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Ray Yungen, author, speaker, research analyst, will address: "Raiki & the Dark Side of Therapy".The Medical Dictionary defines Raiki as "a form of therapy that uses simple hands-on, no-touch, and visualization techniques, with the goal of improving the flow of life energy in a person. Reiki (pronounced ray-key) means "universal life energy" in Japanese, and Reiki practitioners are trained to detect and alleviate problems of energy flow on the physical, emotional, and spiritual level. Reiki touch therapy is used in much the same way to achieve similar effects that traditional massage therapy is used—to relieve stress and pain, and to improve the symptoms of various health conditions."
The Medical Dictionary continues: "Reiki was developed in the mid-1800s by Dr. Mikao Usui, a Japanese scholar of religion. According to the story that has been passed down among reiki teachers, Usui was a Christian who was intrigued by the idea that Christ could heal sick people by touching them with his hands. Searching for clues that would explain the secrets of healing with hands, Usui made a long pilgrimage around the world, visiting many ancient religious sects and studying ancient books. Some reiki teachers claim that Usui found clues leading back nearly 10,000 years to healing arts that originated in ancient Tibet. During his intense studies, Usui claimed he had a spiritual experience, which enabled him to heal with his own hands by becoming aware of and tapping into the universal life force. After that, he dedicated his life to helping the sick and poor. His reputation grew as he healed sick people for many years in Kyoto, Japan. Before his death, Usui passed on his healing insights using universal life energy to Dr. Chujiru Hayashi, a close acquaintance. Hayashi, in turn, passed on the healing techniques in 1938 to Hawayo Takata, a Japanese woman from Hawaii, whom he had cured of life-threatening illness using reiki methods. Takata became a firm believer and proponent of reiki, and during the 1970s formed an initiation program for training reiki masters to preserve Usui's teachings. Before she died, she prepared her granddaughter, Phyllis Lei Furumoto, to continue the lineage. Takata had personally trained 21 practitioners before she died at the age of 80 in 1980. Along with other reiki masters authorized by Takata, Furumoto formed the reiki Alliance. A faction led by Barbara Ray, formed the American Reiki Association, which was known as Radiance Technique Association International. Today, there are over 1,000 reiki masters practicing around the world, whose methods can all be traced back directly to Dr. Usui."
Our guest tonight, Ray Yungen, has studied religious movements for 26 years. He is the author of A Time of Departing(see http://www.amazon.com/Time-Departing-Ray-Yungen/dp/0972151273) and For Many Shall Come In My Name (see http://www.amazon.com/Many-Shall-Come-My-Name/dp/097215129X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296518092&sr=1-1). His love for Jesus Christ, for people and his exuberance for life is reflected in his writing. A new book on the subject of Raiki by Ray is in the works.
Tonight Ray will discuss such issues as:
How popular is Raiki?
What is the Chakra System?
Spirit guides.
Is Reiki compatible with Christianity?
What should Christians do?
You can purchase Ray’s books at the LighthouseTrails webstore. The toll free order line is 866-876-3910 and their website is www.lighthousetrails.com.
