In the often irreverent language of the operating room, James was ‘circling the drain’. Quite simply, he was going to die.
A 41-year-old man who had been hospitalized for gall bladder surgery in the Los Angeles medical centre where I worked, James had developed a host of serious post-operative complications: yeast sepsis (a blood infection fatal 70 percent of the time), a blood clot in the lung (fatal nearly 60 percent of the time), and multiple enterocutaneous fistulae (openings in his abdominal wall through which intestinal fluid was leaking). In addition, he had daily fever spikes of up to 104 degrees, constant nausea, and vomiting.
Pranic Healing
Three months earlier I had taken a class called ‘Introduction to Pranic Healing’, an energy medicine system that teaches people to manipulate the body's prana, or vital force, to facilitate healing. I remembered vividly our instructor's confidence in the system. Master Pranic Healer Stephen Co, one of the world's top practitioners, frequently urged us to ‘do the practice and look for the results; don't take my word for it that it works’.
I had practised and had produced a few results, but nothing spectacular. But I had used the system only to relax some of my patients who were nervous, stressed, or anxious. I had never tried it on anyone with a substantial health problem. After watching James languishing in the intensive care unit for months, though, and knowing that his surgeon held little hope for his survival, I decided to put Pranic Healing to a real test. I asked James’ surgeon if I could try ‘something different’ with his patient; he agreed.
At that time I was making a name for myself around the hospital as an advocate for alternative healing methods alongside traditional Western scientific medicine. To be sure, my advocacy did not sit well with some of my colleagues. Although some physicians accept alternative and complementary medical treatments today, many remain sceptical. But being a board-certified urologist and surgeon with a reputation for a rigorously scientific approach to diagnosis and treatment - and having the backing of an open-minded department chief - I knew that I had the support to promote my beliefs.
If some of my more progressive physician colleagues had peeked through the curtains I drew around James' bed as I began his treatment, however, they might have wondered if I weren't trying something a little too different. They would have seen me standing a few feet away from James, moving my hands swiftly and silently in the air around his illness-ravaged body. Some of the movements I made were smooth and circular; others were sharp and angular. Every so often, I moistened my hands with a spray bottle filled with alcohol lightly scented with lavender. I waved my arms around James like this for almost 30 minutes.
A miracle
I must confess that as I left James’ bedside, I wasn't sure what type of results I had produced. I knew, however, that I had kept an open mind and a positive attitude, and that I had followed the instructions I had learned in the Pranic Healing class.
The next day James’ fever and nausea were gone. The scientist in me, of course, wondered if it had been some type of spontaneous remission, because such things occasionally happen. Outwardly, I was cool and detached, the professional physician. Inside, though, I was tremendously excited; I couldn't help but think that Pranic Healing did work. I also couldn't wait to get back and apply another treatment. To make a long story short, after one week of daily Pranic Healing treatments, James' pulse rate and pulmonary function stabilized. After two more weeks of Pranic Healing treatments, he strengthened visibly. Within a month, he was healthy enough to undergo a final surgery to repair his fistulae. Defying the predictions of his physicians, James made a full recovery. Today, nearly three years later, he stops by my office occasionally just to say hello.
A miracle? To those who hold a strictly traditional Western view of medical science, perhaps, but not to me. Not now. Not after what I've seen accomplished with Pranic Healing.
Some other examples
Here's an even more dramatic example of Pranic Healing, performed by Master Stephen Co. It was featured on a syndicated television programme, but the following text is taken directly from a signed and dated testimonial by the woman whom Master Co treated:
Four years ago in March 1992, I was diagnosed with a platelet disorder, hypercoagulable state, which left me legally blind in my left eye from a central retinal vein occlusion. I was placed on many different medications: blood thinners, steroids, and blood pressure sedatives. Plus, I had had nine laser and cryonics surgeries on my eye. Two and a half months ago, after visiting you and receiving Pranic Healing, not only could I see clearly out of my left eye, but I also had my blood checked the following Monday at the haematologist's office, and there was no indication of the blood clotting disorder. My bleeding was normal. I have been off all medication for almost three months. I am still seeing clearly out of my left eye, and I feel normal for the first time in years. You've given me hope and happiness that now I, too, can have a future free of pain and confusion and hardship.
JILL SCHWARTZ, LOS ANGELES.
Jill Schwartz's doctors at UCLA Medical Centre verified that her hypercoagulable state was gone. Here are some other examples of ordinary people who used Pranic Healing to help themselves heal simple, complex, and even life-threatening health problems. In each case, the text is taken directly from signed and dated statements. The colours to which they refer are types of energy or prana that you learn to use in Pranic Healing. ‘Sweeping’, ‘cleansing’, and ‘energizing’ are other Pranic Healing techniques.
I do want to emphasize, however, that should you suffer any of these accidents or illnesses, you should seek professional medical help immediately.
