Spiritual Healing & Harry Edwards

misconceptions from misguided people will be put in their rightful place.
From the outset it must be clearly understood that we live on a planet of causes and effects, every thing seen on this planet has a cause and an effect. We live in and are surrounded by all sorts of effects like wind blowing from the north or a light shining from a star or a leaf growing on a tree or wealth, health, suffering, Happiness, Love, Sound, lightning, Music in fact everything we see, feel, touch, smell, all have causes. Magic is the name simply applied to happenings where no obvious cause can be seen, at least to some of those witnessing it. As you can easily appreciate no effect is without a cause.
We are know witnessing one of the great turnings in our century where old healing practises are re-emerging such as Reiki healing, Colour healing, Seichim, Spiritual healing, Osteopathy, Massage and many others. Some of these are

thousands of years old, Spiritual healing is one of those. It is exactly the same kind of energy used by Jesus in so many of his healings.

Put simply Spiritual Healing is the transference of certain energies through a channel which could be a person or an animal or even the planet, the wavelengths of this healing energy are well outside the limits of most scientific equipment but a lot of people can feel this energy .The energy in my experience has been very uplifting and beautiful which can touch and vastly influence parts of us such as the spirit or soul or our mental selves and our physical selves. It can bring a steadiness and balance and sense of well-being second to none .Its limits as to its use are in the realms of the infinite.
A very simplistic analogy would be to liken it to a massive energy reservoir which can be tapped into by people and animals which act as the conduits of this energy and like wires of electricity some of which are bigger than others and so therefore big wires can transmit more energy than smaller wires. Bearing this point in mind the reader can soon appreciate that going to one spiritual healer can be vastly different than going to

another as it is with so many things whether it be dentists, doctors, policeman or what have you.

Spiritual Healing is natural healing energy, which is present in this universe. Spiritual healers work in many different ways to some it is the laying on of hands onto a person or animal, to others it can be sent through the power of thought. To be even in the presence of some healers can have a profound and beneficial effect on people and one wishes that there were more people giving off just as beautiful vibrations as these people were this world would truly transform it.
Everyone needs healing, because there is not a single person, which on some part of their being does not require healing. I will clarify that point further because some people are so physically orientated

they perceive people and their suffering on a basis of you look OK you must be OK. This perception can be likened to looking at a puddle of water and because it looks all right and then assuming that because the rest of the ocean is made of the same kind of stuff it must be the same, being absolutely oblivious to the rest of the entire ocean. We are a very complicated beings comprising of many different parts some of which are the mental self, the subconscious, the Physical self and the spiritual self. I will leave it up to the reader to discover the parts of themselves and their true importance to their well beings.
During the healing process as a general rule people should simply relax, all sorts of sensations may be felt typically heat, cold, energy, sometimes even noises from your body.

Who is suitable for healing? All people at all stages of their life especially the terminally ill; Animals even plants seem to respond.

Will one session be enough? Sometimes but probably a series may be the answer.
Will healing cure me? All healing from all sources be it Doctor, drugs, etc comes under the law of Karma.

There are no guarantees that healing from any source may give the effect which the Desiree wishes. However it has been my experience that even if you do not get the effect you desire, on some part of

your being you most very probably will receive some healing, even it is just upliftment. Which can be extremely valuable

Those points covered I would now like to tell you a little about the great healing work of the late Harry Edwards. Harry discovered that he had healing talents in the army when he was applying bandages to people a high rate of recovery was noticed. In the region he was in which was Iran he soon even became known as Hakim or Doctor
Harry was told to concentrate on the next person he hears about who is sick. A case arrived one who had TB who was dying .He concentrated on that person with his mind and within 24 hrs the bleeding had stopped the pain had stopped and the temperature had come down to almost normal. The Doctors attending were amazed, the man returned to work in a short time. More cases followed, people came with Cancer, Consumption and other blights. Of notable healing was a boy with Spinal Meningitis and who was dying. Harry sought healing for the boy and within a short period of time the boy’s parents were astonished to find their boy sitting up in bed, the doctors looking on in amazement. A growing queue was starting to form at his house and mail started to arrive. But what truly amazed harry was the use of Absent healing where the healing was sent by thought, the patient was not even present but it seemed even more effective. To cope with the growing demands of his work he set up a healing sanctuary at Burrows lea in surrey and his secretaries started answering the hundreds of letters which came each day. He was in constant demand to give talks all over England. Then on one day he had the great urge to demonstrate what he could do before an audience ‘‘is there anyone suffering from Arthritis’’? he asked. Hands shot up from all over the auditorium,

which started off the public healing. The demonstrations grew, a thousand people attended a demonstration at Croydon and typically Harry would treat Arthritis, Spinal curvature, Deafness and poor sight. One lady who had not been able to walk for three years was given healing, after a few minutes of healing she walked down the aisle much to the audience’s delight. A child of six had her spinal curvature straightened much to people’s amazement.

