Are Prayer stones used in any kind of healing ritual?
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*Pondering* Through out the ages many religions and cultures used stones for prayer. Basically from Tibet and Buddhists to Holistic Medicine to Druids and Native Americans. Even Islam and Christianity uses prayer beads...\n\nPrayer beads are used by: Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Catholics and Wiccans among others. The earliest use of prayer beads has been traced to the Hindu faith of India. The purpose of prayer beads in these faiths is basically the same; strung beads help the devotee to count repeated devotional prayers. This custom spread from the East to the Middle East and then Europe. The superstitions associated with source materials used, numbers of beads, and religious legend and lore is unique to each faith. This knowledge came due to traveling missionaries or devotees of the organized faiths. They wrote down what they learned after observing the varied superstitions and ancient traditions of the people groups they encountered.\nhttp://www.thegratefulliving.com/PrayerBeadHistoryTeaching.htm\n\nSo the answer is yes, prayer stones are used world wide in many rituals, including healing...
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Reiki is a spiritual or energy based healing methodology. It works really well if you have someone that is gifted in this area. I have been working on my ability to heal people over the last few weeks. Its funny at the age of 42 I realize I have this ability that was rarely tapped in the past. But now I realize it is something I always had and can use all the time for all sorts of people. I do need a 'link' as I call it in order to be able to heal. For me, that means I have to know them or see them. \n\nexamples; I know my mother that is 2500 miles away, I have been healing her wrists that have had two surgeries for carpal, but only recently has the pain been slipping away\nI see people in church that I know are about to go in for surgery. For them I have the image to send the healing energy. \n\nMost healers, if they are not frauds, will have some sort of physical manifestation. For me my hands literally heat up. I also find that I can heal best with i can put my hands a couple of inches from what hurts. I can stop my wife's toothache that she is going to have to deal with for the next week doing this. Naturally with her I have all kinds of links\n\nThere are several different flavors of reiki so I give you just the basics and my own experiences
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Religious leaders will breathe a sigh of relief at the news that so-called intercessory prayer is medically ineffective. In a large and much touted scientific study, one group of patients was told that strangers would pray for them, a second group was told strangers might or might not pray for them, and a third group was not prayed for at all. The $2.4 million study found that the strangers' prayers did not help patients' recovery. \nThis is a remarkable example of "positive spin" -- religious leaders are "breathing a sigh of relief" because prayer has been shown to be meaningless. The fact that prayer is a total waste of time does not matter to them. It does not matter that all of Jesus' promises about prayer in the Bible have been proven completely false.
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If I understand you right.\n\nThe stones are the following \nTopaz ~ Modern\nCitrine ~ Traditional\nPearl ~ Mystical\n\nAnd the other go to this link.\nhttp://www.astrologybykimmarie.com/November_2004_Forecast.pdf#search='mantra%20of%20scorpio'
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Yes.\n\nDeuteronomy 4:19: "Be careful that you don't worship the sun, moon, and stars." \n\nDeuteronomy 17:2-5 in the Old Testament says that those who worshipped the sun, moon, or stars were to be stoned. \n\nLeviticus 20:6 says God will separate himself from those who go after mediums and familiar spirits. \n\nDeuteronomy 18:10-12 says that practicing witchcraft, sorcery, soothsaying, interpreting omens, making spells, and being a medium or spiritist, are all terrible sins to God. \n\nDaniel 2:27-28 talks of how God kept King Nebuchadnezzar's dream and its interpretation secret from the astrologers, magicians or dream interpreters, and soothsayers. However, he revealed it to his prophet Daniel. \n\nActs 16:16-18 talks of a girl who was possessed by an evil spirit that enabled her to be a fortune teller. Paul commanded the evil spirit to come out of her in the name or authority of Jesus, and the spirit left her.\n\nDeuteronomy 18:9-11: "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft..." \n\n2 Chronicles 33:5-7: "He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced sorcery, divination and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the LORD, provoking him to anger."
