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AMAZING HEALING TECHNIQUES TESTED BY FRANZ HARTMANN





Note: I must emphasize that Franz Hartmann was not at all a naive man who was easy to coax, but instead he was a cautious and experienced esotericist, but also he was a very reputable doctor, graduated from the University of Munich and his medical services were much sought after in all the places he traveled.

Nevertheless, he also experienced several fantastic healing methods that greatly impressed him:



1. SPIRITUAL HEALING AT A DISTANCE

« When a child I was vaccinated and the consequence was such that I would by far have preferred to have the smallpox ten times. My blood was thus poisoned, and for thirty years I suffered from an eczema which rendered life almost intolerable to me.

In vain I consulted the best known physicians and specialists in Europe and America. I recklessly swallowed all kinds of medicines which they prescribed, and submitted to all sorts of treatment, hoping thereby rather that this would put an end to my life, than to find any relief.

The matter grew finally so bad that it was impossible for me to get an hour’s sleep without taking first large doses of chloral and then inhaling the vapors of chloroform.

It was after the middle of December, 1875, when I was at F. (Texas) in this condition and thinking of suicide. By accident I heard of a Dr. Newton of New Orleans, who performed wonderful cures by treating patients at a distance without giving medicine. I wrote to him, but days passed without my receiving an answer and I thought no more of it.

On the first day of January, 1876, I was called to a farm some forty miles from F. to perform a surgical operation. After a sharp ride on horseback I arrived in the evening, and after attending to the patient made up my mind to stay at that farm over night, as it was already too late to return.

After supper I sat on the porch, thinking of the sleepless night that would now be in store for me; when suddenly I received something like an electric shock which thrilled through my body. I immediately thought of Dr. Newton. I looked at my watch. It was 8.20 p.m.

That night was the first one in many years that I slept soundly, and I have been perfectly well ever since. A few days after this occurrence, I received a letter from Dr. Newton from San Francisco, he having in the meantime moved to that place. In this letter he said:

-      “I send you at this moment an electric shock, which will cure you. No further treatment is necessary.”

The letter was dated at a time corresponding exactly with 8.20 p.m. when the difference of time between Texas and California is taken into consideration.

I believe that in this case not merely mental, but spiritual (“magical”) vibrations were acting and that a person being in conscious possession of such a spiritual power might cure himself and others by an effort of will, but I am also certain that persons possessing such a power are very few and that all those who in their advertisements claim to cure for a certain amount of money people at a distance have no such powers at all, but that if perchance a cure follows such an imaginary treatment, it is merely due to the auto-suggestion of the patient himself and his faith in the doctor.

This, however, was not the case with me, as I thought no further of Dr. Newton and had no faith in getting cured at all»
(Occult Review, March 1907, vol. 5, p.138-140)






2. MENTAL CURE AND POSSESSION

« In the year 1888, I was at W. (N.Y.), having received an invitation from Mrs. H. to visit the headquarters of “Christian science” and mental cure, which was established there and to study their methods.

Among the “healers” were two young ladies with whom I soon became acquainted. I stated to them my belief that their cures by mental action were due merely to the faith of the patient; for even the Bible states that when Jesus performed a cure. He never said, “I cured thee,” but “Thy faith made thee whole.”

To this those ladies objected and said that they often cured people without the patient knowing that he was treated, and as I was suffering from an aching tooth on that day, I thought I would try the experiment and told them of it, saying that if they would treat me for it they should do so later without telling me about it, and that I did not believe in it anyhow.

Soon after that conversation I went with Miss R. to a lecture, while Miss W. went away. Now it is essential for my purpose to describe the appearance of Miss W. She was a very pretty girl, slender and small with dark hair and ringlets. She was dressed in white and had a red sash around her waist.

I thought no more of her but listened attentively to the lecture, while Miss R. was sitting next to me.

