as a cast majority, only when their deaths are imminent. The other major motivator that comes to mind is that of spiritual focus, which demonstrates that there are higher purposes for all life, including our own, than what is advocated by consumerism/society. When these are realized, motivation occurs naturally. Of course, to accomplish this one needs persistence and honesty.
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Forest previously;
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> i agree, but by putting emphasis on eco-sustainability is actually at the
> same time putting emphasis on spirituality, since it is naturally spiritual
> to wanna live sustainably....in other words they are on course, but just
> different words or focus to achieve the same or similar goals of spirit....
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Matthew;
Although I agree that "it is naturally spiritual to wanna live sustainably", but this is a trait we inherited from nature. That is not to say however that, “by putting emphasis on eco-sustainability is actually at the same time putting emphasis on spirituality", since anyone can take these ecological steps for whatever reason they may want to. That reason may be to make money, or ego concerns, or in counter-reaction to materialistic society. Spirituality is not defined by a given set of acts. It is defined by the quality of intention through which one acts.
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Matthew previously;
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Take modern society as an example of this. We live in a decidedly materialistic culture which imagines that products and things are the best motive to live life for. Consumerism claims that material goals are basically all that are worth working for, and that everything else revolves around this premise, including education, family, community and global well-being. As we can all see, this focus on the physical materiality of existence is severely misguided.
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Forest;
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yes, but if we add consensus spirit to this mix of consumerism we can refine and harmonize our consumer items with nature over time....each of us is transitioning toward spirit at slightly different rates or times and thus we will all be involved in the physical/mental consuming to one degree or another as we incorporate more spirit into the mix....
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Matthew;
Many people are transitioning to little else but an untimely death, due largely to the fact that they refuse to come to grips with reality, (as defined by natural laws). Consumerism is a life philosophy, or perhaps a better to say that would be..."A system of belief based on faith", (like any religion). This belief system advocates the idea that there is no such thing as spirit or natural laws which need to be observed. On the contrary, it focuses upon the unlimited enlargement of personal ego and immediate gratification, reducing souls in bodies to "consumers", whose basic function in society is little more than those of worms in a manure pile. Worms "consume" and so do unthinking consumers. There's very little difference there in terms of life focus. What I'm saying is, that consumerism is very far from spiritual practice and the real needs of reality, as is unnecessary war. It is the quintessence of the anti-spiritual in fact.
It's important to realize also that there is a distinction between consumerism and the products of technology. Technological advancement and it's resulting products can indeed be used in harmony with nature, as you pointed out. But no technology, no matter how high or advanced, can save us from the misuse of those products through the currently widespread spiritual poverty seen infecting the public at large. It cannot protect us from our own insanity as a species. When I advocate rejecting consumerism, I do not mean neglecting the fruits of technology. I mean that we simply MUST adopt a higher way of living, (spiritual/natural) than a mindless, destructive belief system such as this.
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Forest on group mind;
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sounds pretty agreeable to me, do you still have any focused agendas related to this group on wms mailing list????....are some of them actively involved in some way.
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Matthew;
The participation in the GGM meditations ss well as other activities advocated by the World Mind Society is abysmally low at this time. That's because there are very few people with the seriousness of mind and the naturalness of spirit to take those advocated steps. They’re too busy improving their credit rating and shopping for a more expressive wardrobe to be bothered with universal concerns right now. Such spiritual practice takes work and change. Neither of these are on the agenda for modern humanity, and such an attitude will probably be their undoing.... More >
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