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I have researched this question for you:\n\nSimple answer yes. What I am giving you is information that may lead to a better understanding of 'Voodoo' instead. These are note from a previous answer I gave.:\n\nFor too many, the word “voodoo” conjures up some wild images. Weird curses involving bones and pins stuck in poppets. Secret societies making sacrifices to their demonic gods. Evil priests raising zombies. Media has given us a sensational but unrealistic view of the vodoun religion. Although some of these are mildly accurate (sacrifice, animal bones and voodoo dolls) they are but a small part of the religion that is practiced today. Just as in Wicca, the vodoun make charms and create spells for money, health, etc. In fact because of the images associated with this word, most practitioners prefer the term Vodou. Although media would have us believe the vodoun are strictly in it for self-gain, that’s not true. According to Vodou belief, magic shouldn’t be employed for selfish gain, especially if it would hurt someone else.\n\nVodou came form the tribal practices and beliefs of the slaves who were brought to Haiti from West Africa. In the 17th century, slaves bound for the West Indies were taken from over 100 different African ethnic groups. The beliefs and customs of all these groups combined to form Vodou. The two groups who had the greatest influence were the Fon and the Yoruba.\n\nThe most important religious practice was ancestor worship. By remembering their ancestors and passing down their knowledge from generation to generation ensuring that their religious traditions would live on.\n\nThe Fon believed in hundreds of immortal spirits called vodu. Because the people had personal relationships with the spirits, they needed to communicate with the vodu. Ritual enabled them to talk to the spirits. The most important elements of the tribal rituals were…\n- dancing, drumming and chanting to communicate with the spirits\n- animal sacrifices made as offerings to the spirits\n- a priest or priestess who interpreted messages from the spirits\n- possession of the bodies of participants in ritual by the spirits.\n\nThe main purpose of the ritual was to communicate with the vodu and receive their guidance in making important decisions. They did this by communicating indirectly with the spirits via the priest/priestess to help their followers determine who their personal vodu were and to interpret the messages for them.\nPriests and priestesses were chosen for their ability to connect with the spirits. They were said to have inherited this talent from their mothers or fathers. They were “born into priesthood”.\n\nPriests became the religious and community leaders of the slaves. Any rebellious priest was usually sold to prevent them from “sowing the seeds of dissent” in that empire. \n\nThese religious practices continue to thrive today for modern day Benin. Vodoun is the official religion. It is also the dominant religion in Togo and southwest Ghana.\n\nAs in every religion, there are those who use it for wrong. With any religion that deals with magic it is said these wrongful users practice black magic. Although legitimate priests and priestesses are taught both the good and the bad, they take an oath upon initiation not to cause harm to others.\n\nThe lwa most likely to assit in black magic are : Kalfou, Ezili Danto’, Marinette, Bosou, Ti-jean-petio, Maman Brijit, Ge’de’- Nibo, and Baron Krimine’l.\n\nOnce a priest/priestess begins to practice black magic, they are known as a bo’ko’. A bo’ko’ has no temple or devotees and does all his/her rituals in secret. Bo’ko’ are said to serve the lwa with both hands because they practice both white and black magic. When a bo’ko’ buys the powers of one of the dark lwa, he’she must pay a high price, usually life-long service to the lwa. This pact between the lwa and the bo’ko’ is called an angajan. An angajan is like a shortcut to quic
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Hematite is a silvery black stone.It was formerly known as bloodstone beause of the reddish 'soot' it leaves when it's worked on a lapidary wheel.It's a good 'worry stone'.It's great for grounding and for alleviating depression.Tigers eye is a good balance stone.It's main uses are for courage,energy and protection.It can also be used in money attracting spells.You can find either one in New Age shops or online.Both are pretty inexpensive.