Harry was in journal after journal as reporters bore testimony to their findings and patients bore their own testimonials. But he never allowed the adulation to effect his healing work; he maintained the proper attitude that he was just a channel to which healing energy flowed. Gradually over the years of healing he drew together the letters and testimonials and presented them in an incredible book called The evidence for Spiritual Healing which contained ten thousand cures.

Newspapers captured the signs with headlines like ‘’Sight restored after seventeen years’’ ‘’the Deaf hear’’ ‘’After healing the cripple danced’’ ‘’Paralysed children walk off the stage unaided’’and so on. He would make the point quite clear that Spiritual Healing was not faith healing and if it were so young babies and mental cases with no comprehension about faith would not even respond. Of course Harry liased with quite a few learned Doctors and many came to the healing sanctuary to witness Harry unlock locked Spines, treat Arthritic hips and slipped disks and treat other severe ailments. One Doctor even told Harry that he would give five years of his life to achieve what Harry had done. On another occasion Harry was called before a panel of Doctors who presented him with their very own patients. The first patient had Disseminated Sclerosis and came in with two helpers. On the first treatment mobility was restored to the spastic spine then co-ordination of the leg movements followed,

she responded well and started to walk, the session ended with the Doctors asking for healing for their own personal troubles. Then royalty sought him out Princess Marie Louise granddaughter of Queen Victoria sought healing for Arthritis and she was instrumental in the royals attending the sanctuary.
In less than five years Harry had received no less than one million letters and in less than seven years over forty thousand people attended the sanctuary. In the thirty years from the time he moved to Burrows lea up to his passing in 1976 he received an average of 9000 letters a week .In over thirty years he received over 14 million letters from patients. Harry passed to the other side of life in 1976 but not before teaching Ray and Joan branch how to continue with the good work at Burrows lea where they still are today.
Happily now Spiritual healers are used quite extensively in the N.H.S, in fact they are in over 1500 hospitals and at long last a lot of churches have finally complied with what the master told them to do two thousand years ago and that is to go forth and heal the sick. In the year 2000 even our prince Charles published a report stating that spiritual healers should be extensively available throughout the entire NHS. Over 7000 healers are now registered to treat patients in the health system. I know of no cases where spiritual healing when given by a trained healer has been detrimental in any way, I know of no side effects except better health.

There is one more very important point that I would like to cover on the subject of drugs and research. At present the system in this country is, most research is done by drug companies with a clear agenda of making a profit- but what are the implications of that statement? Firstly if you were in charge of a drug company and each drug was going to cost you 1-4million to test analyse and put on the market you would make very sure that you were going to get a return on that investment therefore you would only look at products which had promise of giving you that return and disregard the rest. That means simple inexpensive things like stjohns wort, glcothymoline, castor oil,Peanut oil, crude oil, Epsom salts, Atomodine, Zappers visualisation,carbonsteel,egyptian oil,ipsab,the rife machine the impedance device

don’t get the proper research and the promotion which they deserve. Many of these are of outstanding value giving huge benefits but there is not enough money in them to attract some of the drug companies. That plainly means the best treatment you can get is often not some drug which Mrs Jones you will be taking for the next 20yrs which can have some very serious side effects like cancer etc.
The most profitable situation for some of these drug companies is that they develop a product which gives some benefit but which does not actually cure you but which you will be on for the next 10-20yrs .You note I say some please don’t think I mean all, there are some very useful drugs and treatment out there but you have got to use discernment and search and ask questions about them all and not just rely on the doctors who do not have not access to the information on the inexpensive remedies. These doctors reputation might well be at risk if they advocate untried products and many who went onto Harry’s point of view were severely reprimanded by their Association. Happily there were to many doctors in favour of spiritual healing which would mean that the Association would have been sitting in session for the next 20 yrs or so disciplining them.
The church were not any better, did you know there was an official commission set especially up to investigate spiritual healing? The results of which to my knowledge were never made public. Happily things have moved on a little now and some of the churches are giving healing

I am a sincere advocate that most research should be done by government researchers with only one vested interest on the agenda and that being for the healing of the patient.
Just a few reports –“When I had finished treating him, it was a real delight to see how wonderfully glad he was to be able to use his legs, feet, arms and hands again... and then he told me: "When I came here, I was convinced no one could help me, and I came only to please my Aunt, who brought me."
You worked a miracle with his father when he was very ill 1983-84 when I wrote to you, but you will be pleased to know he is now working for the Council and lives a fairly normal life.
“You and the late Harry Edwards helped me so often and indeed I am still pressing on 18 years after I was expected to die from my last bout of cancer.”

