I have long admired the work of eminent Japanese scientist, Masaru Emoto. He maintains that water has a memory, sensitivity, even a 'consciousness'. These are far fetched concepts to some. But to me, as an astrologer, they make much sense. Doctor Emoto says "During over twenty years of research of water crystal photographic technology,
I have witnessed that water can turn positive when it receives pure vibration no matter how far away it is sent from.

Masaru Emoto is known for his claims that human consciousness has an effect on the molecular structure of water. Emoto’s hypothesis has evolved over the years of his research. Initially Dr. Emoto claimed that high-quality water forms beautiful and intricate crystals, while low-quality water has difficulty forming crystals. According to Dr. Emoto, an ice crystal of distilled water exhibits a basic hexagonal structure with no intricate branching. Emoto claims that positive changes to water crystals can be achieved through prayer, music or by attaching written words to a container of water. At noon today Dr Emoto would like you to join him in a prayer to the water, now being used to cool the reactors at Fukushima. He believes it could make a difference. So do I, Jonathan Cainer 2011.

Dr. Oz said of Reiki "If we put cupping in the hybrid category between bio-manipulation and energy," Oz said as the Reiki segment began, "It provides me with a good segue to what I think may be ultimately the most important alternative medicine treatment of all. And we are embarking on this whole new vista of opportunities, it broadens dramatically the spectrum of where we might be able to go in our bodies, and this is the area of energy medicine.” .When introducing Pamela he informed the audience and viewers that "Pamela has actually been to the operating room with me where we have done Reiki. He pointed out that, like Pamela, "my wife Lisa is a Reiki master, so when the kids get sick, or when I'm out of sorts, she actually comes by, I can't even tell when she's treating me, sometimes she secretly treats me, if she thinks I'm in a bad mood and I see hands moving around, but I actually feel the heat.” Pamela explained that "Reiki is a balancing practice, and so rather than addressing the headache or whatever else is the problem, what it does is it influences the person's overall system toward balance, and then as the system becomes more balanced, symptoms tend to fall away. Then over time, for example, if you get headaches, you may find that you get them less frequently."

During the demonstration Dr. Oz asked the volunteer recipient, if she felt anything to which she replied "Yes, my headache's going away".
By way of explaining energy and its importance he said
"Let me show you why I think energy has been overlooked," Oz continued, turning to reveal a large microscopic image. "This is an image of a cell. And it's beautiful, isn't it? You see that cell there, and it looks colourful, and look at the blue pattern on the outside. That's the membrane of the cell. That blue area on the outside differentiates life, because it separates no energy on the outside from energy that's present on the inside. So if you think about it in that way, if the membrane of a cell keeps an energy balance between inside and outside, which is what defines life, if we put those cells together, into an organ, shouldn't the organ have energy? And if you put those organs into a body, shouldn't our bodies have energy? And so, many of the ailments that we suffer from can be treated through energy therapies, which will become much more prevalent over the next few years."

At the show's conclusion, Oz did his usual "Oz's Orders" segment: "Here are the three things I want you to remember from today's show. First off, try Reiki. This alternative medicine treatment can manipulate your energy and cure what ails you." And he recommended in relation to the other segments of his show, that viewers boost their metabolisms and check their blood pressure. "Those are my doctor's orders."Whereas Reiki Practitioners know that Reiki is not an alternative rather a complementary treatment, that the energy is not manipulated rather it goes where it is needed and Reiki is not a cure, I believe that this exposure for Reiki to millions of viewers will lead to an increase in interest in this wonderful healing modality. Hopefully it will also encourage more of our Australian Medics and Surgeons to take a look at Reiki.

SOURCE:                             

Institute of Neurological Sciences, South Glasgow University Hospital NHS Trust, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, Scotland, UK.


OBJECTIVES:

To investigate if a complementary therapy, Reiki, has any effect on indices of autonomic nervous system function.

DESIGN:

Blind trial.

SETTING/LOCATION:

Quiet room in an out-patient clinic.

SUBJECTS:

Forty-five (45) subjects assigned at random into three groups. Interventions: Three treatment conditions: no treatment (rest only); Reiki treatment by experienced Reiki practitioner; and placebo treatment by a person with no knowledge of Reiki and who mimicked the Reiki treatment.


OUTCOME MEASURES:

Quantitative measures of autonomic nervous system function such as heart rate, cardiac vagal tone, blood pressure, cardiac sensitivity to baroreflex, and breathing activity were recorded continuously for each heartbeat. Values during and after the treatment period were compared with baseline data.

RESULTS:

Heart rate and diastolic blood pressure decreased significantly in the Reiki group compared to both placebo and control groups.

