You are wrong with MANY your statements above. I'll give just a bit of objective proof:sparky31 wrote:Lets put this plain and simple. My wife began as a message therapist. She has an amazing ability to just know where to work and were the problem areas are without being told. She begins each therapeutic with a prayer. We are both practicing, Temple Worthy saints. She has added oils in her therapy to increase her patient's recovery. She has also getting more information on energy healing. We are also thinking about getting her certified. I was very skeptical at first but began seeing marked improvements, both in mine and other clients overall health. I do not believe this to be a tool of "Satin" or some other ungodly practice. I see this as being another aide that our loving Heavenly Father has afforded his children as a way to continue and spread his blessings. The bible tells of holy rocks and also used holy oils as well. Fore Example; the "Rocks" that our profit Joseph Smith used to translate the brass and gold plates. To the nay sayers it looked like he was just moving stone and practicing black arts. We as LDS faithful know this to not be the facts and that he was using the stoned to translate the Plates that he was commanded to do. look at the use of Frankincense. That oil was also used in holy ordinances. However, if we follow the scriptures, it says, " For those who lack wisdom, let them ask of God" which is what our great Profit Joseph Smith did as a boy when he was confused about what church he should join. We should not just rely on our own personal beliefs to decide on what is right or not but should inquire of God and get he response as to what is holy or of satin. My response to my question was for how my wife and I explain why this works and our practice of using energy as another solution to easing my brothers and sister pain and suffering, is neither sacrilegious, or an evil practice. However, just like with anything, know who your healer is and their beliefs on what are going on. BECAUSE ANYTHING MEANT FOR GOOD CAN BE USED FOR EVIL.
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The most comprehensive review of reiki research was done by Edzard Ernst, M.D., Ph.D. and his colleagues at the University of Exeter. After surveying studies published through January 2008, they concluded that most were poorly designed and "the evidence is insufficient to suggest that reiki is an effective treatment for any condition." [4]
In 2009, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops concluded that "reiki therapy finds no support either in the findings of natural science or in Christian belief" and urged Catholic health-care facilities and clergy not to promote or support it. It further stated:
Reiki lacks scientific credibility. It has not been accepted by the scientific and medical communities as an effective therapy. Reputable scientific studies attesting to the efficacy of Reiki are lacking, as is a plausible scientific explanation as to how it could possibly be efficacious. The explanation of the efficacy of Reiki depends entirely on a particular view of the world as permeated by this "universal life energy" (Reiki) that is subject to manipulation by human thought and will. Reiki practitioners claim that their training allows one to channel the "universal life energy" that is present in all things. This "universal life energy," however, is unknown to natural science. As the presence of such energy has not been observed by means of natural science, the justification for these therapies necessarily must come from something other than science [5].
In the mid-1990s, at ages 9 and 10, Emily Rosa demonstrated that 21 therapeutic touch (TT) practitioners could not detect her alleged "energy field." During the tests, the practitioners rested their arms on a flat surface, about a foot apart. Emily then hovered her hand, palm down, a few inches above one of the subject's palms. A cardboard screen prevented the subjects from seeing which of their hands was selected. The practitioners correctly located Emily's hand only 122 (44%) out of 280 trials, which is no better than would be expected by guessing [6]. After the Journal of the American Medical Association published the results, TT leaders called the study a "parlor game," but they refused to suggest an alternative experimental design or to undergo similar tests themselves [7]. It might be interesting to investigate whether reiki practitioners can actually sense or transmit "energy," whether reiki "attunements" actually enhance anything, and whether feelings of warmth are accompanied by any measurable change of skin temperature. Researchers at Scripps Institute (San Diego) recently used a Magnes 2500 WH SQUID device to measure the electromagnetic fields from the hands and heart of three reiki masters when they were (a) not practicing reiki, (b) purportedly transmitting reiki to a distant person, and (c) purportedly transmitting to a person in the room. Similar measurements were made on four reiki-naive volunteers before and after they received a reiki training/attunement enabling them to self-administer reiki. No high-intensity radiation attributable to reiki was found [9].
British Regulatory Action
The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has objected to reiki claims at least five times:
In 2001, the ASA concluded that the International Reiki and Healing Centre had made unsubstantiated claims about "healing" serious diseases and that a "Doctor of Philosophy in Alternative Medicine" certificate from an Indian school did not entitle the proprietor (Allan Sweeney) to refer to himself as "Dr. Sweeney." [10]
In 2011, the ASA objected to unsubstantiated claims on Sweeney's Web site that reiki was an effective therapy for cancer, ADHD, back pain, migraine, depression, anger, low energy, sleeplessness, ADD, sadness, bereavement, tinnitus and sciatica [11].
In 2011, the ASA objected to unsubstantiated claims by "reiki master" Christina Moore of East Sussex, England, that reiki could treat grief, insomnia, tinnitus, lack of confidence, back pain, constipation, Candida, skin disorders, anxiety, stress, tension, worry and phobias [12].
In 2012, the ASA objected to claims by Jackie Howchin that rieki could treat a "wide range of problems, including stress, depression, bereavement, back pain, fibromyalgia, Myasthenia Gravis, sports injuries, broken bones, sciatica and nerve damage." [13]
In 2012, the ASA objected to claims by A Better Being that reiki could treat irritable bowel syndrome, hay fever, indigestion, repetitive strain injury, headaches, asthma, eczema, poor circulation, rheumatism and sinusitis [14].
The Bottom Line
Reiki has no substantiated health value and lacks a scientifically plausible rationale. Science-based healthcare settings should not tolerate its use, and scarce government research dollars should not be used to study it further [8].