| Is there any evidence that distant healing works? | | | | Even if you eliminate a number of the testimonials as |
| And just what is distant healing? Distant healing is also | | | | being a result of coincidence, fraud, or hype you are |
| called remote healing, absent healing or distance | | | | still left with a plethora of folks who firmly believe |
| healing. It takes place when one or more healers | | | | that they have been helped and healed as a result of |
| send energy or thought vibrations in an intentional | | | | this spiritual energy sending. |
| focused manner, pray for, or meditate for someone | | | | But is there any real scientific evidence that this |
| in need who may be nearby or thousands of miles | | | | phenomenon is real? Actually, there are now |
| away. | | | | numerous studies pointing to the efficacy of this |
| Like noted psychic healer Edgar Cayce at the | | | | energy medicine. In fact, in randomized controlled |
| beginning of the century there are now many | | | | studies this healing technique has demonstrated |
| practioners of this particular esoteric art that claim to | | | | significant effects in humans, animals, plants, cells and |
| be proficient in sending spiritual energy to heal others | | | | dna. |
| often over great distances. Rosemary Altea, Rosalyn | | | | Daniel J. Benor, M.D., revealed that two prime studies |
| Bruyere and Carolyne Myss are some other famous | | | | done on hundreds of cardiac patients in intensive care |
| healers. | | | | units showed those that were sent healing prayers |
| Today these healers come from many backgrounds | | | | had considerable improvement compared to the |
| with varying levels of skill and training. There are reiki | | | | group that was not. |
| teachers, mystics, psychic healers, charismatic | | | | In a study conducted on AIDs patients by Elisabeth |
| christians, shamans or medicine men, curanderos, | | | | Targ, Fred Sicher and 7 others, Benor noted that |
| curanderas, intuitives, indigo children, yogi masters, | | | | those who had had experienced energy senders |
| channellers, chi and chakra manipulators, wiccans, silva | | | | send them spiritual energy showed marked |
| mind control experts, graduates of healing schools, | | | | improvement compared to the control group. |
| including Barbara Brennan's famous one, as well as | | | | Over a twenty year stretch Dr. William Braud ran |
| many others from all walks of life who just happen | | | | thirty experiments involving over 650 sessions and |
| to have a knack for getting in touch with their own | | | | concluded that it is possibloe for one persons mental |
| or other divine forces and magically helping others by | | | | processes to telepathically affect that of another |
| sending or beaming that powerful spiritual energy. | | | | person, at a distance and directly. |
| Some healers call on divine intervention, a specific | | | | And, in Russia, Dr. Edwin May and Larissa Vilenskaya's |
| angel or god, or channel spirit guides or entities | | | | research shows that a distant mental influencer can |
| through to do the healing. Others just concentrate on | | | | have great effect on other living systems in addition |
| sending loving energy or positive thoughts to the | | | | to people. |
| healee. Though all the processes differ the end result | | | | And, as has been noted, the distance energy effect |
| wished for is the same; heal someone at a distance. | | | | can be utilized with animals as well. In a study |
| The internet has helped to facilitate the process of | | | | involving mice it was found that distance healers |
| distant healing by making it easier for the healers to | | | | were able to wake up designated anaesthetized mice |
| get in touch with those that need to be healed. In | | | | more quickly than the control mice. |
| fact there are sites that you can visit that will allow | | | | But that compelling evidence for distant healing is just |
| you to make a request for distant healing and have | | | | the tip of the iceberg. Cutting edge research involving |
| others send loving energy to help manifest the | | | | quantum physics in conjunction with more detailed |
| desired outcome. Some of the distance healing sites | | | | studies conducted by both physicists and doctors is |
| require payment some are free. | | | | beginning to paint a broad picture. This picture reveals |
| If the proof is in the pudding then there is more than | | | | that the thoughts of one person not only has a |
| ample testimonial evidence that this distance healing | | | | direct effect on their own life but can also have an |
| works. Check out any of the hundreds of distance | | | | influence on the lives of those they think about. |
| healing websites around the globe and you'll be | | | | With this in mind you might want to start thinking |
| greeted with hundreds and hundreds of glowing | | | | more positively about yourself, your fellow man, your |
| testimonials from those who claim to have been | | | | animals and even your plants as well. It could start to |
| helped by distant healers, energy senders, psychics | | | | move you in a more positive direction and cause |
| and those who have come together to offer | | | | others to think about you in a more positive light as |
| intercessory prayer. | | | | well. At the very least it couldn't hurt. |