Holistic & Metaphysical Ministers: Are They Real?

What is your first impression when you see the title Reverend attached to a name? What if the title were Pastor, Minister, or Priest? How about Doctor of Divinity or Doctor of Metaphysics? Most people would assume the person to whom the title is attached is learned in Holy Scriptures and/or has otherwise endured years of instruction in an accredited school of some type of spiritual discipline. But what happens when we peel back the skein of the title? What do we find?

The world, it seems, is consumed with self-exalted and self-honorific titles for those in positions of seeming leadership or influence. And nowhere is this becoming more prominent than it is within the holistic healing and metaphysical communities, especially within the facet of energy-based healing practitioners and those who use such titles as Spiritual Intuitive, Psychic, or Life Coach to help describe their services.

While there are numerous ministers in these fields who have studied in earnest within an academic setting, and through such have truly acquired a formal degree through application of hard work, an outstanding larger number have not. This can be very misleading to clients and potential clients who may see such titles as validating the practitioner’s or teacher’s standing. Some practitioners and teachers simply use the title with the sole purpose to deceive, others - some with intention to deceive and some who are merely naïve but well-meaning - apply the titles for ‘puffing’ and thus purchase their ordination/certification through one of a number of Internet websites which cater to those who desire an exalted and honorific title “for whatever reason” (actual quote from an online ordination site!), without ever opening a book or stepping foot into a classroom.

ECR[P] - New Breakthroughs

Many of you are quite familiar with RBBT’s Energy Cord Releasement [Pulling] series and the amazing results it produces. Over the years I have received many wonderful comments regarding the benefits so many have received from having this series performed. As is my customary task with all services, I have been working diligently for quite some time to find ways to make ECRP even better for you, and I’m delighted to unveil a whole new surprise:

ECRP is now better than ever!

For the past 14 months I have been practicing new techniques and combinations thereof, working to improve ECRP. Inside I just knew improvements could be made, improvements that would make this specialized service even more specialized. The question was How? Thus I made a list of what I perceived to be the most important improvements I wanted to see within ECRP series -

FDA Update from William Rand - 6/7/07

Received from William Rand June 7, 2007

FDA Update

Dear Students of Reiki,

We’ve got a very serious situation we need to take action on right now! Please read:

At the end of April I sent out an email concerning an FDA Draft CAM Guidance document that various people and organizations had posted web pages about and had also circulated emails on the Internet. Some said that the practice of Reiki was being threatened and that we had to email the FDA to prevent them from greatly curtailing our right to practice Reiki. I indicated that among other things, based on my research, the practice of Reiki isn’t being threatened by the FDA. And while this was reassuring to most, a few seemed to be more confused. The confusion seems to be coming from the fact that there are issues in addition to the FDA Draft CAM Guidance document that don’t actually threaten the practice of Reiki but do create a serious threat to our health freedom and deserve our attention.

Since sending out the first email, I’ve had a chance to look more deeply into these issues. Because I’m on the board of directors of the National Health Freedom Coalition (NHFC), I was able to ask Diane Miller, their attorney for her help in understanding the meaning of the FDA document as well as the other related issues including the proposed S1082/H1561 Reagan-Udall Foundation legislation and Codex.