Suddenly a strange feeling came over me. I saw myself as being Miss W. I was a young, slender and delicate girl with black hair and ringlets, in a white dress and with a red sash around my waist. And not only did I see myself in that way, but I also had the feelings, which such a pretty young lady would probably have; for I thought of my appearance and whether my hair were in good order and whether I would be likely to be admired, etc.

I must say that looking at myself with my physical eyes, I saw that I had not changed, and in my innermost consciousness I also knew who I was; but Miss W. had, so to say, taken possession of my astral self; astrally I was Miss W. My toothache was gone.

After the lecture Miss W. appeared and told me that during the lecture she had been in her room and concentrated her thought upon me, and I may add that perhaps in consequence of this intense amalgamation Miss W. and myself became very great friends.


An explanation of this case seems to me unnecessary; it only goes to show that the physical body is only the house in which the mind, constituting the inner man, resides, and that if the inner man is drawn out of it by something which attracts his outward attention, his place may be occupied by the spirit of another person and perhaps even by the ghosts of the dead.

It seems to me that for the purpose of investigating the mysteries of the inner life, we ought to seek the solution of such riddles rather within our own inner life than in speculating about external phenomena, and this was also the opinion of Miss W., for she wrote in my notebook the following verses:

Why idly seek for outward things?
The answer inner silence brings.
Thus to the mind disturbed by naught
The uttermost of truth is taught.
»
(Occult Review, March 1907, vol. 5, p.140-141)






3. "MIRACULOUS" CURES

« I have chosen the word “miraculous” because this term, being derived from “mirare,” does not signify to my mind anything supernatural or contrary to the laws of nature, but merely something to be "admired” or wondered at, because it is out of the common line of experience; and all surprising effects, of which we do not know the causes, may therefore in a certain sense be called “miraculous” or admirable.

Among my experiences in regard to occult phenomena, none have been more surprising and incomprehensible to me than certain cures which have been performed (not by my own volition) but apparently by some unknown power acting through my organism.

I do not claim any occult powers; but having observed in India that scorpion bites are cured by employing magical signs, I tried for fun the same method for the cure of certain ailments, such as toothache, ischias, local inflammations, etc., and I found to my surprise that the relief was often instantaneous and permanent.

In this way I gained, without desiring it, a reputation for being able to perform miraculous cures, and my aid was asked even in serious cases, of which I may mention the following:


Fist case

One day, while I was staying at R. on one of the Italian lakes, a friend of mine, Baron B., living at a neighboring village, distant one hour’s walk, came to see me and asked me to visit his sister-in-law to find out what was the matter with her.

He said that she had been ill for several days, that all the doctors of the neighborhood had met and held a consultation and that they declared the case to be past help.

I went to village and found the lady in an unconscious state, apparently at the point of death.

Of course I could do nothing; but merely for the sake of satisfying those present, I made the sign of the Pentagon with the point of my finger over her neck, saying that if it would do no good, it would do no harm.

I went home in the afternoon and had no doubt that the lady would die. I thought of her the following night, and on the next morning I expected every moment to receive the notice of her death. No such notice came and growing impatient to know whether she was still living, I walked to village at 10 a.m.

Turning around the comer I expected to find crape at the door, according to the custom; but there was none. The house door was open; I went upstairs and knocked. Somebody called in a loud voice:

"Come in!"

I entered, and there stood the lady perfectly well and dressed, trying on a hat before the mirror. On that afternoon she walked on foot to R. in my company.

This could not have been a case of hypnotism or suggestion, because the patient was unconscious when I saw her; it was no “magnetism,” because I exerted no will; it was no faith-cure, for I had no faith in it myself.



Second case

Mr. K.P. came to me all the way from Sweden to Italy, for the purpose, as he said, of putting himself for two months under my treatment for the cure of some spinal affection from which he had suffered for years, and by which he was rendered powerless to bend his back.

I told him that I had abandoned practicing medicine long ago, and that I could do nothing for him; but out of curiosity I consented to examine his spine, to see what was the matter with it.

