by
Brooke Brown, Adelaide, South Australia
One Friday night, when I was working as a cook in a busy cafe, a large salt shaker slipped from my hand into a deep fryer, splashing hot oil (180°F). Instinctively, I turned away and covered my face with my arm. Although my face was saved, my inner arm from wrist to elbow was splashed with hot oil, which immediately started to blister as I ran cold water over the area.
Admitted to Emergency at the hospital, the wound was stabilised but the doctor advised me to see a plastic surgeon, as he was certain I would need skin grafts. An appointment was made for the following Tuesday. Over the weekend, my mother and I applied rei-ki 1 directly and my uncle sent Advanced Level rei-ki 2 over distance intensively.
When I visited the plastic surgeon as scheduled and the bandages were removed, to his surprise and that of his nurse and myself, all that was left of the burn was a faint red mark. This was an inexplicable ‘miracle’ medically speaking, but has given me confidence in the power of healing of the universal life force, expressed via rei-ki, for which I am very thankful.
This article originally appeared in Rei-ki Happenings 29