Links of Interest
William L. Rand runs the Center for Reiki Training in Michigan, USA. His website at http://www.reiki.org/ contains a wealth of information on Reiki and related issues. A number of US Catholic Bishops issued a statement about Reiki on March 25th 2009; you can read William's response to them.
The Australian Pacific Reiki Institute (APRI) consists of highly qualified and experienced Master/Teachers who can attune you with Reiki at all levels, including Karuna Reiki® - see their website at http://reikiinstitute.com.au/. They also offer mentoring and support.
The Australian Reiki Connection is open to practitioners of the Usui System of Reiki - see their website at http://www.australianreikiconnection.com.au/
The Council of Australian Reiki Organisations Limited (CARO), of which AURA is a member body, can be viewed at http://www.caro.org.au/
An alternative point-of-view and description of Reiki at the Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki
The NSW Code of Conduct for Unregistered Health Practioners, on which our Complaints Handling Procedure is based, can be found here.
Scientific Research
Science and the Human Energy Field is an interesting article in which William Lee Rand interviews James L. Oschman, Ph.D, about what he has found out about Reiki and similar therapies from a Scientific point of view.
The Science of Reiki highlights and summarises a number of studies into Reiki and similar complementary therapies.
This article is entitled 'An Integrative Review of Reiki Touch Therapy Research' by Anne Vitale. She evaluates and summarises the findings of published Reiki research.
A USA Today article on the use of Reiki and other complementary therapies in Hospitals and similar institutions.
Another article on the use of Reiki in Hospitals in the USA.
Considerable research in the 1970s showed that Vitamin C intake in modern "western" diets is severely lacking, and over the long term this could result in numerous "diseases". Interest in Vitamin C has returned over the last few years, with new discoveries into how it acts within the human body (e.g. it is absorbed and excreted very quickly, so one is much better off taking Vitamin C in small levels over the course of the day, rather than 1 or 2 large doses, when trying to overcome illness). It has also been shown that sufficiently high levels of Vitamin C can kill cancer cells outside of the body, and although these levels can not generally be reached with oral intake, they can be via intravenous injection of Sodium Ascorbate (buffered Vitamin C), and several doctors in cities such as Melbourne, Victoria are now offering this service. Most of the new research and findings has been written up by Drs Steve Hickey and Hilary Roberts in the books available from here. A list of doctors providing IV service in Victoria is available online, along with links to other locations in Australia and some internationally.
Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS) is what Jim Humble calls Sodium Chlorite (NaClO2), which is commonly used in industry for bleaching and disinfection. Jim reportedly cured himself of malaria using Sodium Chlorite "activated" by citric acid (vinegar, lemon juice, etc). Others have reported MMS as having been used to cure a number of different diseases, especially parasitic infections of all sorts. You can get more information on MMS from here, including an ebook that you can download that gives the basic information on it & the routine for taking it. You can also get MMS products from this Australian site. Protocols for how to treat new diseases (e.g. the current misnamed "swine flu") can also be found here. Note, however, that MMS and Vitamin C cancel each other out, so you should not take one within two-three hours of taking the other.