Origin of "Laying on of Hands"
Since I have started massage therapy school, I found it interesting of the history of massage traces all the way back to religious ceremony. More in part the oils used both in greeks, Jewish and early Christian traditions.
It seems that modern day churches including the LDS have literally little idea of what real "laying on of hands" and the "olive oil" is used for. As far as I understood when I was a member the laying on of hands was merely tradition, and the oil supposedly consecrated to aid in some type of spiritual faith healing.
But it originates back in Jewish tradition and even earlier when Hippocrates used oils and found rubbing them in to be beneficial. The early Jewish traditions actually rubbed the oils into parts of the body, and even in the early Christian church back in 50 A.D. The oil was literally rubbed into the head, feet, etc to aid in the healing.
Now religion has become so watered down, that the LDS now only annoints through the clothes, or just the forehead, not being actual healers at all but going further and further away from what its meant to be used for.
It seems the early healers were just that, therapeutic healers, and did not just stand over your head saying empty words.
So that's what I'll be doing - more of what the original healers did way back then. ;) the True "laying on of hands"
Todd
It seems that modern day churches including the LDS have literally little idea of what real "laying on of hands" and the "olive oil" is used for. As far as I understood when I was a member the laying on of hands was merely tradition, and the oil supposedly consecrated to aid in some type of spiritual faith healing.
But it originates back in Jewish tradition and even earlier when Hippocrates used oils and found rubbing them in to be beneficial. The early Jewish traditions actually rubbed the oils into parts of the body, and even in the early Christian church back in 50 A.D. The oil was literally rubbed into the head, feet, etc to aid in the healing.
Now religion has become so watered down, that the LDS now only annoints through the clothes, or just the forehead, not being actual healers at all but going further and further away from what its meant to be used for.
It seems the early healers were just that, therapeutic healers, and did not just stand over your head saying empty words.
So that's what I'll be doing - more of what the original healers did way back then. ;) the True "laying on of hands"
Todd
posted by Todd Jumper @ Tuesday, October 04, 2005
2 Comments:
At 6:19 PM,
Anonymous said…
In humility,I ask foryour help in progressing spiritually.If youhave any connections to healers toshare,it would be much appreciated,I amcurrently looking to balance out my third chakra,and learn about practicing the art of manifestation.
anything that you could give would be much appreciated,and I will only use what I am given for good,toheal and to helpmyself and others,
Thank you,
Christopher Seth Moulthrop Moon Township PA
At 6:21 PM,
Todd Jumper said…
I am not currently trained in balancing chakras, although I can sense them and sometimes see them in my mind. I do know an energy worker but I don't think she is currently taking in new clients- shes my instructor at massage school right now.
I know you can self-balance chakras through meditation. Each chakra should be spinning counter-clockwise so in meditation you take your hands out in front of you and put them directly in front of the chakra and would be turning it toward your left shoulder, and as you breathe in imagine light flowing in and through your whole body and as you breath out giving away negativity or old karma and programs back to the universe.
Can take some practice. I always before meditating ask my guides and angels to assist in balancing myself and bringing in healing energies, I find if I miss out on meditating I do not feel as well during the week and get more stressed out.
I'll try to offer as much advice as I can. I do not have many current connections to local healers but I am sure as time goes on this year with school that I will develop more contacts.
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