Two-page handwritten letter on unlined paper, on the backs of two manual pages for text-editing software called VEDIT.<\/p>\r\n
\r\nAddress redacted by Jed<\/span><\/p>\r\n
Palo Alto, CA 94306<\/p>\r\n
19 January 1984<\/p>\r\n
Dear Mother & Pop\u2014<\/p>\r\n
So sorry to hear of your burn, I know it is one of the most painful injuries. Hope it is better by now. Did you use ALOE VERA on it? Either pluck a piece from a living plant (thank it first) & squeeze on the area, or buy the bottled gel: it both alleviates the pain & helps to regenerate the tissue fast.<\/p>\r\n
Speaking of fast, I remember Marcy once spilled a boiling-hot cup of tea on her arm. She and two friends all immediately channeled Johrei to the burned area for 20-25 minutes. The following miracle occurred: as they watched, it got redder, and severe blisters formed. They rose, then gradually subsided. Her skin became smooth again, and all the redness disappeared. So within a half hour, no<\/u> trace<\/u> of any burn remained, and all the pain was gone. Of course anyone could say, \u201cNo that couldn\u2019t happen,\" but three people say it did<\/u> happen.<\/p>\r\n
Of course, this should not be too<\/u> surprising to anyone familiar with the well-known hypnotic phenomenon: a person in deep trance is told they will be touched with a hot poker. Instead they are touched with a chopstick or other non-hot object. Red blisters immediately form & when the person wakes they experience the pain of a burn.<\/p>\r\n
Well I am sad that I was not there to help you when the accident occurred. Or maybe you would have refused Johrei, because I know you do not grant that it has validity. Actually, to me, whether anyone grants<\/u> validity to Johrei or not, is irrelevant, because God\u2019s power, as manifested through Johrei Light, HAS validity already. In any case, now that you\u2019re already healed, or almost, I will say prayers for your complete recovery. You could, in the future, call me collect when you are hurt (or anytime), & I will be happy to pray for you.<\/p>\r\n
P.S. Are you both enjoying the books?<\/p>\r\n
Love & Light,<\/p>\r\n
Peter<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
This is another one of those letters that leaves me unhappy with Peter. I don\u2019t know how George and Helen reacted to this letter; they may well have seen it as a caring note from a loving son. But if I told someone that I had experienced a painful burn, and they responded by proselytizing their religion to me and telling me that their healing method works regardless of whether I believe it or not, I would not be happy about it.<\/p>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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