I have read their statement and was not pleased by it. I am now a reiki master but for many years I didn’t say much about being a reiki practioner. Many of my friends were evangelical christians and they frowned upon such things. (I’ve always been the square peg in the round hole!!!) Then, about 10 years ago, I worked for a woman and made the mistake of saying that I had to leave on time because I had to be somewhere after work. When she asked where I was going , without thinking, I said to a reiki share. Then she asked what that was. So I explained it in very simple terms. Well, the next month, when it was time to go to the next reiki share she said…Oh, you have to leave on time so that you can go do that witchcraft thing that you do. Luckily, I was able to quit soon after that but it really hurt me. So, I kept it very quiet again for many years. Then three years ago we got a new pastor at our church. She was Korean. I had her over for dinner one night and we were talking about how when she was visiting her family in Korea she had had acupunture. So, I mentioned that I had just become a reiki master. She became very excited and said that she had had it down after her acupunture. So we began to talk about it and she wanted to know why I didn’t tell people at church about it because it would be a great ministry and she knew that people would benefit from it. So I told her my “witchcraft” story and she was appalled! That’s when she shook her finger under my nose and told me that God had given me a gift and I’d darn well better use it or else! So, thanks to her, I have boldly spoken to people who I thought might benefit from it. It’s been wonderful. I don’t really make any money but it is wonderful to use your God given talents. Thanks to Pastor Chung!

Not all people of God are close minded. I think the bishops had better take a step back and remember the old saying about “people in glass houses…”.

And, by the way, I do reiki on as many Catholics as I do on Methodists!!!

I just did a search, and found this http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2009/09-067.shtml

I was upset that the Bishops disregard the fact that anyone with the proper preparation can access the zero energy field. I read a statement that said a half-cup of energy from that field could boil the oceans. The potential to heal people and situations is immense. Bernadette’s comment that this is beyond religion is absolutely on point. I feel the Bishops are scaling Reiki down to “a religion, doctrine or dogma” and that simply doesn’t fit the situation. I feel sorry for the people who are now conflicted between following the Bishops and following their calling to comfort and heal others.

Regarding what the Popes know of Reiki, my guess is that the current Pope is unaware of it. From my travel and communication with Reiki practitioners and doctors in Europe, Reiki doesn’t seem to have nearly the presence in health care in Europe that it does in the US, and it is through health care that the American bishops became aware of Reiki. I believe only people in Wanja Twan’s circle of students and colleagues were previously aware of her experience in Poland. I am thrilled that there is now documentation about this available on a website.