Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tt00352)

Nov. 20th 1997

Dear Bruce:

I have no argument with the facts of the healing that some can achieve with
the use of the will power directed at alleviating pain.

What I did say is that we know so little about the mechanics or the
inwardness of it. We do not know what forces interior to us and interior
to the pateint that may be invoked. I mean the invisible pranic and
astral, as also the respective "karma" of the individuals. All this ought
to be known to the Adept practitioner before anything can be done that is
of permanent value.

"Isis Unveiled" and other sources (mainly articles) are full of examples,
but that does not tell us how or why the operation is either succesful or
unsuccessful in various cases. There is no absolute criterion available.
It is "hit or miss," in a way.

Theosophy cautions against its use, as it may prove in the long run more
hurtful to the patient and the operator than present results suggest. The
question of karma and the relation of individual skandhas is mentioned, as
also the pranic currents and the elmental beings and forces of the "astral
plane." This is the "menu." Now how much is codified ?

I menion this because there is available in Theosophical literature the
basic information that enables anyone to see the way in which these healing
forces can work, and also the dangers involved. If you would like a list
of articles to survey, I can send you one.
 Dallas.


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> From: "Bhive888 (Bruce)" <bhive888@pac.com.au>
> Subject: Re:The Healing Pentagram
> Date: Wednesday, November 19, 1997 12:10 PM
>
> Dallas has his say:
> > >From what I have gleaned in reading THEOSOPHIST items and various
leters
> > since reproduced of HPB's, Damodar's, Olcott's, etc... Olcot was under
> the
> > guidance of the Master as well as of HPB when he made use of his
natural
> > Mespemic abilities. After some time he was warned to desist, as you
will
> > remember, because he had depleted his personal fund of "power."
> >
> > Thereafter he used this ability to cure very sparingly and after a few
> > months or was it years ? nothing is heard further of this aspect of his
> > work.
> Yes it seems the Colonel's healing ability hit him all of a sudden. I
seem
> to remember it was in response to reports that some Christian
missionaries
> were in indulging in some healing of their own. Not to be outdone the
> Colonel hopped right into action!- with some success.
>
> Now Dallas, I haven't been stung by a scorpion- bees, wasps, bull-ants,
> yes- but not those big nasty Indian scorpions . From what I read the pain
> may be ten nay twenty times as bad. A small child could die.
> If confronted by this situation, are you going to tell me that you
wouldn't
> at least give this "hair brained" method a go? Remember Olcott cites
> numberless cures, by, one can assume, numberless people.
>
> Maybe you'd need to sit on one first to establish empathy.
>
> I would agree with you particularly on the issue of money changing hands,
> as it does with the current fad Reiki. Karmically these people are buying
> diseases from their patients. I've seen this personally in followers of
> this method.
>
> The whole subject of spiritual healing is a long and complicated one,
I'll
> not continue any further here.
> Cordially,
> Bruce
>
>