Psychic Liz

A Brief History of Reiki 

At this point Dr. Usui felt he had the keys to healing, but did not know how to awaken his healing power.  He decided to go to a mountain and meditate for 21 days, to seek the power to heal.  On the final day, Dr. Usui saw a beam of light rushing towards him.  The light struck him in the middle of his forehead, and at that moment he saw the Reiki symbols and felt them enter his mind and memory.  Dr. Usui spent the rest of his life sharing Reiki.  Before his death, Dr. Usui passed the keys of Reiki over to his closest associate, Dr. Chijiro Hayashi, who ran a Reiki clinic in the early 1900’s in Japan.

Reiki was brought to Hawaii in 1934 by Mrs. Hawayo Takata, who was born on the island of Hawaii in 1900 and lived in the Hawaiian islands until 1970.  In her mid-thirties, Mrs. Takata became widowed and very ill, and travelled to Japan to seek treatment.  While there she was guided to Dr. Hayashi’s clinic and healed with Reiki.  She studied Reiki for a year in Japan and was later made a Reiki Master (one who can fine tune or empower others with Reiki energy).  Mrs. Takata spent the rest of her life sharing Reiki, and in 1970 she moved to California and began to train other Masters.

Until recently, Reiki training followed an oral tradition.  Very little was written about Reiki and much of Mrs. Takata’s teachings have come from her diaries and taped interviews.

The Story From a Higher Perspective

When the time came for soul experiences to be gained from the substances upon the planet Earth, the design of the human body was caused, and incorporated within it’s genetic coding was the energy body capable of carrying universal life force energy.  Within this system lay a sleeping potential that would only awaken when suitable awareness existed thus ensuring that such an empowerment would only be used for the uppermost benefit of mankind.  All individuals were given equal opportunities along with the freedom of choice to ensure complete autonomy to allow the desired development of man’s potential - man made perfect.

Unfortunately many humans started to yield to temptations and the balance became upset, competition crept in, and people began to indulge in selfish harmful pursuits and jealousy, covetousness, lust, greed, anger and fear developed.  These harmful emotions clouded their awareness and people fell into a state of ignorance.

From the first moment of the glint of temptation, the great beings above gathered forces to assist the earthlings.  Those humans who remained alert and watchful still trusted their intuition and continued to cause the effects of the will to do good.  They progressed as was the natural order of things and used their powers to infuse energy into those who cried out in pain for help.  Thus they assisted in the healing of their fellow humans.  Along with those highly evolved humans, those who were eventually healed and restored to wholeness united in the task of assisting others to regain their insight and restore their innate ability to remain connected to universal life force energy and return using their senses with awareness and selflessness for the benefit of all.

This process is still in operation and as we all work toward higher vibratory levels of awareness we become useful co-workers with the Great beings of light and healing.

Bygone Times at Grove Mill, The Green, Eccleston, Nr Chorley in the UK is a unique day out experience. By providing customers with a different shopping experience to the norm Bygone Times has incorporated local and on site history into the mix by setting up their own in house ghost trail.
In use since the seventeenth century the site known as Grove Mill is reputed to have more than it’s fair share of ghostly stories. Over the past few months I have become well acquainted with Bygone Times as a stall holder and have experienced first hand many of the psychic elements that the mill has present. I will be expanding on these elements in later posts as I may well be available as an in house reader at Bygone Times each Sunday from March 2008 onwards, so watch out for more Bygone info from then on.
Back to the ghost trail. There are ten ghost areas listed on the Bygone Times ghost trail…..

Ghost 1 is to be found on the main isle in an area classed as bygone one. An apparition of a 1920’s suited gentleman has been witnessed by more than one person pacing up and down the main isle.

Ghost 2 is to be found at Millbrook House situated at the far end of Bygone one. The face of a lady has been seen looking out of the window toward the cobbled alleyway (which was the main thoroughfare through the site). She is believed to be awaiting the imminent arrival of a loved one or family member by way of a horse and carriage.

Ghost 3 is also to be found at Millbrook House. The sounds of a lady by the name of Florence can be heard as she rocks to and fro in her rocking chair. Many people have commented on the sound of a creaking wooden chair.

Ghost 4 is to be found by the heater area in Bygone two. This one is obviously a little miffed about someone or
something. His name is Patrick Scott and evidence proves that he was an overseer in the weaving shed known now as Bygone two. He has been seen hurriedly pacing the floor at night rapping his stick against objects in some state of unease. Objects on the floor do tend to move around quite a lot (any movements are as yet unexplained) and it would seem that Mr Scott is our culprit.

Ghost 5 is to be found at Lower Millbrook House. Apparitions of two unruly children have been seen misbehaving outside the lower floor of Millbrook House which used to be a meeting room for a religious gathering.

Ghost 6 is to be found in the isle running outside the penny arcade in Bygone three. Apparitions of two people, a tall Victorian lady and gent can be seen strolling past the entrance of the penny arcade hand in hand.

Ghost 7 is to be found in Bygone three, right next to my stall as it happens! The ghostly outlines of small children can be seen running around the whole of the ground floor. Some cries of pain have also been witnessed. It is well documented that small children who worked in the weaving sheds of the time were often badly injured and sometimes killed whilst climbing through machinery.

Ghost 8 is to be found in the penny arcade in Bygone three. This one is an outsider. It’s the ghost of a man called Arthur Jones, who used to be an arcade manager in the early Edwardian era. When the old penny arcade machines were moved in, Mr Jones was attached to one of them and has remained ever since.

Ghost 9 is to be found on the riverbank. The figure of a lady can be seen walking from Heskin to Syd Brook (Grove Mill) along the riverbank late at night.

Ghost 10 is to be found at Millbrook House in Bygone one. Something quite disturbing is believed to be hidden in the fireplace of Millbrook House. We haven’t looked yet, we’ve been advised not to!

Bygone Times is an ideal way to spend a few hours and the Bygone ghost trail certainly adds to the old world atmosphere. If you get the opportunity I would definitely recommend a visit.

Bygone Times Grove Mill Eccleston