The magic of silver

 The elixir of health and longevity has been sought for millennia in India, China and Europe. It was the unattainable dream of alchemists - partly ancient scientists, partly magicians. Some believed it did not exist, others thought its creation and recipe was one of the most closely guarded secrets of secret knowledge.


ORIGINS OF SILVER MAGIC

Since time immemorial, sages have been trying to unravel the mystery of human longevity, or rather, how to induce it and then maintain it. They searched for a substance that would keep the body and mind in good condition for as long as possible. The invention of a longevity elixir was not an easy task; it required knowledge and long, arduous work. The elixir of longevity turned out to be not only gold, but also silver. Immaculately pure and subjected to a special process, it transformed into a state which enabled it to penetrate every cell of the human body. The microfine particles of metallic silver acted as an elixir of health and vitality.

Silver elixir under a magnifying glass

Ancient Ayurvedic and Chinese physicians, appreciating the elixir's salutary effects on the body, began to administer it to their aristocratic patients. Only the wealthiest could afford the silver treatment, harmonising body and mind. For hundreds of years, the silver elixir, like its gold counterpart, was reserved only for the privileged social strata in Eastern culture. Records of the elixir survive to this day. Many scientists around the world have investigated the mechanism of action of this preparation. The results have exceeded expectations. A mixture of the purest silver and water in the form of a colloid has proved to be a remedy for various ailments. Colloidal silver has a broad spectrum of action. It is non-toxic, safe and effective. It accelerates the regeneration process of the skin, thus facilitating the healing of wounds, and is recommended both in human and veterinary medicine. It would not be at all abusive to say that a healing concoction made of silver and water is a discovery for the 21st century.

SILVER HOPE

What benefits can be gained by using colloidal silver? First of all, it strengthens the body's defences, which translates into greater resistance to disease. In addition, the specificity has a very strong antibacterial effect. It kills more than 650 types of pathogenic microorganisms, including viruses and fungi. It fights the flu in 12 to 24 hours and treats skin diseases, including acne, psoriasis, dandruff and ringworm. When sprinkled into the eyes, nose and ears, it eliminates runny nose and conjunctivitis. Research is underway into the use of colloidal silver in the treatment of AIDS. Daryl Tichy, one of the researchers at Brigham Young University, sent colloidal silver to the UCLA Medical Center in the United States. There, a study was conducted from which the following would emerge: (colloidal silver) "killed not only the HIV virus, but all the viruses that were tested in the lab". According to medical reports, many doctors have successfully used colloidal silver to treat cancer. Colloidal silver is bioavailable, non-addictive and has no side effects. It can be used in adults and children,with the exception of those who have a known allergy to silver.

SILVER POWER

The ancients claimed that silver is "gold, whose solar ray is directed inwards, instead of manifesting outwards". By affecting our insides, silver helps to harmonise the workings of the mind and has a calming and tranquilising effect. 'Life Force' colloidal silver is also said to purify on a spiritual level. It adds strength and vitality to the elderly and sick. People who take the preparation systematically confirm that they feel a strong surge of energy. Their bodies regenerate faster. Allegedly, a person taking colloidal silver needs less sleep and food, yet the body functions harmoniously. This would suggest that the colloidal silver preparation has a revitalising effect on the body and noticeably improves wellbeing.

The secrets of Reiki

 Reiki is not a belief system, nor is it a sect in the religious sense. So what is it? Simply put, it is a method of spiritual healing by means of energy. In other words, one improves the condition of living organisms by means of appropriately directed energy. The term "living organisms" is not coincidental, as reiki can be applied to humans, animals and plants.
The creator (in the opinion of some, the rediscoverer) and promoter of reiki was Mikao Usui, a lay monk from the Tendai Buddhist school. From the time he founded an association to teach the method in 1911 until his death in 1926, he is said to have passed on the fundamentals of his system to some two thousand adepts.


The name reiki itself consists of two elements: "rei", meaning, among other things, spirit, mind or ocean, and "ki", which refers to the all-encompassing and all-encompassing life energy. In other religious-philosophical systems, it is called chi, prana or mana, while Christians speak of the all-enlivening breath of life, given by God. Reiki assumes that complete health is dependent on balancing the energies of the body, spirit and mind of the person and their environment. Illness is thought to result from an imbalance of harmony between these spheres.