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Well first you should know that the gift is not a supernatural ability you have to heal. It is an open channel through which God heals. You are a vessel through which the elixer passes not the elixer.\n\nYou sensations imply that you may have that gift. The way to exercise it is to bring yourself into a place of spiritual connectedness and pray for healing of the person you are with. Touch is not necessary a requirement but there is power in the humn touch. None of this ever has to be done in a way that anyone would ever know that it is happening. Silent prayer is just as powerful as spoken prayer. Infact the only time this should be done with spoken prayer or attention drawn to the healing is if it is giving witness to the glory of God.\n\nOften God's healing is through medicine not miracle. Sometimes illness must destroy itself by worsening before healing occurs.\n\nDo not promise anything other than praying for the person healing if it is god's will. There are times that God's will does not include healing. In those times the person must look for how God is blessing them in other ways. T oa saved soul death in this life is to be mourned but not feared. If it is time for you to start a new work with God in heaven and God needs you illness for other works such as bringing family members closer and reconciling relationships then you will be ill and can count that as a blessing.
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I'll assume when you say "ceremonial use" you are talking about native american spirituality, I won't say this for certain, but I'm almost sure that no artificial products should be used, such as glues and screws etc., the few ceremonial staffs I've seen had horns attached by boring a hole thru the staff and horn and pegging it in with round dowel. Also use wet sinew wrapping and when it dries it shrinks forming a super tight connection.
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actually healing is in the faith u have.for me the specialist is`MAA DURGA'
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No..\nWhy not try something refreshingly new ??\nCheck out a pentecostal church, they have healers....
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Someone who is always ill needs a doctor. Now. Prayer will only help heal the soul... the body takes medicine....that's why G-d inspires people to become doctors.\n\nThere is no witchcraft involved in someone becoming ill.\n\nPrayer, especially Jewish prayer (since you asked for a Rabbi), is about inner peace and acceptance, gratitude for the gifts of life, and guidance to see the opportunities G-d places before us. For example, the Jewish prayer for the dead is a prayer asking for peace both in the world and in one's heart. \n\nHere is one of many Jewish prayers for chronic illness situations:\n\nEternal G-d, we thank you for the gift of life and the strength of faith. Sustain our loved one through these days of illness with the courage to endure weakness and pain. We thank you for the healing powers at work with which you bless us. Be with all who suffer illness, both of body and of mind. May they recover speedliy from their afflictions and return in health to family and friends.\nBaruch ata Adonai, ro-fei ha-cho-lim. Blessed is the Eternal, the Source of healing.
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J.Z. Knight is the channel medium for Ramtha.\n\nI have indeed had a personal experience with another entity who is channeled for the purpose of healing.\n\nHis name is Nino Fidencio.\n\nA google search should provide links.\n\nThere is a book available. A HEART THROWN OPEN written by a Harvard Anthrpologist.
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All healing stones require thorough energetic cleaning and programming-- empowering, so their energy resonates with your energetic field. Your stones seem to work too strong for you, causing too rapid release of negative energy--which makes you feel ill. It is unpleasant but not dangerous. Please try to work gently with your healing stones and love, and all will be well.
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Spells, incantations, chants, and prayers all work along the same channel.  Belief is the key that makes them work.  Even Jesus told the people that He healed "your faith has made you whole".  If you believe strong enough, prayers, spells etc. do work.
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According to Rabbi Maurice Lamm (author of "The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning") the custom of placing stones on the monument "probably serves as a reminder of the family's presence. [The evidence that this grave is attended, visited and cared for, is respectful for the deceased - NS]. Also, it may hark back to biblical days when the monument was a heap of stones. Often the elements or roving vandals dispersed them, and so visitors placed other additional stones to assure that the grave was marked."\nAlso, by placing a stone we further participate in the "construction" of the tombstone -- which in itself constitutes a mitzvah.\nIncidentally, it is not a Chabad custom to place stones on tombstones.\nWhat the person above mean't I have no idea,as it is nonsense,\nhope this helps explain it. \n\n                                     ~A~
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Witchcraft is exactly the same as prayer.  Wanting something and taking action (saying words or lighting a candle etc) to try to bring what you want into manifestation.  It's not quite so dramatic or magic as you see on tv.