“On behalf of my mother, daughter and myself may I thank you for the lovely day at your Sanctuary last Tuesday. My mother is so much better it is truly amazing. She can stretch out her arms and even raise them to her head and her walking is much stronger. My daughter was very impressed, too.”
My condition improved in as much as I now have much more self-confidence and ability to deal with my everyday life.

Useful addresses include

Harry Edward’s healing sanctuary Burrows Lea Shere Guildford Surrey GU5 9QG

The Spiritualist national union also has a list of 4000 Spiritual Healers their address

SNU 36, Newmarket, Otley, West York’s, LS21 3AE

The National federation of Spiritual Healers, Their address is Central office, Old manor farm studio, Church St, Sudbury on Thames Middlesex, TW16 6RG.Tel 01932 783164
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Reiki

Millions of people are aware of this fantastic healing energy and there are literally thousands of healers [channels for this energy].The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy." A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the person including body, emotions, mind and spirit and creates many beneficial effects including relaxation and feelings of peace, security and well being. Many have reported miraculous results.
Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that a lot of people can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and can create a very beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques sometimes to relieve side effects and promote recovery.
An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is not taught in the usual sense, but is transferred to the student during a Reiki class. This ability is passed on during an "attunement" given by a Reiki master and allows the student to tap into an unlimited supply of "life force energy" to improve one's health and enhance the quality of life.
It has been successfully taught to thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds.
The Reiki system of healing is a technique for transmitting this subtle energy to yourself and others. Reiki can restore energy balance and vitality by relieving the physical and emotional effects of unreleased stress. It can gently and effectively open blocked meridians, nadas and chakras, and clears the energy bodies, leaving one feeling relaxed and at peace.

Reiki can accelerate healing. Assist the body in cleansing toxins. Balance the flow of subtle energy by releasing blockages. Help the client contact the 'healer within.'
A treatment feels like warm, gentle sunshine, which flows through you, surrounds you and comforts you. Reiki treats the person’s body, emotions, mind and spirit as a whole. Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that most people can use. Reiki is powerful, yet wonderfully gentle and nurturing. During a treatment, the clients usually remain fully clothed. Reiki is an effective alternative, or complement to massage therapy. Reiki can support any medical or supplemental healing methods a client may be using and is of growing interest to chiropractors, medical doctors, physiotherapists, psychotherapists, psychologists and hypnotherapists. In fact it is in use by quite a few doctors.

A Brief History of Reiki.
The history of Reiki, like all other histories, is tainted with different views of the one event.
Reiki is seemingly an ancient form of healing that was lost and then rediscovered, during a mystical experience, by Dr. Mikao Usui who was a Japanese psychic. In 1922 Dr. Usui started a healing society in Japan. He created three degrees (or levels) for Reiki healing and initiated a small number of followers. One of his followers, Dr. Hayashi, a retired naval officer, was charged with preserving Reiki. He did this and further developed the Usui system. He gave the knowledge to his wife and to Mrs. Hawayo Takata. Mrs. Takata practiced Reiki healing and initiated twenty-two people into Reiki mastership Today, Reiki is known and practiced in many parts of the world and is increasing in popularity and acceptance. One problem a student might have in learning Reiki is the existence of different Reiki schools, giving different attitudes and different symbols by different teachers.
All that is required is a genuine desire for spiritual growth and an open mind.

Reiki Research

There are now quite a few experiments that validate the usefulness of Reiki and other vibrational healing techniques. The following are few of the more interesting experiments.
A registered nurse describes a Reiki experiment she conducted in her paper, "Reiki Healing: A Physiologic Perspective." In her study, forty-eight people made up the experimental group while 10 made up a control group. Both groups had blood samples taken at the beginning and at the end of the experiment. The experimental group received First Degree Reiki training. The control group was not involved in the Reiki training.
The blood samples were measured for hemoglobin and hematocrit values. Hemoglobin is the part of red blood cells that carry oxygen. Hematocrit is the ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume. The people in the experimental group who received Reiki training experienced a significant change in these values with 28 percent experiencing an increase and the remainder experiencing a decrease. The people in the control group who did not receive Reiki training experienced no significant change. It is thought that changes, whether an increase or decrease are consistent with the purpose of Reiki which is to bring balance on an individual basis.
One individual experienced a 20% increase in these values. She continued to treat herself with Reiki daily and after three months, her increase had been maintained and in fact had continued to improve. This improvement

