January 2006, Volume 6, No. 1

  We are part of a vast galaxy.

              What is our place in this amazing cosmos?

 

	NGC 613: Spiral of Dust and Stars
	Ours is but one of millions and millions of galaxies in the vast universe. Ours is but one of billions of planets circling a star. Can we survive long enough to bridge the distances or consciousness between planets and stars and galaxies and nations and religious/ political/ social differences?
	Just as light and gravity extend forever, connecting galaxies, stars and planets across the universe, so our consciousness extends everywhere and everywhen, opening doors to potential understanding and communications.     - Daniel J. Benor, MD     How Can I Heal What     Hurts	. Credit: Neeser (Univ. Sternwarte MYnchen), P. Barthel (Kapteyn Astron. Institute), H. Heyer, H. Boffin (ESO), ESO
	When morning twilight came to the Paranal Observatory in Chile, astronomers Mark Neeser and Peter Barthel interrupted their search for faint quasars, billions of light-years away. And just for a moment, they used Very Large Telescopes at the European Southern Observatory to appreciate the beauty of the nearby Universe. One result was this stunning view of beautiful barred spiral galaxy NGC 613, a mere 65 million light-years away in the southern constellation Sculptor. Over 100 thousand light-years across, NGC 613 seems to have more than its fair share of spiral arms laced with cosmic dust clouds and bright star forming regions near the ends of a dominant central bar. Radio emission indicates the presence of a massive black hole at the center of NGC 613.

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Compassion Fatigue
  The recent tsunami in Asia and major earthquake in Pakistan have highlighted problems long recognized in the helping professions. Caregivers have known well the potentially draining experiences of compassion fatigue – from experiences of policemen, firefighters, paramedics and other emergency and rescue personnel, through doctors, nurses, psychotherapists and counselors, and not to overlook the family members and volunteers who come forward to help in individual challenges and collective disasters.
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Image credit: Mirtala             ENDLESS BECOMING		Editorial COMPASSION FATIGUE Daniel J Benor, MD    Research TWO SERIES OF ETHICAL CODES USED BY US REIKI RACTITIONERS Melinda H. Connor, PhD, AMP; Lisa Jacobs; Caitlin Connor; Sarah Rojas; Ibrahim Byraktar, BSc; Gary E Schwartz, PhD
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THE NATURE OF LIFE - Bernie Siegel, MD
MAKING SOME THINGS RIGHT AGAIN         Meredith Jordan		NO ONE DIES ALONE       Cindy Clair
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SPIRIT RELEASE, A CASE STUDY       Steven Gaynor, DPM, DABPS, DABPO		A HEALER'S JOURNEY       J.C. Hugh MacKimmie
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From IJHC January 2006, Volume 6, No. 1

Editorial

COMPASSION FATIGUE
Daniel J Benor, MD 

          Caring for the caregiver

The recent tsunami in Asia and major earthquake in Pakistan have highlighted problems long recognized in the helping professions. Caregivers have known well the potentially draining experiences of compassion fatigue - from experiences of policemen, firefighters, paramedics and other emergency and rescue personnel, through doctors, nurses, psychotherapists and counselors, and not to overlook the family members and volunteers who come forward to help in individual challenges and collective disasters (Figley 1989a; 1989b; 1997; Figley and McCubbin 1983; Rosenheck and Thomson 1986).
   When we hear the stories of victims of illness, misfortune and disasters it is natural to feel compassion for their hurt, loss and distress. We help by being there in times of need and grief; our presence is a reassurance that aid is available; our caring through attention, emotional support, advice and material assistance are at the very least injections of hope that repair and order will be restored, and often are much, much more.
   It is a help and a healing to those who are suffering to know that their stories of pain, loss and grief are heard and acknowledged; to have the steadying presence of caring people who can help to prioritize and address the immediate needs, to identify and locate the necessary remedies, and to provide support in whatever ways are beyond the victims' capabilities.
   Compassion fatigue is a risk in these situations - from the emotional impact upon caregivers who feel overwhelmed by the enormity of individual and collective pain and suffering following disasters (Huggard 2003). Technically, this problem is designated Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder, which is essentially identical with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder except for the cause of the stress.
   Signs of this overload include: weariness that goes beyond appropriate physical fatigue; difficulty concentrating; forgetfulness; depression; labile emotions and emotional outbursts - such as unreasonable irritability, crying or anger; feeling distant from others; difficulty falling asleep; disturbed sleep, waking during the night - with or without nightmares; physical symptoms of stress - such as headaches, backaches, stomach and bowel upsets; feeling it is difficult to get out of bed or to go to work; having a strong startle reaction with minor stimuli; obsessing over traumas or having flashbacks to these...
      (Read more in IJHC January, 2006 Volume 6, No. 1)

Research

TWO SERIES OF ETHICAL CODES
USED BY US REIKI PRACTITIONERS
Melinda H. Connor, PhD, AMP; Lisa Jacobs; Caitlin Connor;
Sarah Rojas; Ibrahim Byraktar, BSc; Gary E. Schwartz, PhD

Opening doors for standardization of ethical standards in healing

While energy medicine is beginning to develop as a professional discipline, there are no nationally supported codes of ethics for energy medicine practitioners in the US. This lack of a set code of ethics makes it difficult for both energy medicine practitioners and clients to distinguish appropriate professionalism in the field. Within the energy medicine community, groups of Reiki practitioners are attempting to define codes of ethics that would be sufficient as ethical standards of behavior but many are lacking key elements. A data mining analysis was performed over the web (Yahoo, Google, Hotbot, and Jeeves) and written codes were found pertaining to appropriate ethical guidelines for Reiki practitioners. Similarities and differences among the different codes are discussed along with their potential impact...
      (Read more in IJHC January, 2006 Volume 6, No. 1)

Dealing with Life Challenges

THE NATURE OF LIFE
Bernie Siegel, MD

 Personal spiritual awakenings

When I was four years old I was home in bed with one of my frequent ear infections. I took a toy telephone I was playing with and unscrewed the dial and put all the pieces in my mouth as I had seen carpenters do with nails, which they then pulled out to use. The problem was that I aspirated the pieces and went into laryngospasm. I can still feel my chest muscles and diaphragm contracting forcefully, trying  to get some air into my lungs, but nothing worked and I was unable to make any sounds to attract help. I had no sense of the time but suddenly realized I was not struggling anymore. I was now at the head of the bed watching myself dying.

     I found it fascinating to be free of my body and a blessing. I never stopped to think about how I could still see while I was out of my bdy....

      (Read more in IJHC January, 2006 Volume 6, No. 1)

 
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