I agree with Eric that a true healer or helper assists a person in tapping into their own inner resources and developing them. True outside assistance should empower you, not create fear or distrust in yourself. One of my favorite things about being a hypnotherapist is facilitating people in accessing their own higher wisdom. People are so amazed to find that they really do have all the answers within.
Jamie, I am a Reiki practitioner. I totally agree with you that everyone has this universal healing energy. I also know that some people practice Reiki as you describe, in the old school patriarchal organizational way. Yet many, such as my teachers and myself, do not practice it this way. People have varying degrees of openness to universal energy. For those who need help, I am there. But by no means do I claim to have "the" path to universal energy. It's just like everyone has access to the Divine, but some need guidance to remember. |