Five Great Healers Speak Here

Author(s): Nancy, Esmond Gardner
Publisher: Theosophical Publishing House

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PREFACE
Swift as the crack of lightning or slow and steady as the compulsion of the tide, mysterious healings through human channels have occurred repeatedly. Throughout human history, some people with a compelling drive of compassion have been healing their fellow men with the force of their minds. They use spoken suggestions in hypnotic treatment, magnetic touch, invocations to a higher power, or any individual method that works for them. The reported cases of spirit and magnetic healing cover every type of disability.
While attending a seminar on the occult arts in Switzerland, we came upon the idea of compiling a book on such healing. Psychics, healers, mediums, astrologers and practitioners of all the related arts were gathered to instruct us. When the excitement of the seminar had died down and we sorted out our feelings about it, we were left with a deep impression of the beauty and worthwhile service of the healers gathered there. They had struck a chord in our hearts that continued to vibrate. We realized vividly that healing is an act of compassion and of great service to others.
We found that most gifted healers hold one belief in common, that they serve only as a channel, an instrument or conductor. The healing power comes from a higher source. We began to wonder if this mystical gift is exclusive to some rare individuals, or is it an inborn faculty available to us all — one that can be used constantly like sight, voice and hearing.
The thought occurred to us that an identical set of