THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHIC HEALING. William Walker Atkinson
is not so, for the "gift" of healing is inherent in each person, although some attain more proficiency than others, by reason of their peculiar temperamental adaptability for the work. And all may cultivate and develop this "gift."
We do not care to devote a great deal of space to the theory underlying Pranic Healing—for all the various forms of healing by the laying on of hands, really comes under this head, in spite of conflicting theories and names. But we may as well briefly run over the fundamental ideas underlying the subject.
Perhaps the better way would be to identify the word "Prana," with that which we recognize as Vital Force, so we will use the word Vital Force, in this chapter, in our work of explaining the nature of Prana.
Vital Force is that which underlies all physical action of the body. It is that which causes the circulation of the blood—the movements of the cells—in fact all the motions upon which depend the life of the physical body. Without this Vital Force, there could be no life—no motion—no action. Some call it "nervous force," but it is the one thing, no matter by what name it may be called. It is this force that is sent forth from the nervous system by an effort of the will, when we wish a muscle to move. And it is this force which causes that muscle to move.
It is not necessary to go into a discussion of the real nature and essence of this Vital Force, for that would carry us far into other phases of the subject. Enough for our purpose is the fact that it really exists, and may be used in the healing of disease. The electrician—even the most advanced men of that science— know nothing of the real nature of Electricity, and yet they are able to make wonderful use of it, and to understand its laws of operation. And so it is with this matter of Vital Force, for to understand its real nature and origin, one would need to know the real nature and origin of the Universe. But, man may, and does, use this force every moment of his life, and may turn it to account in other ways, such as the healing of the sick.
Man absorbs his supply of Vital Force from the food he eats; the water he drinks; and largely from the air he breathes. He also has a mental source of energy, whereby he draws to himself energy from the great reservoirs of Energy, of the Universal Mind. In our books "Science of Breath" and "Hatha Yoga," we have gone into this matter at greater length, and all students of Psychic Healing should acquaint themselves with those books, if they have not done so already. This Vital Energy is stored up in the Brain, and great nerve centres of the body, from which it is drawn to supply the constantly arising wants of the system. It is distributed over the wires of the nervous system, to all parts of the body. In fact, every nerve is constantly charged with Vital Force, which is replenished when exhausted. Every nerve is a "live wire," through which the flow of Vital Force proceeds. And, more than this, every cell in the body, no matter where it is located, or what work it is doing, contains more or less Vital Energy, at all times.
A strong healthy person, is one who is charged with a goodly supply of Vital Force, which travels to all parts of the body, refreshing, stimulating, and producing activity and energy. Not only does it do this, but it surrounds his body like an aura, and may be felt by those coming in contact. A person depleted of Vital Force will manifest ill-health, lack of vitality, etc., and will only regain his normal condition when he replenishes his store of Vitality.
While the medical fraternity are quite free to express their belief in the existence of Vital Force—although they differ in their theories regarding the nature of the same—they insist that it cannot be transferred beyond the limits of the nervous system of the person producing or manifesting it. But this is contradicted by the actual experiences of thousands of people who know that Vital Force, Prana, or Magnetism, call it what you will, may be, and has been transmitted to the body of a third person, who is thereby strengthened and invigorated by reason thereof.
Many of the advocates and practitioners of this form of Healing have caused a confusion in the public mind by calling it "Magnetism," or "Magnetic Healing," etc. There is nothing "Magnetic" about this Vital Force, for it arises from an entirely different cause, although, to be sure, all forms of Force or Energy arise from the same primal cause. Vital Force is something which plays its own part in the economy of Nature, and that part is entirely different from that played by Magnetism. It is something different from anything else, and can be compared only with itself.
All persons have more or less Vital Force, and all persons have the power of increasing their store, and of transmitting it to others, and thereby curing disease. In other words all persons are potential healers. There has been much talk a bout persons being "gifted" in this form of Healing, but the fact is that all persons have the "gift," and may develop it by confidence and practice. And this development is the purpose of this part of the book.
The principles of Pranic Healing is the filling of the cells of the affected part with a fresh and full supply of Vital Force or Prana, whereby the cells are enabled to regain normal powers of functioning, and work, the consequence being that when the cells work properly, the organ recovers its former activity, and the entire system regains Health—and Health, after all, is merely Normal Functioning.
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