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A woman who had recently had a mastectomy told me that the discharge from her lymph glands, and the pain that she experienced, was especially uncomfortable at night. When she told me that her husband was out of town, I asked if she would like to spend the night at my house, and she gratefully accepted my offer. I was feeling quite sick and lethargic at the time, with a sinus infection, bronchial congestion, and intermittent fever. Later in the evening when my friend told me she was experiencing great discomfort, she asked if I might be able to help her with her pain, as I had done in the past. I told her I was afraid that I might sap her energy because I felt so tired, but I was willing to help if I could. |
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I held my hands over her chest and silently asked to be used as an instrument of healing, and we both began to experience sensations of heat, tingling, and a sense of inner weightlessness. All of my aches and stuffiness disappeared, and I felt filled with a peaceful energy that opened my lungs and sinuses, enabling me to breathe freely. I felt wonderful, but I was afraid that my friend might feel worse. Quite the contrary. She also felt peaceful and free from pain, and we both slept soundly, and later awakened feeling quite well. I began to suspect that whatever was occurring was beneficially available to the healer as well as the patient in a healing interaction. Whatever healing "energy" was being attracted seemed to be truly limitless, just as spiritual healing traditions taught. |
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Sometimes Healing Attempts Do Not Seem Helpful |
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As I think back over the variety of my healing experiences, I am able to recall a number of occasions when the patient's symptoms were not relieved, or the course of their disease did not seem to be affected. Sometimes, but not often, people's pain increased temporarily before they felt better. Russell's theory about these occurrences (and healing in general) is that the patients' vascular flow is stimulated, and the result can be experienced as painful. This is similar to how a person sometimes feels after he has been lying on his arm and the circulation is obstructed. When he moves and the circulation returns, it hurts before it feels better. |
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