| William Tiller on the Bridge
from Science to Spirit by Brad Masters William Tiller began more than 40 years of scientific research with a doctorate in physical metallurgy. From this scientific discipline rooted deeply in the physical to the nebulous border between Spirit and Science, Professor Tiller has published 250 scientific papers, written three technical books and garnered numerous honors. Dr. Tiller has also published 80 additional papers on "subtle energy," authored three books on subtle energy, and is one of the founding directors of Institute of Noetic Sciences. It is Tiller's stature in both communities that gives so much credence to his work in what I call "healing energy." Dr. Tiller created a device that can measure energy being generated through hands with intention. In Tiller's experiment, you would put your hands on either side of the measuring device, and then focus your attention on sending energy to the device. Professor Tiller found that the higher rates (more powerful) that were recorded in the tests were by the more focused and more experienced participants. The experiment was mimicking how practitioners of Reiki and other energy modalities channel the energy of the Universe to the recipient. This observation supports several widely held beliefs in the Reiki community that focused intention and frequent practice makes a powerful Reiki practitioner. Tiller's experiments have been duplicated by a more sophisticated and powerful version of Tiller's device developed by Dennis Dibartolomeo. Dibartolomeo has dubbed his device SANDRA (Subtly Affected Non-ordinary Discharge Recording Device). With SANDRA's help, we are creating understanding on how the unseen world of spirit manifests in the physical realm. One of Dr. Tiller's beliefs is that we can see only 10 percent of the Universe. Tiller goes on to say that the visible Universe is supported by the energy of the invisible 90 percent. Through his many experiments using scientific methods, he has given a huge body of documentation to support his theories and what energy healers have been saying for millenniums: that there is an invisible healing energy and that it can be directed by intent to heal the human body. In the early 1970s, a man came to see Tiller about photographs that he had taken with a simple Kodak camera. The pictures this man gave to Dr. Tiller had remarkable optical effects, in addition to the expected images. Most of the pictures were taken at religious shrines and at spiritual events such as lectures or concerts. The subject of the study would get a certain feeling in two vertebrae before taking pictures that had the unusual optical effects. The only intention he sent before taking the pictures was to reveal God's Universe. During a 15-year period, this man named Stan was able to create this effect more than 5,000 discernible times in 9,000 pictures. Tiller was able to duplicate the effect with the subject in a controlled test with two identical cameras. One camera was given to Stan to "energize" while Tiller kept the other. Tiller loaded and unloaded the film in both cameras and the subject photographed the same object with both cameras. The energized camera consistently showed a different image. Indeed, this invisible energy did reveal itself at the intention of the photographer, just like energy reveals itself in the physical world as healing at direction of the energy practitioner. This also indicates that the energy can be directed to a "good purpose" other than healing, such as is done in creating a positive outcome of a future desire. Many Reiki Masters teach this sending of energy by distance or absent healing methods to a future outcome. Tiller also followed other researchers' work in subtle energy. Elmer Green at the Menninger Clinic documented one of his experiments. An accomplished energy healer was hooked up to devices to measure her energy. As the healer "extended" her energy (sent), the instruments measured her energy as 30-300 volts, 100,000 times higher than normal! Her energy was even recorded in the surrounding walls. A 30-minute healing session produced 15 large energy pulses. Thirteen of the 15 pulses came from the area of the woman's second or sacral chakra. This experiment indicated that a focused and experienced energy practitioner can be a conduit for an extraordinary amount of measurable energy. In addition, this corroborated research done by Dr. Tiller and others about the existence of points on the body such as chakras and meridians that have different electrical characteristics, even though no physical difference in the cells has been detected. Tiller says that although we are in the dark about how the transformation of energy from the invisible to visible occurs, we can measure the energy it produces. This parallels the belief in the Reiki community that how Reiki works is nebulous, but it does work. The body of evidence that supports the existence of an invisible, non-physical energy is growing rapidly. As the lines between science and spirit blur, we can be thankful for pioneers like Dr. Tiller for being on the frontier of discovery. Brad Masters and his wife, Diane, teach all levels of Reiki and host two monthly Reiki Circles in the Kansas City area. For information on classes or circles, contact them via their website at www.2reikimasters.com Copyright © 2002 Brad Masters |
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