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During
these moments, the biomagnetic field of the practitioners' hands
is at least 1000 times greater than normal, and not as a result
of internal body current. Toni Bunnell (1997) suggests that the
linking of energy fields between practitioner and earth allows the
practitioner to draw on the 'infinite energy source' or 'universal
energy field' via the Schuman Resonance. Prof Paul Davies and Dr
John Gribben in The Matter Myth (1991), discuss the quantum physics
view of a 'living universe' in which everything is connected in
a 'living web of interdependence'. All of this supports the subjective
experience of 'oneness' and 'expanded consciousness' related by
those who regularly receive or self-treat with Reiki.
Zimmerman
(1990) in the USA and Seto (1992) in Japan further investigated
the large pulsating biomagnetic field that is emitted from the hands
of energy practitioners whilst they work. They discovered that the
pulses are in the same frequencies as brain waves, and sweep up
and down from 0.3 - 30 Hz, focusing mostly in 7 - 8 Hz , alpha state.
Independent medical research has shown that this range of frequencies
will stimulate healing in the body, with specific frequencies being
suitable for different tissues. For example, 2 Hz encourages nerve
regeneration, 7 Hz bone growth, 10Hz ligament mending, and 15 Hz
capillary formation. Physiotherapy equipment based on these principles
has been designed to aid soft tissue regeneration, and ultra sound
technology is commonly used to clear clogged arteries and disintegrate
kidney stones. Also, it has been known for many years that placing
an electrical coil around a fracture that refuses to mend will stimulate
bone growth and repair.
Becker
explains that ‘brain waves’ are not confined to the
brain, but travel throughout the body via the perineural system,
the sheaths of connective tissue surrounding all nerves. During
a treatment, these waves begin as relatively weak pulses in the
thalamus of the practitioner’s brain, and gather cumulative
strength as they flow to the peripheral nerves of the body, including
the hands. The same effect is mirrored in the person receiving treatment,
and Becker suggests that it is this system, more than any other,
that regulates injury repair and system rebalance. This highlights
one of the special features of Reiki (and similar therapies), that
both practitioner and client receive the benefits of a treatment,
which makes it very efficient.
It
is interesting to note that Dr Becker carried out his study on a
world-wide array of cross-cultural subjects, and no matter what
their belief systems or customs, or how opposed to each other their
customs were, all tested the same. Part of Reiki's growing popularity
is that it does not impose a set of beliefs, and can therefore be
used by people of any background and faith, or none at all. This
neutrality makes it particularly appropriate to a medical or prison
setting.
An
article by Tamisha Sabrina
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