Reiki Shamanism_ A Guide to Out-of-Body Healing ( PDFDrive )

Chapter Four: Inner/Outer Journeys
man who was confined to a wheelchair. I went to his
house and only through talking with him learned that
he didn’t want to be healed, only healed enough so that
he could enjoy himself while still receiving his disability
check. I explained that not only could I not guarantee
that he would be healed, due to the nature of holistic
healing, but if he allowed healing to take place, it’s
possible he might be totally healed whether he liked it or
not. He declined further assistance, given that he
couldn’t control the limits of his wellness.
We are also limited to asking permission by karma —
the concern we noted earlier by the Tibetan orders of
centuries ago that using Reiki for healing could disrupt
the cycle of births. Interceding on one’s behalf may not
be welcome because a certain condition is that person’s
life choice or path. For example, had I not fallen out of
the oak tree in 1992, I would probably not have pursued
a healing path; had I not suffered excruciating, chronic,
unremitting pain, I would probably not have developed
the compassion to learn and share healing techniques;
had not that path led me to a shamanism conference a
Reiki master just happened to be attending, you
wouldn’t be reading this book. And so on. The terrible
accident and pain dramatically changed my life for the
better and led to the healing and relief of many.
Besides all this, it may be impossible for healing to
occur without permission. For example, when I was
starting my soul retrieval practice, a friend who started at
the same time said she was having difficulty “seeing” a
client in nonordinary reality. Confident, and without
asking, I arrogantly said, “I’ll bet that I can do it.” My
friend raised her eyebrows, but said nothing.
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