CONCLUSIONS:

The study indicates that Reiki has some effect on the autonomic nervous system. However, this was a pilot study with relatively few subjects and the changes were relatively small. The results justify further, larger studies to look at the biological effects of Reiki treatment.

PUBMED.GOV. DEC 2004.

The Cleveland Clinic announced receipt of a $250,000 study to examine the effects of Reiki on men with prostate
cancer. The hospital currently incorporates Reiki into their treatments on a number of illnesses, ranging from
depression to cancer (August 2004).

Autonomic Nervous-System-Changes during Reiki Treatment: A Preliminary Study. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Volume 10, Number 6. This study revealed a significant reduction in diastolic blood pressure and heart rate in the Reiki group that didn’t appear in the placebo group or the control group, thus tending to indicate that Reiki created an important effect that was not caused by suggestion.

The Reiki Research Foundation reports on a study using Reiki as a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis: 90.2% Reduction of Lethargy; 87% Reduction of Depression; 78.7% Reduction of Cognitive Problems; 75.3% Reduction of Motor Problems; 73.5% Reduction of Pain; 70.2% Reduction of Fatigue; 69.1% Reduction of Urine Problems; 62.8% Reduction of Bowel Problems; 38% Reduction in Walking Time. http://www.reikiresearchfoundation.org/msstudies.htm

The United States Army unveiled a $4 million program to mend the psyches of returning veterans through Reiki and other bio-energies [http://blog.wired.com:80/defense/2008/03/army-bioenergy.html.] The Department of Veterans Affairs uses Reiki in their Hepatitis C treatment program. Fort Bliss’ Warrior Resilience program — the same one Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey believes should be replicated throughout the military — uses it as one tool to help soldiers strengthen and recover following combat.

NIH-supported clinical trials, which are currently recruiting patients, will test the efficacy of Reiki (including distant Reiki) in the treatment of Fibro myalgia at the University of WA - CFS/FM Research Centre, Seattle, Washington, and Reiki in the treatment of patients with advanced AIDS will be performed at Temple University and Albert Einstein Medical Centre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Planned study, which will be performed by Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio will test Reiki for prostate cancer.www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search?term=Reiki&submit=Search

Sensitive instruments have been developed that can detect the minute energy fields around the human body. Of particular importance is the SQUID magnetometer which is capable of detecting tiny bio-magnetic fields associated with physiological activities in the body. This is the same field that sensitive individuals have been describing for thousands of years, but that scientists have ignored because there was no objective way to measure it. http://www.reiki.org/reikinews/ScienceMeasures.htm 

Healthy Living, a newsletter for Ohio hospitals and clinics, reports that “Reiki is gaining acceptance in medical settings as a cost-effective way to improve patient care.” (July 2005).

The International Centre for Reiki Training surveyed “America’s Best Hospitals,” as ranked by U.S. News and World Report, to discover that 60% of them currently had a hospital-based Reiki program in place. Of those that did not, 50% reported that they would consider it.

Both hands-on and distant Reiki treatments resulted in statistically-significant decrease in the symptoms of psychological depression and self-perceived stress, and the treatments had the long-term effect [Shore]. The nature of psychological effects arising during a Reiki session were studied, and anxiety was shown to reduce after treatments [Engebretson, Wardell]. Certain physiological changes were associated with receiving Reiki treatments, including decrease in systolic blood pressure, increase in salivary IgA levels and decrease in salivary cortisol after treatments, increase in skin temperature and decrease in electromyographic activity during treatments [Wardell].

Shore, A.G., "Long-term effects of energetic healing on symptoms of psychological depression
and self perceived stress",
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine,
10(3): 42-48 (2004)

Wardell, D.W., Engebretson, J., "Biological correlates of Reiki touch healing", J. Advanced Nursing,
33(4): 439-445 (2001)

Engebretson, J., Wardell, D.W., "Experience of a Reiki session", Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine,
8(2): 48-53 (2002)

By Dr. R. B. Paty, Chief Medical Officer          

I am a medical doctor and have been in practice for 28 years. I have come across many patients who are not able to be cured by any of our conventional methods.

Before learning Reiki, I suffered with migraine headaches for 20 years, specifically I would get them on the day of my fast. After becoming a Reiki practitioner, my migraines have disappeared for the last four years.

A couple who are my patients, ages 70 and 62 had good results with Reiki. He would begin his mornings with alcoholic drinks and his wife had severe arthritis. She was unable to sit on the floor and had very limited mobility for 25 years. I began to give them Reiki as part of their treatment. They have both become Reiki practitioners, and the husband no longer has the desire for alcohol. The wife is more comfortable and has greater mobility.     http://www.reiki.org/reikinews/doctor.html

Ref: Research by Zoe Wilson ~ Seventh Degree Reiki Practitioner