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be affected by that person's energy. There have been many instances when students attending my workshops have reported healing taking place after or during the sessions. One might say my magnetic field interacted with theirs in a healing way, unbeknown to me.
Each seminar or workshop I give is opened with the smoking of cedar and an offering of cornmeal to invoke the power of the Four Directions, Mother Earth, Father Sky, to come to aid and guide the work. These spiritual forces will have a healing influence on the whole group as well as on the one who may have a specific problem.
My understanding is based in harmony and coupling. If healing spirits are near they will have their own effect without me. I see in effect myself as a catalyst or a doorway. The personal is completely removed.
The crystals that are used for healing have their own power and energy, and do their work by just being in the proximity of the one in need of healing. When held in the hands, they can be programmed to specific ills. They will magnify the intentions of the healer, and through their purity, combine the forces of nature and spirit to channel healing energies. Yet, the crystals will remove pain, elevate one's vibration, promote clarity, help one to be less emotionally reactive, refract disharmonious energies, release negative ions, collect positive ions, and work with one's dreams, without any help from the two-legged. They have memory and attract the spirits of light. Yes, even the rocks shall sing the song of creation, even they shall reflect great mysteries of light ... Are these gifts mutually exclusive or can the Healer use any method at will?
We too often become more attached to method than to the actual healing. Many years ago, I asked Dr. Karl Menninger if he had one lesson to give me to guide the rest of my life, what would it be. He very quickly answered, “If it works, do it, and do it Now.” When we