I work as a repair technician for Motorola, Inc., in the cellular phone division. The printed circuit boards are surface mount boards. To remove components, we use a 600 Watt heat gun designed to strip linoleum off floors. Its nose is a metal piece about 4 inches long. One morning, my bench partner used the heat gun and placed it (still hot) on my bench while I was concentrating on tracing a signal on the circuit board before me. It toppled over and landed squarely on the top of my right hand. My initial reaction was shock. Once I looked at my hand and saw the entire surface turn red and start to bubble up, I snapped into action. I immediately began to sweep with whitish-green. The pain began to set in. It was very intense. I then recalled the effects of blue. I energized the hand with whitish-blue to numb the pain... I alternated whitish-green with whitish-orange. I did continual sweeping for about an hour. I saw the size of the welt decrease. This encouraged me to continue. As the day went on, word spread about what had happened. People looked on in disbelief. In four hours, the size was reduced to a half-inch. Everyone kept telling me I'd get a blister and be scarred for life. I continued to ignore them and kept sweeping my hand throughout the day. I felt no pain, and the wound never blistered. Once I got home, there was a small mark on the surface of my right hand. I continued to sweep with whitish-orange, then I energized with whitish-red and a touch of whitish-yellow. Today my hand looks like nothing ever happened. Since I have learned Pranic Healing, any cut or bruise never fully manifests on my body. I use it on pimples and cold sores upon the start of a breakout, and in a few minutes they disappear.
ELIZABETH SEDENO, CHICAGO.
On Friday, May 12, 2000, at approximately 8:12 A.M., the symptoms began with a severe headache. [When] the pain spread into my neck, I became very aware that there was a good possibility that I was having a stroke. I called for an ambulance. As the pain intensified, a strange calm came over me, which allowed me to recall self-healing techniques taught by Master Co. While the excruciating pain made it most difficult to concentrate, it did not make it impossible to make a conscious decision to ask for and seek divine intervention. During my prayer for help, the memory of Pranic Healing class was given back to me... [and] a brilliant white shaft of light appeared on my crown chakra. It was transparent, yet dense in appearance and form. If I were to guess, it was approximately 14 inches in diameter. It remained attached to my body throughout my crisis.
I was transferred from a local emergency room and became an ICU patient at a trauma hospital. The diagnosis was that I had suffered a cerebral aneurysm . The location was in the centre of my brain. For the next three days, I meditated on healing the aneurysm by bathing the area in the healing white light. While visualizing the white light coming from my fingers, I also visualized stroking the brain. These two mental activities became my main objective throughout my stay at the hospital. By the fourth day of my stay in ICU, after reviewing the third CAT scan, one of the doctors said, ‘If I didn't know better, this looks as if I'd already performed the surgery!' On day number five in ICU, my nurse became concerned because of the extremely high level of potassium in my system. I have since learned that potassium guards against stroke. The more you have in the system, the greater the protection against stroke. Finally, I went from high-risk intensive care to home in eight days. I did not require surgery. Once home, I took salt baths one or two times a day for the first three days. After that, two salt baths a day for a week. It has been 13 months since my illness with no recurring symptoms.
CYNTHIA A BORMAN, HOMEWOOD, ILLINOIS
While driving a wooden stake into the ground, a portion (about 1/8 inch) broke off and was driven into my hand. Pliers were required to remove the piece. Only soap and water were used on [the wound]. I immediately began Pranic Healing and all bleeding stopped. Within half-hour, all pain and swelling was diminished. Two days later a thick scab had formed, and healing was almost complete. This occurred three days ago, and the wound is almost healed. Also, while spray-painting outdoors, a gust of wind blew the paint onto my face and into my eyes. Severe burning began in the eyes and on the eyelids. Even though I washed out my eyes with water, the next day, my eyes were swollen and quite painful. I began Pranic Healing. Relief began within 10 to 30 minutes. [I achieved] complete healing after two hours. No red remained in the eyes. All pain and swelling were totally gone. I have had no lingering problem with my eyes or eyelids since that procedure. In fact, the chronic eye irritation from crusted eyelids has been greatly improved as well!
MAUREEN KELLEHER, ST LOUIS.
Anyone can do it
The testimonials here are remarkable but not unique. These people did not have any special healing gift, aptitude, or training before they learned Pranic Healing. They simply kept an open mind, followed the step-by-step instructions, practised them, and applied them as needed.
For you to be successful at self-healing, all you need to do is observe that same routine: Keep an open mind, perform the routine and exercises as they are described, and practise regularly so that you are ready to use them when you need to.
If you follow this routine, you will realize what thousands of people who have learned Pranic Healing have discovered: Your hands can heal you.
From Your Hands Can Heal You, copyright Master Stephen Co, Eric B Robins MD, and John Merryman 2002, published in the UK by Transworld.
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