was appropriate for her as she had been experiencing iron deficiency anemia.
Another experiment using a Reiki like technique has also demonstrated its ability to increase hemoglobin values. A medical doctor conducted an experiment with a group of 79 sick patients. Together the patients had a wide range of diagnosed illnesses including pancreatitis, brain tumor, emphysema, multiple endocrine disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and congestive heart failure. Laying-on hands treatments were given to 46 patients with 33 as controls. The treated patients showed significant increases in hemoglobin values. The effect was so pronounced that even cancer patients who were being treated with bone marrow-suppressive agents which predictably induce decreases in hemoglobin values showed an increase. The majority of patients also reported improvement or complete disappearance of symptoms. Both this experiment and the one above, demonstrate that healers are able to induce actual biological improvements in the patients they treat rather than simply create a feeling of well being.
Laying-on hands healing has been validated by experiments carried out at St. Vincent's medical Center in New York. The experiment was carried out by Janet Quinn, assistant director of nursing at the University of South Carolina. The design of this experiment tends to rule out the placebo effect. Thirty heart patients were given a 20 question psychological test to determine their level of anxiety. Then they were treated by a group trained in laying-on hands healing. A control group of patients were also treated by sham healers who imitated the same positions as those who had training. Anxiety levels dropped 17 percent after only five minutes treatment by trained practitioners, but those who were only imitating a treatment created no effect.
Daniel Wirth of Healing Sciences International in Orinda, California conducted a tightly controlled experiment involving a Reiki-like healing technique. Forty-four male college students received identical minor wounds deliberately inflicted by a doctor in the right or left shoulder. Twenty-three then received a Reiki like healing and the other twenty-one did not. The treatments were given in such a way that the possibility of a placebo effect was ruled out. All forty-four students extend their arms though a hole in the wall. In the other room, a trained healer was present for those who received healing and administered healing from a distance without touching. For those who did not receive healing, no one was present in the room. Both the students and the doctor who administered the wounds and later also evaluated their healing rate had been told that the experiment was about the electrical conductivity of the body. Neither knew that the experiment was about healing. Eight and sixteen day follow-up measurements of the rate of wound healing were done. After eight days, the treated groups wounds had shrunk 93.5 percent compared with 67.3 percent for those not treated. After sixteen days, the figures were 99.3 and 90.9. After debriefing, the students stated they did not know the true nature of the experiment and had felt no contact with the healer. The possibility that expectations of the students caused the healing was ruled out.
Dr. John Zimmerman of the University of Colorado using a SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device) has discovered that magnetic fields several hundred times stronger than background noise are created around the hands of trained healers when doing healing work on patients. No such fields are created by sham’ healers making the same movements indicating something special is happening with the trained healers. The frequencies of the magnetic fields surrounding the hands of the trained healers were of the alpha and theta wave range similar to those seen in the brain of meditators.
Dr. Barnard Grad of McGill University in Montreal, used barley seeds to test the effect of psychic healing energies on plants. The seeds were planted in pots and watered with a saline solution, which is known to retard their sprouting and growth. With elaborate double-blind conditions set-up, one group of seeds were watered with saline solution that had been treated by a psychic healer.

The treated saline was held by the healer in a sealed container for fifteen minutes. The other seeds were watered with untreated saline. The person watering the plants did not know which group was getting the treated saline and which was getting the untreated saline. The plants watered with healer treated saline solution grew faster and were healthier producing 25% more weight and having a higher chlorophyll content. These experiments have been replicated in Dr. Grads lab and in other laboratories as well.
Dr. Grad carried out similar experiments involving tap water and plants. Sealed containers of water were given to a psychic healer to hold and others were given to a severely depressed patient to hold. The plants watered with the healer-held water had an increased growth rate and those watered with the water held by the severely depressed patient had a decrease in growth rate compared to controls.
These experiments involving plants, in addition to confirming the non-placebo nature of psychic healing, scientifically confirm the ancient metaphysical understanding that healing energies can be stored in water for future use.
In another experiment involving psychic healer Olga Worrall, Dr. Robert Miller used an electromechanical transducer to measure the microscopic growth rate of rye grass. The device used has an accuracy of one thousandth of an inch per hour. Dr. Miller set-up the experiment in his laboratory and then left,