I did so and found an irritated spot over which it then struck me to make the sign of the Pentagon. Immediately the patient arose and, all the pain having left, he bent his back in every direction, declaring himself perfectly well.

Instead of remaining two months, he went next morning on his return journey to Sweden.

This was some even years ago, and Mr. K.P. appears to be still in good health.



Thirst case

Four years ago I came to H. on a lecturing tour, and not seeing my friend Mr. W., I inquired where he was.

I was then told that he was dying at a hospital and not expected to survive the following night. A surgical operation had been made on his thigh-bone and now it was impossible to stop the bleeding, as he was of that peculiar constitution which physicians call "a bleeder."

If they had known it before, they would not have operated.  Next morning his wife came to see me, telling me that Mr. W. was still alive and she begged me to go with her to see him.

I went with her to the hospital, but the physician in charge refused to admit us, saying that it would be useless to see the patient, as he would surely die within an hour or two, and that a visit would only cause an excitement, which would be injurious to him.

Nevertheless his wife insisted and the nun in charge of the patient admitted us after the doctor had left. I found Mr. W., pale as a sheet, with blood still oozing through the bandages on his leg. He thanked me for coming to see him, expressed himself prepared to die and said that he knew there was no hope of recovery.

I told him that I would try some "hocus pocus" with his leg, adding that he need not believe in it, that I did not believe in it myself, but that it could do no harm.

I then made the sign of the Pentagon over the bandages. The bleeding stopped immediately, and in less than a week’s time Mr. W. left the hospital to the great surprise of the physicians.



Fourth case

One day, while driving through a narrow lane with the Princess R., the overhanging branch of a tree caught at the lantern of the carriage and on becoming free, struck the Princess over the face, producing a scarlet streak and swelling.

I passed my hand over it, making a certain sign, when immediately the streak disappeared and all pain left.


~ * ~

I might continue the list of such cases, but the above will be sufficient to show that the application of certain magical signs appears to have an efficacy.

I may however add that the performance of these cures does not depend upon my own will and pleasure; it only succeeds when I feel an interior impulse to try these as a cure, and unless this impulse arises I never attempt it.

My explanation is, that there exists within my organism some power by which an impression may be made upon the astral body of a patient and through that upon his physical form; but whether there is an intelligence from which the impulse comes, or whether this intelligence belongs to my inner self, I am not able to tell.

I am, however, quite sure that such treatments can only be made gratuitously, and that if the power were employed with any selfish motive, it would soon be lost»
(Occult Review, June 1907, vol. 5, p.331-333)





REMARKS

Personally, I think these stories must be true because my research has shown me that Franz Hartmann was a serious man, so I see it very unlikely that he would invent those anecdotes just to attract attention.

Unfortunately, Franz Hartmann did not explain much on the magic signs used in India to cure scorpion stings, since he only mentioned that with his finger he traced the sign of the Pentagon on the patient. And I imagine that this method will work in a similar way to the signs of Reiki.

However,

Why, sometimes, these amazing techniques work and sometimes not?

It is difficult to answer because there are many factors involved, but mainly I suspect it is a question of karma.

And that is why I recommend you a lot if you suffer from some disease; and obviously apart from investigating how to solve using the techniques that are available to you, including those offered by science, but also considering those offered by alternative medicines, and being very careful not to be duped by charlatans; but you must also work to generate positive karma.

Because if that problem you have is due to some negative karma (product of wrong actions that you made in this life or in the previous ones), nothing will solve it than to assume that bad karma so that it is consumed and disappearing. But you, by also generating positive karma, you will accelerate the elimination of this negative karma.

And if that problem is not due to negative karma, it is still good to generate positive karma because you are pushing more and more the divine beings so that they help you to solve your problem.

But it is also very important that you know that karma (and also faith) sometimes are not enough to achieve the miracle, and the reason for it, Master Pasteur explained it in this other article:






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