Normally, reiki treatment is based on the flow of life energy from the reiki master to the person undergoing reiki treatment. This energy is supposed to flow from the crown chakra, through which it is taken, through the chakras on the hands of the reiki master (and further through touch) to the person in question. Sometimes the transmission of vital energy in the form of the breath is used. It is possible that both the person transferring the energy and the "recipient" will feel it as a tingling, numb or cold sensation. The aim of reiki treatment is to stimulate the body's natural predisposition for healing and to remove any energy blockages (which, by upsetting the energy balance, are thought to contribute to the condition).The initiation in the reiki system follows a three-stage process. The first step is basic, introducing the art and showing the methods of energy transfer. The second stage must take place after a few months, not before. As part of this initiation, the student learns the symbols for channelling energy and acquires the ability to also affect the mental state of the person being treated with energy. The student deepens his or her ability to transmit the energy of life to the body of the person being treated.


It is interesting to note that after the second level of initiation, a person who is a reiki master can transfer concentrated energy to the person concerned while being physically very far away. This means that at this level of initiation, consultations can take place remotely, and the necessary elements are a prior conversation and the sending of a recent photo. After passing the third, master reiki initiation, the person himself or herself can pass on knowledge and skills to other adepts of this art.

There is one more fact to be noted, the reiki adept (or master) does not "give away" his own life energy during treatments, but takes it through a particular chakra directly from the world, or rather the universe. By definition, reiki is intended to be a positive discipline, geared towards promoting feelings of respect and love towards all living beings. This is supported by the tenets of reiki, attributed to Mikao Usui, quoted below:

"A mysterious art that brings good luck,
A miracle cure for all ailments.
Though today:
Don't get angry,
Don't worry,
Be grateful,
Work persistently,
Be kind to others.
From morning to evening, keep your hands joined and pray silently in thought,
As well as in word.
For the perfection of spirit and body.
Usui Reiki Ryoho."

What is reincarnation?

 Reincarnation is the view according to which a person's spirit or consciousness, after the death of one person, returns to earth to be reincarnated in another person - this is the most common understanding, but it is also possible to be reborn in a new incarnation in the form of an animal, some plant or, finally, a mineral.
The name itself comes from the Latin words re, in, caro, meaning to reincarnate. Other terms encountered for reincarnation are metempsychosis or transmigration.

The greatest importance is attached to reincarnation in Hinduism. In this religious system, it is assumed that the cycle of death and the soul's reappearance repeats itself continuously until full enlightenment. A person has no direct influence on the form in which he or she will be reborn, but this can be influenced to a certain extent by the soul's desires and fate, so-called karma. Karma is something like the sum total of deeds from previous incarnations. These deeds can be good or bad, depending on a person's behaviour in previous lives. Similarly, karma - can be good or bad. The more good deeds, the greater the positive balance at the end of life, the greater the chance of being reincarnated into a more advanced being. Conversely, the more bad deeds and the less good done in a life, the worse the entity in which the soul will reside in the next life.

The circle of reincarnation can only be broken when full enlightenment, also known as nirvana, is reached. Nirvana is also commonly understood as the absence of any suffering. By reaching the state of nirvana, we also get rid of any desires.

According to sources interested in the subject: "The attainment of this state is identical to the breaking of the continuous cycle of birth and death, which is simply the cycle associated with the rebirth of the soul in its various forms. A person who, through careful Buddhist practice, has succeeded in reaching the state of nirvana departs forever from the world as we know it(...)"

This quotation shows the point of view of those who are close to Buddhism, interested in it or who practise it. How do other religions view the issue of reincarnation?

Belief in reincarnation was a popular view among the early followers of Christianity. However, this doctrine was removed from that religion in later centuries by the church authorities because it was inconvenient to the church policies of the time.  However, the New and Old Testaments contain many quotations referring to reincarnation. A frequently used example is Jesus' statement that John the Baptist 'is Elijah who was to come' (Mt 11:14).

