Jesus and the Animals: The Message is Primary

When I speak of meditation, and, more specifically invite people to join in a practice with which they are unfamiliar, the more traditional and fundamentalist people stiffen with fear.  Many of them have been taught that these techniques are “Asian” and  “anti-Christian,” techniques that unscrupulous New Age people use to lure them away from their religion.  Such misperception makes the rest of us shake our heads.  The reality is that for those raised in Western…

Twice every Sunday I lead a Distance Reiki Circle for Animals. It's a spiritual meeting for like-minded animal lovers to gather for 20-30 minutes, wherever we may be, to tune in to higher energies for the welfare of our animals and ourselves.  People don't need to be trained in any way....We sit quietly for about 20 minutes, listening to meditative music while I give prompts for relaxation and visualization, all the while sending Reiki…