Shortly after Practical Magick first opened, the beautiful, and very talented Dr. Elizabeth Young gave a fascinating introductory talk; first in a series about herbs and their medicinal and magical use. She had a Masters in Botany and a Doctorate in toxicology, which was a good start, but her great appeal was the way in which she treated plants with the respect that they deserve as fellow travelers on space ship Earth, and not just as fodder, or raw material to be exploited.

The experience brought back memories of a meditation I once had on a closely related subject, and as Dar' Shem and Reiki people at Practical Magick have experienced 'being at one' with another person, creature or thing, I present it here for your consideration.

One of my many correspondents asked if there were any principles that could be applied to all healing modalities like Reiki, Dar’ Shem, Quantum Touch etc., that come under the heading of energy work. This is the gist of the letter I sent in reply, with matters personal to the correspondent deleted. I hope it will be of interest, though it only skims the surface of an immensely deep subject.

There is a child's prayer that lots of people used. It begins, "Now I lay me down to sleep." If a person understands thoroughly the difference between the I and the me in that line, and identifies with the I instead of with the me, they are not far from enlightenment.