Some interest in the wandering of souls in successive incarnations can also be found in Kabbalism ( in Judaism) and in followers of the Sufi branches of Islam.

Interesting from the point of view of those interested in reincarnation are the stories of young children concerning the details of their previous incarnations. Interestingly, usually these children are so young that it would be difficult to suspect them of learning the information (or the entire 'previous life') by heart. Nevertheless, this is an open question, not scientifically verified, just like reincarnation itself.

Reverse speech

 The phenomenon called backwards speech sounds quite mysterious, and it was discovered thanks to an accidental event. Here is how the propagator, Australian hypnotherapist John David Oates, writes about it: 'The whole thing actually started by chance. It was October 1983, I was living in Los Angeles at the time. It all happened a week before my twenty-eighth birthday, at a time when I was in the bathroom getting ready to go out for a night out. I had a portable walkman attached to my trouser belt, from which I was listening to music quite loudly. Suddenly I tripped and the walkman fell straight into the toilet bowl. I got it out of there and, although it was completely wet and broken, I tried to repair it. However, my knowledge of electronics proved inadequate. I therefore only managed to put it back together, but from then on it exhibited one flaw - it only played cassettes backwards. An attempt to repair it so that it played the cassettes as before was unsuccessful. So I had a walkman which in a way was unusable because it only played the cassettes backwards".

This initially insignificant and forgotten incident was compounded a few months later by another issue. It was the initiative of a religious group that began to spread the idea that rock music turned on 'backwards' carried devilish, satanic messages. The promoter of backwards speech combined the two facts - his broken walkman only working 'backwards' and the religious group's 'crusade' against heavy playing - and so the concept of so-called backwards speech (in English referred to as backmasking or reverse speech) was born. The hypnotherapist "fleshed out" the concept with the theory that human speech listened to backwards supposedly reveals hidden information. These are messages sent by our subconscious. This may be considered an interesting theory, but only a theory. It is in no way an assumption based on any scientific basis. There is no reliable scientific data supported by objective research: Susan Brombacher, concluded that "the theories of the discoverer of backwards speech are too difficult to prove (...) Which doesn't stop the author from making quite a bit of money."

And although Oates's website publishes numerous documents with a 'scientific' twist, there is no evidence whatsoever that he has carried out any empirical research into it. Nevertheless, all indications are that the theory is doing quite well. Oates advertises and sells his books on a website, and given that the internet is a generally accessible medium, this is a recipe for a pretty lucrative business. And, in all likelihood, it is: Realistically, it is very difficult to pick up anything meaningful and understand it from the playback of speech. The saviour for the theory-maker and his supporters is suggestion. Given that Oates is a hypnotist and hypnotherapist by profession, this should not come as too much of a surprise. It is easy to suggest a clue to someone; they will follow it further on their own, even if they are presented with something of trace cognitive value. In other words, it is easy to subtly hint at something to someone and that person, convinced that they have come up with it on their own, will stay with the suggested thought. It could also be that someone is attuned to picking up certain messages from the environment, obsessively thinking about something or fearing something. Hence, it was easy to direct the thoughts of people who declared themselves to be believers onto a satanic track if there were words or at least syllables in the texts they listened to that referred in sound to the word devil, satan or other words evoking infernal and demonic associations.

For all intents and purposes, the overwhelming majority of retrograde speech messages are completely incomprehensible, and therefore almost any message, however nonsensical, can be attributed to them. One can turn a blind eye to this if one treats it merely as a game, Worse if it were to serve detective methods along the lines of a new version of a lie detector or as a hypnotherapy method. This should not happen. It is a theory invented for business reasons. Even if one finds the issue of backwards speech intriguing, it is still pseudo-science and should not have a major impact on human destiny.

In an age of ubiquitous marketing, the invention of one commodity entails the creation of a family of derivative products. And if the customer is tricked into believing that he or she needs something, the commodity in question is likely to be bought. Out of curiosity or boredom, people look for hidden meanings in speech that is listened to backwards, attributing to celebrities a philosophy that they may not approve of at all, but so be it - after all, they have "hunted" for hidden content....