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role indicates that one is separate from the reality of life and must fill a role instead of just being who they are. What are the reported sensations of the patients:
Responses to a healing vary dramatically according to the individual. Some may become very emotional and try to reject the healer. Almost everyone reports a relaxation response which will help alleviate tension, thereby promoting the beginning of self-healing. Can the patient be benefited simply by his proximity to a healer without conscious volition on the part of the healer?
Some years ago, it was my privilege to accompany my grandfather, David Monongye, who is one of the Hopi elders and spiritual leaders, to the United Nations Conference on Ecology in Stockholm, Sweden. There was a Third World alternate conference in progress simultaneously with that of the United Nations. Grandfather was the last on a panel of speakers. By the time the talking stick reached him, everyone in the room was angry and they were all convinced that their needs were greater than any others. The intensity of the vibrations was almost overwhelming. Grandfather stood quietly. When his turn came, he stood, head bowed in prayer over a bit of corn meal offering in his hand. He prayed in silence, a language we all understand. He prayed until every voice was quiet, every person stilled. He told the world that we are all brothers and sisters in Great Spirit's creation and, by the act of loving, we might begin to truly know and help each other. A tremendous healing took place then. To this day it vibrates through the far reaches of our planet. The yearly Earthday celebrations are the result of that moment's healing. Many came to me later and spoke of how the hardness and bitterness had left their hearts. This is only one level of how healing may manifest without conscious volition. However,
