Hi Guys,
So let's talk about alternative medicine.  By alternative medicine, I'm 
assuming,
(it's been a while since I've posted here) that we mean any and all types of
non-traditional, or non-mainstream healing arts.  
That said, let me introduce myself, for those who don't remember me.
I'm a Massage Therapist, licensed in New York State; and a Reiki Master.  
've
been practicing and teaching Reiki for about 5 years now.   I also do a 
umber
of other energetic healing techniques, mostly "goddess-taught", which means
that I've not had formal training in a lot of stuff that I somehow know how
to do.  Just to clear up any future confusion, I'm also a Priestess and a 
Witch, and firmly believe all energetic healing work comes from the Goddess.
So, enough of all that and on to what I want to talk about.
I have a client, working with her is bringing up all kinds of stuff for me.
She's 19 years old, has a 2 year old child.  Tested HIV+ about 6 months ago.
Since then she's been in an experimental program, participating in different
clinical trial.  She has gone from symptomatic AIDS, to non-symptomatic, a 
rise in T-Cells to over 500.  There's just one little thing wrong.  She was
just diagnosed with Lymphoma.  There's a further complication.  She's now
4 months pregnant.
So here we are.  I offered to work with her, daily, practicing Reiki the way
it was practiced in Japan before World War II.  Which means daily sessions 
for as long as it takes.  I beleive that we can correct the imbalances that
have caused her lymphoma.  
The only thing that I'm having trouble with is that she is so endearing, I
haven't been able to stop myself from loving her, dearly.  My western
trained mind tells me that I can't become emotionally connected to my 
lients/
patients, and retain professional detachment.  
What I've started wondering about is maybe that's what's wrong with Western
Medicine.  That there's so much professional detachment, that there's no 
room left for the healing power of love. 
I guess what the question comes down to is, am I a Health Care Professional,
which is what my license says, or am I a Healer?  I certainly prefer the 
latter, but as I said, I'm having trouble reconciling that with my 
raining".
Any thoughts???
Harriet
... Hawk...may its swift flight remain with me always.
--- PPoint 2.00
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