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FIVE GREAT HEALERS SPEAK HERE
physical. Energy is not limited by the confines of space and many times others are touched by healing energies though thousands of miles may separate us. Then again, hands may actually experience the illness and communicate to the mind of the healer what the problem is. Sometimes physical touch is indicated, for truly nothing communicates our love and desire to help quicker than a comforting caress or a deeply felt hug. We two-leggeds are very tactile creatures, life being the gift of touch.
Come, sweet life Come give me, once again
the touch of body, rock, sea. Caress my being with
rain, wind, cold. Let me know the guileless kiss
of a child, or a lover's return. Feel the cool, sweet cleansing
of tears gone like wild rivers running down the valley of my face.
Come, sweet life, fuse my spirit with the
means of animating
my soul to touch again.
Then
all is made beautiful. What is the role of the patient?
My response to the word role in this context is counter to my concept of what takes place in healing. The word
